Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine
Better Care for Children in Pain.

OFFICER CANDIDATES

PRESIDENT

Vidya Chidambaran, MBBS, MD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati, OH

Hospital/Institution Titles:
Professor of Anesthesia
Vice-Chief for Pain, Equity and Innovation
Edward E. Lowe, MD Chair for Clinical and Translational Research in Anesthesia

Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained:
Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India; MBBS; 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)
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati- master’s in clinical and translational Science (2017)
Carnegie Melon University, Pittsburgh, PA; master’s in medical management (2024)

Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA: 

• 2016-present – Member, Education Committee, Society of Pediatric Pain Medicine
• 2016-present – Member, Research Committee, Society of Pediatric Pain Medicine
• 2018 – SPPM Annual Meeting Program Co-chair
• 2019 – SPPM Annual Meeting Program Chair
• 2019 – present Poster moderator, Abstract/PBLD/workshop reviewer – SPPM Annual Meetings
• 2020 – present Poster moderator, Abstract reviewer – SPA Annual Meetings
• 2019-present – Director, SPPM Board of Directors
• 2019-Present – Women’s Empowerment Leadership Initiative (WELI) Mentor, Society of Pediatric Anesthesia
• 2020-present – Member, SPA Education Committee
• 2020-present – Member, SPA Research Committee
• 2020-2022 – Young Investigator Award Grant Reviewer, SPA
• 2021-present – SPA Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Member
• 2023 – SPPM U/S Guided regional anesthesia workshop organizer
• 2023-2025 – Secretary/Treasurer, SPPM
• 2024 – SPPM sponsored ASA Pediatric Pain Invited talk
• 2025 – present – Vice President, SPPM
• 2025 – present – Chair, SPPM Education Committee

Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations:

• Association for Clinical and Translational Science meeting (2016-2018)
  • 2016 – Translational Science Speed Mentoring event
• American Pain Society (2017-2019)
  • 2017-present – Pain in Infants, Children and Adolescents Shared Interest Group
  • 2018-2020 -Member, Advocacy work group, American Pain Society
• International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) (2018-present)
  • 2020-present: Member, Developing Countries Training Program and IASP Developing Countries Working Group, IASP
  • Member, Pediatric pain SIG
  • Member, Acute Post-surgical pain SIG
• US Association for the Study of Pain (2021-Present)
  • 2021: Member, Scientific Program Committee
  • 2022- present: Member, Acute to Chronic Pain SIG
  • 2022-Present: Member, pediatric Pain SIG
  • 2024 – Present: Member, Advocacy committee
  • 2024-Present: Member, IDEA Committee
• European Society of Anesthesiology
  • Poster moderator
• American Academy of Pediatrics, Member, Fellow, 2023-present
  • AAP Section on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Member
• American Society of Anesthesiologists, Member, 2007-present
  • ASA Fellow
  • 2021-22 ASA Abstract Review Subcommittee on Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain
  • 2021-22 ASA Abstract Review Subcommittee on Drug Disposition, Metabolism and Elimination
  • 2021-Present Member, ASA Committee on Research
  • ASA Annual Meetings – Moderator and Invited Speaker
• Foundation for Anesthesia Education and research
  • Member, Resident Scholar program and FAER Grant Review committee

VICE PRESIDENT

Amber N. Borucki, MD
Stanford University Health
Palo Alto, CA
Candidate Profile Video

Hospital/Institution Titles:
Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Director of Education for Pediatric Pain Medicine

Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained:
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL;  BS Biochemistry 2004

Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained:
Rush University Medical School, Chicago, IL, Medical Doctorate, 2009

Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained:
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Advocate Christ Hospital; 2009-2010, internship

Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training:
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; 2010-2013

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 Anesthesia Fellowship, 2013-2014

Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training:
Boston Children’s Hospital (in combination with Brigham Women’s Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital), Boston, MA; 2014-2016, pain fellowship
Pain fellowship prolonged due to medical issues during pregnancy

Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA:

• Board of Directors for SPPM (2020-2024)
  • I have been honored to serve on the SPPM Board of Directors for 6 years
  • 2025-present – SPPM Secretary-Treasurer
  • During my time on the SPPM Board I have served as the SPPM liaison to the SPA Wellbeing Committee
    • Assisted with adding wellness initiatives to the annual meeting program in 2024 and in working on this currently for the 2025 meeting
  • During my time on the SPPM Board I recently joined as a liaison to the SPAERS program
    • Will attend SPAERS event this fall at SPA to assist with increasing awareness in medical students and residents about the field of pediatric pain
  • During my time on the SPPM Board I have been very active in educational efforts and have been shadow chair (2023), co-chair (2024), and now the annual program chair for the 2025 annual meeting.
• Chair of Annual Meeting 2025
  • Working with the educational committee and meeting planning committee I have overseen the program creation for our 2025 Annual Meeting in Orland, FL.
• Co-Chair of Annual Meeting 2024
  • Assisted Dr. Michelle Kars with the creation of content, organizing, and running of the 2024 Annual Meeting in Anaheim, CA.
• Shadow chair of Annual Meeting 2023
  • Assisted Dr. Sophie Pestieau and Dr. Michelle Kars with the creation of content, organizing, and running of the 2023 Annual Meeting in Austin, TX.
• Committee on Education (2021-present)
  • In this committee I have assisted with educational efforts for the SPPM including contributing ideas and speakers for the annual meeting content.
• Committee on Communication (2018-present)
  • Through this committee I assisted with various efforts such as a Twitter (X) journal club in 2018 and as a social media ambassador.
• Committee on Pain Advocacy (2021-present)
  • This committee focuses on advocacy efforts in pediatric pain care.
  • Through this committee assisted with creation of educational content for Pain Awareness Week flier
• Social Media Ambassador during Annual Meetings (various meetings back to 2021)
  • In this role I assisted with amplifying SPPM annual meeting content on various social media platforms during the annual meetings.
• Special Interest Group for Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment (2020-present)
  • I was present during the 2020 meeting where this SIG was created and have been a member since 2020
  • Through this SIG I have presented at the SPPM Annual Meeting in problem-based learning discussions and workshops related to the SIG
    • “Problem Based Learning Discussion: Understanding the Role of Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment (IIPT) in Pediatric Pain.”
      Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine Annual Meeting 2021. San Diego. Conference held virtually in April 2021.
    • Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine 10^th Annual Conference in Austin, Texas. “A Day in the Life of a Chronic Pediatric Pain Patient in an Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment Program.”
    • Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine 9th Annual Conference in Tampa, Florida. ” A Day in the Life of a Chronic Pain Patient in an Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment Program.”
    • “Pediatric Abdominal Pain Workshop”
      Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine 11^th Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA.
  • Through this SIG I have presented at the ISPP 13^th Annual Conference
    • International Symposium on Pediatric Pain (13th Annual Conference) in Auckland, New Zealand (virtual). “Through the Eyes of a Child: An Immersive Experience into Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment Programs.”
  • Contributions to Question of the Month:
    • Question of the Month May 2020
    • Question of the Month April 2023
    • Question of the Month January 2024
    • Question of the Month September 2024
  • Contributions to the SPPM Newsletter:
    • Article Review of Lancet Child and Adolescent Health Commission, 2020.
    • Pain Measurement in Pediatric Patients: A Look at Functional Pain Scales. Fall 2018 Newsletter.
  • Involvement in Annual Meetings:
    • Speaker:
      • “What We Know and What We Don’t Know About Neuropathic Pain.”
        Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine Annual Meeting 2021. San Diego. Conference was held virtually in April 2021.
    • Moderator:
      • “Session IV: Hot Topics in Pain” SPPM 9^th Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, 2022.
      • “Session II: Technology and Pain.” SPPM 10^th Annual Meeting, Austin, TX. 2023.
      • SESSION V: A Whole New World – Promoting Our Specialty: An Interactive Panel 11^th Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA. 2024.
    • Workshops:
      • Basic Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Workshop: Infraclavicluar Nerve Block.” This was a lecture and a workshop with hands-on instruction. Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine (Annual Conference) in Nassau, Bahamas. 2020
      • “A Day in the Life of a Chronic Pain Patient in an Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment Program.” Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine 9th Annual Conference in Tampa, Florida. 2022.
      • Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine 10^th Annual Conference in Austin, Texas. “A Day in the Life of a Chronic Pediatric Pain Patient in an Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment Program.” 2023.
      • “Ultrasound-Guided Interventional Techniques in Chronic Pain Management Workshop.” Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine 10^th Annual Conference in Austin, Texas. 2023.
      • “Pediatric Abdominal Pain Workshop” Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine 11^th Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA. 2024.
      • “Basic Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia with Simulation Workshop” Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine 11^th Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA. 2024.
    • PBLDs:
      • “Pain Management for a Teen with Fabry Disease: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Pediatric Pain.” Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine (Annual Conference) in Nassau, Bahamas. 2020
      • “Problem Based Learning Discussion: Understanding the Role of Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment (IIPT) in Pediatric Pain.”
        Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine Annual Meeting 2021. San Diego. Conference held virtually in April 2021.
    • Abstracts:
      • Society for Pediatric Pain Management, Annual Meeting. Houston, TX.   “Bilateral Erector Spinae Catheter Placement for Postoperative Pain Control in a Pediatric Patient Undergoing Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation on Systemic Anticoagulation: A Case Report.” (2019)
    • Society for Pediatric Anesthesia – Wellbeing Committee (2022-present)
      • Attend and engage in the Wellbeing Committee as a liaison to the SPPM
    • Society for Pediatric Anesthesia – Integrative Medicine Special Interest Group (2023-present)
      • Worked with both representatives from the SPA and SPPM to create a joint SIG in 2024 for Integrative Medicine
    • Society for Pediatric Anesthesia – SPAERS member (as SPPM liaison)

Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations:

• American Academy of Pediatrics Virtual Course Participant:
  • “Interventional Pain Modalities for Children.”
    American Academy of Pediatrics Treatment and Prevention of Acute and Chronic Pain in Children Virtual Course 2021, June 2021.
  • “Interventional Pain Modalities in Children”
    American Academy of Pediatrics 2023 Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pain in Children Virtual Course.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists – Committee on Pain Medicine (2020-2022, 2023-present)
  • This committee focuses on advocacy and legislative efforts around pain medicine
  • Joined in a pediatric work group to create the “Statement on the Practice of Pediatric Pain Medicine” October 2023 https://www.asahq.org/standards-and-practice-parameters/statement-on-the-practice-of-pediatric-pain-medicine
  • Created Monitor Article with a topic and focus on pediatric pain medicine entitled, “A Call to Action: Shaping the Future of Pediatric Pain Medicine” https://pubs.asahq.org/monitor/article/88/8/27/141762/A-Call-to-Action-Shaping-the-Future-of-Pediatric
• American Society of Anesthesiologists – Committee on Regional and Acute Pain Member (2020-2022)
  • This committee focuses on advocacy in acute pain and regional anesthesiology
• American Society of Anesthesiologists – Educational Track Subcommittee on Pain Medicine (2023-present)
  • This committee focuses on assisting with creation of the educational pain programming at the ASA meeting.
  • As a member I voted on submissions for the ASA annual meeting.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists – Abstract Review Subcommittee on Chronic and Cancer Pain (2023-2024)
  • This committee focuses on reviewing abstracts for the ASA annual meeting that pertain to chronic and cancer pain.
  • I will be moderating posters at the ASA 2024 annual meeting through this committee.
• American Society for Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Pediatric Special Interest Group (2021-2023)
  • I joined the Special Interest Group on Pediatrics
  • I provided a lecture at ASRA’s 20^th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting: “Opioids in Pediatric Chronic Pain Patients: Recognizing Problems and Prescribing Safely” (11/2021)
• California Society of Anesthesiologists – Pain Medicine Committee (2020-present)
  • This committee focuses on pain medicine advocacy efforts for the state of California
  • Through this committee one of our recent focuses is advocating for safety measures in the use of ketamine for pain management
  • Our Committee created an Op-Ed for the Pain News Network entitled, “Patients Should Know the Health Benefits of Ketamine. Not Just the Risks”
    • https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2024/1/26/patients-should-know-the-health-benefits-of-ketamine-not-just-its-risks
  • I was interviewed by Health Line to provide commentary on ketamine use for pain in the wake of Matthew Perry’s death:
    • https://www.healthline.com/health-news/matthew-perry-cause-of-death-acute-effects-of-ketamine
  • California Society of Anesthesiologists – Alternate Delegate for District 2(2020-2023)
  • International Association for the Study of Pain – ISPP Meeting
    • International Symposium on Pediatric Pain (13th Annual Conference) in Auckland, New Zealand (virtual). “Through the Eyes of a Child: An Immersive Experience into Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment Programs.”
  • Women Innovators in Pain Management – Membership Committee (2023-present)

