President

Mark Twite, MA, MB, BChir, FRCP

Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado

Hospital/Institution Titles
Director, Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia, Children’s Hospital Colorado
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado

Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge, England
BA (Hons) Medical Sciences 1991

Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
Addenbrooke’s Hospital Medical School, University of Cambridge, England
MB BChir 1994

Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
Pediatric Residency
Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, Scotland
MRCPCH (Pediatric Boards; Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, UK)
1994 – 1999

Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship
Children’s Hospital Colorado
2000 – 2003

Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
University of Colorado 2003-2006

Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
Pediatric Anesthesia & Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia
Birmingham Children’s Hospital, England
FRCP (Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, UK)
2006 – 2007

Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
International Medical Corps
Director of Pediatric Medical Services
Kosovo/Macedonia
1999 – 2000

Prior involvement with CCAS or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities
It has been a privilege to serve as the Vice President of CCAS for the past two years. I have been involved with the CCAS for many years and have enjoyed being a part of several special interest groups, committees, CCAS program chair 2016 and the board of directors. The strength of CCAS is its membership. We have members who are very committed to caring for patients with congenital hearts disease. These members are all colleagues, and many have become good friends. Together we can improve the future for patients with congenital heart disease. Now during COVID-19 we need CCAS to network with and support each other. I hope I can help navigate CCAS through these challenging times and build an even stronger community within the membership.

Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization.

• World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (WCPCCS) Barcelona, Spain 2017
• Anesthesia Track Program Chair (representing CCAS)
• Editorial Board: Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
• Section Editor for the Congenital Cardiac Forum
• Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist for ‘Surgeons for Hope’ cardiac surgery missions to Mozambique (2008), Senegal (2009) Nicaragua (2010 and 2012)
• CCAN (Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Network, UK)
• Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
• Speaker 2018
• Strategic Task Force 2018

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Vice President

Luis M. Zabala, MD

Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
Children’s Medical Center, Dallas
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Hospital/Institution Titles
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management
Medical Director for Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia
Children’s Medical Center Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical School
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management

Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
Universidad Central de Venezuela – Escuela de Medicina J. M. Vargas – MD – 1998

Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Tufts School of Medicine; Boston, MA
Transitional Year Internship – Department of internal medicine 1999 – 2000

Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
Tufts – New England Medical Center, Boston 2000 – 2003

Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
Fellow in Pediatric Anesthesiology and Cardiac Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA    2003 – 2004

Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
Program for Educators in the Health Care Profession.
Harvard Macy Institute – Harvard Medical School. – 2010
MBA – Healthcare Organization Leadership Master of Business Administration
University of Texas Dallas/UT Southwestern. Class of 2020

Prior involvement with CCAS or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities
CCAS

• CCAS: Member of Task Force designed to develop a consensus statement for the use of rFVIIa in pediatric cardiac surgery. (2010-2012)
• CCAS: Associate Editor for the Newsletter – 2013 – 2014
• CCAS: Editor for the Newsletter – 2014 – Present
• CCAS: Director – Board of Directors (2014 – 2018)
• CCAS: Secretary-Treasurer – Board of Directors (2019-2021)
• CCAS: Program Co-Chair 2016, 2017
• CCAS: Program Chair – 2018
• CCAS Invited Speaker 2011, 2014:
• Presenter- Lecture CCAS annual meeting 2011, San Diego, CA– Transesophageal Doppler measurements of renal arterial blood flow velocities in children.
• Presenter – Lecture CCAS annual meeting 2014, Ft. Lauderdale, FL: Long-standing hypoxemia: Secondary Erythrocytosis and Hemostasis.
• Presenter – Lecture CCAS annual meeting 2016, Colorado Springs, CO: Perioperative Surgical Home for the Patient with Congenital Heart Disease: Pre-op Optimization to Post-op Care from newborn to Adult.

SPA

• Presenter – Lecture SPA annual meeting 2017, Austin, TX: Vascular Access: New Technologies and best practices.
• Workshops at SPA Meeting:
  – Techniques for Difficult Peripheral Access 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018.

Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization

• Society of Simulation in Healthcare (2011) – Presenter at a National Meeting: Quality and Faculty Development in Simulation.
• Reviewer for Anesthesia and Analgesia
• Reviewer for Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

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Secretary/Treasurer

Viviane G. Nasr, MD

Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Hospital/Institution Titles
Associate Professor of Anaesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Senior Associate in Cardiac Anesthesia
Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Boston Children’s Hospital

Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
American University of Beirut, Lebanon, BS, 1999

Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
American University of Beirut, Lebanon, MD, 2003

Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
American University of Beirut, Lebanon 2004
Metrowest Medical Center, Harvard Medical School Affiliate, Framingham, MA, 2010

Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon, 2007
Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, 2013

Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship, Children’s National Medical Center, George Washington University, Washington D.C., 2009
Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Fellowship, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2014

Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
N/A

Prior involvement with CCAS or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities

• I am currently the Editor of the CCAS Newsletter and Chair of the Communication Committee. I initiated the question of the week and poll of the month for the CCAS website in 2014 and wrote the weekly questions for two years with the explanation and references. In the first year this initiative was credited with tripling the number of website visits. I continue to be actively engaged in reviewing and editing the questions.
  I led a working group within the communication committee to revise the website of the Society and launched the new website this past summer with new features and content.
  I led the effort to create milestones for Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia training; these milestones were subsequently published in Anesthesia & Analgesia. I have been the CCAS representative on the SPA GME task force aiming to evaluate the current status of the pediatric cardiac anesthesia fellowships across the US. This culminated in the creation of a working group and submission of a proposal to ACGME for standardization of the pediatric cardiac anesthesia fellowship.
• Finally, I organized the creation of the CCAS Special Interest Trainee group and serve as a mentor to this group. This is a group currently led by fellows and residents interested in pediatric cardiac anesthesia training and careers.
• Additional roles:
  • Member of the CCAS Membership Recruitment, Retention and Engagement Committee
  • Member of the Steering committee of the Cardiac Mentoring Initiative for fellows and junior faculty
  • Regularly participated as a speaker, moderator and problem-based learning discussion leader at the CCAS annual meeting over the past 5 years
  • Organization of the ongoing CCAS webinar series
  • Representation of CCAS at the SPA Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
• Member of the SPA Education Committee
• Member of the SPA GME task force

Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization.

• Chair of the Anesthesia Track for the World Congress of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery 2021/2023.
• Coordinate anesthesia-related educational programs for the Congenital Heart Academy
• Invited speaker and PBLD session at the SCA meetings 2015, 2017, 2018
• American Society of Anesthesiologists, member
• International Anesthesia Research Society, member

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Directors-At-Large

Rania K. Abbasi, MD

Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Indiana

Hospital/Institution Titles
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesia
Program Director, Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Fellowship

Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
Washington University in St. Louis, BA 2003

Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
Indiana University School of Medicine, MD 2008

Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana; Transitional internship 2008-2009

Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
Indiana University Department of Anesthesia, Residency 2009-2012

Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
Riley Hospital for Children, Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship 2012-2013

Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
Stanford University/Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Fellowship 2016

Prior involvement with CCAS or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities.

