Advancing critical care through knowledge, collaboration, and purpose.

About the Founder

Who We Are

My name is Javier Amador-Castaneda, BHS, RRT, FCCM, PNAP — Founder and CEO of ICCN, and a Respiratory Care Practitioner at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in NYC. My career has been rooted in academic and high-acuity clinical environments.

• Columbia University Irving Medical Center
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• The Mount Sinai Hospital
• The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

I graduated with honors from Gwynedd Mercy University and have dedicated my career to advancing respiratory and critical care medicine — with a focus on mechanical ventilation, ARDS, airway management, and patient-centered care.

My journey has been shaped not only by clinical practice, but also by service. As a United States Army veteran, I learned early the value of discipline, resilience, and teamwork — principles that continue to guide my leadership today.

Through my involvement with organizations such as the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and recognition including the Presidential Citation Award and Fellowship in the American College of Critical Care Medicine, I have had the privilege of contributing to the advancement of our field.

“ Knowledge must be accessible to make an impact.