Joel Zivot MD/FRCPC

Department of Anesthesiology
Associate Professor

jzivot@emory.edu

Overview

Dr. Joel B. Zivot has trained and practiced in the US and Canada. His clinical expertise and research are broad and include care of critically ill patients in the OR and ICU, education and scholarly work in bioethics, the anthropology of conflict resolution, pharmaco-economics, and a variety of topics related to anesthesiology/critical care monitoring and practice. Zivot is an expert on physician participation in lethal injection and also is a regular contributor to a variety of print and on-line media sources on subjects related to bioethics, and artificial intelligence.

Academic Appointment

Adjunct Professor in the Institute of Liberal Arts, Emory University
Adjunct Professor of Law, Emory University
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery, Emory Center for Critical Care/Emory University

Education

Degrees

MA from Emory University-Emory Center for Ethics
No Degree from University of Toronto
No Degree from University of Manitoba
MD from University of Manitoba
Juris Master Law from Emory University School of Law, Atlanta
FRCPC from Royal College of Physicians of Canada
Diplomate from American Board of Anesthesiology

Research

Publications

Anesthesiology and the Ethics of Expert Witness Testimony.
Anesthesiol Clin Volume: 42 Page(s): 703 - 713
12/01/2024 Authors: Zivot JB
Concerns regarding Gaza mortality estimates.
Lancet Volume: 404 Page(s): 1927
11/16/2024 Authors: Oratz R; Roth S; Zivot J; Halaas Y
Public Good versus Private "Goods": Ethical Implications of Drug Shortages on Anesthesiology Practice.
Anesthesiol Clin Volume: 42 Page(s): 445 - 455
09/01/2024 Authors: Zivot JB
Health-care workers can take the lead in ending the war in Gaza.
Lancet Volume: 404 Page(s): 122 - 123
07/13/2024 Authors: Teitel J; Zivot J
Gaza and the complexity and context of suffering.
Lancet Volume: 403 Page(s): 244 - 245
01/20/2024 Authors: Zivot JB; Katz NT; Deckelbaum RJ; Lantos JD; Teitel JM
The effects of physician stigma and hesitancy with opioids on patient pain care in the United States: A survey study.
J Opioid Manag Volume: 20 Page(s): 449 - 470
01/01/2024 Authors: Boorman DW; Nair PH; John SB; Zivot J; Potru S
American perspectives on COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy and refusal: Time for a new approach?
J Crit Care Volume: 67 Page(s): 189 - 190
02/01/2022 Authors: Zivot JB; Jabaley CS
Trends in ICU Mortality From Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Tale of Three Surges.
Crit Care Med Volume: 50 Page(s): 245 - 255
02/01/2022 Authors: Auld SC; Harrington KRV; Adelman MW; Robichaux CJ; Overton EC; Caridi-Scheible M; Coopersmith CM; Murphy DJ; Emory COVID-19 Quality and Clinical Research Collaborative
The author replies.
Crit Care Med Volume: 49 Page(s): e104
01/01/2021 Authors: Zivot JB
Bias and ethical considerations in machine learning and the automation of perioperative risk assessment.
Br J Anaesth Volume: 125 Page(s): 843 - 846
12/01/2020 Authors: O'Reilly-Shah VN; Gentry KR; Walters AM; Zivot J; Anderson CT; Tighe PJ
Machine-Learning Accurately Predicts Adverse Outcomes Following Clostridioides difficile Infection in Colorectal Surgery
Volume: 41 Page(s): S315 - S315
10/01/2020 Authors: Tracy B; Gelbard R; Zivot J; Morris A; Sciarretta J; Hazen B
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Triage Teams: Death by Numbers.
Crit Care Med Volume: 48 Page(s): 1241 - 1242
08/01/2020 Authors: Zivot J
Useful Ethics Committees: No Mandate Required.
Crit Care Med Volume: 48 Page(s): 928 - 929
06/01/2020 Authors: Zivot JB
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Triage Teams: Death by Numbers.
Crit Care Med
05/15/2020 Authors: Zivot J
An Ethogram to Quantify Operating Room Behavior.
Ann Behav Med Volume: 50 Page(s): 487 - 496
08/01/2016 Authors: Jones LK; Jennings BM; Goelz RM; Haythorn KW; Zivot JB; de Waal FBM
Antipsychotic-Induced Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome After Cardiac Surgery.
A A Case Rep Volume: 7 Page(s): 5 - 8
07/01/2016 Authors: Moll V; Ward CT; Zivot JB
Elderly Patients in the ICU: Worth It or Not?
Crit Care Med Volume: 44 Page(s): 842 - 843
04/01/2016 Authors: Zivot JB
Lessons learned from physician participation in lethal injection: Is Carter v. Canada a death knell for medical self-regulation?
Can J Anaesth Volume: 63 Page(s): 246 - 248
03/01/2016 Authors: Zivot JB; Arenson K
242: A BRIEF INTERVENTION FOR PROVIDERS TO DETECT PNEUMOTHORAX IN THE ICU USING ULTRASOUND.
Crit Care Med Volume: 43 Page(s): 62
12/01/2015 Authors: Patel D; Wheeler J; Krechmery K; Head L; Zivot J
