2022 Update in Critical Care and Pulmonology

ACMO for Critical Care
University of Miami Hospital
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL  Daniel H. Kett, MD, is the Associate Chief Medical Officer for Critical Care at University of Miami Hospital and a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami in Miami, Florida. He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Florida and his medical degree at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

Dr. Kett completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine followed by a fellowship in Critical Care Medicine at Jackson Memorial Hospital. He is the recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award by the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program.

Dr. Kett has strong clinical and research interests in severe ICU related infections, including invasive candidiasis and healthcare associated pneumonia,and infection control practices in the ICU.

Dr. Kett is an investigator for the Mycoses Study Group, a large multidisciplinary group of researchers with a primary focus on studying serious infections, and is active in several projects related to fungal infections in critically ill patients.

Results of his research have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine, Lancet Infectious Diseases, Critical Care Medicine, Chest, and the Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. Additionally, Dr. Kett has presented at numerous scientific meetings and has been an invited lecturer at national and international conferences.

Hayley Beth Gershengorn is an associate professor and interim vice chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed a residency in internal medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell and a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia. She is an associate editor for critical care of the Annals of the American Thoracic Society, on the program committee for critical care for the American Thoracic Society, and chair-elect for the Internal Medicine Section of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

Wearing many hats, Gershengorn also serves as the executive director for quality improvement at the University of Miami Hospitals and Clinics, where she is involved in drafting procedures to standardize care delivery, exposure mitigation, and safety. As vice chief of the pulmonary/critical care division, she is working on a staffing strategy to care for expected surges in ICU patients.