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Sepsis & Critical Care Specialists in California

226 verified specialists treating sepsis & critical care are listed for California. Coverage is strongest around Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Palo Alto. Common hospital affiliations include Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCSF Medical Center, and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals.

Paul Vespa

Paul Vespa, MD

Assistant Dean of Critical Care Medicine, Research; Gary L. Brinderson Family Chair in Neurocritical Care; Professor In Residence of Neurosurgery and Neurology; Director of the Neurocritical Care Program

Neurology

Los Angeles, CA30+ years
Neurocritical Care
Joel Palefsky

Joel Palefsky, MD

Infectious Diseases

Infectious Disease

San Francisco, CA30+ years
Clinical Infectious Disease
Sarah Tabbutt

Sarah Tabbutt, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals

Pediatrics

San Francisco, CA30+ years
Pediatric CardiologyPediatric Critical Care
Timothy Cornell

Timothy Cornell, M.D.

Division Chief, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine | Professor - University Medical Line, Pediatrics - Critical Care | Chambers-Okamura Endowed Professor of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Pediatrics

Palo Alto, CA30+ years
Pediatric CardiologyPediatric Critical Care
Igor Barjaktarevic

Igor Barjaktarevic, M.D., M.SC

Assistant Professor of Medicine; Medical Director, COPD Program

Pulmonology

Los Angeles, CA20+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Ronald Bronicki

Ronald Bronicki, M.D.

Pediatrics

Orange, CA30+ years
Pediatric Critical Care
Hector Bonilla

Hector Bonilla, MD

Professor, Medicine - Infectious Diseases

Infectious Disease

Atherton, CA30+ years
Clinical Infectious Disease
Michael Neely

Michael Neely, MD

Professor of Pediatrics (Clinical Scholar), Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

Pediatrics

Los Angeles, CA
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Judith Currier

Judith Currier, MD

Professor of Medicine, UCLA Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine; Division Chief, Infectious Diseases; Director, UCLA + CDU Center for AIDS Research

Infectious Disease

Los Angeles, CA30+ years
Clinical Infectious Disease
David Kwiatkowski

David Kwiatkowski, MD

Clinical Professor, Pediatrics - Cardiology

Pediatrics

Palo Alto, CA15+ years
Pediatric CardiologyPediatric Critical Care
David Relman

David Relman, M.D.

Professor and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

Infectious Disease

Palo Alto, CA30+ years
Clinical Infectious Disease
Marion Buckwalter

Marion Buckwalter, MD

Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences (Adult Neurology) and of Neurosurgery

Neurology

Stanford, CA30+ years
Neurocritical Care
Paul Wolters

Paul Wolters, MD

Professor

Cardiology

San Francisco, CA30+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Krishna Sundar

Krishna Sundar, MD

Medical Director, Sleep-Wake Center, University of Utah

Pulmonology

Sacramento, CA30+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Cristina Brickman

Cristina Brickman, MD

Infectious Diseases

Infectious Disease

San Francisco, CA15+ years
Clinical Infectious DiseaseHIV/AIDS
Christopher Barnett

Christopher Barnett, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine; Chief, Section of Critical Care Cardiology

Cardiology

San Francisco, CA20+ years
Cardiac Critical CareAdvanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Chitra Venkatasubramanian

Chitra Venkatasubramanian, MD

Clinical Professor, Adult Neurology; Clinical Professor (By courtesy), Neurosurgery

Neurology

Stanford, CA20+ years
Vascular Neurology & StrokeNeurocritical Care
Vinicio De Jesus Perez

Vinicio De Jesus Perez, M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine

Cardiology

Stanford, CA20+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Vivian Levy

Vivian Levy, MD

Chief, Infectious Diseases

Infectious Disease

San Mateo, CA30+ years
Clinical Infectious Disease
Gary Schoolnik

Gary Schoolnik, MD

Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Emeritus

Infectious Disease

Stanford, CA30+ years
Clinical Infectious Disease

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is this list of sepsis & critical care specialists in California built?
This page includes physicians in Convene Health's public directory whose profile lists Sepsis & Critical Care as a clinical focus area and whose practice state is California. Providers are ordered by composite score (research output, peer recognition, frequency of care, and outcomes signals).
What should I look for when choosing a sepsis & critical care specialist in California?
Start with clinical fit. Compare credentials, hospital affiliations, years of experience, and how the profile describes their approach to sepsis & critical care. Many of these specialists are concentrated in major medical centers — drill into a specific city below to see who's nearest you.
Are these sepsis & critical care specialists accepting new patients in California?
Profile detail on availability and accepted insurance varies. Open a specific provider profile to see what they've published about new-patient access, insurance accepted, and typical wait times.
What is Sepsis & Critical Care?
Sepsis & Critical Care is a clinical focus area covered by the specialists listed here. Each provider profile describes their training, sub-specialties, and the conditions they regularly treat — open a profile for the most authoritative description of how that specific physician approaches sepsis & critical care care.