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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

  • Kunal Karamchandani, MD (Chair,)
  • Anna Budde, MD (Vice Chair)
  • Allison Dalton, MD (Immediate Past Chair)
  • Aalok Kacha, MD, PhD, FASA
  • Ahmed Zaky, MBA, MD, MPH, MS, MSc
  • Akhil Patel, MD
  • Allison Hyatt, MD, MS
  • Amit Prabhakar, MBA, MD, MS
  • Andres de Lima, MD
  • Angela Johnson, MD
  • Anita Chazhikattu, MBBS, MD
  • Anoop Chhina, MBBS, MD
  • Arun Jayaraman, MD, PhD
  • Avneep Aggarwal, MD, FASA, CHSE
  • Babar Fiza, MD
  • Brian Wessman, MD, FACEP, FCCM
  • Coridalia Wald, MD
  • Crystal Adams, BS, MD
  • David Wang, MD
  • Emily Naoum, MD
  • Erin Hennessey, MD, MEHP
  • Graham Lubinsky, MD, FASA
  • Haseeb Khan, DO
  • Hesham Ezz, MD
  • Ioannis Angelidis, MD, MPH
  • Ivanna Sanoja, MD
  • Javier Lorenzo, MD
  • Jeffrey McMurray, MD
  • Jennifer Elia, MD  
  • Jose Del Rio, MD, FASE
  • Katherine Heller, MD
  • Kathryn Jan, MD, MPH
  • Kenneth John, BS, MD
  • Kevin Thornton, MD
  • Krassimir Denchev, MD Clin. Assist. Prof.
  • Kunal Karamchandani, MD, FCCP, FCCM
  • Laurent Del Angel Diaz, MD
  • Lovkesh Arora, MBBS, MD, FASA, E-AEC
  • Luke Matzek, MD
  • Mada Helou, MD
  • Maurice Joyce, MD, EdM
  • Megan Hicks, MD
  • Mohamed Ginina, MBBCh
  • Monica Lupei, MD
  • Murtaza Diwan, MD  
  • Natalia Girardi, MD
  • Navneet Grewal, MD, MB
  • Nicole Arkin, MD
  • Nida Aftab, MBBS, MD
  • Omar Elmadhoun, MD, MPH
  • Raksha Bangalore, MD
  • Ranjit Deshpande, FCCM, MBA, MBBS, FCCM
  • Sarah Khorsand, MD
  • Sharon McCartney, MD, FASE
  • Song Fu, BS, MD
  • Suraj Trivedi, BA, MD
  • Talia Ben-Jacob, FCCM, MD, FASA
  • Tara Ramaswamy, MD
  • Vaibhav Bora, MBBS, FASE, FASA, FCCM, FCCP
  • Veena Satyapriya, MD
  • William Rogers, MD
  • William Sumner, MD

Annual Meeting Planning

Members

  • Ioannis Angelidis,MD, MSPH (Co-Chair)
  • Kunal Karamchandani, MD (CO-Chair)
  • Jennifer Elis, MD (Co-Chair)
  • Allison Dalton, MD
  • Brian Wessman, MD, FACEP, FCCM
  • Coridalia Wald, MD
  • Mada Helou, MD
  • Megan Hicks, MD
  • Mohamed Ginina, MBBCh
  • Sarah Khorsand, 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

  • Talia Ben-Jacob, MD, FCCM (Chair)
  • Veena Satyapriya,MD (Vice Chair)
  • Allison Dalton, MD
  • Brian Wessman, MD, FACEP, FCCM
  • Coridalia Wald, MD
  • Ioannis Angelidis, MD, MPH
  • Jennifer Elia, MD 
  • Kunal Karamchandani, MD, FCCP, FCCM
  • Mada Helou, MD
  • Megan Hicks, MD
  • Mohamed Ginina, MBBCh
  • Sarah Khorsand 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
  • Mada Helou, 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)
  • Angela Johnson, MD
  • Anita Chazhikattu, MBBS, MD
  • Ivanna Sanoja, MD
  • Kenneth John, BS, MD
  • Luke Matzek, MD
  • Nida Aftab, MBBS, 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 MD, FASA, CHSE
  • Haseeb Khan DO
  • Kevin Thornton MD
  • Laurent Del Angel Diaz MD
  • Lovkesh Arora MBBS||MD FASA, E-AEC
  • Natalia Girardi MD
  • Navneet Grewal MD MD, MB