Nathan

White

MD, MS

biography

Nathan White, M.D., M.S., DipRTM is the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education – Harborview Medical Center. Dr. White is a board-certified physician working in the Emergency Department at Harborview Medical Center and a UW Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and adjunct professor of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering. Dr. White especially likes to work in a fast-paced environment. As a physician, what excites him is to be able to care for patients quickly and compassionately in a team environment.

In addition to general Emergency Medicine, Dr. White works as a Flight Physician with Airlift Northwest and directs the Resuscitation Engineering Science Unit (RESCU), a research center focused on how to stop bleeding after major trauma, studying blood coagulation response to injury, and designing new diagnostics and therapies for critical care in austere environments.

Education & Training

• MD, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI (2003)
• Internship and Residency, Emergency Medicine Residency, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (2010)
• Fellowship, Research, Virginia Commonwealth University Reanimation Engineering Shock Center, Richmond, VA (2010)
• MS, Clinical Research and Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA (2010)

research & clinical interests

Research

• Hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation
• Rapid response team education
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Fibrinogen biochemistry
• Hemostatic emergencies
• Coagulopathy of trauma
• Technology innovation

Clinical 

• Resuscitation of critical illness and injury
• Blood coagulation management

publications