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Dr. Amitab K. Puri, MD
- 1925 West Orange Grove
- Tucson,
- Arizona
- 85704
Specialties
- Critical Care Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonology
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Average recommendation rating*: 2 out of 5
Dr. Robert M. Aaronson, MD
- 1951 North Wilmont Road
- Tucson,
- Arizona
- 85712
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- Critical Care Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonology
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Dr. Jacob Chacko, MD
- 2055 West Hospital Drive
- Tucson,
- Arizona
- 85704
Specialties
- Critical Care Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonology
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Average recommendation rating*: 5 out of 5
Dr. Ives R. De Chazal, MD
- 1951 North Wilmot Road
- Tucson,
- Arizona
- 85712
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- Critical Care Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonology
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Dr. John M. Porter, MD
- 11047 North 19th Avenue
- Phoenix,
- Arizona
- 85029
Specialties
- Critical Care Medicine
- Critical Care Surgery
- General Surgery
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Dr. Scott P. Bronnimann, MD
- 2055 West Hospital Drive
- Tucson,
- Arizona
- 85704
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- Critical Care Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonology
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Dr. Stephen Algeo, MD
- 6130 North La Cholla Boulevard
- Tucson,
- Arizona
- 85704
Specialties
- Cardiology
- Critical Care Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Interventional Cardiology
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Dr. Stuart F. Quan, MD
- 1501 North Campbell Avenue
- Tucson,
- Arizona
- 85724
Specialties
- Critical Care Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonology
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Average recommendation rating*: 5 out of 5
Dr. J F. Fiastro, MD
- 2055 West Hospital Drive
- Tucson,
- Arizona
- 85704
Specialties
- Critical Care Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonology
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Average recommendation rating*: 3.5 out of 5
Dr. Mark B. Mecikalski, MD
- 5240 East Knight Drive
- Tucson,
- Arizona
- 85712
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- Critical Care Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonology
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Dr. Douglas N. Kirkpatrick, MD
- 6367 East Tanque Verde Road
- Tucson,
- Arizona
- 85715
Specialties
- Critical Care Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonology
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Dr. Steven R. Knoper, MD
- 1501 North Campbell Avenue
- Tucson,
- Arizona
- 85724
Specialties
- Critical Care Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonology
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Average recommendation rating*: 5 out of 5
Dr. Sujatha Reddy, MD
- 6200 North La Cholla Boulevard
- Tucson,
- Arizona
- 85741
Specialties
- Critical Care Medicine
- Infectious Disease Medicine
- Internal Medicine
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Dr. Jerry Mccoy, MD
- 1501 North Campbell Avenue
- Tucson,
- Arizona
- 85724
Specialties
- Anesthesiology
- Critical Care Medicine
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Dr. Anita Kadikar, MD
- 1951 North Wilmot Road
- Tucson,
- Arizona
- 85712
Specialties
- Critical Care Medicine
- Pulmonology
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Average recommendation rating*: 1 out of 5
Dr. E Pequegnat, MD
- 1980 West Hospital Drive
- Tucson,
- Arizona
- 85704
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- Critical Care Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonology
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Dr. Sharon L. Camhi, MD
- 5 East 98th Street
- New York,
- New York
- 10029
Specialties
- Critical Care Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonology
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Dr. Larry P. Putnam, MD
- 5700 East Pima Street
- Tucson,
- Arizona
- 85712
Specialties
- Anesthesiology
- Critical Care Medicine
- Pain Medicine
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Average recommendation rating*: 4 out of 5
Dr. John W. Bloom, MD
- 1501 North Campbell Avenue
- Tucson,
- Arizona
- 85724
Specialties
- Critical Care Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonology
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Dr. Barry S. Feldman, MD
- 116 South Palisade Drive
- Santa Maria,
- California
- 93454
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- Critical Care Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonology
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Tucson Information
Tucson, Arizona is home to 33 practicing critical care medicine doctors who have offices in 1 county and 10 zip codes, including zip codes 85724, 85741, 85712, 85704, 85711, 85723, 85719, 85715, 85745, and 85737.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Tucson has a population of 515,526, which gives it a specialist to resident ratio of 1 critical care medicine doctor for every 15,622 residents.
Arizona Information
Arizona has many famous tourist attractions and parks, including the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, which was created when the dam was built. The Grand Canyon draws millions of visitors each year, and Phoenix, Scottsdale, Flagstaff each draw their own sun-seeking winter vacationers. Visit the world-famous O.K. Corral in Tombstone. Arizona’s population is 5,939,292, and Phoenix, the capital city, is home to a majority of those people. Entertainers Linda Ronstadt, Stevie Nicks, and Tanya Tucker were born here, along with architect Frank Lloyd Wright and former Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Arizona has a population of 5,939,292. Of this population, 1,535,805 are under the age of 18 and 754,345 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).
