Nida Qadir, M.D. is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the Co-Director of the Medical ICU at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Her current research focuses on ARDS and post-intensive care syndrome. She is passionate about evidence-based medicine and works with multiple organizations on the development of clinical practice guidelines in the field of critical care. Developing pragmatic, evidence-based clinical guidance that can be effectively applied by practicing intensivists is a core part of Dr. Qadir’s broader academic mission, which is aimed at translating clinical trial results into clinical decision-making in the ICU.