Officer Candidates
PRESIDENT
Yuan-Chi Lin, MD, MPH
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Hospital/Institution Titles
Director, Medical Acupuncture Service
Senior Associate in Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Anaesthesia and Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
MD – Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 1981
MPH – Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 1984
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed
Pediatrics – Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1985
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed
Pediatrics – Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1987
Anesthesia – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1989
Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed
Pediatric Anesthesia – Boston Children’s Hospital; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 1990
Pain Medicine – Stanford University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 1992
Medical Humanism and Professionalism – Boston Children’s Hospital; Harvard Medical School,
Boston, MA, 2014
Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed
Medical Acupuncture – University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine,
Los Angeles, California, 1996
Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc)
- 2013-2014 – Founding Member, Provisional Board of Directors, and Secretary
- 2014-present – Board of Directors
- 2014-present – Education Committee, Member
- 2014-present – Research Committee, Member
- 2015-present – Ad Hoc Committee for Membership, Member
- 2017-present – Editor-in-Chief, SPPM Newsletters
- 2018-present – SPPM Finance Committee
- 2018-2021 – SPPM Secretary/Treasurer
- 2019-2021 – SPPM Committee on Finance and Membership, Chair
- 2019-2021 – SPA Finance Committee, Member
- 2021-present – SPPM Vice President
- 2021-president – SPPM Education Committee, Chair
- 2000-present – SPA Education Committee, Member
- 2021-present – SPA Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Member
SPPM Professional Leadership in Continuing Medical Education
| Date | Forum | Location | Role |
| 3/14/13 | Pediatric Pain Conference, Meeting Preparatory for Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine | Las Vegas, NV | Guest speaker |
| 3/6/14 | 1st Annual Meeting, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Moderator |
| 3/12/15 | 2nd Annual Meeting, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine | Phoenix, AZ | Program Co-Chair, Moderator, Scientific Planning Committee |
| 3/31/16 | 3rd Annual Meeting, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine | Colorado Springs, CO | Program Chair, Moderator, Scientific Planning Committee, PBLD and Abstract Reviewer |
| 3/2/17 | 4th Annual Meeting, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine | Austin, TX | Moderator, Scientific Planning Committee, PBLD and Abstract Reviewer |
| 3/22/18 | 5th Annual Meeting, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine | Phoenix, AZ | Moderator, Scientific Planning Committee, PBLD and Abstract Reviewer |
| 3/14/2019 | 6th Annual Meeting, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine | Houston, TX | Moderator, Scientific Planning Committee, PBLD and Abstract Reviewer |
| 2/27/2020 | 7th Annual Meeting, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine | Nassau, Bahamas | Moderator, Scientific Planning Committee, PBLD and Abstract Reviewer |
| 4/24/2021 | 8th Annual Meeting, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine | Virtual | Moderator, Scientific Planning Committee, PBLD and Abstract Reviewer |
| 3/30/2022 | 9th Annual Meeting, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine | Tampa, Florida | Moderator, Scientific Planning Committee, PBLD and Abstract Reviewer |
| 11/5/2022 | SPPM Global Virtual Conference | Virtual | Moderator, Scientific Planning Committee |
Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Member, Fellow, 1985-present
- AAP Section on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Member
- AAP Section on Integrative Medicine, Member
- American Society of Anesthesiologists, Member, 1988-present
- ASA Fellow
- ASA Committee on Physician WellbeingASA Committee on Educational Track Subcommittee on Pain Medicine
- ASA Committee on ASA’s Abstract Review Subcommittee on Pediatric Anesthesia
- AAP and ASA Annual Meetings, PBLD, Workshop Coordinator, Moderator and Invited Speaker
VICE PRESIDENT
Stephen R. Hays, MD, FAAP
University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital
Iowa City, IA
Hospital/Institution Titles:
Clinical Professor, Anesthesia & Pediatrics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Director, Pediatric Pain Services, University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital
Vice-Chair, Anesthesia Faculty Affairs & Development, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained:
Yale University – New Haven, CT; B.S./M.S. 1987
Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained:
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine – Baltimore, MD; M.D. 1991
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained:
The Johns Hopkins Hospital – Baltimore, MD; Internship & Residency, Pediatrics 1991-1994
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training:
The Johns Hopkins Hospital – Baltimore, MD; Residency, Anesthesiology 1994-1997
Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship:
The Johns Hopkins Hospital – Baltimore, MD; Fellowship, Pediatric Anesthesiology 1997-1999
Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training:
The Johns Hopkins Hospital – Baltimore, MD; Fellowship, Pediatric Critical Care 1997-1999
Board certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable):
SPA – member since 2003; frequent presenter at national meetings since 2005
SPPM – member since 2009 when still a SIG; frequent presenter at many national meetings
SPPM – Board of Directors since 2016
SPPM – Program Chair, 4th Annual Meeting, Austin, TX 2017
SPPM – Research Committee, Education Committee
Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable):
AAP Section on Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine – member since 1999
AAP Section on Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine – Executive Committee since 2017
AAP Section on Palliative Medicine – Membership & Internal Communication Workgroup since 2012
American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) – Examiner since 2007
ABA – Standardized Oral Examination (SOE) Committee since 2015
ABA – Structured Objective Clinical Examination (OSCE) Committee since 2016
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Vidya Chidambaran, MBBS, MD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Candidate Profile Video
Hospital/Institution Titles
Associate Professor of Anesthesia, Director of Perioperative Pain
Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained. N/A
Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India; MB,BS; 1997
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL; Anesthesiology internship; Aug 2003-July 2004
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
Brookdale University Hospital, Brooklyn, NY (2004-2007)
Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
Johns Hopkins University; Pediatric anesthesia fellowship; 2007-2008
Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India (MD; 1998-2000)
Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable):
- 2016-present – Member, Education Committee, Society of Pediatric Pain Medicine
- Active participation in shaping educational content and research focus areas of SPPM
- 2016-present – Member, Research Committee, Society of Pediatric Pain Medicine
- 2018 – SPPM Annual Meeting Program Co-chair
- 2019 – SPPM Annual Meeting Program Chair
- Organization of SPPM meeting in conjunction with education committee and co-chair
- 2019 – Poster moderator, Acute pain case reports and acute pain research; SPPM 2019 Annual Meeting
- 2020 – Poster moderator, Acute pain case reports and acute pain research; SPPM 2020 Annual Meeting
- 2019-present – Director, SPPM Board of Directors
Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable):
- 2016 – Translational Science Speed Mentoring event, Association for Clinical and Translational Science meeting
- Mentor for speed mentor-mentee rounds
- 2017-present – Pain in Infants, Children and Adolescents Shared Interest Group, American Pain Society
- Participate in meetings and discussions at the SIG meeting
- 2018-2020 -Member, Advocacy work group, American Pain Society
- Meet every month to discuss ways to disseminate pain related info to society members, pain research groups and the public
- 2018-present – Member, International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) Developing Countries Training Program and IASP Developing Countries Working Group, International Association for the study of pain
- 2020 – Poster session awards presentation: Moderator; Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, Atlantis, Bahamas
M-Irfan Suleman, MD, FAAP, FASA
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
Candidate Profile Video
Hospital/Institution Titles:
Associate Professor
Director, Pediatric Interventional pain management
Medical Director, Multidisciplinary Pediatric Pain Clinic
Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained:
Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan. MBBS, 1993
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained:
University of Louisville, Louisville KY 2002-2003
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training:
University of Louisville 2003-2005
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little AR, 2006-2008
Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship:
Arkansas Children’s Hospital/UAMS – Pediatric Anesthesia fellowship 2008-2009
Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard – Pediatric Pain fellowship 2014
Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training:
Teaching Scholar certification, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2012
Serving Leader Cohort training, Johns Hopkins 2016-2017
Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc.) (if applicable):
SPPM Founding member
SPPM Director-At-Large 2-years (100% attendance at board meetings)
Program meeting chair 2020 @ Bahamas
Program meeting co-chair 2019 @ Houston TX
Course Director/Speaker “Pediatric Chronic Interventional Pain Workshop” 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
Course Director “Basic Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia with Simulation Training” 2019
Speaker “Starting Perioperative Regional Anesthesia Program workshop” 2015
Chair, SPPM Communication committee 2014-2017 (Built and organized a SPPM website and SPPM Facebook)
SPPM CME Session moderator, annual meeting 2018 @ phoenix AZ
SPPM PBLD reviewer 2016
SPA MOCA simulation 2017, 2018, 2019
Contributor to SPPM newsletter
Several Posters presentations at SPPM/SPA meetings
Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable):
Member, SPA; 2009-present
Member, SPA Global; 2016-present
Member, SPA Communications Committee; 2018-present
Member, Pediatric Pain Fellowship Committee 2011-2013
Member, ASA Committee on Communications 2021-2023
Member, ASA Abstract Review Subcommittee on Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain 2021-2023
Member, ASA Educational Track Subcommittee on Pain Medicine 2021-2023
Member, ASA Educational Track Subcommittee on Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain 2021- 2023
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE CANDIDATES
Genevieve D’souza MD, FASA
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
Candidate Profile Video
Hospital/Institution Titles:
Clinical Associate Professor, Director of Pediatric Anesthesia Resource Center (PARC)
Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained:
SIES College, Mumbai, India. Undergraduate degree in Science 1993
Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained:
Terna Medical College, Mumbai, India. MB, BS in 1999
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained:
Morehouse College, Atlanta Georgia. Preliminary Surgery from July 2003 to June 2004
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training:
Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Residency in Anesthesiology from July 2004 to June 2007
Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship:
A I Dupont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware, Fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesiology from July 2007 to July 2008
Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training: LPCH/Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto/California for Fellowship in Pediatric Pain from September 2008 to February 2009
Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable):
I am a current member of the SPPM Education committee and the Communications Committee. I am also the Senior Editor for the Visual Pearls Series which has been very successful and is being replicated across other society websites. I am an invited speaker for past SPPM meetings and have been moderator at the meetings.
Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable):
I am active contributor/moderator for pediatric segment for ASRA. I am speaking at ASRA this year. I am District 3 Delegate for California Society of Anesthesia and am on their Global Anesthesia and Pain Committee. I am also active with the Asian Society of Pediatric Anesthesia and speak often on Pediatric Pain and Pediatric Anesthesia in Asia.
Jamie Kitzman, MD
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Candidate Profile Video
Hospital/Institution Titles:
Pediatric Anesthesiologist, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston
Assistant Professor, Emory University, School of Medicine, Departments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics
Co-Director of Medical Acupuncture Clinic and Medical Acupuncturist, Center for Advanced Pediatrics
Medical Director of the Preoperative Clinic, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston
Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained:
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, BS, 2004
Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained:
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, MD, 2008
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained:
Shands Jacksonville, University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, Internal Medicine, July 2008-June 2009
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training:
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, July 2009-June 2012
Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship:
Pediatric Anesthesiologist Fellowship, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, July 2012-June 2013
Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training: Helms Medical Institute, Physician-only Medical Acupuncture Course, 2015
Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable):
SPPM Involvement:
- Advocacy Committee Member- attend committee meeting discussing advocacy opportunities for SPPM to collaborate with other national organizations. Specific contributions include:
- Attended a virtual FDA meeting open to the public, “Analgesic Clinical Trial Designs, Extrapolation, and Endpoints in Patients from Birth to Less than two Years of Age” as SPPM representative and co-authored a summary about the meeting for SPPM Website.
- Authored a piece for SPPM Website for #paincarenow.
- Education Committee Member- Currently a member of Planning Committee for 2023 SPPM Annual Meeting in Austin, TX in April 2023 and Invited Co-Program Director of SPPM Global Conference, Virtual in November 2022.
- Editorial Board Member- Work with Editorial Board to edit and contribute to the SPPM Newsletter. Pieces I have personally written include:
- “Reflections on an Acupuncture patient,” Fall 2022 edition.
- “Session III Pain syndromes Review” for SPPM Annual Meeting, March 2022, Spring 2022 edition.
- “Acupuncture in Addiction Medicine: the Theory, the Role, the Evidence,” Spring 2022 edition.
- Invited Moderator, “Poster Awards and Presentations.” SPPM Annual Meeting, April 2021, San Diego, CA (Virtual Meeting due to COVID-19).
- Invited Moderator, “Poster Session.” SPPM Annual Meeting, March 2022, Tampa, FL.
- Authored multiple pieces for the SPPM monthly member update
- “Question of the month” on SPPM website and Member Update email – July 2021
- “Question of the month” on SPPM website and Member Update email – December 2021
- “Question of the month” on SPPM website and Member Update email – May 2022
- “Visual Pearl,” an instructional video titled, “Teachable acupressure points for clinician and patients,” Aug 2021.
SPA Involvement:
- Workshop instructor, “Integrating Acupuncture in Pediatric Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine,” SPA/SPPM Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, March 2022.
- PBLD instructor, “It’s just a port placement… in a Hurlers baby. What’s the worst that could happen?” SPA/AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology Conference, Tampa, FL, April 2022.
- SPA Women’s Empowerment and Leadership Initiative (SPA WELI) protégé- Chosen as a Protégé among competitive pool of applicants to participate in professional activities to facilitate women’s success and leadership in pediatric anesthesiology
- Speaker, “WELI Works! A story of empowerment and mentorship.” SPA WELI Speaks lecture Series. Webinar. Jan 10, 2022.
- Poster session, “The iPad Test and Supraclavicular Block: Evaluation of a Raynaud’s phenomenon Patient for Surgical Sympathectomy.” SPA/AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 2014.
Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable):
ASA Involvement:
- Invited Speaker and Panelist, “Low Tech Options for Anxiolysis. No Parents? No Problem! Anxiolysis Options When Parental Presence at Induction is Impossible.” ASA Annual meeting, San Diego, CA, Oct 11, 2021.
- Committee on Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, 2021-2023. Contributing author to ASA Statement on Regional Anesthesia, Pending House of Delegates approval in October 2022.
- Abstract Reviewer on Subcommittee on Perioperative Medicine, 2021-2022
- Abstract Reviewer on Subcommittee on Pediatric Anesthesia, 2021-2022
IARS Involvement:
- Invited Panel Reviewer for Proposed Panel Sessions, IARS Annual Meeting and International Science Symposium, Denver, CO. April 2023.
- Abstract Reviewer, IARS/AUA/SOCCA. Annual Meetings, 2022.
- Invited Panel Reviewer for Proposed Panel Sessions, IARS Annual Meeting and International Science Symposium, Honolulu, HI. (Virtual Meeting due to COVID019). March 2022.
- Abstract Reviewer, IARS/AUA/SOCCA. Annual Meetings, 2021.
PRiSM (Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine)
Speaker, “Introduction to pediatric acupuncture and it uses in the post-operative period,” PRiSM Annual meeting, Atlanta, GA, Jan 17, 2019.
ISPP (International Symposium on Pediatric Pain)
Poster session, Kitzman, J, Rosenberg E, Venable C. “Do surgeons and anesthesiologist agree on epidural analgesia?” ISPP, Stockholm, Sweden, June 2013.
Anjali Koka,MD
Children’s Hospital Boston
Boston, MA
Candidate Profile Video
Hospital/Institution Titles:
Program Director, Combined Adult-Pediatric Pain Medicine Fellowship, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA
Director, Inpatient Pain Service, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA
Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained:
Harvard University, AB, 1999
Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained:
University of Massachusetts Medical School, MD, 2007
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained:
Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA, Transitional Internship (Medicine-Surgery), 2008
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training:
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, Anesthesia Residency, 2011
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 Anesthesia Fellowship, 2014
Children’s Hospital Boston, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, Combined Adult-Pediatric Pain Medicine Fellowship, 2014
Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable):
SPPM workshop coordinator – Pain and Symptom Management in Pediatric Palliative Care, 2020-22
SPPM workshop faculty – Ultrasound Guided Pediatric Chronic Interventional Pain Workshop, 2017-22
SPPM session moderator, 2019, 2020
SPPM lecturer (2022)
Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable):
Member of a working group to increase the number of physicians trained in pediatric pain across the US.
Member of a working group that developed ACGME Pain Medicine Milestones 2.0
Member of ASA Committee on Palliative Care 2023-25
Elisha Peterson, MD, MEd, FAAP, FASA
Children’s National Hospital
Washington, DC
Candidate Profile Video
Hospital/Institution Titles:
Director, Chronic Pain
Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained:
Loyola University Chicago Bachelor of Science Biology and Psychology
Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained:
Rush Medical College; Doctor of Medicine; 05/2010
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained:
State University New York- Downstate: Pediatrics Internship; 06/2011
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training:
Washington University in St. Louis: Anesthesiology Residency; 06/2014
Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship:
Washington University in St. Louis: Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship; 07/2015
Harvard University; Pain Medicine Fellowship; 07/2016
Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training.
George Washington University; Master’s in Education; 05/2022
Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable):
Society of Pediatric Anesthesia
- 2014-present, Member
- 2021-present, Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI) Committee
Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine
- 2015-present, Member
- 2020-present, Education Committee
Contributions to SPPM and SPA educational programming:
- Peterson EE, Dinakar P. Poster Cervical radiofrequency ablation for refractory cervicogenic headaches in pediatric patients. Society of Pediatric Pain Medicine, Colorado Springs, CO 10/31/2016
- Peterson EE, Riley B. Perioperative Pain Management in an Adolescent with a History of Substance Abuse. Problem Based Learning Discussion. Society of Pediatric Pain Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona 03/22/2018.
