Dr. Michael D. Gooch DNP, APRN, CCP, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, ENP-C, CEN, CFRN, CTRN, TCRN, N

Dr. Michael D. Gooch is an emergency and flight nurse practitioner with 30 years of experience in emergency and transport nursing. He practices at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, where he has completed over 1,600 patient transports during his tenure with Vanderbilt LifeFlight. Dr. Gooch is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and a faculty member at the Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia. 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 topics, Dr. Gooch also serves as a column editor for the Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal.