The Fine Art of Critical Care Medicine, Part 1: The Original Zentensivist, Matt Siuba, DO

In this episode, the original “zentensivisit” Matt Siuba, DO, sits down with me to discuss the concept of zentensivism, tips for social media, and much more. Don’t miss his top critical care papers every fellow should know.

Intro :15 About Siuba :41 The interview 1:30 Tell me a bit about yourself in your own words 1:54 Did you always know you wanted to be a doctor? 3:59 The whole concept of zentensivism … how did it start? 6:30 When did you get involved with Twitter? 11:26 Do you have advice for people who want to minimize negative attraction on social media? 13:50 How do you manage time? 16:44 Has this time management strategy been something you have been doing for very long? 19:48 Have you ever experienced imposter syndrome? 21:41 Do you have some examples from your med school or residency days where you felt like you were too hard on yourself? 25:16 What makes you happy? What fun things do you like to do? 27:44 Any examples of things in your professional life that you were disappointed in or wished could have gone differently? 32:35 Are there strategies to minimize and delay burnout and have more resilience? 37:06 Do you have any specific advice for the listeners apart from the three points of ‘sleep more,’ ‘less is more’ and ‘be more curious?’ 42:51 Have you noticed the difference in how foreign-born DOs go through a much harder time? 44:20 Can you share with me some of the important papers that every critical care fellow needs to know? 47:03 Thanks for listening 50:47

Matt Siuba, DO, is an intensivist at the Cleveland Clinic. His interests include circulatory shock as well as severe forms of respiratory failure, especially acute respiratory distress syndrome. He is invested in zentensivism: minimally invasive, maximally attentive medical care. Siuba is enrolled in the M.S. in Clinical Research program at Case Western Reserve University.

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Disclosures: Bhardwaj and Siuba report no relevant financial disclosures.