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Sergio Zanotti, MD, FCCM

Chief Medical Officer, Critical Care

Sergio Zanotti, MD, FCCM, Chief Medical Officer, Critical Care

Articles

  • The fearless ICU 

    May is National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month, and through the “Turn Your ICU Blue” campaign, intensive care unit (ICU) professionals are recognized and celebrated worldwide. […]

  • Failing well: Learning from failure in healthcare

    | Careers, Critical Care, Leadership

    Our relationship to failure in healthcare is broken. As clinicians, we hold deeply ingrained convictions regarding failure that, unfortunately, are incorrect and make it difficult […]

  • Super-charge your skills

    | Leadership

    In today’s knowledge economy, success is knowing how to grow. Once, we were hunters and gatherers, in search of food for survival. That was the job. […]

  • Systemic Racism, Discrimination, and Prejudice in Healthcare

    | Culture, Leadership

    During the last six months, the words “I can’t breathe” have been calls for help by millions of patients with COVID-19. These same words have […]

  • Leadership in Uncertain Times

    | Culture, Leadership

    Leadership is a choice. It is not something that is bestowed upon us by titles or appointments. At its core, leadership is defined by followers. […]

  • The Path of Life: End of Life Care in the ICU

    | Performance

    Instead of attempting to prevent inevitable outcomes, how do physicians integrate patient values into their goals of care?

Webinars

  • Why clinical leadership is more critical than ever — and how to build it

    More health systems are closing these gaps by building robust clinical leadership pipelines — empowering front-line physicians to lead change, improve outcomes and strengthen team engagement. This session offers practical insights for organizations aiming to elevate clinical performance through leadership development.

  • ICU Performance: A Catalyst for Growth

    Your ICU can be a catalyst for growth. Learn how to implement change in your ICU to improve clinical effectiveness through evidence-based practices and your hospital’s reputation.

Podcasts

  • The Fearless ICU, revisited

    This episode was originally posted Feb. 24, 2022.The last 24 months have pushed ICU teams around the world to their limits. As we move forward, we need to heal and rebuild our critical care teams. Healthcare more than ever will require ICU teams to perform at the highest levels and to continuously innovate to deliver…

  • Caring for older adults in the ICU

    In this episode, Dr. Sergio Zanotti discusses the care of older adults in the ICU. He is joined by Dr. Lauren Ferrante, a pulmonary critical care physician in the medical intensive care unit at Yale New Haven Hospital. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine and serves as Director,…

  • Rethinking arterial lines

    In this episode, Dr. Sergio Zanotti discusses arterial catheters in shock through the lens of the recently published EVERDAC trial. He is joined by Dr. Gregoire Muller, a critical care physician in the Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Resuscitation at the University Hospital Center of Orléans, Orléans, France. Dr. Muller is an accomplished clinician…

  • Invasive Candidiasis

    In this, Dr. Sergio Zanotti discusses the management of invasive candidiasis in critically ill patients. Invasive candidiasis is frequent in critically ill patients and is associated with high mortality and morbidity. He is joined by Dr. Max Adelman, a practicing critical care and infectious disease physician at Houston Methodist Hospital. Dr. Adelman is an Assistant…

  • Surviving sepsis campaign 2026 guidelines

    In this episode, Dr. Zanotti discusses the Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2026. He is joined by Dr. Hallie Prescot and Dr. Bram Rochwerg. Dr. Hallie Prescott is an Associate Professor in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at the University of Michigan and a staff physician at the…

  • Management of Impella Emergencies

    In this episode, Dr. Sergio Zanotti discusses emergency management and resuscitation of patients with left-sided Impella support. We will base our discussion on a recently published United Kingdom multisociety consensus statement. Our guests for this episode are two of the authors of this consensus statement.Dr. Zanotti is joined by Dr. Waqas Akhtar, a consultant at…