Maryland CC Project

Dr. Emil Oweis is a board-certified pulmonary and critical care attending physician and is an Associate Medical Director of Respiratory Therapy at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He gives a lecture as part of the DC5 Lecture Series entitled "Mechanical Ventilation in Obstructive Lung Disease".

James Manning, MD, the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Resusitech, Inc and Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, presents a lecture entitled "Selective Aortic Arch Perfusion in Trauma and Medical Cardiac Arrest".

Ian J. Barbash M.D, M.S, Assistant Professor of Medicine in Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and Medical Director of UPMC TeleICU, presents on Critical Care Grand Rounds, a lecture entitled "ICU Telemedicine: the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond".

Vaani Panse Garg, MD, is a Cardiologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, and adult comprehensive echocardiography. She presents a lecture entitled "Endocarditis and the Critical Care Setting" as part of the DC5 Lecture Series.

Dr. Bosslet is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Occupational Medicine at Indiana University and Fellowship Director for Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Bosslet presents a lecture entitled "Public Health and Our "Lane": Lessons I Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic".

Dr. Narayana Sarma V. Singham, a Critical Care Cardiologist at Washington Hospital Center Heart & Vascular Institute presents a lecture entitled "Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Devices in the CICU" as part of the DC5 lecture series.

Dr. Catherine Albin, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery in the Division of Neurocritical Care at the Emory University School of Medicine presents on Critical Care Grand grounds, a lecture entitled "You are What you Tweet: Using Social Media in Medicine"

Dr. Paul Marino, a critical care specialist and author of the bestselling "The ICU Book," dives into the multifaceted role of oxygen in medicine. He challenges widely held beliefs about oxygen delivery, probing its dual nature as an energy booster and potential threat. The discussion includes the dynamics of hemoglobin in oxygen transport, the complexities of oxygen in athletic performance, and the fascinating story of climbing Everest without supplemental oxygen. Marino advocates for a reevaluation of oxygen therapy and highlights its physiological intricacies.

Dr. Samuel M. Galvagno, D.O, PhD, FCCM, Professor of Anesthesiology, Executive Vice Chair of Anesthesiology at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine, and Medical Director of the Statewide Critical Care Coordination Center presents as part of the Critical Care Curriculum. His lecture is entitled "Full Spectrum Sedation for Critically Ill Patients: Science vs Mythology".

Dr. Surbi Leekha, MBBS, MPh, Associate Professor of Epidemiology & Public Health, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Hospital Epidemiology at UMMC presents at Critical Care Grand Rounds. Her lecture is entitled, "Updates on CLABSI Prevention".