Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Associate Fellowship Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, Brown University, Providence, RI
• Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI

Board Certifications:

• Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

Education:

• MD, Tufts University, Medford, MA
• Residency, Internal Medicine, Beath Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
• Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University, Providence, RI

Dr. Jason Aliotta has been awarded the Dean's Teaching Excellence Award for the past several years at Brown University. He has coauthored several chapters and peer-reviewed articles, and also serves as a manuscript reviewer for several journals including the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Aliotta is a committed educator who not only has as a strong presence in the fellowship program at Brown University, but also conducts nationwide lectures and presentations throughout the year.

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Associate Fellowship Director, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, Columbia University, New York, NY
• Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY

Board Certifications:

• Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

Education:

• MD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• Residency, Internal Medicine, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
• Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

Dr. William Bulman is a member of several honorable societies as well as a journal reviewer for the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In 2010, he served as the Chair to the Clinical Symposium organized by CHEST 2010. He is a distinguished lecturer who presents multiple publications and speaks on several topics regarding critical care, both nationally and internationally.

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Fellowship Director, Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, Brown University, Providence, RI
• Director, Intensive Care Unit, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI
• Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI

Board Certifications:

• Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

Education:

• MD, Brown University, Providence, RI
• Residency, Internal Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI
• Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI

Dr. Gerardo Carino is an admired educator who has received several teaching awards, including the Fellow Teaching Award and Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award from Brown University School of Medicine and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He is a dedicated Critical Care Intensivist who serves as the Chairman of the ICU Quality Improvement Committee at The Miriam Hospital in Rhode Island. He is also an outstanding lecturer who offers tremendous board-focused education.

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Medical Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
• Attending Physician, Medical Intensive Care Unit, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, IA
• Associate Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Board Certifications:

• Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

Education:

• MD, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
• Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
• Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Dr. Kevin Doerschug is an admired lecturer who has spoken at nearly 30 conferences, while also coauthoring multiple peer-reviewed publications. He is an active educator who conducts several lectures addressing an assortment of Critical Care topics to fellows, residents, and medical students at the University of Iowa. He is currently serving as an ad-hoc reviewer for the journal Critical Care Medicine.

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
• Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Board Certifications:

• Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

Education:

• MD, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
• Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
• Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Dr. Joshua Kayser is an expert in end-of-life care and ICU administration. He serves on the committee for the Initiative to Improve Communication and Shared Decision Making with Families in the ICU. He is also the Chair of both the Critical Care committee and the MICU committee at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Kayser is a dedicated educator who teaches several courses, and serves as the Course Director of the VA MICU rotation for medical students.

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
• Associate Fellowship Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Board Certifications:

• Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

Education:

• MD, West Virginia School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV
• Residency, Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC
• Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC

Dr. Jennifer McCallister is a dedicated educator in the field of critical care, and continually works on the fellowship program at both a national and an international level. She is a member of the Continuing Medical Education Advisory Board, the Fellowship Committee, and Medical Intensive Care Unit Oversight Committee at Ohio State University Medical Center. A number of Dr. McCallister's lectures and research projects on asthma and pulmonary embolism have been presented at many national conferences.

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Associate Program Director, Critical Care Fellowship, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
• Medical Director, Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA
• Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA

Board Certifications:

• Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

Education:

• MD, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
• Residency, Internal Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
• Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Dr. Margaret Neff has been named one of Seattle Magazine's Top Doctors numerous times. She is an esteemed lecturer who has presented 50 presentations, while also coauthoring 15 book chapters on a range of Critical Care topics. She takes education seriously, as she has served on the Selection Committee for the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Program at Harborview Medical Center. She most recently has accepted the new position of Associate Director of the Critical Care Fellowship program at Stanford University.

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Director, Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, New York, NY
• Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
• Attending Physician, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, New York, NY

Board Certifications:

• Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

Education:

• MD, Lyceum-Northwestern College of Medicine, Philippines
• Residency, Internal Medicine, New York Medical College, New York, NY
• Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
• Fellowship, Critical Care Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY

Dr. Stephen Pastores has been featured in Marquis' highly acclaimed Who's Who in America 5 times, and has received the Presidential Citation for Outstanding Contributions to the Society of Critical Care Medicine award several times throughout his career. He has coauthored 60 peer-reviewed articles, as well as 20 book chapters. He is a well-rounded speaker, who has presented at over 75 national and international conferences. He is a reviewer for journals such as Journal of Critical Care, Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, and American Journal of Critical Care.

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Attending Physician, Medical ICU, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Board Certifications:

• Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

Education:

• MD, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Dr. Jason Poston is a well-rounded attending physician who provides care for the medical and surgical ICU at the University of Chicago Medical Center. He is a peer reviewer for several journals including CHEST and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Poston is a devoted educator who serves medical students, residents, and critical care fellows, while developing continuing medical education programs for both pulmonary and critical care physicians.

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Director of Critical Care Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
• Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
• Attending Physician, Medical Intensive Care Unit, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA

Board Certifications:

• Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

Education:

• MD, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Fellowship, Critical Care, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Dr. Gregory Schmidt is the Director of the ACCP Critical Care Board Review Course, and is the Co-Chairman of the American Thoracic Society's Clinical State-of-the-Art Course. He has coauthored more than 65 peer-reviewed articles, and is on the editorial board for the journal CHEST. He is a coeditor of the textbook Principals of Critical Care, as well as 65 chapters covering a range of topics from mechanical ventilation to ARDS.