Dr. Paul Marino, author of The ICU Book, discusses his long career in ICUs as well as changes to the new edition of his book and changes to this important field.
The ICU Book has long been the best-selling reference in critical care. With the publication of the 5th Edition, Dr. Paul Marino reflects on his career in ICUs, writing the book, and changes to the field. This conversation will help medical students, interns, and residents in medicine, surgery, and anesthesiology, critical care physicians and nurses, physician assistants, respiratory therapists, paramedics, and anyone involved in critical care.
About the speaker
Dr. Paul L. Marino is a native of Boston, Massachusetts. He received his medical education at the University of Virginia and graduated with MD and PhD degrees (in 1974). This was followed by an internship and residency (in internal medicine) at the University of Michigan, and a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Marino has been a full-time critical care practitioner since 1980 and has served as director of both Medical ICUs and Surgical ICUs in several hospitals, including those affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania, New York Medical College, Brown University, and Weill Cornell Medical College. He is a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care and has single-authored two textbooks in critical care, Marino’s The ICU Book (5 Editions) and Marino’s The Little ICU Book (2 Editions). He has also recently published a book that examines current perceptions about oxygen, titled Oxygen: Creating a New Paradigm. Dr. Marino lives in New York City and is on the teaching faculty at Weill Cornell Medical College.
