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Tyler J. Couch

Tyler J. Couch, MD, is a pulmonologist at National Jewish Health. Dr. Couch is in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine.



Special Interests


I specialize in caring for adult patients with pulmonary hypertension and general pulmonary conditions, as well as adults who are hospitalized with critical illness. I also have interests in the education of learners at various levels of medical training and in research regarding the role of imaging in the early identification of pulmonary hypertension.
 

Education


Education

2015 - 2020
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Doctor of Medicine

Residency

2020 - 2023
Duke University Health System, Internal Medicine

Fellowship

2023 - 2026
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Awards & Recognition


Vanderbilt University Pulmonary/Critical Care Chief Fellow (2025)
Bonnie Slovis Award for Excellence in Outpatient Pulmonary Medicine (2025)
Duke Medical School Appleseed Teaching Award (2021)
Richard Mays Smith Award for Excellence in Internal Medicine (2020)
Duke Divinity School Theology, Medicine, and Culture Fellow (2018)
 

Board Certification


Internal Medicine (2023)
Pulmonary Medicine (2025)
Critical Care Medicine (board eligible 2026)
 

Professional Memberships


American Thoracic Society
American College of Chest Physicians
Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute