Sergio Zanotti, MD, FCCM

Chief Medical Officer – Sound Critical Care

Sergio Zanotti, M.D., specializes in critical care medicine and is the 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. Before 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 been invited to lecture at regional conferences, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the Association of Chest Physicians, and numerous international conferences. 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 critically ill patients, and designing more efficient systems of care in the ICU.