• 2017-2021 Co-Director of Education Initiatives: authored over 60 “Questions of the Week”
• CCAS Research Committee 2020-present
• CCAS Transfusion Special Interest Group 2019-present
• CCAS Echo Tutorial Coordinator 2018-present
• CCAS Database Committee 2018-present
• CCAS Communication Committee 2017-present
• Initiated CCAS collaboration/anesthesia contribution to CHiP Network Journal Watch, 1/2019; Anesthesia Subsection Co-Editor 2019-present
• CCAS Coaching-Mentoring Initiative Coach 2020
• CCAS 2020: Moderator for Session VI: Training in Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia
• CCAS 2020: Cardiac Professor Poster Rounds Moderator
• SPA Rising Star 2020
• CCAS collaborating author for: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons-Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society Database: multi-institutional blood product transfusion and procoagulant usage trends in congenital cardiac cardiopulmonary bypass operations World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2020 Jan;11(1):14-21.
• CCAS new website contributor: patient information section 2020
• SPA Fall 2019 PBLD Moderator: Deadly Reality for Pediatric Anesthesiologists—Managing Gunshot Wounds to the Head/Neck in Young Children
• CCAS patient information pamphlet contributor 2017
• 2016 CCAS Top 3 poster presentation: Multidisciplinary Development of Evidenced-Based Guidelines for Extubation in the Operating Room following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
• Summer 2015 CCAS Newsletter review article: Acute Kidney Injury in Congenital Heart Disease
• CCAS/SPA Posters:
  • A Survey of Current Anesthesia Practice for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass CCAS 2020
  • PECS I and II Blocks as the Primary Anesthetic for Implantable Cardiac Device Generator Changes in Congenital Cardiac Patients: A Case Series SPA 2020
  • Use of Exparel versus Bupivacaine for Local Wound Infiltration after Ravitch Procedure SPA 2020
  • The Dilemma of Double Arterial Stick: Is It Safe in Children? SPA 2019
  • Multidisciplinary Development of Evidenced-Based Guidelines for Extubation in the Operating Room following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery SPA 2016
  • Anesthetic Considerations for the Anatomical Repair of Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries SPA 2016
  • Urgent Revision of an RV-PA Conduit Following Failed Attempt at Transcutaneous Pulmonary Valve Replacement SPA 2015
• EXIT Procedure for an Infant with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome with an Intact Atrial Septum SPA 2014
• Improvement of Pulmonary Function in Early-Onset Scoliosis with Serial EDF Casting SPA 2013
• Multivisceral and Abdominal Wall Transplantation after Gastrointestinal Perforation in Juvenile Dermatomyositis: A Case Report SPA 2013

Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization.
CHiP (Congenital Heart International Professionals) Network Anesthesia/Critical Care Subsection Co-Editor

Jimmie E. Colon, MD

Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
Ochsner Hospital for Children, Ochsner Medical Center/ New Orleans, Louisiana, 2008-present

Hospital/Institution Titles
Ochsner Hospital for Children/ Director of Pediatric Cardiovascular Anesthesia, 2010-present

Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
Universidad de Puerto Rico/ Mayaguez Puerto Rico; Degree in Nursing, 1991
Universidad de Puerto Rico/ Ponce, Puerto Rico; Pre-Med Certification, 1992-1995

Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
Universidad de Monterrey/ Monterrey, Mexico; Doctorate in Medicine, 1996-2000
New York Medical College/ Valhalla, New York; Fifth Pathway Program, 2001-2002
Tulane University HSC/ New Orleans, Louisiana; Clinical Research, 2002-2003

Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
Tulane University HSC/ New Orleans, Louisiana; Surgery Internship; 2003-2004

Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
Tulane University HSC/ New Orleans, Louisiana; Anesthesiology Residency, 2004-2006
University of Colorado HSC/ Denver, Colorado; Anesthesiology Residency, 2006-2007

Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
University of Colorado HSC/ Denver, Colorado; Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship, 2007-2008

Prior involvement with CCAS or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities.
Member of the following CCAS Committees:
International Membership- Dr. Luis Zabala (Chair)
CCAS STS Database- Dr. David Vener (Chair)
CCAS Communications- Dr. Vivian Nasr (Chair)
Hemostasis Special Interest Group- Dr. Kelly Machovec (Chair)

Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization
Board Member- Congenital Heart Program Strategic Council, Ochsner Hospital for Children

Laura A. Downey, MD

Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

Hospital/Institution Titles
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Emory University
Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
B.S. in Marine Biology 2003

Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
M.D. 2008

Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Internal Medicine Internship, June 2008- June 2009

Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Anesthesiology Residency July 2009-June 2012

Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship September 2012-August 2013
Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology Fellowship January 2014-June 2014

Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training.

