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