Brian Grunau

• Co-Director, BC Resuscitation Research Collaborative
• Emergency Physician, St. Paul’s Hospital
• Assistant Professor, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine
• Resuscitation Innovation Lead, Emergency Medicine Network
• Health Professional Investigator, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
• Research Medical Consultant, BC Emergency Health Services

Dr. Grunau’s primary research interest is the management of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. He has received over $6 million in research funding and published over 85 peer-reviewed articles, including as the first author in high-impact journals such as JAMA. He is currently funded by the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research and holds a tenure-track faculty position within the UBC Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Grunau works closely with BC Emergency Health Services, assisting with research and quality-improvement initiatives for prehospital emergency care.

Dr. Grunau is the co-chair of the CanROC cardiac arrest committee and volunteers for the Heart & Stroke Foundation as a scientific content expert. He has spoken to international audiences, most commonly on the topics of ECPR and intra-arrest transport, and has authored chapters in the core textbooks Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services: Clinical Practice and Systems Oversight.