Maryland CC Project

Samuel M. Galvagno Jr., DO, PhD, MS, FCCM, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Maryland SOM & Associate Director, Maryland Critical Care Network at UMMC and Ross Carpenter, MD, Fellow in Cardiothoracic Anesthesia at the University of Maryland, presents the weekly multi-departmental critical care fellows' lecture on "Endpoints of Resuscitation"

Dr. Joshua D. King, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Division of Nephrology, and the Director of the Maryland Poison Control presents Ground Rounds at the University of Maryland. The topic is: “Nephrology and Toxicology Challenges in COVID-19: AKI, Addiction, and Accidental Poisonings”

Dr. Sarah B. Murthi, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and director of the the critical care ultrasound program presents the weekly multi disciplinary critical care lecture. The lecture is entitled “Lung Ultrasound in the ICU: Focus on COVID-19.”

Dr. Paul Saleeb, Assistant Professor of Medicine, from the Division of Infectious Diseases presents on non tuberculous infections focusing on pulmonary manifestations of nocardia and actino infections.

The lecture today is presented by Clay Ward, PA-C, and is entitled "Care in the Chaos: Pitfalls in Post-disaster and Conflict Response"

This is an anesthesiology ground rounds lecture presented by Dr. Jonathan Chow, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Maryland. The lecture topic is timely, it is titled "Investigational Therapeutics for the Treatment of SARS CoV-2"

Dr. Emerson Wickwire is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Director of the Insomnia Program at the University of Maryland Midtown Medical Center presents pulmonary grand rounds. His topic is timely, and is titled "Sleep self-care and resilience for health professionals during COVID-19"

This Critical Care Grand Rounds' lecture is presented by Dr. Michael Shashaty, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The lecture will be entitled “AKI in Critical Illness: Using Human Study to Inform Mechanisms.”

Fr. Enzo del Brocco presents the weekly critical care lecture at the University of Maryland. The title of today's talk is "From Altar to Hospital to Academics: Ethics in Delivering Critical Care in Resource Limited Settings."

Steven Cassady, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellow, University of Maryland, School of Medicine presents pulmonary grand rounds titled "CTEPH: Underestimated, Complex, Treatable". The objectives of the presentation are:

Dr. Michael McCurdy presents Pulmonary Grand Rounds. The title of his talk is "Angiotensin II for vasodilatory shock in the era of COVID-19"

Dr. David Gordon, will be hosting a two part series. The series will be a concise review of the critical care COVID-19 literature with some discussion on current COVID-19 management controversies. Part 1 will focus on respiratory therapeutics and coagulopathy.

Regulatory Context of Occupational Lung Disease

Rescue Medications for the Treatment of COVID-19 Related Shock

Dr. Janaki Deepak, MBBS, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine presents “Smoking Facts and Myths”

Dr. Meagan Deming and Dr. Sarah Williams present a timely talk entitled "Influenza vs. Coronavirus: Just Another Cold?"

This is the Critical Care Grand Rounds presented by Dr. Anthony Suffredini, Deputy Chief, Senior Investigator at the Critical Care Medicine Department of the National Institutes of Health. The lecture is entitled “Will Omics Improve the Diagnosis of Sepsis in Critical Ill Patients?"

Dr. Ashish Khanna, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Section on Critical Care Medicine at Wake Forest School of Medicine, presents on "Perioperative Cardiorespiratory Compromise - Connecting the operating room, the ICU, and the hospital wards."

Dr. Melissa Motta, Assistant Professor of Neurology at University of Maryland. presents the multidisciplinary Critical Care Curriculum. The lecture will focus on Encephalitis.

This is a Core Curriculum lecture presented by Dr. Jonathan Chow, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Maryland. The lecture will focus on Vasopressors.

Dr. Henry Masur, Senior Investigator and Chief of the Critical Care Medicine Department at the National Institutes of Health. The lecture will focus on HIV/AIDS Related Critical Care Complications.

This is a special lecture on Moral Injury (also known as Burnout). This is an important issue for trainees and faculty. The Grand Rounds will be presented by Dr. Talbot and Dr. Dean.

Dr. Belinda Rivera-Lebron, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of the PERT Team, and Director of the CTEPH program and Dr. Caitilin Toma, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Interventional Cardiologist on the PERT at the University of Pittsburgh present on Pulmonary Embolism and discuss the current PE literature and management guidelines.

Michael A. Mazzeffi, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology presents on " ECMO Coagulopathy: Potential Mechanisms and Early Insights "

Today’s lecture will be a Core Curriculum presented by Dr. Elizabeth Cox Williams, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Maryland. The lecture will focus on Airway Management.