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Dr. Curtis N Sessler M.D.
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
1250 E Marshall St Internal Medicine Richmond VA, 23298About
Dr. Curtis Sessler practices Pulmonology in Richmond, VA. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Sessler manages patients who need life support and mechanical ventilation, and is specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections.
Education and Training
Univ of Cincinnati Coll of Med, Cincinnati Oh 1979
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Endotracheal tube narrowing after closed-system suctioning: prevalence and risk factors.
- Continuous measurement of backrest elevation in critical care: a research strategy.
- Top ten list in sepsis.
- New concepts in sepsis.
- Steroids for septic shock: back from the dead? (Con).
- Monitoring sedation status over time in ICU patients: reliability and validity of
- Collaborative practice: development, implementation, and evaluation of a weaning protocol for patients receiving mechanical ventilation.
- Duration of action of a single, early oral application of chlorhexidine on oral microbial flora in mechanically ventilated patients: a pilot study.
- Wake up and breathe.
- Endotracheal tube narrowing during mechanical ventilation.
- Management of severe sepsis and septic shock.
- Train-of-four to monitor neuromuscular blockade?
- Sedation scales in the ICU.
- Actigraphy in the critically ill: correlation with activity, agitation, and sedation.
- Sedation, analgesia, and neuromuscular blockade for high-frequency oscillatory ventilation.
Treatments
- Intensive Care
Dr. Curtis N Sessler M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 1250 E Marshall St Internal Medicine
1250 E Marshall St Internal Medicine -Richmond, VA 23298Get Direction
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Nearest Hospitals
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA HOSPITALSl
1250 EAST MARSHALL STREET - BOX 980510 RICHMOND VA 23298BON SECOURS RICHMOND COMMUNITY HOSPITALl
1500 N. 28TH STREET RICHMOND VA 23223