Assistant Professor

Research and Clinical interests
- Resuscitation science research with a focus on cardiac arrest treatment and outcome disparities, burden of disease estimation, and healthcare policy

Biography

Dr. Ryan Coute is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He completed his research training as a Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Fellow under the mentorship of Robert W. Neumar, MD, PhD, at the University of Michigan. His primary research focus is resuscitation science, specifically cardiac arrest outcomes, disease burden estimation, and healthcare policy.

Dr. Coute is an active member of the American Heart Association (AHA) Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science Subcommittee and the AHA Advanced Life Support Guideline Writing Group, contributing to the development of the 2025 national cardiac arrest treatment recommendations.

He has authored over 40 peer-reviewed manuscripts in high-impact journals, with 20 as the first or senior author. His work has been presented at numerous local, national, and international scientific meetings. He has received 11 national awards, including two AHA Young Investigator Awards, an AHA Best Abstract Award for Resuscitation Science, the 2020 Resident Academic Achievement Award from the Council of Residency Directors of Emergency Medicine, and the 2021 Society for Academic Emergency Medicine RAMS Excellence in Research Award. Additionally, he has earned several institutional honors, including the UAB Department of Emergency Medicine Outstanding Researcher Award, the Outstanding Mentorship of Research Scholarship Award, and the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Pittman Scholar Award.

Dr. Coute’s research has been funded by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, the Emergency Medicine Foundation, the Zoll Foundation, and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. His current research is supported by an NIH Loan Repayment Program award, a K23 Career Development Award, and an American Heart Association Second Century Early Faculty Independence Award.

Certifications

American Board of Emergency Medicine

Education

Medical School
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences

Residency
University of Alabama at Birmingham - Emergency Medicine

Fellowship
University of Michigan - Cardiovascular Research