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Dr. Louis S. Pappas, MD

  • 3918 Montclair Road
  • Birmingham,
  • Alabama
  • 35213

Specialties

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pulmonology
Gender
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Dr. Jack H. Hasson, MD

  • 701 Princeton Avenue Southwest
  • Birmingham,
  • Alabama
  • 35211

Specialties

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pulmonology
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Dr. Mark T. Dransfield, MD

  • 2000 6th Avenue
  • Birmingham,
  • Alabama
  • 35233

Specialties

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pulmonology
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Dr. Patricia E. Patterson, MD

  • 2660 10th Avenue South
  • Birmingham,
  • Alabama
  • 35205

Specialties

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pulmonology
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Female

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Dr. Walter R. Ross, MD

  • 52 Medical Parks Drive East
  • Birmingham,
  • Alabama
  • 35235

Specialties

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pulmonology
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Dr. Kenneth G. Varley, MD

  • 7091 Cahaba Valley Road
  • Birmingham,
  • Alabama
  • 35242

Specialties

  • Anesthesiology
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Pain Medicine
Gender
Male

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Average recommendation rating*: 3.5 out of 5
 

Dr. Susan Harding, MD

  • 2000 6th Avenue South
  • Birmingham,
  • Alabama
  • 35233

Specialties

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pulmonology
Gender
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Dr. Jennifer J. Davis, MD

  • 619 19th Street South
  • Birmingham,
  • Alabama
  • 35249

Specialties

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pulmonology
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Dr. Rick . Player, MD

  • 1526 5th Avenue South
  • Birmingham,
  • Alabama
  • 35233

Specialties

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pulmonology
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Dr. Erin M. Ozgun, MD

  • 985 9th Avenue Southwest
  • Bessemer,
  • Alabama
  • 35022

Specialties

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pulmonology
Gender
Male

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Dr. Robert Gammon, MD

  • 375 Municipal Drive
  • Richardson,
  • Texas
  • 75080

Specialties

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pulmonology
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Dr. Larry K. Jackson, MD

  • 2660 10th Avenue South
  • Birmingham,
  • Alabama
  • 35205

Specialties

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pulmonology
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Dr. Robyn L. Boedefeld, MD

  • Hospital Drive
  • Charlottesville,
  • Virginia
  • 22908

Specialties

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Pulmonology
Gender
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Dr. Mark A. Crowe, MD

  • 800 Prudential Drive
  • Jacksonville,
  • Florida
  • 32207

Specialties

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pulmonology
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Dr. William C. Hays, MD

  • 2660 10th Avenue South
  • Birmingham,
  • Alabama
  • 35205

Specialties

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pulmonology
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Dr. Bruce M. Key, MD

  • 2660 10th Avenue South
  • Birmingham,
  • Alabama
  • 35205

Specialties

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pulmonology
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Dr. Mark A. Buckmaster, MD

  • 1600 7th Avenue South
  • Birmingham,
  • Alabama
  • 35294

Specialties

  • Anesthesiology
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • Pediatrics
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Dr. Maria L. Johnson, MD

  • 100 Pilog Medical Drive
  • Birmingham,
  • Alabama
  • 35235

Specialties

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pulmonology
Gender
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Dr. Mali Mathru, MD

  • 619 19th Street South
  • Birmingham,
  • Alabama
  • 35233

Specialties

  • Anesthesiology
  • Critical Care Medicine
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Dr. Kevin J. Leon, MD

  • 2000 6th Avenue South
  • Birmingham,
  • Alabama
  • 35233

Specialties

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pulmonology
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Birmingham Information

Birmingham, Alabama is home to 55 practicing critical care medicine doctors who have offices in 2 counties and 12 zip codes, including zip codes 35233, 35249, 35294, 35211, 35205, 35209, 35223, 35235, 35255, 35242, 35234, and 35213.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Birmingham has a population of 231,483, which gives it a specialist to resident ratio of 1 critical care medicine doctor for every 4,208 residents.

Alabama Information

Montgomery is the capital city of this southern state, though Birmingham is its largest city. Population in 2005 was 4,557,808. Alabama is the birthplace of historical figures Hank Aaron, Helen Keller, and George Washington Carver. Take an airboat tour on the Mobile river delta, see the Alabama Civil Rights museum in Mantua, or tour the Jazz Hall of Fame in Birmingham. Visit the Shakespeare Festival Theater Complex in Montgomery, or play a round of golf at one of Alabama’s many acclaimed courses. From the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in the state’s north to the Gulf coast beaches in the south, Alabama’s scenery includes a varied and diverse landscape.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Alabama has a population of 4,557,808. Of this population, 1,074,627 are under the age of 18 and 600,258 are at or above the age of 65.

Critical Care Medicine Information

Description

Critical care medicine deals with life support or organ support for patients who are critically ill. A critical care physician diagnoses, treats, and supports patients who may be in an intensive care unit, or who may have multiple organ dysfunction. Patients who receive intensive care treatment are usually critically ill patients who are treated after major surgery and require intensive monitoring. The critical care or intensive care physician may also communicate with the patient’s primary physician, other specialists, and the critical care staff to coordinate treatment and care.

Diseases / Illnesses Treated

Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are trauma, cystic fibrosis, renal failure, liver failure, post-operative care, serious infections, acute lung injury, hemodynamic instability, hypoxic injury, reversible heart & lung dysfunction, multi-organ dysfunction, airway & respiratory compromise, cardiopulmonary failure, and circulatory failure.

Procedures Performed

Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including endotracheal tube, mechanical ventilation, tracheotomy, ecmo (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), establishing central venous access, adial arterial catheterization, and passage of pulmonary arterial balloon flotation catheters.

Tests Performed

To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including  magnetic resonance imaging (mri), computed axial tomography (ct or cat scan), blood test, and pulmonary function tests (pfts).

 
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