Committees

Affiliations Committee

• Chair: Kumar G. Belani, MBBS, MS, FACA, FAAP, SAMBA-F
• Vice-Chair: JP Ouanes, DO
• Board Advisory and Executive Liaison: Alberto Ardon, MD
• Steven Gayer, MD, MBA, FASA
• Girish P. Joshi, MB, BS, MD, SAMBA-F
• Sakura Kinjo, MD*
• Jyoti Pandya, MD*
• Meghan C. Valach, MD
• Arnaldo Valedon, MD, MBA, SAMBA-F, FASA
• Guillermo Ochoa, MD
• Fred Shapiro, DO, FASA
• Jackson Condrey, MD

Bylaws Committee

The SAMBA Bylaws Committee is responsible for the maintenance of the society bylaws, which is the set of rules that helps to guide the organization’s operations and activities.

• Chair: Arnaldo Valedon, MD, MBA, SAMBA-F, FASA
• Jamey Eklund, MD*
• Niraja Rajan, MD, SAMBA-F

Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee

The Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee works closely with other committees to develop various guidelines. This process involves a literature search, selecting and grading the available evidence, and developing recommendations. In the absence of high quality evidence, expert opinion and consensus are used to formulate recommendations. The guidelines and practice advisories thus developed are published on the SAMBA website or as a journal article. The Guidelines Committee also works closely with other subspecialty societies to update or develop Practice Guidelines.

• Co-Chair: Girish P. Joshi, MB, BD, MD, SAMBA-F
• Board Advisor: Kara Barnett, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
• Executive Liaison: Victor Davila, MD, SAMBA-F
• Basem B. Abdelmalak, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
• Stephen Aniskevich, MD
• Melanie Donnelly, MD
• Angela Edwards, FASA, DFPM
• John George III, MD
• Basavana Goudra, MD, FRCA, FCARCSI, FASA
• Jaime Hyman, MD, SAMBA-F
• Bernard H. Jiang, MD
• Promil Kukreja, MD
• Vinod Kumar, MD
• Manjusha Kuraganti, MD
• Piyish Mathur, MD
• James Moore, MD
• Boris Mraovic, MD
• Nathan Painter, MD
• Travis Pecha, MD
• Srinivas (Srini) Pyati, MD, MBBS
• Niraja Rajan, MD, SAMBA-F*
• Leopoldo Rodriguez, MD, MBA, FAAAP, FASA, SAMBA-F
• Justin Routman, MD*
• Syed Shah, MD
• Fred Shapiro, DO, FASA
• Michael Smith, MD, MS
• Richard Urman, MD, MBA
• Arnaldo Valedon, MD, MBA, SAMBA-F, FASA
• Meltem Yilmaz, MD

CME Committee

The SAMBA CME committee provides oversight for the CME offerings of SAMBA. It has traditionally ensured accreditation for the CME offerings of the society including the annual meeting, webinars, and website content.

Members

• Vice-Chair: Melinda Seering, MD, MHCDS, FASA
• Sivasenthil Arumugam, MD, FASA
• Kenneth Cummings, MD, MS, FASA, DFPM
• Julius Pawlowski, MD

• Jeffrey Tsai, DO

Communications Committee

The Communications Committee aims to develop and maintain effective communications with SAMBA members, other professional societies, other medical specialties, surgical patients, and the public to promote the medical specialty of ambulatory anesthesiology. It maintains effective communications via the SAMBA mailing list, social media accounts, website, webinars, and other electronic media. One of the key responsibilities of the committee is to contribute articles and ideas to the SAMBA LINK Newsletter. The committee also facilitates the communications between various SAMBA committees.

Members

• Chair: Kelly Lebak, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
• Vice-Chair: Claudia R. Fernandez Robles, MD
• Ali Ali, DO
• Tazeen Beg, MD
• Christopher Canlas, MD
• Angela Edwards, FASA, DFPM
• Caryn Hertz, MD
• Bernard Hwang Jiang, MD
• Anastasia Jones, MD
• Piyush Mathur, MD
• Sher-Lu Pai, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
• Renuka Shenoy, MD*

• Michael Smith, MD MS

Dental Anesthesia Committee 

The Dental Anesthesia Committee is a general resource for anesthesiologists who want to share and exchange information to promote and provide safe anesthesia in the dental and oral surgery office setting.

Members

• Chair: Steve C. Yun, MD
• Vice Chair: Dallen Mill, MD
• Board Advisor: Michael Presta
• Executive Liaison: Richard Urman
• Boris Anyama, MD
• Grace Lee Dorsch, MD
• Donna Lien, MD
• Charles Luke, MD, MBA, FASAM
• Christina Menor, FASA, MD, MS
• Gina Papadakos, MD
• Matthew Martin Peterson, MD, D.ABA
• Stanford Plavin, MD*
• Mark Saxen, DDS, PhD
• Fred Shapiro, DO, FASA
• Stephen Richey Smith MD, DABA, FASA

Development Committee

The Development Committee represents SAMBA and builds relationships with pharmaceutical, and industrial supporters and sponsors. The committee creates and maintains SAMBA prospectus for exhibiting at, partnering with, and sponsoring SAMBA. The committee fundraises to support SAMBA’s mission and vision, especially the educational endeavors.

Members

• Chair: Basem B. Abdelmalak, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
• Executive Liaison: Fred Shapiro, DO, FASA
• Board Advisor: Meghan Valach
• Kara Barnett, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
• Jarrett Heard, MD, MBA
• James Moore, MD
• Jyoti Pandya, MD*

Education Committee

The Education Committee is here to educate our members. We organize monthly webinars. These webinars are live with a speaker giving a lecture on a topic with time for questions and answers at the end. The webinars are available for future viewing on the SAMBA website. We also submit and organize a SAMBA Panel with experts to ASA Annual Meeting. In the past we have worked on other online learning tools such as Anesthesia Tool Box. We are always happy to collaborate with others on educational projects.

Members

• Chair & Board Advisor: Jaime Hyman, MD
• Vice-Chair: Chhaya Patel, MD, SAMBA-F
• Board Advisor: Sonia Pyne, MD
• Executive Liaison: Fred Shapiro, DO, FASA
• Claude Abdallah, MD, MS
• Kara M. Barnett, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F*
• Mary Blanchette, MD*
• Tyler Chernin, MD
• Angela Edwards, FASA, DFPM
• Jamey Eklund, MD
• Jihye Ha, MD
• Singhuja Nimma, MD
• Lydia Pastore, BS
• Travis Pecha, MD
• Catherine Tobin, MD, FASA
• Connie Tran, MD*
• Jeffrey Tsai, DO
• Rafael Vazquez, MD*
• Steven Young, MD

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee meets to review the results of the audit process and make recommendations for budgetary and investment actions to be approved by the Board.

Members

• Vice Chair: Alec Lawrence, MD
• Eric D Bolin, MD
• Kenneth Cummings, MD
• Angela Edwards, FASA, DFPM
• Melissa Kreso, MD, MsBA, FASA*
• Charles Luke, MD, MBA

Meetings Committee

The Meetings Committee works year-long on the logistics of planning the Annual Meeting in regard to location, topics, speakers, and format. It also delegates authority to other members in planning specialty meetings such as Office-Based Anesthesia, Medical Directors, Ambulatory Pediatrics, Mid-year, etc. The committee also works within the financial framework to provide at least an even budget, if not a profit. Work is in done in tandem with the Development, CME, and Education Committees.

Members

• Chair: Steven Butz, MD SAMBA-F
• Co-Chair: Basem B. Abdelmalak, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
• Board Advisor and Executive Liaison: Alberto Ardon, MD, MPH, SAMBA-F
• Sabry Ayad, MD, MBA, FASA
• Kara Barnett, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
• Kumar G. Belani, MBBS, MS
• Jaime Hyman, MD*
• Girish Joshi, MBBS, MD, FCAI
• Kelly Lebak, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
• Geema Masson, MD
• Brian Parker, MD
• Rashmi Prasad, MD
• Srinivas (Srini) Pyati, MD, MBBS
• Niraja Rajan, MD, SAMBA-F
• Fred Shapiro, DO, FASA
• BobbieJean Sweitzer, MD, SAMBA-F
• Richard Urman, MD, MBA, FASA
• Arnaldo Valedon, MD, MBA, SAMBA-F, FASA*
• Michael Walsh, MD, SAMBA-F*
• William Weisberg, DO
• Paul F. White, PhD, MD, FANZCA

Membership Committee

The SAMBA Membership Committee promotes the benefits of SAMBA membership, identifies issues important to our members, and works to enhance the value of SAMBA membership by evaluating both current and potential products and services. The committee evaluates due structures and can also be tasked by the Board of Directors to address membership-related issues or special projects that requires discussion, research and recommendations for changes to SAMBA membership.

Members

• Chair: Sonia Pyne, MD, MS, FASA
• Vice Chair: John George, III, MD, FASA
• Board Advisor and Executive Liaison: Victor Davila, MD, SAMBA-F
• Mary Blanchette, MD
• Michael Buist, MD
• Zahraa Majeed, MD, MBA, MS
• Geema Masson, MD
• Christine Moshe, MD
• Brian Parker, MD
• Niraja Rajan, MD, SAMBA-F*
• Ramprasad Sripada, MD*
• Olga Vornovitsky, MD

Nominations Committee

The Nominations Committee is responsible for scouting talented interested members, and encouraging, supporting, mentoring, and nominating them to different leadership positions

Members 

• Chair: Steven Butz, MD SAMBA-F
• Board Advisor: Niraja Rajan, MD, SAMBA-F
• Leopoldo Rodriguez, MD, MBA, FAAP, FASA, SAMBA-F
• Dawn Schell, MD, SAMBA-F

Non-Operating Room Anesthesia Committee

As non-operating room anesthesia (NORA) cases increase each year so does interest in the Non-Operating Room Anesthesia (NORA) Committee of SAMBA. It is our hope that this group can address the special challenges to providing safe care in NORA settings, while being vigilant with the medical complexity of these patients. In this rapidly changing field, we hope to focus our attention on the implementation of innovative technologies, procedures or medications while harboring a special focus on patient safety. With new challenges being seen each day, we hope we can foster a better understanding of the risks associated with NORA while maintaining quality care that benefits all of our patients.

Members

• Chair: Kara M. Barnett, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
• Co-Vice Chair: Claudia Fernandez Robles, MD
• Co-Vice Chair: Rafael Vazquez, MD
• Board Advisor: Michael Presta
• Michael O'Rourke, DO
• Omaira Azizad, MD, FASA
• Tazeen Beg, MD
• Kar-Mei Chan, MD
• Ryan Densmore, MD
• Angela Edwards, MD, FASA, DFPM
• Ahmad Elsharydah, MD, MBA
• Adam Flaczyk, MB
• Basavana Goudra, MD
• Kunal Karamchandani, MD
• Vinod Kumar, MD
• Jason Lujan, MD
• Maria Michaelis, MD, FASA
• Bernadette Pasamba-Rakhlin, MD
• Matthew Martin Peterson, MD, D.ABA
• Justin Routman, MD*
• Dane Saksa, MD*
• Syed Shah, MD
• Alvin Stewart, MD, FASA
• Jeffrey Tsai, DO
• Olga Vornovitsky, MD
• Audra Webber, MD, FASA

Office-Based Anesthesia Committee

The Office-Based Anesthesia (OBA) Committee is a general resource of anesthesia providers who want to share and exchange information to provide safe anesthesia care in the office-based procedural and surgical setting.

Members

• Chair: Meghan C. Valach, MD
• Board Advisor: Fred Shapiro, DO, FASA
• Boris Anyama, MD
• Susan Bazzell, MD*
• Kathryn Cobb, MD
• Venkata Satya Lakshmi Damalanka, MD
• Cassie Dietrich, MD
• Grace Lee Dorsch, MD
• Penelope Duke, MD
• Garry Jennings, MD
• Kelly Lebak, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
• Charles Luke, MD, MBA, FASAM
• Christina M. Menor MD, MS, FASA 
• Brian Osman, MD
• Stanford Plavin, MD
• Mark Saxen, DDS
• Brian Schloss, MD
• Syed Shah, MD
• Stephen Richey Smith MD, DABA, FASA
• Anthony Tanella, MD
• Jeffrey Tsai, DO

Ophthalmologic Anesthesia Committee

The Ophthalmologic Anesthesia Committee deals with all aspects of Ophthalmic anesthesia, surgery, and ambulatory care with particular emphasis on teaching ophthalmic regional anesthesia, relevant sedation techniques, and general anesthetic aspects pertinent to the niche subspecialty.

Members

• Chair: Steven Gayer, MD, MBA, FASA
• Board Advisor: Sonia Pyne, MD
• Executive Liaison: Richard Urman, MD, MBA, FASA
• Maggie Jeffries, MD
• Jeremy Juang, MD, PhD
• Melissa Kreso, MD, MsBA, FASA*
• Sameh Nour, MD, MMM
• Fred E. Shapiro, DO, FASA
• Steven Young, MD

Pediatric Anesthesia Committee

The Pediatric Anesthesia Committee’s (PAC) Mission is to promote the highest standards of anesthesia care and safety for pediatric patients in Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery Centers (PASC) and other settings

