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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

  • Revisiting Hospital Sepsis Programs

    Sepsis remains one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, making early recognition and coordinated care essential to improving patient outcomes.In honor of Sepsis Awareness Month, observed every September, we are revisiting an episode of Critical Matters featuring a conversation about hospital sepsis programs and the CDC Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements.Originally debuting…

  • Communication with mechanically ventilated patients

    For patients receiving mechanical ventilation, losing the ability to speak can be one of the most frightening and frustrating aspects of critical illness.In this episode of Critical Matters, Dr. Sergio Zanotti discusses the experience of being “voiceless” in the ICU and examines evidence-based strategies to improve communication between patients, families, and care teams.He is joined…

  • Communicating to Patients and Families about PICS

    Recovering after a stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) is a long and difficult process, and for some survivors, healing the body may only be a fraction of the journey.In recent years, attention has increasingly turned to the cognitive impact post-intensive care syndrome, or PICS, has on ICU patients. In this episode of Critical Matters, Dr.…

  • Nutrition Therapy in the ICU

    When it comes to critical illness, nutrition isn’t just supportive care—it can be a key part of the treatment plan.In this episode, Dr. Sergio Zanotti sits down with Dr. Jayshil Patel to discuss nutrition therapy for critically ill adults and the growing evidence behind enteral nutrition’s role in improving outcomes.Dr. Patel is a pulmonary and…

  • Sepsis – Beyond the guidelines

    In a recent episode, Dr. Sergio Zanotti discussed the 2026 iteration of the Surviving Sepsis Guidelines. In this episode, the discussion continues, focusing on important aspects beyond clinical guidelines. He is joined by Dr. Andre Kalil, a physician specializing in critical care and infectious diseases. Dr. Kalil is a Professor in the Division of Infectious…

  • 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…