May 2020

PULMONARY

NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE LEADERS ON COVID-19 AND ICU CARE

Featuring: Scott Budinger, MD and ​Ankit Bharat, MBBS

Episode Summary

GR Scott Budinger, MD, chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and Ankit Bharat, MD, chief of Thoracic Surgery, share how the Northwestern Medicine team is handling an influx of and caring for patients with severe COVID-19 illness in the ICU. They discuss when ventilators should be used and alternative approaches the Northwestern Medicine team is utilizing, including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), prone positioning and verticalization therapy, to provide the next level of care when a patient does not respond to ventilation. ​
Scott Budinger, MD​ is the Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care in the Department of Medicine, Ernest S. Bazley Professor of Airway Diseases and Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care) and Cell and Developmental Biology.
Ankit Bharat, MBBS, is the chief of Thoracic Surgery in the Department of Surgery, Harold L. and Margaret N. Method Research Professor of Surgery and associate professor of Surgery (Thoracic Surgery) and Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care). Dr. Bharat specializes in malignant and benign chest and esophageal diseases. His research focuses on lung preservation, transplant immunology and airway biology, achieved through collaboration with the Kovler Comprehensive Transplant Center and the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. ​​

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