In this episode, we are joined by Professor Hugh Montgomery, leading expert in intensive care medicine, and Dr Jessica Sullivan, Anaesthetic/ITU Registrar. Listen as they share their insights on a challenging clinical scenario: hypoxemia with a normal chest X-ray. What are the pitfalls and pearls of managing hypoxemia with a normal chest X-ray? How has COVID-19 changed our understanding of this phenomenon?

Professor Montgomery practices as a consultant in intensive care at the Whittington hospital in North London. His interest has been in the use of environmental stressors in the exploration of human (patho)physiology – often using a genetic approach. He was the first to discover a 'gene for human fitness'. He has published over 450 articles. He also has a strong interest in environmental impacts on health, and in climate change in particular.

Dr Jessica Sullivan's most recent position was as an Anesthetic/ITU Registrar at the Whittingtoin Hospital, where she worked alongside Prof Montgomery. She is on the organizing committee for the North Thames Anaesthetic Meeting (NTAM) conference. Medicine is not her only passion, she is a keen sportswoman and an ex competitive gymnast. She is currently undertaking training in acrobatics.

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Hypoxemia with a Normal Chest X-Ray... and on being bothered! Prof Hugh Montgomery and Dr. Jessica Sullivan