Intensivist
An intensivist is a physician who specializes in the care of critically ill patients, most often in the intensive care unit. Intensivists can be internists or internal medicine sub-specialists, anesthesiologists, emergency medicine physicians, pediatricians, or surgeons who have completed a fellowship in critical care medicine. The intensivist must be competent not only in a broad spectrum of conditions common among critically ill patients but also with the technical procedures and devices used in the intensive care setting.
Intensivists are often the leaders of multi-disciplinary teams of care providers to help coordinate, collaborate and facilitate providing evidenced-based outcomes. The team members consist of physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists and other disease specific experts.
