Kate Couturier, MD, MPH
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Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
EMS Fellowship Director, Emergency Medicine; EMS Medical Director, Emergency Medicine
Biography
Dr. Couturier is the Medical Director for the Yale New Haven EMS system, responsible for oversight, quality improvement, and training of EMTs, paramedics, residents, fellows, nurses, and practicing physicians. She is also the Yale EMS Fellowship Director.
Dr. Couturier is board certified in Emergency Medicine (EM) and Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Her research focuses on improving operations, safety, and training for EMS clinicians, with a special focus on education. She has a background in public health and public health advocacy, and spent several years on active duty with the US Navy studying circadian rhythm and performance as a Dive Medical Officer. She serves as co-chair for CT’s EMS Advisory Committee’s policy subcommittee, and is the medical director for in-home nursing staff for a local Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) initiative providing hospital-level care in the home. She has contributed chapters to several academic textbooks about dive medicine and circadian biology.
Appointments
Emergency Medicine
Assistant ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
- Emergency Medicine
- Yale Medicine
Education & Training
- EMS Fellow
- Yale University
- Resident
- Yale New Haven Hospital (2019)
- MPH
- Tufts University School of Medicine (2011)
- MD
- Tufts University School of Medicine (2011)
- BS
- Georgetown University, Science, Technology, and International Affairs (2005)
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Medical Research Interests
ORCID
0000-0001-9744-3956
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Research Interests
Arjun Venkatesh, MD, MBA, MHS
Craig Rothenberg
Marc Auerbach, MD, FAAP, MSc
Cameron Gettel, MD, MHS
Ted Melnick, MD, MHS
Isabel Theresia Gross, MD, PhD, MPH
Emergency Medical Services
Publications
2025
Parental Leave and Lactation Policy for EMS Clinicians – A Position Statement and Resource Document of NAEMSP
Breyre A, Haley K, Bloom I, Counts C, Abramson T, Schlesinger S, Couturier K, Wright A, Konik Z, Engel G, Cotrino C, Mercer M. Parental Leave and Lactation Policy for EMS Clinicians – A Position Statement and Resource Document of NAEMSP. Prehospital Emergency Care 2025, ahead-of-print: 1-6. PMID: 40705955, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2025.2537244.Peer-Reviewed Original Research371 Trends in Emergency Medical Services Closures: Impact of Ownership, Geography, and Service Type
Kurkurina E, Cha P, Venkatesh A, Rothenberg C, Couturier K, Lardaro T, Petrosino J, Gettel C. 371 Trends in Emergency Medical Services Closures: Impact of Ownership, Geography, and Service Type. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2025, 86: s161. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.06.389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency Medical Services Time on Scene and Non-Transport: Role of Communication Barriers
Kurkurina E, Rothenberg C, Couturier K, Breyre A, Yang D, Nelson A, Cordone A, Venkatesh A, Gettel C. Emergency Medical Services Time on Scene and Non-Transport: Role of Communication Barriers. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2025, 0: 1265-1273. PMID: 41193020, PMCID: PMC12591645, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.41212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medical services cliniciansEmergency medical servicesCommunication barriersNon-transportDefinitive careEmergency medical services timesEMS responseNon-transport ratesESO Data CollaborativeElectronic health record datasetLogistic regression modelsMedical servicesYears of ageClear communicationLanguage preferencePrimary outcomeRegression modelsCliniciansLow visionCarePatientsRecord datasetAmount of timeSpeech disabilitiesEncountersPrehospital Trauma Compendium: Management of Injured Pregnant Patients– A Position Statement and Resource Document of NAEMSP
Maloney L, Huff A, Couturier K, Fox K, Lyng J, Martin-Gill C, Tripp R, White J, Guyette F. Prehospital Trauma Compendium: Management of Injured Pregnant Patients– A Position Statement and Resource Document of NAEMSP. Prehospital Emergency Care 2025, ahead-of-print: 1-14. PMID: 40036090, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2025.2473679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2024
Multidisciplinary Lessons from Palliative Extubations at Home
Breyre A, Grammatico M, Policastro A, Ingram C, Prsic E, Sussman L, Couturier K. Multidisciplinary Lessons from Palliative Extubations at Home. Prehospital Emergency Care 2024, 29: 698-701. PMID: 39475704, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2024.2420198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricAssessing the Risk of Interfacility Transport in Pregnant Patients Due to Progression of Labor: Lessons From a Specialized Maternal-Fetal Transport Program
Lardaro T, Balaji A, Yang D, Kuhn D, Glober N, Brent C, Couturier K, Breyre A, Vaizer J, Hunter B. Assessing the Risk of Interfacility Transport in Pregnant Patients Due to Progression of Labor: Lessons From a Specialized Maternal-Fetal Transport Program. Cureus 2024, 16: e70542. PMID: 39351039, PMCID: PMC11441717, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.70542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsProgress of laborPregnant patientsCervical dilatationInterfacility transferPrimary outcomeInterfacility transportStudy of pregnant patientsAdvanced cervical dilatationRegional healthcare systemHours of arrivalIdentified risk factorsGestational ageLaboring patientsEarly deliveryPrenatal careRetrospective studyHealthcare systemContraction frequencyInterfacilityPatientsRisk factorsHigh riskTransport teamPrecipitous deliveryTransfer team
2023
Prehospital Naloxone Administration Patterns during the Era of Synthetic Opioids
Liu A, Nelson A, Shapiro M, Boyd J, Whitmore G, Joseph D, Cone D, Couturier K. Prehospital Naloxone Administration Patterns during the Era of Synthetic Opioids. Prehospital Emergency Care 2023, 28: 398-404. PMID: 36854037, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2023.2184886.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2022
EMS Non-Transport of Low-Risk COVID-19 Patients
Couturier K, Nelson AR, Burns K, Cone DC, Rollins M, Venkatesh AK, Ulrich A, Shapiro M, Joseph D. EMS Non-Transport of Low-Risk COVID-19 Patients. Prehospital Emergency Care 2022, 27: 310-314. PMID: 35639643, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2022.2083278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEMS cliniciansLow-risk COVID-19 patientsSuburban EMS systemLow-risk patientsED visit ratesEMS systemCOVID-19 patientsCOVID-19 infectionCOVID-19ED visitsRetrospective reviewEmergency departmentCOVID-19 casesProtocol violationsCommon reasonConnecticut OfficeHospital resourcesPatientsSmall studyVisit ratesVital signsHealth systemSymptomsReasonable adherenceCliniciansAn Evaluation of Prehospital Adenosine Use
Nelson AR, Cone DC, Aydin A, Burns K, Cicero MX, Couturier K, Rollins M, Shapiro M, Joseph D. An Evaluation of Prehospital Adenosine Use. Prehospital Emergency Care 2022, 27: 343-349. PMID: 35639665, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2022.2084579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2021
Early Changes in Patient Access Interval during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Rollins MK, Nelson AR, Boyd J, Couturier K, Joseph D, Burns K, Cone DC. Early Changes in Patient Access Interval during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Prehospital Emergency Care 2021, 26: 641-651. PMID: 34669556, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2021.1995551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsExtended care facilitiesTotal casesPatient contactEMS personnelRetrospective cohort studyCardiac arrest callsCardiac arrest dataInitial patient contactSignificant increasePersonal protective equipmentTime-sensitive emergencyDifferent time pointsCohort studyRespiratory distressCardiac arrestPatient outcomesPatient presentationScene timeCare facilitiesPatient needsEarly changesAmbulance dataEMS agenciesProtective equipmentCOVID pandemic
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
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Activities
activity Connecticut EMS Medical Advisory Committee- Policy Subcommittee
2022 - PresentAdvisory BoardsCo-ChairDetailsOffice of Emergency Servicesactivity Prehospital Emergency Care
2021 - PresentJournal ServiceRevieweractivity National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians
2019 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsMember
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Overview
Kate Couturier, MD, is an emergency medicine physician who cares for individuals experiencing urgent or life-threatening conditions. She provides rapid evaluation and treatment to stabilize patients and manages a wide range of medical emergencies.
As an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Couturier works to advance the field by mentoring future doctors and refining strategies to improve operations, safety, and training for emergency medical teams. She also studies methods to enhance patient outcomes during critical care and has contributed chapters to academic textbooks about dive medicine and circadian biology, which involves the body’s internal clock that regulates sleep patterns.
Dr. Couturier completed her medical training at Tufts University School of Medicine and pursued residency in emergency medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital.
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Board Certifications
Emergency Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Emergency Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2021
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