How Does Having an Anesthesiology Background Prepare You for Being an Intensivist?

Critical care physicians have the option to complete their residency training in a number of specialties, including anesthesiology, internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, and emergency medicine. David Convissar, MD, Kelly Tankard, MD, cardiothoracic anesthesiologists and critical care physicians, and Christian Guay, MD, cardiothoracic anesthesia and critical care fellow, discuss how their training in anesthesia uniquely benefits their work as cardiac intensivists.

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