Felix Khusid BS, RRT- ACCS, RRT – NPS, RPFT, FAARC, FCCM, FCCP, ATSF

Felix Khusid

Director for Respiratory Therapy and Pulmonary Physiology Center, New York – Presbyterian – Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

President of New York Downstate Association for Respiratory Therapists (NYDART)

Co-Chair: NYSSRC Ad Hoc Committee for the Academic Advancement of the Respiratory Care Profession in New York State

Mr. Khusid graduated from the Respiratory Therapy Program at Long Island University in 1988. His research and expertise include the Application of Advanced Ventilatory Modalities, High Frequency Percussive Ventilation and Ventilator Monitoring and Ventilator Graphics Analysis. He frequently lectures nationally and internationally on the topic of Mechanical Ventilation and has served as a Co-Director/Faculty for Mechanical Ventilation Workshops conducted by the American College of Physicians, as well as presenting at the American College of Chest Physicians, Society for Critical Care Medicine, and the American Association for Respiratory Care. Mr. Khusid was previously selected to be a reviewer and moderator for the SCCM, ACCP and AARC. Mr. Khusid received an appointment to be a member of the Scientific Program Committee (CHEST 2013) and a General Session Chair at CHEST 2013 and 2019. Mr. Khusid has presented numerous abstracts at the AARC Open Forum, ATS, CHEST and SCCM. Mr. Khusid is the past Chair (2017 – 2019) for the Respiratory Care Section of the Society for Critical Care Medicine. The American Association for Respiratory Care elected Mr. Khusid as an Acute Care Practitioner of the year 2020. He received the Presidential Citation by the Society for Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) in 2024.

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