PRESIDENT
Wanda C. Miller-Hance, MD
Name and City/State of the Institution for which you currently work
Texas Children’s Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Hospital/University Titles
- Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
- Associate Director of Pediatric Cardiovascular Anesthesiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX
- Director of Intraoperative Echocardiography, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston TX
- Attending Pediatric Anesthesiologist and Pediatric Cardiologist, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston TX
Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, PR
Bachelor of Science, Biology (1977)
Name and City/State of Medical School attended; degree and year obtained
University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI
Medical Doctor (1981)
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates of Internship
Pediatrics Internship, Children’s Medical Center of Dallas
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (1981-86)
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesia Residency was completed; dates of training
Anesthesiology Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (1993-96)
Specialty training obtained during anesthesia residency as follows
- Pediatric Anesthesiology (4 months experience)
Massachusetts General Hospital & Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA - Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology (6 months experience)
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA - Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology (12 months experience)
Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA & Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, CAN
Name and City/State of Hospital/University where any additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
- Pediatrics Residency and Chief Residency, Children’s Medical Center of Dallas
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (1982-85) - Research Fellowship – Smooth Muscle Pharmacology and Physiology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (1985-87) - Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Texas Children’s Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (1987-90) - Research Fellowship, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (1989-90) - Fellow, American Heart Association/Bugher Foundation Center, Molecular Biology of them Cardiovascular System
University of California, San Diego, CA (1991-93)
Prior involvement with CCAS (if applicable); describe briefly
Board of Directors
- At-Large Director, 2010-14
- Secretary/Treasurer, 2014-16
- Vice President, 2016-present
Committees
- CCAS Education Committee (2017-present), chair
- CCAS-STS Database Committee (2017-present), member
Meeting Participation
- CCAS 2007 Meeting, Phoeniz, AZ
– Invited speaker (workshop): Transesophageal Echocardiography in Children: An Interactive Session on Common Congenital Cardiac Defects - CCAS 2008 Meeting, San Diego, CA
– Invited speaker (workshop): Transesophageal Echocardiography in Children: An Interactive Session - CCAS 2009 Meeting, Jacksonville, FL
– Invited speaker and workshop organizer
– Lecture: Overview of the Basic TEE Examination in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease Workshop: Single Ventricle Station (Workshop on Transesophageal Echocardiography in Children) - CCAS 2010 Meeting, San Antonio, TX
– Invited session organizer and moderator: Study of a Lesion: Complete Atrioventricular Canal Defect - CCAS 2011 Meeting, San Diego, CA
– Invited speaker: Intraoperative TEE in the Patient with Tetralogy of Fallot - CCAS 2012 Meeting, Tampa, FL
– Program co-chair
– Session moderator: Emerging Technologies: Pulse pressure analysis and non-invasive cardiac output assessment - CCAS 2013 Meeting, Red Rock, NV
– Program co-chair
– Session moderator: Double Outlet Right Ventricle - CCAS 2014 Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
– Program chair - CCAS 2016 Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO
– Session Moderator: Practice Updates in Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia - CCAS 2017 Meeting, Austin, TX
– Workshop Organizer and Speaker: Transesophageal Echocardiography-Focus on Assessment of Atrioventricular and Ventriculoarterial Connections - CCAS 2018 Meeting, Phoenix, AZ
– Workshop Organizer and Speaker: Transesophageal Echocardiography-Focus on the Assessment of Atrioventricular Valves
Other
- Participation in informal discussions regarding initial organization of the Society and membership
- Attended all CCAS meetings since the Society was established
- Attendance at yearly CCAS board meetings
- Participation at CCAS planning and organizing sessions for annual meetings
- Participation at CCAS annual meeting reviews/feedback sessions and educational activities
- Review and grading of abstracts at annual meetings
- Participation at 7th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery (2017, Barcelona, Spain) in CCAS sponsored lunch session
Involvement with other National/International (pediatric/cardiac) anesthesia organizations (if applicable); describe briefly:
Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
- Active membership (1993-present)
- Invited speaker at annual meetings and workshop organizer
- Reviewer and moderator for poster sessions
- Member: Research Committee (2007-present)
