Dr. Joe Schlesinger is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Division of Critical Care Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

Dr. Schlesinger’s research interests include multisensory integration, human factors, aural perception, temporal precision, alarm development, patient monitoring, and medical education. This work led to the prestigious 2014 Education Specialty Award from the Society of Critical Care Medicine. He earned his degree in Music with a concentration in Jazz Piano Performance from Loyola University in New Orleans, and then earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.