Chief Medical Officer
Sound Physicians
Sergio Zanotti, MD, FCCM
Chief Medical Officer – Sound Critical Care
Sergio Zanotti, M.D., specializes in critical care medicine and is Chief Medical Officer for Sound
Critical Care, Sound Physicians.
A graduate of the Universidad Nacional de Asuncion, Dr. Zanotti completed his medical
residency and was chief resident at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago,
Illinois. Sergio completed a Fellowship in critical care medicine at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s
Medical Center. He is board certified in Critical Care Medicine and Neurocritical Care. Prior to
joining Sound Physicians, Dr. Zanotti was Program Director for the Critical Care
Medicine Fellowship and Associate Professor of Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan
University in Camden, New Jersey. He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor
Medical Society and has received multiple awards for excellence in medical education. Dr.
Zanotti was recognized with Presidential Citations for his contributions to the Society of Critical
Care Medicine in 2008, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020,2021, 2022, and 2023.Dr. Zanotti was recognized
with the Barry A. Shapiro Memorial Award for Excellence in Critical Care Management by the
Society of Critical Care Medicine in 2022.
Dr.Zanotti is the host of Critical Matters, a podcast that covers a wide range of topics related to the
practice of critical care. He has served as Editor in Chief of the Yearbook of Critical Care
Medicine and has authored over 100 articles, book chapters and abstracts. Dr. Zanotti has received
certifications in Lean and Six-Sigma and has championed the concept of the Lean ICU within
Sound Physicians. Dr. Zanotti’s research interests include sepsis, myocardial dysfunction in
critical illness, management of the critically ill patient, and the design of more efficient systems
of care in the ICU.