Kevin

High

RN, MPH, MHPE

Kevin High, RN, MPH, MHPE, serves as a Senior Associate in Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he is a faculty member teaching airway management, trauma care, emergency medical services, and air medical transport. His clinical responsibilities include overseeing trauma patient intake and resuscitation, as well as providing guidance and education to the Emergency Medicine and Emergency Services team. 

High began his healthcare career in 1985 as an emergency nurse and EMT in rural southern Georgia. He joined Vanderbilt’s emergency department in 1989 and transitioned to a flight nurse role with Vanderbilt LifeFlight in 1993, later joining the Department of Emergency Medicine in 2007. 

A Nashville native, he holds a nursing degree along with master’s degrees in public health and health practitioner education from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He frequently speaks to professional audiences locally, nationally, and internationally on emergency medicine and healthcare organization issues.