Founding Members

Physicians involved in founding FLCCC and developing protocols.

  • Paul E. Marik MD, FCCM, FCCP

    Founder, Chief Scientific Officer Pulmonary and Critical Care Specialist
    Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer
    Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC)

  • Joseph Varon MD, FCCM, FCCP

    Professor of Acute & Continuing Care
    Chief of Staff & Chief of Critical Care
    United Memorial Medical Center, Houston, Texas

  • Keith Berkowitz MD, MBA

    Medical Director, Center for Balanced Health

  • G. Umberto Meduri MD

    Adjunct Professor in Pharmaceutical Science at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) in Memphis
    Retired tenured professor in the Department of Medicine at UTHSC

  • Jose Iglesias DO, FASN, FACP

    Assoc. Prof., Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall
    Dept. of Nephrology & Critical Care / Community Medical Center
    Dept. of Nephrology, Jersey Shore University Medical Center
    Neptune, New Jersey

  • Fred Wagshul MD

    Pulmonologist & Med. Dir., Lung Center of America
    Clinical Instructor, Wright State University School of Medicine
    Dayton, Ohio

  • Flávio A. Cadegiani MD, MSc, PhD

    Endocrinologist & Visiting Professor, Faculty of Floriano (FAESF), Brazil
    Founder, President & Medical Director – Corpometria Institute, Brazil
    Ad hoc consultant for the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa)
    Consultant for Nat’l. Commission for Incorporation of New Technologies, Devices and Drugs, Brazilian Health System (SUS)

Clinical Advisors

Clinicians who help shape our approaches based on their unique experience and specialty.

  • Yusuf (JP) Saleeby, MD

    Expert Bio

    Prior to co-founding the FLCCC, Dr. Marik was best known for his revolutionary work in developing a lifesaving protocol for sepsis, a condition that causes more than 250,000 deaths yearly in the U.S. alone.

    Dr. Marik is an accomplished physician with special knowledge in a diverse set of medical fields, with specific training in Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Neurocritical Care, Pharmacology, Anesthesia, Nutrition, and Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. He is a former tenured Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) in Norfolk, Virginia. As part of his commitment to research and education, Dr. Marik has written over 500 peer-reviewed journal articles, 80 book chapters and authored four critical care books and the Cancer Care Monograph. His efforts have provided him with the distinction of the second most published critical care physician in the world. He has been cited over 54,500 times in peer-reviewed publications and has an H-index of 111. He has delivered over 350 lectures at international conferences and visiting professorships. As a result of his contributions, he has been the recipient of numerous teaching awards, including the National Teacher of the Year award by the American College of Physicians in 2017.

    In January 2022 Dr. Marik retired from EVMS to focus on continuing his leadership of the FLCCC and has already co-authored over 10 papers on therapeutic aspects of treating COVID-19. In March 2022 Dr. Marik received a commendation by unanimous vote by the Virginia House of Delegates for “his courageous treatment of critically ill COVID-19 patients and his philanthropic efforts to share his effective treatment protocols with physicians around the world.”

  • Elizabeth Mumper, MD, FAAP, IFMCP

    Expert Bio

    Prior to co-founding the FLCCC, Dr. Marik was best known for his revolutionary work in developing a lifesaving protocol for sepsis, a condition that causes more than 250,000 deaths yearly in the U.S. alone.

    Dr. Marik is an accomplished physician with special knowledge in a diverse set of medical fields, with specific training in Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Neurocritical Care, Pharmacology, Anesthesia, Nutrition, and Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. He is a former tenured Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) in Norfolk, Virginia. As part of his commitment to research and education, Dr. Marik has written over 500 peer-reviewed journal articles, 80 book chapters and authored four critical care books and the Cancer Care Monograph. His efforts have provided him with the distinction of the second most published critical care physician in the world. He has been cited over 54,500 times in peer-reviewed publications and has an H-index of 111. He has delivered over 350 lectures at international conferences and visiting professorships. As a result of his contributions, he has been the recipient of numerous teaching awards, including the National Teacher of the Year award by the American College of Physicians in 2017.

    In January 2022 Dr. Marik retired from EVMS to focus on continuing his leadership of the FLCCC and has already co-authored over 10 papers on therapeutic aspects of treating COVID-19. In March 2022 Dr. Marik received a commendation by unanimous vote by the Virginia House of Delegates for “his courageous treatment of critically ill COVID-19 patients and his philanthropic efforts to share his effective treatment protocols with physicians around the world.”

  • Kristina Carman, ND, NT, IFM
    • Naturopathic Doctor, Nutritional Therapist, and Functional Medicine Practitioner

    • Specializes in hormone health, digestive health, and the therapeutic use of food as medicine

    • Yoga Therapy, Breath-work and Mindfulness

    • Mount Pleasant SC

  • Jordan Vaughn, MD
  • Hector Carvallo, PhD
    • Specialty in Endocrinology

    • Editor in Chief, OAJ “Research & Applied Medicine

    • Published research:

      • Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Topical Ivermectin + Iota-Carrageenan in the Prophylaxis against COVID-19 in Health Personnel
      • Safety and Efficacy of the combined use of ivermectin, dexamethasone, enoxaparin and aspirin against COVID 19
      • Covid 19 and Ivermectin Prevention and Treatment Update
    • Buenos Aires, Argentina

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    Eivind H. Vinjevoll, MD
    • Senior Consultant Anesthesiologist

    • Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine, Anesthesia

    • Volda, Norway

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    Scott Mitchell, MBChB

Clinical Team

Staff members with medical training who help with research, patient education, and clinical support.

  • Pei Harris, DNP, NP-C, APRN
    • Director of Scientific Research for the FLCCC

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    • Holistic practitioner with clinical expertise in endopsychiatry ( hormone optimization & psychiatric conditions management)

    • Medical Researcher and Analyst

    • North Bend, Oregon

  • Kristina Morros, CRNA
    • Manager of Education and Clinical Support for the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC)

    • Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia; board-certified by The National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA)

    • Registered Yoga Teacher, RYT 200

    • Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

Contributors

Staff members with medical training who help with research, patient education, and clinical support.