Richard B Utarnachitt MD MS (he/him)
[Pronunciation: you-tar-natch-it]
Emergency Medical Services
Clinical Associate Professor Department of Emergency Medicine Medical Director and Flight Physician Airlift Northwest Section of EMS University of Washington UW Medicine
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6505 Perimeter Road SSuite 200Seattle, WA 98108
Phone+1 206-521-1599
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Summary
- Emergency Medicine
Medical Director and Flight Physician at Airlift Northwest
Advanced Airway Management
Out of hospital use of blood products
Critical care air medical transport
HEMS
Education & Training
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University (Detroit Receiving Hospital)Residency, Emergency Medicine, 2004 - 2007
Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 2004
Certifications & Licensure
AK State Medical License 2014 - 2026
ID State Medical License 2024 - 2026
MT State Medical License 2024 - 2026
WA State Medical License 2008 - 2026
OR State Medical License 2025 - 2025
WY State Medical License 2024 - 2025
MI State Medical License 2004 - 2011
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine- American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medical Services
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CARES Award Airlift Northwest/ UW Medicine, 2014
Clinical Trials
- Type O Whole Blood and Assessment of Age During Prehospital Resuscitation Trial Start of enrollment: 2022 Apr 19
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A Simulation Curriculum for Ground and Air ECMO Transport.Daniel Shouldice, August Felix, Kyle Danielson, Matthew Plourde, Nicholas J Johnson
Mededportal. 2025-01-01 - Authors' Response.Emine Tunc, Richard Utarnachitt, Andrew Latimer, Jessica Wall
Air Medical Journal. 2024-08-29 - Erratum to 'Air Medical Transport of a 12-Year-Old Girl With Cerebral Gas Embolism Due to Helium Inhalation' [Air Medical Journal 42/5 (2023) 377- 379].Emine M Tunc, Richard B Utarnachitt, Andrew Latimer, Ashley Calhoun, Danielle Gamache
Air Medical Journal. 2024-08-22
Journal Articles
- Hemostatic Resuscitation of Pediatric Trauma Patients During Air Medical Transport: A Retrospective Matched Cohort StudyCedric P. Van Dijck, Lynn G. Stansbury, Andrew J. Latimer, Elissa K. Butler, Rajen Nathwani, Jessica Wall, Richard B. Utarnachitt, Monica S. Vavilala, John R. Hess, Air Medical Journal, 5/29/2021
Press Mentions
Harborview, Airlift Northwest Study in-Flight TransfusionMarch 9th, 2022
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