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Dr. Sarah Godfrey
5 days ago4 min read
The Forgotten Member of the Cardiovascular Team: Palliative Care in the CICU
I am a palliative cardiologist, which may sound like a contradiction of terms. However, I have known this was my path since my intern...
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Dr. Ashley Helgeson
Jan 34 min read
Why I Chose Private Practice as a Critical Care Cardiologist: ‘The Sigma’
For those of you unfamiliar with teenage lingo, “sigma,” according to my two pre-teen sons, it means something is “better than alpha,” or...
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Dr. Babar Basir
Dec 13, 20244 min read
Tips for Optimizing an Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Program
Herein I share my top 5 tips for optimizing MCS programs.
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Dr. Bo Nebolisa
Nov 8, 20244 min read
Building a Community of Belonging: Understanding and Proactively Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Diversity, equity, and inclusion rightfully deserves to be at the forefront of recruitment in medicine – and with every other...
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Dr. Shashank Sinha
Oct 11, 20243 min read
The Evolving Role of a Heart Failure Cardiologist in Contemporary Cardiac Intensive Care Units
When I was a third-year medical student, I read a perspective published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology ( JACC ) in...
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Dr. Rosy Thachil
Aug 30, 20243 min read
Critical Care Cardiology: Leadership and Owning Your Journey
They say that success is rarely a straight line but rather a curvilinear journey, filled with loops and turns. My path to critical care...
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Dr. Connor O'Brien & Dr. David Berg
Jul 6, 20243 min read
Biomarker Research in Critical Care Cardiology
Mortality from cardiogenic shock remains staggeringly high. Thankfully, after decades of stagnant outcomes and neutral trials, the recent...
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Dr. Barinder 'Ricky' Hansra
May 31, 20243 min read
Practicing as a Cardiac Intensivist: Overcoming Natural Fears and Uncertainties
I was very intrigued by Daniel’s blog post, which delved into his fears and uncertainties, common among those at his stage of training –...
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Dr. Daniel Marcos Gonzalez
May 3, 20244 min read
Becoming a Cardiac Intensivist: Natural Fears and Uncertainties
During training, one year naturally progresses to the next. We barrel down the path of residency, fellowship, and sub-fellowships in...
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Dr. Ann Gage
Apr 5, 20244 min read
Critical Connections: Why Critical Care Cardiologists Home is in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
In their visionary statement defining critical care cardiology, Dr. Morrow and colleagues detailed the evolution of critical care...
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Dr. Alex Papolos
Mar 1, 20242 min read
Critical Connections: Why Critical Care Cardiologists Should Attend in the Surgical Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Dr. Alex Papolos In our small, highly specialized community of critical care cardiologists (CCC) I am in the subset that attend in both...
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Dr. Jason Katz
Feb 5, 20246 min read
Detours to Destiny – How I Happened to Become a Critical Care Cardiologist
Dr. Jason Katz My journey to becoming a critical care cardiologist was anything but straightforward. Instead the path was littered with...
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