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 (UAB Health Services Foundation, Zoll Medical Foundation, Emergency Medicine Foundation) and professional organizations (Society of Critical Care Medicine).
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 currently serves as a guest editor for Circulation. Nationally he is the immediate-past chair of the American Heart Association (AHA) Emergency Cardiac Care Committee (ECC) Systems of Care Subcommittee and has contributed to the AHA ECC guidelines since 2010. He will Chair of the 2025 AHA advanced life support (ALS) guidelines.
As a mentor he has trained dozens of residents and fellows many who have successfully become physician-scientists.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Fellowship - Emergent Cardiac Care
2007
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Residency - Emergency Medicine
2006
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
MD - Medicine
2003
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
MS-HES - Biostatistics and Clinical Trials Administration
2003
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
BA - Public Health Policy and Ethics
1999
"Hard and Fast" Resuscitation Guidelines May Need a Bit of "Breathing" Room.
"Hard and Fast" Resuscitation Guidelines May Need a Bit of "Breathing" Room. Circulation. 2023 12 05; 148(23):1857-1859.
PMID: 37952160
Temperature Management for Comatose Adult Survivors of Cardiac Arrest: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association.
Temperature Management for Comatose Adult Survivors of Cardiac Arrest: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2023 09 19; 148(12):982-988.
PMID: 37584195
Associations of alcohol and cannabis use with change in posttraumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms over time in recently trauma-exposed individuals.
Associations of alcohol and cannabis use with change in posttraumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms over time in recently trauma-exposed individuals. Psychol Med. 2024 Jan; 54(2):338-349.
PMID: 37309917
Disability-Adjusted Life Years Due to Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the United States: A CARES Surveillance Group Study.
Disability-Adjusted Life Years Due to Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the United States: A CARES Surveillance Group Study. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2023 05; 16(5):e009786.
PMID: 37192281
Disability-Adjusted Life-Years After Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the United States.
Disability-Adjusted Life-Years After Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the United States. Am J Cardiol. 2023 05 15; 195:3-8.
PMID: 36989605
Internal capsule microstructure mediates the relationship between childhood maltreatment and PTSD following adulthood trauma exposure.
Internal capsule microstructure mediates the relationship between childhood maltreatment and PTSD following adulthood trauma exposure. Mol Psychiatry. 2023 Dec; 28(12):5140-5149.
PMID: 36932158
Utility of Wrist-Wearable Data for Assessing Pain, Sleep, and Anxiety Outcomes After Traumatic Stress Exposure.
Utility of Wrist-Wearable Data for Assessing Pain, Sleep, and Anxiety Outcomes After Traumatic Stress Exposure. JAMA Psychiatry. 2023 03 01; 80(3):220-229.
PMID: 36630119
Time to Awakening and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies After Cardiac Arrest.
Time to Awakening and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies After Cardiac Arrest. Crit Care Med. 2023 04 01; 51(4):503-512.
PMID: 36752628
Childhood adversities and risk of posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression following a motor vehicle collision in adulthood.
Childhood adversities and risk of posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression following a motor vehicle collision in adulthood. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2023 Jan 10; 32:e1.
PMID: 36624694
Use of serial smartphone-based assessments to characterize diverse neuropsychiatric symptom trajectories in a large trauma survivor cohort.
Use of serial smartphone-based assessments to characterize diverse neuropsychiatric symptom trajectories in a large trauma survivor cohort. Transl Psychiatry. 2023 01 07; 13(1):4.
PMID: 36609484