Critical Care Surgeon
Dr. Kim E. Schultheiss is a Critical Care Surgeon in Gainesville, GA
with special training and skill in performing surgery on critically ill patients.
As a Critical Care Surgeon, Kim E. Schultheiss, MD performs
emergency general surgery and more specialized procedures. Critical Care Surgery is
the surgical treatment of patients with critical conditions. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Critical Care Surgeons include infections, coronary artery disease, cancer, organ failure, and trauma.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Critical Care Surgeons
include ventilator support, hepatobiliary surgery, colorectal surgery, heart surgery, tumor removal, and organ transplant.
A surgeon with expertise in the management of the critically ill and postoperative patient, particularly the trauma victim, who specializes in critical care medicine diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ dysfunction. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and may also facilitate and coordinate patient care among the primary physician, the critical care staff and other specialists.
Critical Care Surgeons in Gainesville, GA
Other Service Specialist
An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.
Other Service Specialists in Gainesville, GA
Critical Care Medicine Doctor
Dr. Kim E. Schultheiss is a Critical Care Medicine Doctor in Gainesville, GA
with special training and skill in diagnosing and treating life-threatening injuries and diseases.
As a Critical Care Medicine Doctor, Kim E. Schultheiss, MD performs
life support and monitoring of critically ill patients. Critical Care Medicine is
a branch of medicine focused on management of life-threatening medical conditions. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Critical Care Medicine Doctors include respiratory failure, kidney failure, sepsis, and multiple organ failure.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Critical Care Medicine Doctors
include inserting breathing, intravenous, or feeding tubes; using cardiac monitors, using suction pumps, and administering medically induced comas.
An internist who diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ dysfunction. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and may also facilitate and coordinate patient care among the primary physician, the critical care staff and other specialists.
Critical Care Medicine Doctors in Gainesville, GA