- Member: SPA Committee for International Anesthesia Education and Service (2007-present)
- Member: SPA Education Committee (2012-present)
- Member: SPA Education Executive Committee (2017-present)
Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
- Active membership (1993-present)
- Invited speaker/workshop organizer/session moderator at annual meetings
- Reviewer and moderator for poster sessions
- Member: International Committee (2005-2013)
- Member: Educational Liaison Committee (2008-2013)
- Member: SCA Program Committee (2009-2013)
Involvement in Related Organizations
- American Society of Anesthesiologists, member
- International Anesthesia Research Society, member
- American College of Cardiology, member
- American Society of Echocardiography, member
- American Society of Echocardiography-Pediatric Council Member
- ASE Task Force Member of TEE Writing Guidelines in Pediatric Acquired and Congenital Heart Disease (2005 and 2018)
- Society of Pediatric Echocardiography, member
- American Heart Association, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, member
- American College of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology Section, member
- Society for Pediatric Research, elected member
- Texas Society of Anesthesiologists, member; Education Sub-Committee on Research, member
- 7th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery (2017), Barcelona, Spain
- Cardiac Anesthesia Working Group Co-Chair
VICE PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT-ELECT
Mark Twite, MD, BCh
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
Associate 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 Secretary/Treasurer of CCAS for the past two years. Prior to this I was elected to the CCAS Board of Directors for 4 years. However, I have been involved with the CCAS for much longer than this, initially starting the Newsletter and then helping with the development of the CCAS website and educational content. These roles are now being done by wonderful colleagues and friends who are doing an excellent job. I have been a member of the CCAS/STS Database committee since 2009. I have enjoyed attending, speaking and moderating at the CCAS Annual Meeting and was the Program Chair for the 2016 CCAS Annual Meeting in Colorado.
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
SECRETARY/TREASURER
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: 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: 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
DIRECTORS AT LARGE
(Two open positions)
Rania K. Abbasi, MD
Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Indiana
Hospital/Institution Titles
Assistant 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, St. Louis, Missouri – B.A. in Psychology, 2003
Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana – M.D., 2008
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
Chief Resident, St. Vincent Hospital Transitional Internship, Indianapolis, Indiana – 2008-2009
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
Indiana University School of Medicine Anesthesiology Residency, Indianapolis, Indiana – 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, Indianapolis, Indiana – 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, Palo Alto, California – 2016
Prior involvement with CCAS or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities
- Co-Director of Education Initiatives/Communication Committee, 2017-present; Responsible for website “Question of the Week” (over 30 questions written to date). Other tasks include development of guidelines for website lectures and echo tutorials.
- CCAS Patient Education pamphlet, 2017; Helped develop content and layout.
- “Acute Kidney Injury in Congenital Heart Disease”; Summer 2015 newsletter review article.
Kelly Chilson, MD
Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Washington University; St. Louis MO
Hospital/Institution Titles
Director, Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University
Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
University of Missouri-Columbia, Bachelor of Science, Chemistry 1995
Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
University of Missouri-Columbia; MD 1999
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics, Columbia, MO – Pediatric Intern Year, 1999-2000
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics, Columbia, MO – Anesthesiology Residency, 2000-2003
Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA – Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship, 2003-2004
Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA – Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology, 2004-2005 (6 months total training Nov-Dec, Feb, Apr-Jun)
Prior involvement with CCAS or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities
I have been a member of the SPA and CCAS since 2005 and 2007, respectively. During this time I have been actively involved in both Societies, particularly CCAS given my interests in congenital cardiac anesthesia. I have presented several posters at both SPA and CCAS Annual Meetings, as well as two PBLDs. I am a member of the CCAS-STS database committee where I have represented my institution for the past several years. Also, I regularly attend the CCAS Board of Director’s meetings as I am excited about and committed to the continued growth of our Society.
