Linda L. Morris, PhD, APN, CCNS, FCCM

Linda L. Morris, PhD, APN, CCNS, FCCMLinda L. Morris, PhD, APN, CCNS, FCCM has unique experience in critical care, education, research, and rehabilitation nursing. She has over 17 years’ experience as a tracheostomy specialist and is currently director of nursing research and advanced practice nurse for pulmonary services at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago). She also holds a faculty appointment as Associate Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Anesthesiology for the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. She has published extensively in the field of critical care and tracheostomies. Current research interests include tracheostomy outcomes, including quality of life, body image perception, and decannulation of tracheostomy patients.

Board certified as a critical care advanced practice nurse (clinical nurse specialist) and registered nurse in Illinois, Dr. Morris holds a baccalaureate degree from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Illinois, a Master of Science in Nursing from Loyola University, and a PhD in Nursing Research from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is an elected Fellow of Critical Care Medicine from the American College of Critical Care Medicine. As one of its original members, Dr. Morris continues to be very active with the Global Tracheostomy Collaborative (www.globaltrach.org), an international group of specialists dedicated to research and quality outcomes of patients with tracheostomies.

M. Sherif Afifi, MD, FCCM, FCCP

M. Sherif Afifi, MD, FCCM, FCCPM. Sherif Afifi, MD, FCCM, FCCP is Professor of Anesthesiology, Surgery, and Critical Care Medicine at Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, and a past member of the Board of Directors for the Commission on Accreditation of Respiratory Care (CoARC).

His career spans multiple roles in post-graduate medical education in critical care medicine, anesthesiology, and respiratory therapy, including program directorships, curriculum design, and extensive mentorships.

He fulfills editorial functions for several international journals and has published articles and manuals addressing topics in Perioperative Care and Tracheostomies.

After medical school studies at Cairo University School of Medicine (Cairo, Egypt), he completed clinical and research training at leading US medical centers: a respiratory physiology research fellowship at Duke University Medical Center, then clinical training in general & cardiothoracic anesthesiology as well as critical care medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

He has served as a critical care – cardiac anesthesiologist at the Cleveland Clinic, Yale School of Medicine, Advocate Healthcare System, and Northwestern Medicine.

He has consulted nationally and internationally on needs assessments of clinical services, resource utilization, and compliance measures for regulatory agencies.

Linda L. Morris, PhD, APN, CCNS, FCCM

Linda L. Morris, PhD, APN, CCNS, FCCM

Linda L. Morris has unique experience in critical care, education, research, and rehabilitation nursing. She has over 17 years’ experience as a tracheostomy specialist and is currently director of nursing research and advanced practice nurse for pulmonary services at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago). She also holds a faculty appointment as Associate Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Anesthesiology for the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. She has published extensively in the field of critical care and tracheostomies. Current research interests include tracheostomy outcomes, including quality of life, body image perception, and decannulation of tracheostomy patients.

Board certified as a critical care advanced practice nurse (clinical nurse specialist) and registered nurse in Illinois, Dr. Morris holds a baccalaureate degree from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Illinois, a Master of Science in Nursing from Loyola University, and a PhD in Nursing Research from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is an elected Fellow of Critical Care Medicine from the American College of Critical Care Medicine. As one of its original members, Dr. Morris continues to be very active with the Global Tracheostomy Collaborative (www.globaltrach.org), an international group of specialists dedicated to research and quality outcomes of patients with tracheostomies.

M. Sherif Afifi, MD, FCCM, FCCP

M. Sherif Afifi is Professor of Anesthesiology, Surgery, and Critical Care Medicine at Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, and a past member of the Board of Directors for the Commission on Accreditation of Respiratory Care (CoARC).

His career spans multiple roles in post-graduate medical education in critical care medicine, anesthesiology, and respiratory therapy, including program directorships, curriculum design, and extensive mentorships.

He fulfills editorial functions for several international journals and has published articles and manuals addressing topics in Perioperative Care and Tracheostomies.

After medical school studies at Cairo University School of Medicine (Cairo, Egypt), he completed clinical and research training at leading US medical centers: a respiratory physiology research fellowship at Duke University Medical Center, then clinical training in general & cardiothoracic anesthesiology as well as critical care medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

He has served as a critical care – cardiac anesthesiologist at the Cleveland Clinic, Yale School of Medicine, Advocate Healthcare System, and Northwestern Medicine.

He has consulted nationally and internationally on needs assessments of clinical services, resource utilization, and compliance measures for regulatory agencies.