Critical Care Medicine Board
The Specialty Boards and Advisory Committees aim to maintain a composition that reflects the diversity and complexity of the physician and patient populations that certification serves. They include both practicing physician members and public members representing interdisciplinary healthcare professionals, patients and caregivers.
Dr. Evans is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington. She is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Her interests focus on the translation of evidence into clinical practice, particularly in sepsis, and on building the capacity to prepare for and respond to high consequence infectious diseases.
She joined the ABIM Critical Care Medicine Board in 2014. She served on the Council of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) for six years and chairs the SCCM Discover Clinical Research Network. She is a member of the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center.
Dr. Evans earned her medical degree at the University of Michigan and completed her internal medicine residency at Columbia University. She completed pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship training and earned a Master of Science in Epidemiology at the University of Washington.
As of September 2024, Dr. Evans reported the following external relationships:
Dr. Evans serves in significant roles with the following organization, receiving reimbursement or compensation as listed:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Member, Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, without compensation.
Grant funding for salary support, research expenses and staff, paid to the University of Washington Medical Center, from the following organizations:
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), subcontractor for project funded by HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR).
- National Institutes of Health, serving as a coinvestigator on a study of approaches to improving sepsis care, receiving funding for salary support.
Dr. Evans is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington. She is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Her interests focus on the translation of evidence into clinical practice, particularly in sepsis, and on building the capacity to prepare for and respond to high consequence infectious diseases.
She joined the ABIM Critical Care Medicine Board in 2014. She served on the Council of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) for six years and chairs the SCCM Discover Clinical Research Network. She is a member of the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center.
Dr. Evans earned her medical degree at the University of Michigan and completed her internal medicine residency at Columbia University. She completed pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship training and earned a Master of Science in Epidemiology at the University of Washington.
As of September 2024, Dr. Evans reported the following external relationships:
Dr. Evans serves in significant roles with the following organization, receiving reimbursement or compensation as listed:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Member, Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, without compensation.
Grant funding for salary support, research expenses and staff, paid to the University of Washington Medical Center, from the following organizations:
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), subcontractor for project funded by HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR).
- National Institutes of Health, serving as a coinvestigator on a study of approaches to improving sepsis care, receiving funding for salary support.
Dr. Bird is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine and Sleep Medicine. She is the Internal Medicine Residency Program Director at Sovah Health – Danville in Danville, Virginia. She has served as the Medical Director of the Critical Care Unit and the Sleep Lab at Sovah Health – Danville since 2005.
In 2016 and 2019, Dr. Bird received the Michael Moore Excellence in Education Award for the education of medical residents. In addition, Dr. Bird speaks to medical students, medical residents and physicians at conferences and lectures for educational purposes and professional development.
Dr. Bird completed her undergraduate work at Wake Forest University where she graduated with honors. She completed her medical degree, her residency in internal medicine and her fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
As of April 2025, Dr. Bird reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Bird is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine and Sleep Medicine. She is the Internal Medicine Residency Program Director at Sovah Health – Danville in Danville, Virginia. She has served as the Medical Director of the Critical Care Unit and the Sleep Lab at Sovah Health – Danville since 2005.
In 2016 and 2019, Dr. Bird received the Michael Moore Excellence in Education Award for the education of medical residents. In addition, Dr. Bird speaks to medical students, medical residents and physicians at conferences and lectures for educational purposes and professional development.
Dr. Bird completed her undergraduate work at Wake Forest University where she graduated with honors. She completed her medical degree, her residency in internal medicine and her fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
As of April 2025, Dr. Bird reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Coz Yataco is a pulmonologist in Cleveland affiliated with the Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He was previously the Medical Director of the ICU at the Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center and an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Kentucky. He served as the Director of the medical ICU at the VA Central California Health Care System until June 2017. He is ABIM Board Certified in Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Disease.
Dr. Coz Yataco has a strong interest in critical care, mechanical ventilation, sepsis resuscitation and medical education. He has led multiple quality improvement initiatives including efforts to improve early detection and aggressive management of sepsis. He is currently a member of the Sepsis Alliance Advisory Board. He is also a member of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines update panel.
Dr. Coz Yataco holds multiple leadership positions at the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST): he is a member of the Guidelines Oversight Committee, the Vice-Chair of the Council of Networks and a member of the Board of Regents. Moreover, he has been awarded the Distinguished CHEST Educator (DCE) designation. He has given multiple talks on critical care, sepsis and pulmonary topics at the national and international level. Dr. Coz Yataco has published several peer reviewed articles and serves as ad hoc reviewer for several journals including CHEST, The Journal of Critical Care, Critical Care Medicine and The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. Moreover, he is the section editor of the Critical Care Commentary of the CHEST Physician Newsletter.
Dr. Coz Yataco received his medical degree from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Peru. He completed residency training in internal medicine at Henry Ford Hospital in 2009 and fellowship training in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Henry Ford Hospital in 2012.
As of April 2025, Dr. Coz Yataco reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Coz Yataco is a pulmonologist in Cleveland affiliated with the Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He was previously the Medical Director of the ICU at the Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center and an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Kentucky. He served as the Director of the medical ICU at the VA Central California Health Care System until June 2017. He is ABIM Board Certified in Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Disease.
Dr. Coz Yataco has a strong interest in critical care, mechanical ventilation, sepsis resuscitation and medical education. He has led multiple quality improvement initiatives including efforts to improve early detection and aggressive management of sepsis. He is currently a member of the Sepsis Alliance Advisory Board. He is also a member of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines update panel.
Dr. Coz Yataco holds multiple leadership positions at the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST): he is a member of the Guidelines Oversight Committee, the Vice-Chair of the Council of Networks and a member of the Board of Regents. Moreover, he has been awarded the Distinguished CHEST Educator (DCE) designation. He has given multiple talks on critical care, sepsis and pulmonary topics at the national and international level. Dr. Coz Yataco has published several peer reviewed articles and serves as ad hoc reviewer for several journals including CHEST, The Journal of Critical Care, Critical Care Medicine and The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. Moreover, he is the section editor of the Critical Care Commentary of the CHEST Physician Newsletter.
Dr. Coz Yataco received his medical degree from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Peru. He completed residency training in internal medicine at Henry Ford Hospital in 2009 and fellowship training in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Henry Ford Hospital in 2012.
As of April 2025, Dr. Coz Yataco reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Greco is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine within the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine. She also serves as an Assistant Program Director for the Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program and NYU. Her clinical time is spent as an attending physician in the ICU at Bellevue Hospital. Her interests include medical education with a focus on social media and quality improvement, intensive care unit quality improvement and patient safety, pulmonary embolism, and cardiopulmonary arrest and resuscitation. She is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine.
Dr. Greco completed her internal medicine residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where she served as Chief Resident for Quality Improvement before completing fellowship at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and joining the faculty in 2020.
As of April 2025, Dr. Greco reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Greco is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine within the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine. She also serves as an Assistant Program Director for the Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program and NYU. Her clinical time is spent as an attending physician in the ICU at Bellevue Hospital. Her interests include medical education with a focus on social media and quality improvement, intensive care unit quality improvement and patient safety, pulmonary embolism, and cardiopulmonary arrest and resuscitation. She is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine.
Dr. Greco completed her internal medicine residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where she served as Chief Resident for Quality Improvement before completing fellowship at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and joining the faculty in 2020.
As of April 2025, Dr. Greco reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Kane-Gill is a tenured professor and Interim Chair of Pharmacy and Therapeutics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. In addition to her academic appointments, Dr. Kane-Gill is a critical care medication safety pharmacist in the Department of Pharmacy at UPMC. Her research focuses on effective approaches for the prevention, detection and management of medication errors and adverse drug events with emphasis on drug-associated acute kidney injury. She has successfully incorporated health information technology (clinical decision support, telemedicine) into practice to advance healthcare systems, leading to safer and higher-quality patient care. She also applies implementation science strategies to ensure the adoption of medication safety practices and other clinical practice guidelines.
Dr. Kane-Gill has been invited to present her work at over 200 national and international professional meetings. She has published over 250 articles and book chapters related to critical care and patient safety. Dr. Kane-Gill was recognized on World Patient Safety Day 2021 as being in the top 1% of scholars in the world writing about medication errors. She has been a principal investigator for federally funded research from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. She has received several prestigious awards for her accomplishments such as the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Literature Award for Sustained Contributions, the ASHP Residency Preceptor Excellence Award and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Therapeutics Frontier Award. Dr. Kane-Gill is a past president (2022) of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
As of June 2025, Dr. Kane-Gill reported the following ongoing external relationships:
Dr. Kane-Gill serves in significant roles with the following organizations, receiving reimbursement or compensation as listed:
- The American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Board of Regents, without compensation.
Funding for expenses, staff and salary support, paid to the University of Pittsburgh, from the following nonprofit health care organizations:
- The National Institutes of Health, for a R01, U01 and NCCIH.
Dr. Kane-Gill is a tenured professor and Interim Chair of Pharmacy and Therapeutics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. In addition to her academic appointments, Dr. Kane-Gill is a critical care medication safety pharmacist in the Department of Pharmacy at UPMC. Her research focuses on effective approaches for the prevention, detection and management of medication errors and adverse drug events with emphasis on drug-associated acute kidney injury. She has successfully incorporated health information technology (clinical decision support, telemedicine) into practice to advance healthcare systems, leading to safer and higher-quality patient care. She also applies implementation science strategies to ensure the adoption of medication safety practices and other clinical practice guidelines.
Dr. Kane-Gill has been invited to present her work at over 200 national and international professional meetings. She has published over 250 articles and book chapters related to critical care and patient safety. Dr. Kane-Gill was recognized on World Patient Safety Day 2021 as being in the top 1% of scholars in the world writing about medication errors. She has been a principal investigator for federally funded research from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. She has received several prestigious awards for her accomplishments such as the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Literature Award for Sustained Contributions, the ASHP Residency Preceptor Excellence Award and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Therapeutics Frontier Award. Dr. Kane-Gill is a past president (2022) of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
As of June 2025, Dr. Kane-Gill reported the following ongoing external relationships:
Dr. Kane-Gill serves in significant roles with the following organizations, receiving reimbursement or compensation as listed:
- The American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Board of Regents, without compensation.
Funding for expenses, staff and salary support, paid to the University of Pittsburgh, from the following nonprofit health care organizations:
- The National Institutes of Health, for a R01, U01 and NCCIH.
Dr. Stallings is a community and academic intensivist with Advocate Health in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He practices in a myriad of areas in critical care including clinically in cardiothoracic ICU and medical/surgical ICU and as a tele-intensivist. He is a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Stallings is on the faculty at Wake Forest University School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Immunologic Diseases, and as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Section of Critical Care Medicine.
Dr. Stallings’ additional previous committee work has included projects with the American Board of Emergency Medicine and service as a member of the Review Committee – Emergency Medicine and the Council for Review Committee Residents for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. He has published scholarly articles in the realms of critical care, emergency medicine and medical education. His clinical interests include sepsis, cardiovascular critical care, medical education and health disparities.
Dr. Stallings received his medical degree from the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Illinois, and completed a six-year combined training program in Emergency Medicine – Internal Medicine – Critical Care Medicine at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. He is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine and certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine in Emergency Medicine.
As of April 2025, Dr. Stallings reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Stallings is a community and academic intensivist with Advocate Health in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He practices in a myriad of areas in critical care including clinically in cardiothoracic ICU and medical/surgical ICU and as a tele-intensivist. He is a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Stallings is on the faculty at Wake Forest University School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Immunologic Diseases, and as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Section of Critical Care Medicine.
Dr. Stallings’ additional previous committee work has included projects with the American Board of Emergency Medicine and service as a member of the Review Committee – Emergency Medicine and the Council for Review Committee Residents for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. He has published scholarly articles in the realms of critical care, emergency medicine and medical education. His clinical interests include sepsis, cardiovascular critical care, medical education and health disparities.
Dr. Stallings received his medical degree from the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Illinois, and completed a six-year combined training program in Emergency Medicine – Internal Medicine – Critical Care Medicine at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. He is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine and certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine in Emergency Medicine.
As of April 2025, Dr. Stallings reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Sy is a Professor of Medicine and Associate Program Director of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at Loma Linda University School of Medicine, and Director of Pulmonary Function Testing at the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans’ Hospital. He is ABIM Board Certified in Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Disease, and holds certification as a sleep specialist by the American Board of Sleep Medicine. He previously served as Professor at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Director of Pulmonary Function Testing, Respiratory Care and Pulmonary Rehabilitation at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. He also served as President of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Thoracic Society. Prior to this, he was a Professor at Duke University School of Medicine and Director of Community Critical Care Services for the Duke Health System.
Dr. Sy has been consistently and actively involved in the pulmonary, critical care and sleep education and training of house staff, advanced practice providers and students. He served as Chairperson of the Graduate Resident Education Committee and for multiple years held membership in the Fundamentals in Critical Care Support Committee of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
He received his medical degree from the University of the Philippines Diliman and completed internal medicine residency at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital, critical care fellowship at Saint Louis University and pulmonary fellowship at Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh.
As of September 2024, Dr. Sy reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Sy is a Professor of Medicine and Associate Program Director of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at Loma Linda University School of Medicine, and Director of Pulmonary Function Testing at the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans’ Hospital. He is ABIM Board Certified in Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Disease, and holds certification as a sleep specialist by the American Board of Sleep Medicine. He previously served as Professor at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Director of Pulmonary Function Testing, Respiratory Care and Pulmonary Rehabilitation at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. He also served as President of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Thoracic Society. Prior to this, he was a Professor at Duke University School of Medicine and Director of Community Critical Care Services for the Duke Health System.
Dr. Sy has been consistently and actively involved in the pulmonary, critical care and sleep education and training of house staff, advanced practice providers and students. He served as Chairperson of the Graduate Resident Education Committee and for multiple years held membership in the Fundamentals in Critical Care Support Committee of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
He received his medical degree from the University of the Philippines Diliman and completed internal medicine residency at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital, critical care fellowship at Saint Louis University and pulmonary fellowship at Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh.
As of September 2024, Dr. Sy reported no ongoing external relationships.
Kaitlin is a nationally recognized healthcare advocate and seasoned clinical professional with over 15 years of experience spanning emergency medical services, psychiatric and geriatric care, and executive healthcare leadership. Her diverse background—from direct patient care to healthcare strategy—positions her as a trauma-informed leader committed to improving outcomes for critically ill and medically complex patients.
As a CPR instructor and emergency medical services provider, Ms. Walden brings frontline insight to education, crisis response and patient-centered care. She has served as vice president for a national healthcare company, where she helped build scalable systems that prioritized safety, quality and communication—championing better patient outcomes through strategic innovation and cross-sector collaboration.
Ms. Walden is also a respected speaker and nonprofit advisor, having delivered keynote addresses at national conferences and contributed to advisory boards focused on sepsis research and critical care reform. Her work is deeply rooted in the belief that patient and caregiver voices are vital to the future of health care.
As the spouse of an active-duty service member, Ms. Walden is a strong advocate for military families and underserved populations, bringing a nuanced perspective to the complex intersections of care, culture and access. A tireless champion for patient safety and systemic change, Ms. Walden’s work reflects a lifelong commitment to bridging the gap between providers, patients and families.
As of June 2025, Ms. Walden reported the following ongoing external relationships:
Ms. Walden serves in significant roles with the following organizations, receiving reimbursement for travel or honoraria as listed:
- Sepsis Alliance, Advisory Working Group Member, receiving honoraria.
- National Psoriasis Foundation, Volunteer Member and Podcast Moderator, without compensation.
Kaitlin is a nationally recognized healthcare advocate and seasoned clinical professional with over 15 years of experience spanning emergency medical services, psychiatric and geriatric care, and executive healthcare leadership. Her diverse background—from direct patient care to healthcare strategy—positions her as a trauma-informed leader committed to improving outcomes for critically ill and medically complex patients.
As a CPR instructor and emergency medical services provider, Ms. Walden brings frontline insight to education, crisis response and patient-centered care. She has served as vice president for a national healthcare company, where she helped build scalable systems that prioritized safety, quality and communication—championing better patient outcomes through strategic innovation and cross-sector collaboration.
Ms. Walden is also a respected speaker and nonprofit advisor, having delivered keynote addresses at national conferences and contributed to advisory boards focused on sepsis research and critical care reform. Her work is deeply rooted in the belief that patient and caregiver voices are vital to the future of health care.
As the spouse of an active-duty service member, Ms. Walden is a strong advocate for military families and underserved populations, bringing a nuanced perspective to the complex intersections of care, culture and access. A tireless champion for patient safety and systemic change, Ms. Walden’s work reflects a lifelong commitment to bridging the gap between providers, patients and families.
As of June 2025, Ms. Walden reported the following ongoing external relationships:
Ms. Walden serves in significant roles with the following organizations, receiving reimbursement for travel or honoraria as listed:
- Sepsis Alliance, Advisory Working Group Member, receiving honoraria.
- National Psoriasis Foundation, Volunteer Member and Podcast Moderator, without compensation.