Dr. Jonathan Sevransky is a distinguished leader in critical care medicine, currently serving as Professor of Medicine and Associate Division Director for Critical Care in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. He directs the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Emory University Hospital and serves as Assistant Director for the Emory Center for Critical Care, positions he has held since joining Emory's faculty in 2011 after transitioning from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Sevransky earned his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine in 1991, completed his internal medicine residency at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia University, and pursued advanced fellowship training in pulmonary medicine at Johns Hopkins University and critical care medicine at the National Institutes of Health. His clinical expertise encompasses the management of life-threatening conditions including sepsis, septic shock, and acute respiratory distress syndrome, establishing him as a respected clinician-educator with over three decades of specialized experience.
Dr. Sevransky has made substantial contributions to critical care research through his leadership in major clinical trials addressing sepsis and acute lung injury, with particular focus on protocol-driven hemodynamic support and vitamin C infusion therapies. His scholarly work has been published extensively in premier journals including Critical Care Medicine, where he has served as an associate editor and section editor for Concise Definitive Reviews, providing authoritative syntheses of clinical knowledge for practitioners worldwide. As a founding member of the US Critical Illness and Injury Trials Group and past chair of the Society for Critical Care Medicine's Discovery Research Network, he has played a pivotal role in developing collaborative research frameworks that have advanced evidence-based approaches to critical care management across multiple institutions. His commitment to methodical, patient-centered research has helped establish standardized protocols that improve outcomes for critically ill patients while advancing the scientific foundation of intensive care medicine.
In addition to his clinical and research achievements, Dr. Sevransky demonstrates significant leadership in the critical care community through his appointment as incoming Editor-in-Chief of Critical Care Medicine, the premier journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, beginning in October 2024. He serves as co-chair of the Society's Multiprofessional Critical Care Review Course and as a member of the Society's Board of Regents, where he helps shape educational initiatives and professional standards for the specialty. His dedication to mentoring the next generation of critical care physicians is evident through his extensive teaching responsibilities and leadership in training programs at Emory University. Dr. Sevransky continues to advance the field through his dual focus on translating research into clinical practice while fostering collaborative networks that address the most pressing challenges in critical care medicine, ensuring that scientific advances directly benefit patients in intensive care settings worldwide.