Members

• Co-Chair: Marjorie Brennan, MD
• Co-Chair: Audra Webber, MD, FASA
• Vice-Chair: Chhaya Patel, MD, SAMBA-F
• Board Advisor: Steven Gayer, MD
• Executive Liaison: Richard Urman, MD, MBA, FASA
• Erum Ali, MD
• David Beebe, MD
• Kumar G. Belani, MBBS, MS
• Steven Butz, MD, SAMBA-F
• Kar-Mei Chan, MD
• Vasili Chernishof, MD
• Steven Dalbec, MD
• Jamey Eklund, MD*
• Balazs Horvath, MD, FASA
• Maria Michaelis, MD, FASA
• Sameh Nour, MD, MMM
• Gina Papadakos, MD
• Domiciano Santos, MD
• Leah Bumgarner Templeton, MD
• Samuel Vanderhoek, MD
• Jill Wilson, MD*

Regional Anesthesia Committee

The Regional Anesthesia Committee advances the knowledge and use of regional anesthesia and modern acute pain management approaches in the ambulatory setting.

Members

• Chair: Ashley Shilling, MD
• Vice Chair: Hanae Tokita, MD
• Board Advisor and Executive Liaison: Michael O'Rourke, MD
• Preeti Anand, MD*
• Sivasenthil Arumugam, MD, FASA
• Sabry Ayad, MD, MBA, FASA
• William Francis Barrett IV, DO, MS
• Michael Thomas Buist, MD
• Christopher Canlas, MD
• Laura Chin, MD
• Steven Dalbec, MD
• Venkata Satya Lakshmi Damalanka, MD
• Vlad Frenk, MD, FASA
• Jihye Ha, MD
• Balazs Horvath, MD, FASA
• Hari Kalagara, MD
• Sakura Kinjo, MD*
• Promil Kukreja, MD
• Alec Lawrence, MD
• Danielle Ludwin, MD
• Grant Neely, MD
• Jean-Pierre P. Ouanes, DO
• Nathan Paul Painter, MD
• Jyoti Pandya, MD*
• Julius Pawlowski, MD
• Rashmi Prasad, MD
• Melinda Seering, MD, MHCDS, FASA
• Jeffrey Tsai, DO
• Rafael Vazquez, MD
• William Weisberg, DO
• Steven Young, MD

Resident Committee

The Resident Committee provides a framework for residents to participate in the education and guidance of the specialty of ambulatory anesthesia. They participate in the development of the resident lectures at the Annual Meeting and provide opportunities to network throughout the year.

Members

• Chair: Beth Ladlie, MD
• Co-Chair: Anthony Dinkel, MD
• Board Advisor and Executive Liaison: Richard Urman, MD, MBA, FASA
• Balazs Horvath, FASA, MD
• Sungyoung Lee, MD
• Donna Lien, MD, MS
• James Moore, MD
• Lydia Pastore, BS
• Fred E. Shapiro, DO, FASA
• Connie Tran, MD*
• Jeffrey Tsai, DO
• Steven Young, MD*

Scientific Papers Committee

The Committee on Scientific Papers is committed to furthering scientific research and recognizing advances in the field of ambulatory anesthesia. The committee is responsible for abstract review prior to the annual meeting, abstract award determination, and research grant review.

Members

• Chair/Board Advisor: Kara M. Barnett, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
• Co-Vice Chair: Kenneth Cummings, MD, MS, FASA, DFPM
• Co-Vice Chair: Imoh Ikpot, MD
• Executive Liaison: Fred Shapiro, DO, FASA 
• Claude Abdallah, MD
• Sabry Ayad, MD, MBA, FASA
• David Steven Beebe, MD
• Katie Bridges, MD, FASA
• Jackson Condrey, MD
• Ahmad Elsharydah, MD
• Audrice Francois, MD, FASA
• Steven Gayer, MD
• Bernard Hwang Jiang, MD
• Jeremy Juang, MD, PhD
• Manjusha Kuraganti, MD
• Boris Mraovic, MD
• Bernadette Pasamba-Rakhlin, MD*
• Chhaya Patel, MD, SAMBA-F*
• Clinton Pillow, MD*
• Vikas Raghove, MD
• BobbieJean Sweitzer, MD, SAMBA-F
• Catherine Tobin, MD, FASA
• Jeffrey Tsai, DO
• Paul F. White, PhD, MD, FANZCA
• Ryan Wilson, MD*

Website Committee

The Website Committee is responsible for curating and reviewing website content and functionality, investigating issues and comments, and exploring opportunities to improve, advance, and modernize the website.

Members

• Chair: Sher-Lu Pai, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
• Vice-Chair: Jihye Ha, MD
• Board Advisor: Kelly Lebak, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
• Executive Liaison: Victor Davila, MD, SAMBA-F
• Claudia Fernandez Robles, MD
• Andrew David Fisher, MD
• Caryn Hertz, MD