Dr. Michael D. Gooch is an emergency and flight nurse practitioner and critical care paramedic with over 30 years of experience in emergency care and critical care transport. He practices at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, where he has completed over 1,700 patient transports during his tenure with Vanderbilt LifeFlight. Dr. Gooch is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Air and Surface Transport Nurses, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the Academy of Emergency Nursing. A nationally recognized speaker and published author on various emergency and transport medicine topics. Dr. Gooch also serves as a column editor for the Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal.