Alexandra Kristina Pratt, MD| Critical Care Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Board certified in neurocritical care since 2013. Interests include patient and family centered critical care, mechanical circulatory support, electronic health records, and applications of technology in critical care. Medical director of the MedStar Washington Hospital Center Procedure Service. Founder of the Patient and Family Centered ICU Care committee. Interim Chair of the Department of Critical Care.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Bleeding Disorder
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Dissection Of Aorta
- Encephalopathies
- Hypotension
- Hypovolemia
- Intracranial Hemorrhage
- Intracranial Hypertension
- Metabolic Acidosis
- Renal Failure
- Respiratory Failure
- Right Heart Failure
- Sepsis
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Trauma
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Procedures I perform
- Arterial Line Placement
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Central Line Insertion
- Chest Tube Insertion
- Circulatory Assist Devices
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
- Intra Aortic Balloon Pump
- Lumbar Puncture
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Median Sternotomy
- Pacemaker Placement
- Paracentesis
- Renal Replacement Therapy Education
- Right Heart Catheterization
- Thoracentesis
- Thoracostomy
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Ultrasound
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Fellowship Program: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (2010)
Residency Program: University of Maryland Medical Center (2008)
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (2004)