Pierre Kory is the former Chief of the Critical Care Service and Medical Director of the Trauma and Life Support Center at the University of Wisconsin.
He is considered one of the world pioneers in the use of ultrasound by physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of critically ill patients.
He helped develop and run the first national courses in Critical Care Ultrasonography in the U.S., and served as a Director of these courses with the American College of Chest Physicians for several years.
He is also the senior editor of the most popular textbook in the field titled “Point of Care Ultrasound,” now in its 2nd edition and that has been translated into seven languages worldwide.
He has led over 100 courses nationally and internationally, teaching physicians this now-standard skill in his specialty.
