Maryland CC Project

Dr. Roy Brower returns to discuss a HOT topic in critical care - Driving Pressure. Is this the new mechanical ventilation resus end-point? Is pPlat < 30 out? In this talk, Dr. Brower will explain how to calculate the driving pressure, how it correlates with the stress index, and how you may be able to prevent VILI with just some simple bedside adjustments.

Today we are fortunate to welcome Dr. Kenneth E. Wood, current Associate Chief Compliance Officer for the University of Maryland Medical Center as well as the new Director of the Maryland Critical Care Network. Dr. Wood just recently joined us from the Geisinger Health System, where he was the Chief Medical Officer as well as the Director of the IAA Geisinger Center for Healthcare Systems Re-Engin...

Today we would like to welcome Dr. Megan Anders, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Maryland and QA/QI guru! In fact, her most recent quality improvement project involved […]

Today we are fortunate to have Dr. Joseph R. Shiber, an Associate Professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Surgical Critical Care at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Shiber also acts as the Co-Director of the Neuroscience ICU and attends in the SICU/TICU. And if that wasn’t enough, he has also has the distinct pleasure of the being in the FIRST graduating class of t...

Today we are privileged to welcome Dr. Melissa Motta, Assistant Professor of Neurology and a mainstay in the Neuro-Critical Care Unit here at the University of Maryland. Dr. Motta has an extensive research background on the topics of rehab and quality of life improvement after an acute stroke and has published numerous papers that have revolutionized the field. Over the last several years she has...

This is a talk I gave at this month's Critical Care Grand Rounds about the concepts that have driven the development of MarylandCCProject along with our evolution over the past 2 years.  Since the beginning, our goal has been to improve the critical care education at the University of Maryland, as well as show others the great work we are doing here in Baltimore.  I think we've done that.  But we'...

Welcome to a momentous occasion for MCCP. Today we have Dr. Rahul Nanchal, the co-Chair of both the SCCM and ESICM task force on hepatic failure in the ICU; making him […]

It’s an unbelievable honor to have Dr. Sam Tisherman come and join our critical care faculty at the Shock Trauma Center and University of Maryland.  Dr. Tisherman is a Professor […]

Dr. Hong Kim is back – this time to discuss two classic hemoglobinopathies. Do you you know the common iatragenic causes of methemoglobinemia?  How about when to send a patient […]

Dr. Daniel Herr is the Chief of Surgical ICU Services and also the Director of our Cardiac Surgery ICU at the University of Maryland.  Dr. Herr is known internationally for his […]

Dr. Deborah Stein is the Chief of Trauma at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Medical Director of the Neurotrauma Intensive Care Unit at STC, and an expert in renal […]

Dr. Munish Goyal is an Emergency Medicine trained Intensivist who has been a leader in resuscitation science over the past decade.  Dr. Goyal is returning to the University of Maryland […]

Managing complex patients with ARDS can be challenging.  Many believe the Berlin criteria we use to identify ARDS are largely confounded and often identify the disease too late. Additionally, how do you […]

Dr. Burton Lee is BACK!  It’s always an honor to have Dr. Lee return to the US from Kenya and take a break from his critical care clinical and academic […]