Dr. Michael Sayre

Biography

Michael Sayre is a Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Washington, where he serves as the medical director of the University’s paramedic training program and the Seattle Fire Department. He began his medical training at the University of Cincinnati, earning his MD in 1984, and completed his emergency medicine residency at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. In 1990, he joined the emergency medicine faculty at the University of Cincinnati, taking on roles as the medical director for both the Cincinnati Fire Department and its paramedic training program. Sayre founded the EMS Medicine Fellowship at the University of Cincinnati in 1995, seeking to improve outcomes for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. His efforts culminated in the development of international CPR guidelines and significant contributions to randomized clinical trials on cardiac arrest interventions. He joined the University of Washington faculty in 2012, where he established the UW EMS Medicine Fellowship in 2014. Sayre actively participates in initiatives aimed at innovating and disseminating best practices in cardiac arrest management through his work with the Resuscitation Academy and the Global Resuscitation Alliance.

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