Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists

Committees and Task Forces

Committee Structure Diagram

SCA2023 Committee Structure Diagram

ABSTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE
Chair: Stephanie Ibekwe, MD

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY (AKI) SUB-COMMITTEE
Chair: Yafen Liang, MD

ADULT CARDIOTHORACIC ANESTHESIA (ACTA) PROGRAM DIRECTORS COUNCIL
Chair: Douglas C. Shook, MD, FASE

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION SUB-COMMITTEE
Chair: Jennie Yee Ngai, MD

BLOOD MANAGEMENT SUB-COMMITTEE
Chair: Jacob Raphael, MD

BYLAWS COMMITTEE
Chair: Asha Singh, MD

CLINICAL PRACTICE IMPROVEMENT (CPI) PROJECT COMMITTEE
Chair: Wanda M. Popescu, MD

CME COMMITTEE
Chair: Amanda Fox, MD

COR-PM PLANNING COMMITTEE
Chair: Jochen Steppan, MD

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION COMMITTEE
Chair: Bantayehu Sileshi, MD

    ECONOMICS & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS SUB-COMMITTEE
    Chair: Matthew Klopman, MD, FASE

    ENDOWMENT OVERSIGHT COUNCIL
    Chair: Isobel Russell, MD

    ENHANCED RECOVERY AFTER CARDIAC SURGERY (ERACS) SUB-COMMITTEE
    Chair: Alexander Gregory, MD

    ENHANCED RECOVERY AFTER THORACIC SURGERY (ERATS) SUB-COMMITTEE
    Chair: Lavinia Kolarczyk, MD

    ETHICS COMMITTEE
    Chair: Charles A. Napolitano, MD, PhD

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
    Chair: Kathryn Glas, MD

    FINANCE COMMITTEE
    Chair: Douglas Shook, MD

    GUIDELINES & STANDARDS COMMITTEE
    Chair: Bessie Kachulis, MD

    HISTORY COUNCIL
    Chair: Robert Sladen, MD

    INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL
    Chair: Alexander Mittnacht, MD, FASE

    KAPLAN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AWARD COMMITTEE
    Chair: Mohammed Minhaj, MD, MBA

    MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT SUB-COMMITTEE
    Chair: Christina Jelly, MD

    MEMBER ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE
    Chair: Venkat Mangunta, MD

    MOBILE APP SUB-COMMITTEE
    Chair: Theodor Danciu, MD

    NEUROPROTECTION SUB-COMMITTEE
    Chair: Frederick Lombard, MD

    NEWSLETTER SUB-COMMITTEE
    Chair: Jessica L. Spellman, MD

    NOMINATING COMMITTEE
    Chair: Andrew Shaw, MB

    ONLINE EDUCATION SUB-COMMITTEE
    Chair: Jennifer Hargrave, DO

    QUALITY, SAFETY & VALUE COMMITTEE
    Chair: Amanda Rhee, MD

    RESEARCH COMMITTEE
    Chair: Anne Cherry, MD

    SCA ECHO PLANNING COMMITTEE
    Co-Chair: Alina Nicoara, MD, FASE
    Co-Chair: Charles Nyman, MBBCh

    SCA/STS DATABASE SUB-COMMITTEE
    Chair: Vikram Fielding-Singh, MD

    SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM PLANNING COMMITTEE
    Chair: Jonathan Ho, MD

    SOCIAL MEDIA SUB-COMMITTEE
    Chair: Michael Fabbro, MD

    THORACIC ANESTHESIA SYMPOSIUM PLANNING COMMITTEE
    Chair: Rebecca Klinger, MD

    TRANSPLANTATION SUB-COMMITTEE
    Chair: Archer Martin, MD