Dr. Chivas Guillote is an Instructor in the Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) program and Lead Faculty for the nation’s first EMS Nurse Practitioner subspecialty program for ENPs at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. He is board-certified as an Emergency, Acute Care, and Family Nurse Practitioner, licensed as a paramedic in Texas, and a Fellow of the Academy of Emergency Medical Services.

As Vice President of Clinical Services and EMS Nurse Practitioner for Harris County Emergency Corps, Dr. Guillote provides executive leadership for one of Texas’ leading CAAS-accredited EMS agencies. He also maintains active clinical practice in Emergency Medicine and Addiction Medicine, caring for patients in rural emergency departments and supporting individuals through the early phases of substance use recovery.

With more than 30 years of experience spanning prehospital, transport, emergency, critical care, and advanced practice nursing environments, Dr. Guillote has served in ground, rotor-wing, and fixed-wing operations throughout his career. He is a published author, speaker, and subject matter expert in emergency medical services, critical care, difficult airway management, mobile integrated healthcare, addiction medicine, quality improvement, and implementation science.