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Clinical Practice Committee

The Clinical Practice Committee (CPC) of the Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists (SOCCA) serves as a collaborative forum to enhance member engagement and foster cross-disciplinary partnership across subspecialties within anesthesiology-based critical care. The CPC supports a growing portfolio of initiatives aimed at improving clinical practice, sharing expertise, and promoting innovation. Through its subcommittees, the CPC integrates diverse clinical perspectives into the broader work of SOCCA, contributing to the Society’s mission of advancing excellence in critical care.

Committee Members

  • Alok Gupta, MD, FCCP, FASA (Chair)
  • Lovkesh Arora, MBBS, MD, FASA, E-AEC (Vice Chair)
  • Gozde Demiralp, MD, FCCM (Immediate Past Chair)
  • Aalok Kacha, MD, PhD, FASA
  • Aaron Lloyd, BS, MD
  • Akrm Abdalrahman, MD, MS
  • Alan Kovar, FCCM, MBA, MD
  • Ameeka Pannu, MD
  • Amit Prabhakar, MBA, MD, MS
  • Ana Crawford, MD, MSc
  • Andrew Villion, MD
  • Anna Reichardt, MD, PhD
  • Ashie Kapoor, MD
  • Benjamin Keith, MD
  • Bhargavi Gali, MD, MHA
  • Bhoumesh Patel, MD
  • Bryan Romito, MBA, MD
  • Christina Creel-Bulos, MD, RN, BSN
  • Christopher Ortiz, MD, PhD
  • Christopher Tam, MD
  • Daniel Gouger, MD
  • Emily Naoum, MD
  • Eunie Yook, DO, MS
  • Gyan Das, BS, MD
  • Haseeb Khan, DO
  • Ian Molyneaux, MD, FASA
  • Ina Prevalska, MD
  • Ioannis Angelidis, MD, MPH
  • Jeffrey McMurray, MD
  • Jibin Mathew, MD
  • Jonathan Gomez, BS, MD, MS
  • Joy Chen, FCCM, MD, FASA
  • Justin Daniels, MD
  • Karuna Puttur Rajkumar, MD
  • Kathryn Rosenblatt, MD
  • Krassimir Denchev, MD
  • Lauren Sutherland, MD
  • Lovkesh Arora, MBBS, MD, FASA, E-AEC
  • Lynn Pauls, MD
  • Mafdy Basta, MD
  • Margo Hoyler, MD
  • Marisa Hernandez-Morgan, MD, MPP
  • Megan Rashid, MD
  • Michael Chen, MD
  • Miguel Yaport, MD, NBE
  • Monica Lupei, MD
  • Mousab Eteer, MD
  • Nicholas Flores-Conner, MD
  • Nitin Mehdiratta, MD, CPPS
  • Omar Elmadhoun, MD, MPH
  • Patrick Coleman, MA, MD, MPH
  • Peiman Lahsaei, MD
  • Rachel Hammer, DO
  • Ranjit Deshpande, FCCM, MBA, MBBS, FCCM
  • Ravindra Gupta, MD, FCCP, FASA
  • Richard Tenure, MD
  • Ron Leong, MD
  • Roshni Sreedharan, MD
  • Sachidhanand Jayakumar, MD
  • Samantha Stein, MD
  • Sean Baskin, DO, MA
  • Shahla Siddiqui, MBBS, MD, MSc, FCCM
  • Shashidhar Manchegowda, MBBS, MD
  • Somnath Bose, MBBS, MD, MPH, FASA
  • Sophia Bechek, MD
  • Suzanne Bennett, MD, FCCM
  • Vaibhav Bora, MBBS, FASE, FASA, FCCM, FCCP
  • Vanessa Moll, MD, PhD, FASA, FCCM, DESA
  • Vishal Yajnik, MD, MS
  • William Trudo, MD
  • Yang Gu, MD
  • Zyad Carr, BS, MD

Transplant Critical Care Subcommittee

The Transplant Critical Care Subcommittee partners with SATA to advance perioperative transplant care. It focuses on developing educational content and clinical guidelines to improve outcomes throughout the transplant continuum.

