Norman Rizk

Clinical Focus

• Critical Care Medicine
• Pulmonology (Lung) and Critical Care

Administrative Appointments

• Program Director, Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center , (1995– present )
• Medical Director, Intensive Care Units, Stanford University Medical Center , (1997– present )
• Sr. Assoc. Dean for Clinical Affairs, Stanford University School of Medicine , (2001– present )
• Co-Chair, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine , (2004– present )

Honors and Awards

• Division Award for Exceptional Contributions to Education in the Division of PCCM, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine (2004)
• The Authur Bloomfield Award for Clinical Teaching, Stanford University School of Medicine (1994)
• David A. Rytand Award for Clinical Teaching, Department of Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center (1993)
• Kaiser Award for Clinical Teaching, Stanford University Medical Center (1989)
• Russel V. Lee Award for Clinical Teaching, Department of Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center (1985, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91)

Professional Education

• Board Certification: Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (1987)
• Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (1979)
• Board Certification: Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine (1984)
• UCSF Medical Center (1983) CA
• UCSF Medical Center (1980) CA
• San Francisco General Hospital (1977) CA
• Yale University School of Medicine-Graduate (1976) CT
• M.D., Yale University Medicine (1976)
• B.A., Harvard College cum laude in general studies (1972)

Research Interests

I am interested in the prevention and control of critical care-related illnesses and complications, including ventilator-associated pneumonia, spread of nosocomial infections, and prognosis of multiple organ system failure in intensive care units. Infections and complications of therapy in immunocompromised hosts, including effects of chemotherapy and hematopoetic stem cell transplants is another interest.

Publications

• Pulmonary toxicity syndrome in breast cancer patients undergoing BCNU-containing high-dose chemotherapy and autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation. Cao TM,  Negrin RS, Stockerl-Goldstein KE, Johnston LJ, Shizuru JA, Taylor TL, Rizk NW, Wong RM, Blume KG, Hu WW.  Biol Blood Marrow Transplant.  2000; 6 (4): 387-94
• Endobronchial stenting for severe airway obstruction in relapsing polychondritis. Faul JL,  Kee ST, Rizk NW.  Chest.  1999; 116 (3): 825-7
• Postoperative ventilatory management. Price JA,  Rizk NW.  Chest.  1999; 115 (5 Suppl): 130S-137S
• Intracranial hypotension presenting with severe encephalopathy. Case report. Beck CE,  Rizk NW, Kiger LT, Spencer D, Hill L, Adler JR.  J Neurosurg.  1998; 89 (3): 470-3
• Unsuspected pulmonary embolism: prospective detection on routine helical CT scans. Gosselin MV,  Rubin GD, Leung AN, Huang J, Rizk NW.  Radiology.  1998; 208 (1): 209-15
• Pulmonary tumor embolism. Bassiri AG,  Haghighi B, Doyle RL, Berry GJ, Rizk NW.  Am J Respir Crit Care Med.  1997; 155 (6): 2089-95
• Obstetric complications in pulmonary and critical care medicine. Rizk NW,  Kalassian KG, Gilligan T, Druzin MI, Daniel DL.  Chest.  1996; 110 (3): 791-809
• Needle, transbronchial, thoracoscopic, or open lung biopsy in interstitial lung disease. Rizk NW,  Lillington GA.  Curr Opin Pulm Med.  1995; 1 (5): 376-82
• Effect of treatment for Hodgkin's disease on pulmonary function: results of a prospective study. Horning SJ,  Adhikari A, Rizk N, Hoppe RT, Olshen RA.  J Clin Oncol.  1994; 12 (2): 297-305
• A complication during bronchoscopy. Valentine VG,  Rizk NW, Hancock EW.  Hosp Pract (Off Ed).  1993; 28 (10): 22, 27
• The diagnosis of Wegener's granulomatosis from transbronchial biopsy specimens. Lombard CM,  Duncan SR, Rizk NW, Colby TV.  Hum Pathol.  1990; 21 (8): 838-42