A Critical Care Medicine Specialist is a physician who specializes in the comprehensive care of critically ill patients. They provide intensive care for patients who are critically ill or injured, and they use a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic techniques to treat their patients.
Critical care medicine is a medical specialty that deals with the diagnosis and management of life-threatening conditions. Critical care medicine is essential in modern healthcare as it involves the provision of intensive care services to critically ill patients who require advanced medical treatment and monitoring.
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Critical care medicine has its roots in the early 1900s when polio epidemics were prevalent. The need for respiratory support led to the development of iron lungs and positive-pressure ventilation. In the 1950s, the development of intensive care units (ICUs) marked the beginning of modern critical care medicine. Today, critical care medicine has advanced significantly, with numerous technological and medical advancements.
Critical care medicine addresses a wide range of life-threatening conditions. Respiratory failure, shock, sepsis, cardiac arrest, and trauma are some of the common conditions treated in critical care medicine. Patients who require critical care have complex medical needs that require advanced medical interventions and monitoring.
Critical care medicine is a team-based specialty that involves the collaboration of various healthcare professionals. The critical care team comprises physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, social workers, and others. The team members work together to ensure that patients receive the best possible care.
Critical care medicine relies on advanced equipment and technology to provide life-sustaining interventions. Mechanical ventilation, hemodialysis, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) are some of the commonly used technologies in critical care medicine.
Critical care medicine is not without its challenges and ethical considerations. Resource allocation is a significant issue in critical care medicine, as the demand for critical care services often exceeds the available resources. End-of-life care and the withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies are also complex ethical considerations that the critical care team must navigate. Family involvement in the care of critically ill patients is also an essential aspect of critical care medicine.
1. Dr. David S. Reisman, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
2. Dr. Joseph M. Lane, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
3. Dr. Michael J. Brodsky, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
4. Dr. Steven M. Schonholz, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
5. Dr. Douglas W. Holm, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
6. Dr. Lawrence B. Kirschenbaum, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
7. Dr. Robert E. Witzburg, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
8. Dr. Kenneth L. Dehn, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
9. Dr. Michael S. Rosenberg, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
10. Dr. David J. Warshaw, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
11. Dr. Thomas J. King, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
12. Dr. Bruce L. Leavitt, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
13. Dr. Stuart B. Levin, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
14. Dr. Anthony J. Carabasi, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
15. Dr. David L. Goldman, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
16. Dr. Brian P. Levine, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
17. Dr. Scott M. Schindler, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
18. Dr. Christopher T. Brown, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
19. Dr. Frederick C. Gargiulo, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
20. Dr. David W. Lane, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
21. Dr. John B. Reiner, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
22. Dr. Peter A. Muscarella, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
23. Dr. Robert C. Eichner, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
24. Dr. Michael S. Levine, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
25. Dr. William G. Wilson, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
26. Dr. Steven A. Lipscomb, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
27. Dr. Kenneth P. Black, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
28. Dr. Richard A. Binder, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
29. Dr. Steven S. Zuckerman, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
30. Dr. Robert B. Karp, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
31. Dr. Jeffrey L. Schulman, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
32. Dr. David G. Shenassa, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
33. Dr. John E. Thomas, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
34. Dr. Robert J. Greenfield, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
35. Dr. Michael S. Seltzer, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
36. Dr. Michael S. Korn, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
37. Dr. Charles L. Lux, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
38. Dr. Jeffrey S. Klein, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
39. Dr. John M. Lauten, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
40. Dr. Stanley G. Fisher, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
41. Dr. Matthew J. Shafer, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
42. Dr. Alan C. Schwartz, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
43. Dr. Stephen A. Stein, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
44. Dr. Steven M. Goldstein, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
45. Dr. Robert L. Levine, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
46. Dr. David A. Scher, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
47. Dr. Lawrence S. Blumberg, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
48. Dr. Thomas J. McPherson, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
49. Dr. Kenneth L. Gifford, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
50. Dr. Robert A. Levy, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
51. Dr. John A. Kost, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
52. Dr. Michael G. Magill, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
53. Dr. Steven E. Schwartz, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
54. Dr. Richard A. Rothberg, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
55. Dr. Mark S. Meeks, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
56. Dr. Michael S. Weintraub, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
57. Dr. Robert M. Kimmel, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
58. Dr. David J. Krieger, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
59. Dr. Roger M. Schatz, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
60. Dr. Michael D. Prager, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
61. Dr. Robert M. Healy, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
62. Dr. Robert J. Shuman, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
63. Dr. Jeffrey M. Binder, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
64. Dr. Richard B. Gelfand, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
65. Dr. David B. Dabney, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
66. Dr. William M. Burger, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
67. Dr. David F. Goldstein, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
68. Dr. Michael J. Silverman, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
69. Dr. Kenneth M. Ford, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
70. Dr. Lawrence E. Bloom, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
71. Dr. Robert L. Strassberg, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
72. Dr. John S. Smith, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
73. Dr. David L. Sockol, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
74. Dr. Stephen M. Koehler, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
75. Dr. Steven M. Feinstein, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
76. Dr. Robert L. Brawer, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
77. Dr. Thomas J. Coppola, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
78. Dr. Kenneth S. Freedland, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
79. Dr. Michael A. Gewitz, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
80. Dr. Samuel M. Zuckerman, Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23507
