Faculty Profile

Michael Kurz
Section of Emergency Medicine
Professor of Medicine
mkurz@uchicago.edu
Chief, Section of Emergency Medicine

Academic Interests

Dr. Kurz’s research focuses on sudden cardiac arrest including intra- and post-arrest care, novel serum biomarkers for ischemia-reperfusion injury, rehabilitation for cardiac arrest survivors, and construction of resuscitation systems of care. He has conducted resuscitation research funded by the NIH, Department of Defense, and various foundations and professional organizations. Dr. Kurz’s academic work includes over 150 peer-reviewed manuscripts, editorials, and reviews, including work published in NEJM, JAMA, Circulation, Critical Care Medicine, and the Annals of Emergency Medicine. He has contributed to the American Heart Association (AHA) Emergency Cardiac Care Committee (ECC) guidelines since 2010. He was recently appointed as Chair of the 2025 AHA advanced life support (ALS) guidelines. He has trained dozens of residents and fellows many who have successfully become physician-scientists.
 

Clinical Interests

Dr. Kurz is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services. He currently works clinically as an Emergency Physician in the Adult Emergency Department at University of Chicago. With more than 15 years of experience providing comprehensive post-arrest care his clinical interests are in providing critical and complex interventions for time dependent illness, specifically temperature management and ECMO.
 

Publications

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Training

  • BA, 1999, University of Virginia, Public Health Policy and Ethics
  • MS, 2003, University of Virginia, Health Evaluation Sciences
  • MD, 2003, University of Virginia
  • Residency, 2005, University of Chicago, Emergency Medicine
  • Chief Resident, 2006, University of Chicago, Emergency Medicine
  • Fellowship, 2007, Virginia Commonwealth University, Emergent Cardiac Care