Neurocritical Care

Lori Shutter, Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Bradley Molyneaux, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and Series edited by John A. Kellum, Professor, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Lori Shutter, MD, FNCS, FCCM, is the Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA. She is also a Professor of Critical Care Medicine, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, as well as the Director of Neurocritical Care Fellowship Training Program and Medical Director of the Neurovascular and Neurotrama Intensive Care Units (ICU). Bradley J. Molyneaux, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Critical Care Medicine in the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA.

Opeolu Adeoye, MD, MS, FACEP, FAHA
Vice Chair, Research
Co- Director, UC Stroke Team
Associate Professor
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH

Nitin Agarwal, MD
Department of Neurological Surgery
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Maranatha Ayodele, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Neurocritical Care Division
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Marie R. Baldisseri, MD, MPH, FCCM
Professor of Critical Care Medicine, Medicine, and Health Promotion & Development
Department of Critical Care Medicine
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Gretchen M. Brophy, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, FCCM, FNCS
Professor of Pharmacotherapy & Outcomes Science and Neurosurgery
Virginia Commonwealth University
Medical College of Virginia Campus
Richmond, VA

Edward A. Burton, MD, DPhil, FRCP
Associate Professor of Neurology
UPMC Endowed Chair in Movement Disorders
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Jan Claassen, MD, PhD, FNCS
Associate Professor of Neurology
Head of Neurocritical Care
Medical Director of the Neurological Intensive Care Unit
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
New York, NY

Andrew F. Ducruet, MD
Endovascular Neurosurgeon
Barrow Neurological Institute
Phoenix, AZ

Jonathan Elmer, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine (primary)
Department of Critical Care Medicine (secondary)
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Ericka L. Fink, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics
Associate Professor, Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Department of Critical Care Medicine
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Safar Center for Resuscitation Research
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

David M. Greer, MD, MA, FCCM, FAHA, FNCS, FAAN, FANA
Professor and Chairman
Department of Neurology
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA

Sara Hefton, MD
Assistant Professor
Departments of Neurology and Neurological Surgery
Division of Neurotrauma and Critical Care
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Sherry Hsiang-Yi Chou MD, MMSc, FNCS, FCCM
Associate Professor
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Neurology, and Neurosurgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Theresa Human, Pharm.D, BCPS, FNCS
Neuroscience Clinical Specialist
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis
Washington University

David Y. Hwang, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Ashutosh P. Jadhav, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurological Surgery
Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Ruchira Jha, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Departments of Critical Care Medicine, Neurology, and Neurological Surgery
Clinical & Translational Science Institute
Scientist, Safar Center for Resuscitation Research
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Tudor G. Jovin, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Co-director of the Center for Endovascular Therapy
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Sajid Kadir, MD
Intensivist, Geisinger Health System
Department of Medicine
Danville, PA

Joshua Keegan, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Codirector, Altoona NVICU
Department of Critical Care Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Cynthia L. Kenmuir, MD, PhD
Departments of Neurology and Neurological Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Namir Khandker, MD
Adult Fellow, Neurocritical Care
Department of Critical Care Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Deepa Malaiyandi, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Critical Care Medicine
University of Pittsburgh Medical System
Co- Director, Neurovascular ICU- UPMC Altoona
Pittsburgh, PA

Colleen Moran, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC

Raghavan Murugan, MD, MS, FRCP
Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine, and Clinical & Translational Science
The Center for Critical Care Nephrology
Clinical Research Investigation and Systems Modeling of Acute Illness (CRISMA)
Department of Critical Care Medicine
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Kristine O'Phelan, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology
Department of Neurology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD
Executive Vice Chair, Clinical Operations
Clinical Director, Brain Trauma Research Center
Department of Neurological Surgery
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

David M. Panczykowski, MD
Chief Resident
Department of Neurological Surgery
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Kees H. Polderman, MD, PhD
Professor of Critical Care Medicine
Department of Critical Care Medicine
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Michael E. Reznik, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Division of Neurocritical Care
Alpert Medical School, Brown University
Providence, RI

Daniel Ripepi, MD
Resident
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Jon C. Rittenberger, MD, MS
Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine (primary)
Department of Occupational Therapy (secondary
Clinical and Translational Science Institute (secondary)
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Daniel B. Rubin, MD, PhD
Fellow, Neurocritical Care
Massachusetts General Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

M. Cosmin Sandulescu, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Scranton, PA

Krystle Shafer, MD
Chief Fellow, Adult Critical Care Medicine- Emergency Medicine
Department of Critical Care Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Dennis W. Simon, MD
Assistant Professor
Director, Pediatric Neurocritical Care
Department of Critical Care Medicine
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Safar Center for Resuscitation Research
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Jeremy G. Stone, MD
PGY-4 Resident
Department of Neurological Surgery
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Samuel A. Tisherman, MD, FACS, FCCM
Professor of Surgery, Program in Trauma
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Director, Center for Critical Care and Trauma Education
Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit
University of Maryland Medical Center
RA Cowley Shock Trauma Center
Baltimore, MD

Henrikas Vaitkevicius, MD
Assistant Professor Neurology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Amy K. Wagner, MD
Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Neuroscience
UPMC Endowed Chair Translational Research
Associate Director Safar Center for Resuscitation Research
Pittsburgh, PA

Hilary H. Wang, MD, MBA
Resident
Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Stanford Medicine
Stanford, CA

Douglas B. White, MD, MAS
Professor of Critical Care Medicine
UPMC Endowed Chair of Ethics in Critical Care Medicine
Director, Program on Ethics and Decision Making in Critical Illness
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Sasa A, Zivkovic, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Department of Neurology
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

"[The book] is compact, portable, and easily digestible - whether for a quick fact check on the way to a consult or to enrich one's understanding of the scope of neurocritical care practice." - P.B. Raksin, MD, Neurosurgery

"Health care providers involved in the care of critically ill patients with neurological conditions would do well to read this book, which fits into every coat pocket." - Lea C. Kistler, MD and Markus M. Luedi, MD, Anesthesia & Analgesia

"This book can be recommended for its concise but effective text. Providers caring for neurological patients in the critical care unit will find at least brief discussions of the vast majority of problems seen in this setting." - Doody's Review