Owen Traynor

Owen Traynor is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Community Health Services and Rehabilitation Science. He serves as Medical Director of the Emergency Medicine Program and Paramedic Education at the University of Pittsburgh and the Center for Emergency Medicine. Additionally, he directs prehospital care at St. Clair Health and acts as medical director for multiple EMS services.

Traynor's career began in 1978 as a volunteer EMT/Firefighter in NYC suburbs, progressing to NYC Paramedic roles throughout the 1980s. He completed his Emergency Medicine residency and EMS fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. His educational background includes a medical degree from the University of Vermont.

His professional focus revolves around emergency medical services, prehospital care systems, and paramedic training. While no specific awards or grants are noted, his extensive clinical and academic contributions to emergency medicine education are central to his work.