- Peterson EE, Kao G, Monico C “Part I: MythBusters Opioid Myths and Understanding the Role of the Prescriber”. Society of Pediatric Pain Medicine, Houston TX 03/14/2019
- Peterson EE, Kao G, Monico C “Part II: MythBusters Opioid Myths and Building Adaptive Patient Interactions”. Society of Pediatric Anesthesia, Houston TX 03/15/2019
- Peterson EE, Verghese S. Treatment for Post-dural puncture Headache in the Setting of Pseudotumor Cerebri: Is Epidural Blood Patch the Only Way? Problem Based Learning Discussion, Society of Pediatric Pain Medicine, Nassau, Bahamas 2/27/2020
- DaCosta M, Peterson EE. Nuss Procedure in an Adolescent with a History of Multiple Cardiac Surgeries- What Could Go Wrong? Problem Based Learning Discussion. Society of Pediatric Anesthesia, Virtual 02/26/2021
- Windsor RB, Peterson E. Developing an Acute Migraine Treatment Plan for the Pediatric Pain Specialist Problem Based Learning Discussion. Society of Pediatric Pain Medicine, Tampa FL 3/31/2022
- Peterson E. “It Hurt Too Much to Cry so He Smiled. Racial Disparities in Pain Medicine. Society of Pediatric Pain Medicine, Tampa Fl 03/31/2022
- Recipient of SPA Mission Driving Mentoring Program Grant for $5000 for Drapes Down: An Anesthesia Pipeline Program
Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable):
American Society of Anesthesiology –
- 2011-present, Member
- Moderator, Medically Challenging Cases, National Conference
- Orlando, Fl, 10/20/2019
- Virtual Event, 10/2-5/2020
- San Diego, CA 10/10/2021
- Moderator, Medically Challenging Cases, National Conference
- 2019-2022, Committee on Residents and Medical Students
- 2019-2022, Committee on Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine
- 2020-2022, Educational Track subcommittee on Pain Medicine
- 2021-2023, Committee on Women Anesthesiologists
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2016-present, Member
2020- 2022, Member at Large, Membership Committee
American Academy of Pediatrics
2016- present, Fellow Member
2019-2021, Leadership Workgroup, Section on Early Career Physicians
Society for Education in Anesthesia
2018-2020, Committee of Medical Student Education
2018-2020, Committee of Resident Education
International Association for the Study of Pain
2019-2021, Member
Evelyn E. Henley Anesthesia Society
Henley was the 1st African American board-certified anesthesiologist in the U. S.
2020-present, Charter Member
National Medical Association
2021-2024, Member at Large for Educational Affairs Council
Thomas L. Spain, Jr., MD, MPH
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Children’s Health
Dallas, TX
Candidate Profile Video
Hospital/Institution Titles:
Associate Professor
Medical Director of Pediatric Pain Medicine
Medical Director of Headache Medicine
Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained:
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Bachelor of Arts in Biomedical Engineering, 1993
Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained:
UT Health San Antonio, TX. MD conferred 1999
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained:
UT Health Houston, TX. Orthopedic Surgery internship, 1999-2000
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training:
UT Health Houston, TX. Anesthesiology residency, 2000-2003
Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship:
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. Pain Medicine Fellowship, 2004-2005
UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX. Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship, 2007-2008
Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable):
SPPM Communications Committee: 2018 – present
In 2021 I was an ambassador for SPPM during the annual meeting and supported it on Twitter. I have submitted multiple Questions of the Month for the SPPM website. I led Problem Based Learning and Discussions in 2020 and again in 2021. I have submitted a case report. I have regularly attended the Communications Committee meetings and have tried to support Deepa Kattail, MD, whenever possible.
Robert Blake Windsor, MD
Prisma Health Upstate
Greenville, SC
Hospital/Institution Titles:
Chief, Pediatric Pain & Headache Medicine
Medical Director, Pediatric Concussion Program
Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained:
University of Georgia, Athens, GA; Biological Engineering, 2006
Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained:
Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah, GA; MD, 2012
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained:
Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA; Pediatrics, 2012-2013
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training:
Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA; Pediatrics, 2013-2015
Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship:
Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA; Pediatric Pain Medicine, 2015-2016
Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training:
-United Council of Neurological Subspecialties, Practice Pathway; Headache Medicine Board Certification; Certified 2020
-Academy of Pain Research, Medical Acupuncture Course, sponsored by UC-Irving School of Medicine, 2017; Board Certified American Board of Medical Acupuncture, 2019
Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable):
-Member of the SPPM Education Committee.
-Topic presenter at the 2021 virtual conference and presented a PBLD at the 2022 conference in Tampa.
Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable):
-Member of the IASP and ISSP.
-Member of a MayDay Committee evaluating the Pediatric Pain Medicine Workforce that is considering strategies for possible training and certification pathways for Pediatricians in the field of Pain Medicine.
-Attendee of the World Association of Pain Medicine Ultrasound United and working towards the Pain and MSK Interventional Ultrasound Certificate sponsored by ASRA.
