Dr. Paul Ellis Marik is a medical doctor and professor of medicine. Dr. Marik was Chair of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. He was the director of the medical ICU at the Norfolk General Hospital, and critical care doctor at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Dr. Marik is a co-leader of the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC).