21: The “interventional intensivist” with Ann Gage

Parallax by Ankur Kalra

We can count on our fingertips how many “interventional intensivist” exist in the US. In this episode Ankur Kalra, MD meets with Dr Ann Gage, Cleveland Clinic’s first “interventional intensivist”. She discusses her unique skill set, what it means to be an interventionalist in the cath lab but also an expert in cardiovascular intensive care and advocates why such a unique skill set and critical care training are required in today’s modern medicine. Submit your question to Ankur via: [e-mail]. Hosted by @AnkurKalraMD. Produced by @RadcliffeCARDIO. What to listen for: In this episode they discuss: • [03.00] Becoming an interventional intensivist: a look back • [05.05] Roadblocks and pathways to becoming an ‘interventional intensivist’ • [13.30] Scholarly research on the pathway of the ‘interventional intensivist’ • [15.00] An interventional intensivist is not a critical care doctor • [17.30] Is a direct training pathway coming for the interventional intensivist? • [20.45] The changing demographic of the cardiac intensive unit • [21.20] The growing population of co-morbidities in ICU patients • [22.08] Do data exist to compare the cardiologist vs the intensivist in critical care? • [27.00] How to pursue this unique training: here and now, and the future of cardiac intensive care. • [30.45] Closing remarks