Dr. Robert Kacmarek, RRT, FCCM, Ph.D., FARC, FCCP, is a professor of Anesthesiology at Harvard Medical School and the director of Respiratory Care at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Robert has authored over 19 textbooks, published over 175 original research studies and over 200 reviews, editorials, or chapters. In addition, he has lectured extensively at respiratory care and medical conferences nationally and worldwide, presenting more than 700 lectures.

Professor Kacmarek is also an editorial board member of the Intensive Care Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Respiratory Care Journals.