Prior involvement with CCAS or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities.

• I attended my first CCAS meeting as a CA-2 in 2010. Since then, I have had the opportunity to lead Roundtable Discussions, moderate educational sessions, speak at educational meetings, and present original research during the Oral Abstract Presentations at the Annual CCAS Meeting.
• I joined the CCAS Hemostasis Interest Group (HIG) as one of the original members 2015. Since then, our membership has grown from 5 clinicians to a network of cardiac anesthesiologists from over 20 institutions. Due to the small heterogenous population of pediatric cardiac patients presenting to single institutions, large, high quality studies in pediatric cardiac transfusion medicine are challenging.  However, this multi-institutional collaboration has led to several abstracts and publications that aim to define differences in clinical practices across institutions.
• My membership in HIG complements my involvement on the SPA Patient Blood Management Committee. As part of the SPA PBM Special Interest Group, members are invited to give workshops and lectures on transfusion related topics at meetings throughout the year. This year members have presented at the SPA Annual Meeting, the Society for the Advancement of Blood Management, and the Boston Children’s Annual Meeting on the Principles of Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine.
• In 2019, I received the SPA Young Investigator Grant to carry out a randomized clinical trial examining the “In vivo effect of fibrinogen concentrate versus cryoprecipitate on the neonatal fibrin network.” I have been an active member of the SPA Research Committee, including serving as an abstract reviewer and a moderator for poster sessions for the SPA 2020 Annual Meeting. In 2020, I became Chair of the Subcommittee on Surveys. This Subcommittee of the SPA Research Committee reviews and recommends which surveys are submitted to the SPA Board of Directors for approval and member-wide distribution.
• In July 2020, I was asked to serve on the SPA Young Investigator Grant Review Committee. This 8-member committee reviews and discusses the YIG grant submissions to choose 2-3 young researchers to receive this award each year.
• As a member of the CCAS Board of Directors, I hope to promote collaborative relationships across the larger anesthesia community and congenital cardiac specialties to further the mission of the CCAS. I look forward to joining a group of like-minded Congenital Cardiac Anesthesiologists who are dedicated to improving the perioperative care and outcomes for patients with congenital heart disease requiring anesthetic care.

Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization.

• As a result of my growing expertise in pediatric transfusion medicine, I sit on several national committees focused on pediatric anesthesia, pediatric cardiology, and transfusion medicine. This October, I started my two-year commitment with the American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) Patient Blood Management Committee and the ASA Committee on Pediatric Anesthesia (COPA). The Committees focus on updating practice guidelines and consensus statements for transfusion medicine and guidelines for pediatric anesthesiologists.
• In addition to my work with the CCAS and the ASA, I was invited by the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium PC⁴ to join a workgroup aimed at reducing/preventing thrombotic complications in pediatric. The PC⁴ was formed in 2009 as a unique collaborative of leaders in pediatric cardiac critical care, cardiac surgery, and cardiology representing the diverse group of centers caring for these patients. The PC⁴ aims to improve the quality of care to patients with critical pediatric and congenital cardiovascular disease in North America and abroad through the core pillars of collaborative quality improvement: purposeful collection of specific clinical data on outcomes and practice; timely performance feedback to clinicians, and continuous improvement based on empirical analysis and collaborative learning.

Laura K. Diaz-Berenstain, MD

Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH

Hospital/Institution Titles
Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Director of Well-being and Resiliency

Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
Duke University, B.S. Biology 1981

Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
Tulane University Medical School, M.D. 1985

Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
Tulane University/Charity Hospital of New Orleans, New Orleans LA
Pediatrics, 1985-86

Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans LA
Anesthesiology, 1986-1988

Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA
Fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesiology, concentration in Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia
1988-1989

Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
N/A

Prior involvement with CCAS or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities.
I am a Steering Committee member for the SPA’s Women’s Empowerment Leadership Initiative (WELI) and Chair of the WELI Well-being Committee. Additionally, I am a member of the SPA Special Interest Group on Well-being.