Komal Kamra, MBBS
Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford University at Stanford, CA
Hospital/Institution Titles
Clinical Professor – Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
Not applicable
Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
M.B.B.S. 1995
R.N.T. Medical College, Udaipur, India
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
Internship – Transitional Year, 1997-1998, Louisiana State University Hospital at Shreveport, LA
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
Residency, 1998-2001, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics at Madison, WI
Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship 2001-2002, Stanford University Medical Center at Stanford, CA
Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
Masters in Medical Informatics 2012-2014, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Prior involvement with CCAS or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities
- 03/2018 – WORKSHOP: Transesophageal Echocardiography,12th Annual Meeting of the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society Phoenix, Arizona
- 03/2018 – WORKSHOP: Point of Care Ultrasound, SPA-AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology Annual meeting 2018, Phoenix, Arizona
- 03/2017 – Under pressure: perioperative management for surgical resection of high-risk mediastinal mass with ECMO standby-Where? When? How? Who with? Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA)/ American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (AAP) Pediatric Anesthesiology 2017 meeting in Austin, Texas
- 03/2017 – WORKSHOP: Transesophageal Echocardiography,11th Annual Meeting of the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society Austin, Texas
- 04/2016 – Clinical Effectiveness in Cardiac Anesthesia: Outcomes of a Standardized Approach to the Primary Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot. K. Elgin, K. Kamra, C. Algaze, C. Ramamoorthy. Society of Pediatric Anesthesia – American Academy of Pediatrics. Annual Meeting. Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 04/2016 – Clinical Effectiveness in Cardiac Anesthesia: Outcomes of a Standardized Approach to the Primary Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot. K. Elgin, K. Kamra, C. Algaze, C. Ramamoorthy. Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society. Annual Meeting. Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 03/2013 – Echocardiographic diagnosis of Double Outlet Right Ventricle. Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada
- 03/2009 – TEE workshop for evaluation of ASD, VSD, and AV Canal. Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society Conference, Jacksonville, Florida
Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization
- 05/2016 – Transitory Intraoperative Hypercapnia And Tachycardia –Should We Be Concerned About Malignant Hyperthermia? International Anesthesia Research Society. Annual Meeting and International Science Symposium in San Francisco, CA
- 03/2014 – Unexpected Congenital Abnormality in an Adult Cardiac Surgical Patient. Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesia. New Orleans, Louisiana
Katherine Louise Taylor, MD
Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada since 2006 after a pediatric anesthesia fellowship in 2004-2005.
Hospital/Institution Titles
Staff Cardiac Anesthesiologist, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
University of Newcastle, Australia, Bachelor of Medicine (Honours) 1993
Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
Medical education in Australia at the time was an undergraduate degree. My Medical school is the same as above–University of Newcastle, Australia, Bachelor of Medicine (Honours) 1993.
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
I completed my internship at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney Australia in 1994.
I was a resident in 1995-1996, rotating in Retrieval medicine, Critical Care and Emergency Medicine.
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
I completed my Anesthesia Residency at the University of Newcastle in Australia from 1997-2002.
Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
I have completed fellowships in Adult Anesthesia, University of Newcastle, Australia 2002, a Fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Sydney, Australia 2003, and a Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada 2004-2005.
Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
I completed a postgraduate diploma in Perioperative/Critical Care Echocardiography from the University of Melbourne (2006-2007), a Masters of Medicine in Clinical Epidemiology (University of Sydney) 2009-2011 and am in the final stages of submitting my PhD Thesis to the University of Sydney (2012-2018).
Prior involvement with CCAS or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities
I have been a member of CPAS and the SPA since 2006 and I regularly attend the meetings. I was a speaker at the 2012 CCAS meeting in Tampa, FL and have presented posters at the 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015 CCAS and SPA meetings. I was a contributor to the Consensus Statement on the use of recombinant Factor VIIa. This statement was developed by the CCAS in 2010-2011.
Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization
I have been the Secretary of the Canadian Pediatric Anesthesia Society (CPAS) from 2016-2018 and have recently been elected the Vice-Chair of this Society. CPAS is the Canadian equivalent of the SPA. CPAS aims to represent the specialty of Pediatric Anesthesia at a national level, and through collaborations with other representative organizations, at an international level. CPAS plans, supports and implements educational opportunities at stand-alone meetings and at the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society meetings. CPAS also participates in national tele-rounds and online discussion forums.
I have represented the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine at The Hospital for Sick Children Medical Staff Association since 2017. This group represents the interests of medical, dental and scientific staff to the Hospital Executive and Board.
I have been a member of the Society of Pediatric Anesthesia, Australia and New Zealand (SPANZA) since fellowship and regularly attend and present at their meetings.
I have been a member of the Editorial Board for the ‘Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia’ since 2015 and a reviewer for ‘Pediatric Anesthesia’ and the ‘Canadian Journal of Anesthesia’ amongst others.
I was a member of the Steering Committee of the Pediatric Investigators Network of Canada (PINC) from 2011 to 2013. This organization promoted research collaborations amongst Departments of Pediatric Anesthesia in Canada.
I was Faculty member of the Global Outreach Anesthesia Course, which presented an annual course in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 2012- 2015. This course is designed to assist anesthesia providers travelling to developing countries or austere environments for service or capacity development in anesthesia and critical care.
