Program Chair & Speakers
Speakers currently scheduled for this years symposium
Program Chair
Dana Darwish, DO
Dallas, TXDana Darwish, DO
Dallas, TXAssistant Professor, Anesthesiology & Pain Management, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Keynote Speakers
Karen J. Nichols, DO, MA, MACOI, CS
Mesa, AZKaren J. Nichols, DO, MA, MACOI, CS
Mesa, AZACGME Board Chair, Leadership Consultant & Speaker on End-of-Life Care Issues, and Former Dean Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
David McDonagh, MD
Dallas, TXDavid McDonagh, MD
Dallas, TXProfessor of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Neurological Surgery, and Neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center
Humayun J. Chaudhry, DO, MACP, MACOI
Chevy Chase, MDHumayun J. Chaudhry, DO, MACP, MACOI
Chevy Chase, MDPresident & CEO, Federation of State Medical Boards
Barbara Ross-Lee, DO
GAYLORD, MNBarbara Ross-Lee, DO
GAYLORD, MNPresident-elect of the American Osteopathic Foundation
Jerome Adams, MD
Washington, DCJerome Adams, MD
Washington, DCFormer United States Surgeon General, Former Indiana state health commissioner,
Richard D. Urman, MD, MBA
Boston, MARichard D. Urman, MD, MBA
Boston, MAAssociate Professor, Anesthesia, Perioperative and Pain Management, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Speakers
Rita Agarwal, MD, FAAP, FASA
Palo Alto, CAClinical Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine
Helen A. Bean, DO
Seattle, WAProgram Director, Anesthesiology Residency Program, Virginia Mason Medical Center
Ashley Classen, DO, FAOCA
Fort Worth, TexasBoard Certified Pain Management Physician & Board Certified Anesthesiologist, Medical Director, Trinity Interventional Pain & Spine PA
Rachel Diehl, MD, MPH
Cleveland, OHStaff Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
J. Kyle Dryden, DO
Columbus, OHAssistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Michael Fabbro II, DO
Miami, FLAssociate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Karen Flotildes Romo, DO, FAOCA
Los Angeles, CAAssistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital
Amanda Fox, MD, MPH
Dallas, TXProfessor, Anesthesiology & Pain Management, Division Director Cardiovascular & Thoracic Anesthesiology, UT Southwestern
Ralf Gebhard, MD
Miami, FLProfessor of Anesthesiology & Chief Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management, Univ of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Joseph A. Giaimo, DO, FACOI, FCCP
Palm Beach Gardens, FLAOA President
Jessica Goeller, DO, FAOCA
Omaha, NEAssociate Professor of Anesthesiology at University of Nebraska Medical Center, Section Chief of Comprehensive Pain Medicine
Kristina Goff, MD
Dallas, TXAssistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Management, UT Southwestern
Jennifer Hargrave, DO, FAOCA
Cincinnati, OHAssistant Professor, Program Director Cardiothoracic Adult Anesthesiology Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic
C. Patrick Henson, DO
Nashville, TNAssociate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Obstetric Anesthesiology, Medical Director, PACU, Vanderbilt Univ Med Ctr
Robert Isaak, DO, FASA
Durham, NCAssociate Professor, Assistant Residency Program Director, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Jonathan Douglas Jaffe, DO
Lewisville, NCAssociate Professor, Anesthesiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Meagan Johns, PharmD, MBA
Argyle, TXPGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Program Director, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Critical Care, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Rafal Kopanczyk, DO
Columbus, OHAnesthesiologist, Anesthesia Critical Care Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Perin A. Kothari, DO
Stanford, CAClinical Assistant Professor, Dept of Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine, Stanford Univ SOM
Michael J. Lankhorst, MD
Bellevue, NEAssistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Nebraska Medicine
Thomas Manning, MD
Omaha, NEAssistant Professor, Pediatric Anesthesiologist, Children's Hospital & Medical Center, University of Nebraska
Karen J. Nichols, DO, MA, MACOI, CS
Mesa, AZACGME Board Chair, Leadership Consultant & Speaker on End-of-Life Care Issues, and Former Dean Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
David Ninan, DO, FAOCA, CPE
Moreno Valley, CAAssistant Dean for Curriculum Innovation & Education, Chief of Staff, Kansas Health Science Center COM/ Riverside University Health Syst
Jaffer Odeh, MD
Dallas, TXAnesthesiology & Pain Management, UT Southwestern
Beverly K. Philip, MD, FACA, FASA
Boston, MAASA President, Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School
Marc Popovich, MD, FCCM
Cleveland, OHChair, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Case Western Reserve/University Hospitals
Austin Street, MD, FASA
Dallas, TXMedical Director of Enhanced Recovery, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Anupama Wadhwa, MD
Dallas, TXAnesthesiology & Pain Management, UT Southwestern
George W. Williams, II, MD, FASA, FCCM, FCCP
Houston, TXVice Chair and Division Chief, Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, UT Health McGovern Medical School
Neera Tewari, DO, FAOCA
Mineola, NYAOBA Board, Anesthesiologist, Site Director, New York University Langone -Long Island
Moderators
Dana Darwish, DO
Dallas, TXDana Darwish, DO
Dallas, TXAssistant Professor, Anesthesiology & Pain Management, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Michael Fabbro II, DO
Miami, FLMichael Fabbro II, DO
Miami, FLAssociate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Karen Flotildes Romo, DO, FAOCA
Los Angeles, CAKaren Flotildes Romo, DO, FAOCA
Los Angeles, CAAssistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital
Jessica Goeller, DO, FAOCA
Omaha, NEJessica Goeller, DO, FAOCA
Omaha, NEAssociate Professor of Anesthesiology at University of Nebraska Medical Center, Section Chief of Comprehensive Pain Medicine
Jennifer Hargrave, DO, FAOCA
Cincinnati, OHJennifer Hargrave, DO, FAOCA
Cincinnati, OHAssistant Professor, Program Director Cardiothoracic Adult Anesthesiology Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic
David Ninan, DO, FAOCA, CPE
Moreno Valley, CADavid Ninan, DO, FAOCA, CPE
Moreno Valley, CAAssistant Dean for Curriculum Innovation & Education, Chief of Staff, Kansas Health Science Center COM/ Riverside University Health Syst
Marc Popovich, MD, FCCM
Cleveland, OHMarc Popovich, MD, FCCM
Cleveland, OHChair, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Case Western Reserve/University Hospitals
Robert Vandergraaf, DO, FAOCA
Robert Vandergraaf, DO, FAOCA
AOCA President
George W. Williams, II, MD, FASA, FCCM, FCCP
Houston, TXGeorge W. Williams, II, MD, FASA, FCCM, FCCP
Houston, TXVice Chair and Division Chief, Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, UT Health McGovern Medical School