Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists

Committees and Task Forces

In Person Committee Meetings at 2025 SCA Annual Meeting

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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

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA TASK FORCE
Chair: Danny Muehlschlegel, MD
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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

    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