Robert W. Neumar, MD, PhD

​Dr. Neumar is the professor and chair of emergency medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School. He is also a professor of molecular and integrative physiology and is affiliated with the Max Harry Weil Institute for Critical Care Research and Innovation and the Extracorporeal Life Support Laboratory. 

Dr. Neumar earned his medical degree and PhD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed his residency in emergency medicine at UPMC Medical Education in 1993.

Dr. Neumar’s research focuses on cardiac arrest resuscitation, including the molecular mechanisms of brain injury caused by cardiac arrest and therapeutic strategies to improve neurologic outcomes. He has also explored the role of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation as a rescue strategy for refractory cardiac arrest. He has published over 75 original research manuscripts, reviews, and textbook chapters, and has served as a reviewer for medical and biomedical science journals. His leadership roles in professional organizations include serving as chair of the American Heart Association’s Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee and as an AHA delegate to the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation.

Dr. Neumar’s work has earned him several honors, including the award for outstanding contribution in research from the American College of Emergency Physicians. He currently co-chairs the research workgroup of the Association of Academic Chairs in Emergency Medicine (AACEM), where he is involved in developing the 2030 strategic goals for emergency medicine research. Dr. Neumar’s global health work focuses on improving access to emergency medical care in low-resource settings, aligning with the University of Michigan’s Center for Global Health Equity.