I am a member of the CCAS Communications Committee and the subgroup for Educational Initiatives, contributing to “Question of the Week.” I recently founded (along with 3 colleagues) the CCAS Coaching-Mentoring Initiative to match advanced cardiac fellows and first-year attending physicians with coach/mentors to aid in their transition and early career development.

Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization.
I have been an active member of Heart-to-Heart, an organization developing resources and training pediatric cardiac physicians throughout Russia and South America. I have worked with Heart-to-Heart developing pediatric cardiac programs in Russia, Peru and Mexico.

David Faraoni, MD

Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sick Kids Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hospital/Institution Titles
Staff Cardiac Anesthesiologist
Associate Scientist
Associate Professor of Anesthesia

Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
L’Athénée Provincial Mixte Warocqué, Morlanwelz, Belgium – Science (2000)

Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium – MD (2007)
Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium – Doctor of medical science (PhD – 2015)

Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
CUB Erasme, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium (2007)

Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium (2007-2012)

Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada. Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Fellowship (2016-2017)

Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
None

Prior involvement with CCAS or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities
I became a member of SPA and CCAS back in 2008. In 2019, I became the inaugural chair of the CCAS Research Committee. Since then, I have coordinated the research activities of the society. I have helped organize two CCAS Webinars (e.g. COVID and Research). Last spring, I also led a group of CCAS members that published recommendations for Pediatric Heart Programs during COVID-19 (Faraoni D, et al. Considerations for Pediatric Heart Programs During COVID-19: Recommendations From the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society. Anesth Analg 2020; 131: 403-409)

Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization
In the past years, I have been involved with several International societies. I was a member of the transfusion and hemostasis committee of the European Association for Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologists (EACTA) from 2013 and 2017, during which I also served as the committee representative in the education committee from 2014 until 2016.

From 2018 until 2020, I was a member of the research committee for the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA).

I currently still am a board member and member of the scientific committee for the Network for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management, haemostasis and thrombosis (NATA) and a member of the research committee of the Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management (SABM).

 Kelly A. Machovec, MD

Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC

Hospital/Institution Titles
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA, BS in Biology 2000

Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, MD, 2006; Master in Public Health (Public Health Leadership Program) 2005

Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
I originally matched in general surgery – intern year and first year of residency in general surgery at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (2006 – 2008).  I realized that being a surgeon did not inspire or excite me.

Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
Hahnemann University/Drexel University School of Medicine, Anesthesiology residency 2008-2011

Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
Duke University Hospital, Fellow in Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2012-2013.  From 2011-2012 I was a staff Anesthesiologist with Abington Anesthesia Associates, LLC, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA.

Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
N/A

Prior involvement with CCAS or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities.

• I joined CCAS and SPA as a fellow in 2013
• In 2015, with the support of my mentor at Duke, Dr. Eddie Jooste, and several CCAS board members, I initiated the Hemostasis Interest Group within CCAS. We have grown to include members from more than 25 congenital heart programs.  I am proud of what we have been able to accomplish as a committed group of individuals who value collaboration and innovative thinking along with hard work and dedication to address some of our most difficult questions in the realm of coagulation and hemostasis.
• CCAS Communications Committee, 2019 – present. I have participated in yearly meetings and contributed to the newsletter.
• CCAS Database Committee, 2019 – present
• CCAS Research Committee, 2020 – present

Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization
N/A

 Andrew Matisoff, MD

Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC

Hospital/Institution Titles
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics.  The George Washington University
School of Medicine.  Division of Cardiac Anesthesia.  Children’s National Hospital.

Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
University of Virginia.  BS Biochemistry, 1999

Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
University of Virginia School of Medicine.  MD 2003.

Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
Georgetown University Hospital.  Internal Medicine.  2003-4.

Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
Duke University Medical Center.  2004-2007

Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
The Hospital for Sick Children.  Toronto, Ontario.  Pediatric Anesthesiology.  2007-8.

Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training

Prior involvement with CCAS or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities
CCAS communications committee: Education Initiatives Team

Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization.
Society of Pediatric Anesthesia Member, ASA member, PCICS member

 Manchula Navaratnam, MD

Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
Stanford Children’s Hospital, Palo Alto, California

Hospital/Institution Titles
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Stanford University School of Medicine

Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
Edinburgh University, Scotland, UK. Psychology BSc (Hons) 1995

Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. MBChB 1997

Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
University hospital of South Manchester, UK; General surgery 1997
St John’s Hospital, Livingston, Scotland, UK; Medicine 1998

Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
South East Scotland School of Anesthesia, Edinburgh. 1999-2007
Fellowship of the Royal College of Anesthetists, London 2004

Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
Westmead Children’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia. Pediatric Anesthesia fellowship 2005

Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
Instructor in pediatric cardiac anesthesiology, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford University, 2009

Prior involvement with CCAS or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities.
I have been an active member of CCAS and SPA since 2010.For the past 5 years I have led a workshop on “Temporary cardiac pacemakers” at the annual CCAS meeting. In addition, I have led PBLDs for both the SPA and the CCAS on topics related to congenital heart disease. I am also a member of the hemostasis interest group within the CCAS.

Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization
I am an active member of the Association of Pediatric Anesthesia of Great Britain and Ireland and a prior member of SPANZA. I have led a workshop on temporary pacemakers at the Mexican Association of Congenital Heart Disease annual meeting and given a webinar lecture to the Mexican Society of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologists

 

Faith J. Ross, MD

Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
Seattle Children’s Hospital
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Hospital/Institution Titles
Assistant Professor
Director, Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology Fellowship
Associate Anesthesia Resident Coordinator, Seattle Children’s Hospital

Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
B.S. in Astrophysics, summa cum laude (2004)
Yale University, New Haven, CT
M.S. in Physics (2005)

Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
University of Connecticut School of Medicine; M.D. (2010)

Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Integrated Transitional Year (2010-2011)

Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA (2010-2014)

Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship (2014-2015)

Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology Faculty Fellowship (2015-2017)

Prior involvement with CCAS or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities
During the last several years, I have attended each SPA/CCAS meeting and have been involved in committees in both organizations focusing primarily on communication and education. As a member of the SPA and CCAS communications committees I have frequently contributed to the SPA newsletter and in 2015 and 2016 I co-wrote the CCAS annual meeting summary for the CCAS newsletter. I have also contributed educational content to CCAS lecture series, Question of the Week, and several review articles available to CCAS members. I am currently working with the rest of the Hemostasis Interest Group on an upcoming manuscript detailing current trends in hemostasis management.

I have been actively involved in the research mission of the CCAS with multiple poster and platform presentations. In 2017 I was selected by the CCAS to present my research at the World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery in Spain and in 2019 I presented my research abstract as well as an invited PBLD at the annual CCAS meeting. I have served as a moderator for the SPA transesophageal echocardiography workshop and was an invited speaker at the 2020 SPA meeting. I have more recently become involved in the meeting planning committee within SPA and served as a shadow for the 2020 meeting. This year, I am excited to be joining the CCAS Virtual Visiting Professor leadership team and I look forward to further developing educational resources for our community.

Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization
From 2018-2020 I served as a pediatric section editor for Open Anesthesia. In this role I collaborated with my co-editors to produce high quality educational content which is widely used by residents and fellows throughout the US and abroad. My lectures cover a range of basic topics in congenital cardiac anesthesia. In collaboration with SPA, my co-editors and I introduced a series of Ask the Experts podcasts in which we interview prominent SPA members about their areas of expertise. I was fortunate to be able to include in this series interviews with CCAS members Drs. Richard Ing, Annette Schure, and Nina Guzzetta.