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Edgar J. Jimenez, MD, FCCM
Treasurer, WFSICCM
Born: San Jose, Costa Rica
Current Position:
Director- Medical ICU, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
Medical School:
University of Costa Rica School of Medicine, San Jose, Costa Rica
Residency:
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics - Overlook Hospital/Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Chief Resident:
Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, Overlook Hospital/ Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Fellowship:
Critical Care, St. John's Mercy Medical Center and St. Louis University Hospital
Special Appointments:
Corporate Critical Care Department Co-Chairman.
Clinical Associate Professor, University of Florida and Florida State University.
Fellow of the College of Critical Care Medicine.
Areas of Interest:
Non-conventional ventilation, sepsis, difficult airway, hemodynamics and perfusion monitoring, mass casualty incidents and disaster preparedness.
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In the past, he co-developed the Emergency Medical System (EMS) in Costa Rica, and worked as Chief Medical Advisor for the US Dept. of State, US Agency for International
Development (US AID), Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), where he was also an International consultant on Mass Casualty Incidents for the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Red Cross.
In the United States of America, he is dedicated to teaching and research and the development of programs with the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) such as, the Fundamental Critical Care Support course (FCCS), the Fundamental Disaster Management (FDM), ICU-USA, all well recognized nationally and internationally. He has been author and editor of several publications in the area Critical Care, mainly with SCCM.
Personal Interests: Fishing, motor sports (Formula 1, ALMS), tennis
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