The Top Doctors Specializing in CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS) in NY

A critical care medicine doctor (sometimes called an “intensivist”) is a type of specialist with specific expertise in the diagnosis, treatment, and support of critically ill and injured patients, such as trauma victims and patients with multiple organ dysfunction. A critical care medicine doctor is also well-versed in the technological procedures and devices used in intensive care settings, as well as issues such as end-of-life decisions, advance directives, estimating prognosis, and counseling of patients and their families. A critical care medicine physician also coordinates patient care among the primary physician, critical care nurses and staff, and other specialists. These doctors may also work with dietitians and dietetic students, social workers, and nursing students.