Biography

Misty Ottman obtained her nursing degree from UTMB-Galveston and has 13 years of experience as a research nurse. As research nurse, she successfully managed the studies for the UTHealth hub of the NIH-funded NETT (Neurological Emergency Treatment Trials) network. Her present efforts are focused on sepsis studies and device studies with our ED faculty. She is also the primary nurse for SIREN (Strategies to Innovate Emergency Care Network). Ms. Ottman oversees clinical trials and research activities of the Department with 3-10 research coordinators and research assistants.