Subcommittee Members

  • Ranjit Deshpande, MBA, MBBS, FCCM (Chair)
  • Megan Rashid, MD (Vice Chair)
  • Aalok Kacha, MD, PhD, FASA
  • Benjamin Keith, MD
  • Emily Naoum, MD
  • Karuna Puttur Rajkumar, MD
  • Mousab Eteer, MD
  • Roshni Sreedharan, MD
  • Suzanne Bennett, MD, FCCM

Mechanical Circulatory Support/ECMO/CTICU Subcommittee

This subcommittee is leading efforts to standardize MCS education for intensivists. In collaboration with ELSO, it is building accessible training resources for programs of all sizes.

Subcommittee Members

  • Laura Sutherland, MD (Chair)
  • Bhoumesh Patel (Vice Chair)
  • Lovkesh Arora, MD, MBBS, FASA, E-AEC (Immediate Past Chair)
  • Aaron Lloyd, BS, MD
  • Alan Kovar, FCCM, MBA, MD
  • Anna Reichardt, MD, PhD
  • Benjamin Keith, MD
  • Christopher Ortiz, MD, PhD
  • Christopher Tam, MD
  • Emily Naoum, MD
  • Gozde Demiralp, FCCM, MD
  • Gyan Das, BS, MD
  • Ina Prevalska, MD
  • Jeffrey McMurray, MD
  • Margo Hoyler, MD
  • Marisa Hernandez-Morgan, MD, MPP
  • Miguel Yaport, MD, NBE Diplomate
  • Monica Lupei, MD
  • Rachel Hammer, DO
  • Ravindra Gupta, MD, FCCP, FASA
  • Somnath Bose, MBBS, MD, MPH, FASA
  • Sophia Bechek, MD
  • Vaibhav Bora, MBBS, FASE, FASA, FCCM, FCCP
  • Vanessa Moll, MD, PhD, FASA, FCCM, DESA
  • Zyad Carr, BS, MD 

Quality and Safety Subcommittee

Focused on perioperative safety for critically ill patients, this group is building a community around QI initiatives, shared protocols, and a library of resources for ICU teams.

Subcommittee Members

  • Somnath Bose, MD, MPH, MBBS (Chair)
  • Joy Chen, MD, FCCM (Vice Chair)
  • Aaron Lloyd, BS, MD
  • Alan Kovar, FCCM, MBA, MD
  • Amit Prabhakar, MBA, MD, MS
  • Bhargavi Gali, MD, MHA
  • Christopher Ortiz, MD, PhD
  • Christopher Tam, MD
  • Gozde Demiralp, FCCM, MD, FCCM 
  • Justin Daniels, MD
  • Krassimir Denchev, MD
  • Margo Hoyler, MD
  • Mousab Eteer, MD
  • Nitin Mehdiratta, MD, CPPS
  • Roshni Sreedharan, MD
  • Vanessa Moll, MD, PhD, FASA, FCCM, DESA
  • William Trudo, MD

Neurocritical Care Subcommittee

This subcommittee brings together providers caring for neurologically injured patients. Early projects include practice model benchmarking and collaboration with SNACC.

Subcommittee Members

  • Vishal Yajnik, MD, MS (Chair)
  • Kate Rosenblatt, MD, MHS (Vice Chair)
  • Daniel Gouger, MD
  • Jonathan Gomez, MD
  • Justin Daniels, MD
  • Krassimir Denchev, MD

Obstetrical Critical Care Medicine Subcommittee

Addressing the unique challenges of critical illness in pregnancy, this subcommittee works closely with SOAP to develop guidelines and improve maternal-fetal outcomes.

Subcommittee Members

  • Ioannis Angelidis, MD, MPH (Chair)
  • Emily Naoum, MD (Vice Chair)
  • Gyan Das, MD, BS
  • Monica Lupei, MD
  • Samantha Stein, MD
  • Sophia Bechek, MD

Global Critical Care Medicine Subcommittee

Partnering to further the cause of anesthesiologist intensivists and their patients worldwide.

Subcommittee Members

  • Ana Crawford, MD, MSc (Chair)
  • Vanessa Moll, MD, PHD, FASA, FCCM, DESA (Immediate Past Chair)
  • Alan Kovar, MD, MBA, FCCM
  • Bhargavi Gali, MD
  • Joy Chen, MD, FCCM
  • Nicholas Flores-Conner, MD
  • Shahla Siddiqui, MBBS, MD, MSc, FCCM
  • Somnath Bose, MD, MPH, MBBS
  • Zyad Carr, MD, FASA