The Use of TKM-100802 and Convalescent Plasma in 2 Patients With Ebola Virus Disease in the United States.
Clin Infect Dis Volume: 61 Page(s): 496 - 502
08/15/2015 Authors: Kraft CS; Hewlett AL; Koepsell S; Winkler AM; Kratochvil CJ; Larson L; Varkey JB; Mehta AK; Lyon GM; Friedman-Moraco RJ
Elder Care in the ICU: Spin Bravely?
Crit Care Med Volume: 43 Page(s): 1526 - 1527
07/01/2015 Authors: Zivot JB
The withdrawal of treatment is still treatment.
Can J Anaesth Volume: 61 Page(s): 895 - 898
10/01/2014 Authors: Zivot JB
In-hospital mortality after cardiac surgery: patient characteristics, timing, and association with postoperative length of intensive care unit and hospital stay.
Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 97 Page(s): 1220 - 1225
04/01/2014 Authors: Mazzeffi M; Zivot J; Buchman T; Halkos M
Successful treatment of pulmonary-renal syndrome in HIT-positive patient using ECM with argatroban
Volume: 41
12/01/2013 Authors: Caridi-Scheible M; Connor M; Zivot J
The absence of cruelty is not the presence of humanness: physicians and the death penalty in the United States.
Philos Ethics Humanit Med Volume: 7 Page(s): 13
12/03/2012 Authors: Zivot JB
RIGHT VENTRICLE LACERATION DURING CLOSED CHEST COMPRESSION IN A CARDIAC SURGERY PATIENT
Volume: 40 Page(s): U315 - U315
12/01/2012 Authors: Neamu R; Halkos M; Zivot J
TIMING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POST-CARDIAC SURGERY IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY
Volume: 40 Page(s): U196 - U197
12/01/2012 Authors: Mazzeffi M; Halkos M; Zivot J
Anesthesia does not reduce suffering at the end of life.
Crit Care Med Volume: 40 Page(s): 2268
07/01/2012 Authors: Zivot JB
When patient and doctor disagree.
CMAJ Volume: 184 Page(s): 75 - 76
01/10/2012 Authors: Zivot JB
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome versus serotonin syndrome: the search for a diagnostic tool.
Ann Pharmacother Volume: 45 Page(s): e50
09/01/2011 Authors: Sokoro AAH; Zivot J; Ariano RE
The case of Samuel Golubchuk.
Am J Bioeth Volume: 10 Page(s): 56 - 57
03/01/2010 Authors: Zivot JB
CONSISTENT OUTCOMES DESPITE SICKER PROLONG STAY ICU PATIENTS - A MEASURE OF IMPROVED QUALITY OF CARE?
Volume: 37 Page(s): A370 - A370
12/01/2009 Authors: Manji R; Bell D; Jacobsohn E; Singal R; Arora R; Zivot J; Menkis A
DOES THE USE OF TWENTY-FOUR HOUR, IN-HOUSE INTENSIVIST STAFFING MODEL IN A DEDICATED CARDIAC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IMPACT OUTCOMES FOR PROLONGED STAY (> 48 HOURS) PATIENTS?
Volume: 37 Page(s): A311 - A311
12/01/2009 Authors: Kumar K; Hiebert B; Zarychanski R; Bell D; Singal R; Manji R; Zivot J; Menkis A; Arora R
Prolonged In-Hospital Wait Times Does Not Affect Outcomes for Urgent Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Volume: 120 Page(s): S988 - S988
11/03/2009 Authors: Manji RA; Jacobsohn E; Grocott H; Zivot J; Menkis AH
Impact of 24-hour in-house intensivists on a dedicated cardiac surgery intensive care unit.
Volume: 88 Page(s): 1153 - 1161
10/01/2009 Authors: Kumar K; Zarychanski R; Bell DD; Manji R; Zivot J; Menkis AH; Arora RC; Cardiovascular Health Research in Manitoba Investigator Group
Differential lung capnography after single lung transplant
Volume: 31 Page(s): A90 - A90
02/01/2003 Authors: Zivot J; Polimenakos A; Aggarwal S; Rowbottom J
Differential lung capnography after single lung transplant
Volume: 30 Page(s): A90 - A90
12/01/2002 Authors: Zivot J; Polimenakos A; Aggarwal S; Rowbottom J
The impact of technology on patients' families in the Intensive Care Unit
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Volume: 28 Page(s): A57 - A57
12/01/2000 Authors: Seltzer BS; Zivot JB; Rowbottom J; Kunkel T
Effects of arginine vasopressin on oxygen comsumption
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Volume: 28 Page(s): A75 - A75
12/01/2000 Authors: Lyons TC; Pinault G; Kunkle T; Zivot J; Norcia M; Rowbottom J; Popple C
Excessive endotracheal tube cuff pressures are common but are not clinically important.
ANESTHESIOLOGY Volume: 87 Page(s): A984 - A984
09/01/1997 Authors: Webster J; Thompson V; Zivot J
Nasal bridle revisited: an improvement in the technique to prevent unintentional removal of small-bore nasoenteric feeding tubes.
Crit Care Med Volume: 24 Page(s): 429 - 431
03/01/1996 Authors: Popovich MJ; Lockrem JD; Zivot JB
Pathogenic effects of endotoxin.
New Horiz Volume: 3 Page(s): 267 - 275
05/01/1995 Authors: Zivot JB; Hoffman WD
Carinal resection with two high-frequency jet ventilation delivery systems.
Can J Anaesth Volume: 40 Page(s): 59 - 63
01/01/1993 Authors: Perera ER; Vidic DM; Zivot J

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