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- MOHAMAD ABDELFATTAH, MD
- ANTONY AWAD, DO, MS
- MAZDA AGHAMOHAMMADI, MD
- NEEMA AGHAMOHAMMADI, DO
- BAHRAM ALAVYNEJAD, MD
- ABHINANDAN BHARNE, MD
- MOUHAMED FARHAT, MD
- CHRISTOPHER GILANI, MD
- MATTHEW GUESS, MD
- NATHAN GILMORE, MD
- J. MICHAEL GUTHRIE, MD
- BHAVINI JAISWAL, MD
- STEVEN LIN, MD
- A. RYAN PUREZA, MD
- ROBERT ROWE, MD
- USMAN SHAH, MD
- SAM TONTHAT, DO
- WALTER VALESKY, MD
What is an Intensivist?
The Intensivist
Continuous Education
Training Pathways
An Intensivist is a medical doctor who possesses special training and experience in treating critically ill patients. Less than 20 percent of hospitals in the United States have intensivist coverage. About 160,000 lives could be saved each year if critical care was delivered by intensivist-directed, multi-professional teams, according to
An Intensivist is a medical doctor who possesses special training and experience in treating critically ill patients. Less than 20 percent of hospitals in the United States have intensivist coverage. About 160,000 lives could be saved each year if critical care was delivered by intensivist-directed, multi-professional teams, according to the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
The mortality rate for intensive care units with intensivist staffing is 6 percent, compared to 14.4 percent where attending physicians provide ICU care.
Training Pathways
Continuous Education
Training Pathways
Intensivists must first complete residency training in one of several medical specialties: Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, General Sugery or Internal Medicine. After successful completion of the main specialty, further sub specialization in Critical Care Medicine is required. Thereafter, the Intensivist can sit for board examinations
Intensivists must first complete residency training in one of several medical specialties: Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, General Sugery or Internal Medicine. After successful completion of the main specialty, further sub specialization in Critical Care Medicine is required. Thereafter, the Intensivist can sit for board examinations to achieve Critical Care board certification. This education requires 5-7 years of additional training after 4 years of medical school.
Continuous Education
Continuous Education
Continuous Education
Our multidisciplinary team of physicians have attained their critical care training and maintain their board certifications in Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine.
To maintain their expertise and certification, our physicians participate in "Maintenance of Certification" programs through the accrediting bodies (American Board of Inte
Our multidisciplinary team of physicians have attained their critical care training and maintain their board certifications in Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine.
To maintain their expertise and certification, our physicians participate in "Maintenance of Certification" programs through the accrediting bodies (American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Emergency Medicine).