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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

Committee Members

  • Anna Budde, MD (Chair)
  • Kunal Karamchandani, MD (Immediate Past Chair)
  • Aalok Kacha, MD, PhD, FASA
  • Ahmed Zaky, MBA, MD, MPH, MS, MSc
  • Akhil Patel, MD
  • Alan Schurle, MD
  • Allison Hyatt, MD, MS
  • Ameeka Pannu, MD
  • Amit Prabhakar, MBA, MD, MS
  • Andres de Lima, MD
  • Anita Chazhikattu, MBBS, MD
  • Anoop Chhina, MBBS, MD
  • Arun Jayaraman, MD, PhD
  • Ashie Kapoor, MD
  • Avneep Aggarwal, MD, FASA, CHSE
  • Babar Fiza, MD
  • Bhoumesh Patel, MD
  • Brian Wessman, MD, FACEP, FCCM
  • Bryan Romito, MBA, MD
  • Coridalia Wald, MD
  • Crystal Adams, BS, MD
  • David Wang, MD
  • Emily Naoum, MD
  • Gozde Demiralp, MD, FCCM
  • Graham Lubinsky, MD, FASA
  • Haseeb Khan, DO
  • Hesham Ezz, MD
  • Ioannis Angelidis, MD, MPH
  • Ivanna Sanoja, MD
  • James Scott, DO, FCCM, FCCP, FASA
  • Javier Lorenzo, MD
  • Jeffrey McMurray, MD
  • Jennifer Elia, MD
  • Jibin Mathew, MD
  • Johnny Wei, MD
  • Jordan Siscel, MD
  • Jose Del Rio, MD, FASE
  • Justin Daniels, MD
  • Katherine Heller, MD
  • Kathryn Jan, MD, MPH
  • Kenneth John, BS, MD
  • Kevin Thornton, MD
  • Krassimir Denchev, MD Clin. Assist. Prof.
  • Laurent Del Angel Diaz, MD
  • Lovkesh Arora, MBBS, MD, FASA, E-AEC
  • Mada Helou, MD
  • Mafdy Basta, MD
  • Maurice Joyce, MD, EdM
  • Mohamed Ginina, MBBCh
  • Monica Lupei, MD
  • Murtaza Diwan, MD  
  • Navneet Grewal, MD, MB
  • Nicholas Flores-Conner, MD
  • Nicole Arkin, MD
  • Nida Aftab, MBBS, MD
  • Omar Elmadhoun, MD, MPH
  • Patrick Coleman, MA, MD, MPH
  • Raksha Bangalore, MD
  • Ranjit Deshpande, FCCM, MBA, MBBS, FCCM
  • Ronald Roan, MD
  • Roshni Sreedharan, MD
  • Sachidhanand Jayakumar, MD
  • Sarah Kumar, BS, MD
  • Sharon McCartney, MD, FASE
  • Song Fu, BS, MD
  • Suraj Trivedi, BA, MD
  • Talia Ben-Jacob, FCCM, MD, FASA
  • Tara Ramaswamy, MD
  • Tony Wang, MD
  • Vaibhav Bora, MBBS, FASE, FASA, FCCM, FCCP
  • Veena Satyapriya, MD
  • William Rogers, MD
  • William Sumner, MD

Annual Meeting Planning

Serve as a SOCCA Representative on the IARS/SOCCA Annual Meeting Oversight Committee (AMOC) to provide oversight for the IARS/SOCCA Annual Meeting

Subcommittee Members

  • Ioannis Angelidis, MD, MSPH (Co-Chair)
  • Jennifer Elis, MD (Co-Chair)
  • Kunal Karamchandani, MD (Immediate Past Chair)
  • Alan Schurle, MD
  • Ameeka Pannu, MD
  • Brian Wessman, MD, FACEP, FCCM
  • Coridalia Wald, MD
  • Gozde Demiralp, MD, FCCM
  • Justin Daniels, MD
  • Mada Helou, MD
  • Mohamed Ginina, MBBCh
  • Patrick Coleman, MA, MD, MPH
  • Roshni Sreedharan, MD

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.

Subcommittee Members

  • Veena Satyapriya, MD (Chair)
  • Crystal Adams (Vice Chair)
  • Nicole Arkin (Vice Chair)
  • Talia Ben-Jacob, MD, FCCM (Immediate Past Chair)
  • Brian Wessman, MD, FACEP, FCCM (Past Chair)
  • Allison Hyatt, MD, MS
  • Babar Fiza, MD
  • Bryan Romito, MBA, MD
  • Johnny Wei, MD
  • Raksha Bangalore, MD
  • Tara Ramaswamy, MD
  • Tony Wang, MD
  • William Sumner, MD

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.

Subcommittee Members

  • Aalok Kacha, MD, PhD, FASA (Chair)
  • Andres de Lima, MD
  • Anoop Chhina, MBBS, MD
  • Arun Jayaraman, MD, PhD
  • Babar Fiza, MD
  • David Wang, MD
  • Jordan Siscel, MD
  • Mada Helou, MD
  • Nicholas Flores-Conner, MD
  • Omar Elmadhoun, MD, MPH
  • William Rogers, MD

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.

Subcommittee Members

  • Emily Naoum, MD (Chair)
  • Hesham Ezz, MD (Vice Chair)
  • Anita Chazhikattu, MBBS, MD
  • Ashie Kapoor, MD
  • Ivanna Sanoja, MD
  • James Scott, DO, FCCM, FCCP, FASA
  • Kenneth John, BS, MD
  • Nida Aftab, MBBS, MD
  • Sachidhanand Jayakumar, MD
  • Song Fu, BS, MD
  • Suraj Trivedi, BA, MD

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.

Subcommittee Members

  • Amit Prabhakar, MD, MBA, MS (Chair)
  • Javier Lorenzo, MD (Vice Chair)
  • Avneep Aggarwal, MD, FASA, CHSE
  • Haseeb Khan, DO
  • Laurent Del Angel Diaz, MD
  • Sarah Kumar, BS, MD

Virtual Education Subcommittee

The Virtual Education Subcommittee works with other SOCCA Committees and Subcommittees to curate relevant content for the SOCCA website.

Subcommittee Members

  • Anna Budde, MD (Chair)
  • Bhoumesh Patel, MD
  • Graham Lubinsky, MD, FASA
  • Jeffrey DeVon McMurray, MD
  • Kathryn Jan, MD, MPH
  • Mafdy Basta, MD
  • Maurice Joyce III, MD, EdM
  • Monica Lupei, MD
  • Ronald Roan, MD
  • Vaibhav Bora, MBBS, FASE, FASA, FCCM, FCCP