Education Committee

The Education Committee of the Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists (SOCCA) plans and supervises the educational and scientific content of the SOCCA Annual Meeting. It also collaborates with the ASA Educational Track Subcommittee on Critical Care to assist with planning and content within the Anesthesiology meeting's Critical Care Medicine track. The committee collaborates with other societies in organizing and hosting joint educational sessions. Apart from meeting planning, the committee aims to identify and create professional development resources and enduring educational content for critical care trainees and SOCCA members to improve knowledge, competence, skills, and effectiveness.

Subcommittees

• Board Review Course
• Journal Club
• Question Bank
• Webinar

Kunal Karamchandani, MD (Chair, 2026)

Anna Budde, MD (Vice Chair, 2026)

Allison Dalton, MD (Immediate Past Chair, 2026)

Crystal Adams, MD, BS (2026)

Nida Aftab, MD (2026)

Avneep Aggarwal, MD, FASA, CHSE (2027)

Ioannis (Yanni) Angelidis, MD, MSPH (2026)

Nicole Arkin, MD, MST (2026)

Lovkesh Arora, MD, MBBS (2027)

Raksha Bangalore, MD (2026)

Talia Ben-Jacob, MD (2025)

Vaibhav Bora, MBBS, FASE, FASA, FCCP (2027)

Anita Chazhikattu, MD, MBBS (2027)

Anoop Chhina, MD (2027)

Andres de Lima, MD (2025)

Laurent Del Angel Diaz, MD (2027)

Krassimir Denchev, MD (2026)

Jennifer Elia, MD (2026)

Omar Elmadhoun, MD, MPH (2026)

Hesham Ezz, MD (2027)

Babar Fiza, MD (2027)

Song Fu, MD, BS (2027)

Mohamed Ahmed Labib Ginina, MBBCh (2027)

Navneet Grewal, MD (2025)

Katherine Heller, MD (2027)

Mada Helou, MD (2025)

Erin Hennessey, MD, MEHP (2026)

Megan Hicks, MD (2026)

Allison Hyatt, MD (2026)

Natalia Ivascu Girardi, MD (2026)

Kathryn Jan, MD, MPH (2026)

Arun Jayaraman, MD, PhD (2027)

Kenneth (Kenny) John, MD (2026)

Angela Johnson, MD (2026)

Maurice Joyce III, MD, EdM (2026)

Aalok Kacha, MD, PhD, FASA (2027)

Haseeb Khan, DO (2026)

Haseeb Khan, DO (2027)

Sarah Khorsand, MD (2026)

Javier Lorenzo, MD (2025)

Graham Lubinsky, MD, FASA (2027)

Monica Lupei, MD (2026)

Luke Matzek, MD (2026)

Jeffrey DeVon McMurray, MD (2027)

Emily Naoum, MD (2027)

Akhil Patel, MD (2026)

Amit Prabhakar, MD, MBA (2027)

Tara Ramaswamy, MD (2027)

William Rogers, MD (2027)

Ivanna Sanoja, MD (2027)

Veena Satyapriya, MD (2027)

William Sumner, MD (2026)

Kevin Thornton, MD (2025)

Suraj Trivedi, MD (2026)

Cordialia Wald, MD (2027)

David Wang, MD (2026)

Brian Wessman, MD (2025)

Board Review Course Subcommittee

The Board Review Course Subcommittee organizes SOCCA’s annual review course, designed to support critical care fellows and other physicians preparing for the Critical Care Medicine board exam. The subcommittee curates high-yield content and coordinates expert instruction to enhance exam readiness.
Led by Talia Ben-Jacob (Chair) and Veena Satyapriya (Vice Chair).

Journal Club Subcommittee

The Journal Club Subcommittee develops and hosts SOCCA’s virtual journal club series, offering open-access discussions of recent and impactful literature in critical care. Sessions are open to all and aim to foster scholarly dialogue and critical appraisal skills.
Led by Aalok Kacha (Chair).

Question Bank Subcommittee

The Question Bank Subcommittee partners with external organizations to support the development of high-quality, relevant multiple-choice questions aligned with the content domains of anesthesiology-based critical care. The subcommittee helps ensure educational resources reflect current best practices and evolving knowledge.
Led by Emily Naoum (Chair) and Hesham Ezz (Vice Chair).

Webinar Subcommittee

The Webinar Subcommittee curates and delivers SOCCA’s webinar series, featuring expert panels on emerging topics, clinical controversies, and professional development in critical care anesthesiology. These sessions offer accessible, high-value education for members and the broader critical care community.
Led by Amit Prabhakar (Chair) and Javier Lorenzo (Vice Chair).