Dr Massimo Zambon is a skilled Anesthesiologist and Critical Care specialist, Head of Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care of the Uboldo Hospital in Cernusco sul Naviglio - Milan. He holds wide expertise in intensive care medicine, mainly focusing in the application of ultrasound in critically ill patients. In the last decade, he has started to perform ultrasound of the diaphragm on critically ill patients, an innovative and non-invasive tool that allows to assess respiratory muscle function. He has published more than 20 papers in critical care indexed journals, mostly focused on ultrasound, and a number of abstracts and book chapters.