SECRETARY-TREASURER

Galaxy Li, MD
Nemours Children’s Health Jacksonville, Florida, Wolfson Children’s Hospital, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Candidate Profile Video

Hospital/Institution Titles:
Physician Associate, Nemours Children’s Health Jacksonville
Chief, Division of Pain Medicine- Nemours Jacksonville Dept of Anesthesiology
Clinical Director – Nemours Jacksonville Dept of Anesthesiology
Associate Professor, Dept of Anesthesiology, University of Central Florida College of Medicine

Nominated for and elected to Nemours Medical Executive Committee Member at Large
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship Clinical Competency Committee Member, Jacksonville FL
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship Program Education; Committee Member, Jacksonville FL
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Fellowship Faculty Member, Jacksonville FL

Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained:
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill: Bachelors in Piano performance, Chemistry with Honors 1999.

Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained:
Wake Forest University School of Medicine – Winston-Salem, NC. MD 2003.

Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained:
University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina – Greenville, NC. Medical internship 2004.

Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training:
UF Health; University of Florida College of Medicine – Gainesville, FL. Anesthesiology residency 2008

Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship:
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta; Emory University – Atlanta, GA. Pediatric anesthesiology fellowship 2009.

Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training:
Children’s Hospital Boston, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Harvard Medical School – Boston, MA. Combined Longwood Pain Medicine Fellowship with emphasis in pediatric pain management. 2010.

Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA:

• 2026 Program Chair of SPPM 13^th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO
• 2026 Senior Panel Moderator, SPA-AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology Meeting, Denver, CO
• 2026 Poster Presenter, SPA-AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology Meeting, Denver, CO
• 2025 Member, SPPM Adhoc Review Subcommittee on Innovative Research
• 2025 Program Co-Chair of SPPM 12^th Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL
• SPPM Pediatric Pain Medicine Leadership Consortium (PPMLC) member, 2024 – present
• 2024 Advisor and music programming contributor to SPPM Global Conference
• 2024 Abstract Reviewer, Workshop Presenter, and Poster Moderator, SPPM 11^th Annual
  Meeting, Anaheim, CA
• SPPM / SPA Joint SIG in Ultrasound & Reg Anesthesia Member, 2024 – present
• Nominated for and elected SPA Improvement Network (SPAIN) President 2024
• 2023 Abstract Reviewer, Roundtable Presenter, and Poster Moderator, SPPM 10^th Annual
  Meeting, Austin, TX
• 2023 Poster presenter, SPA – AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology Meeting, Austin, TX
• SPPM Newsletter Chief Editor, 2022 – present
• 2022 Lecturer, Abstract Reviewer, and Poster Moderator, SPPM 9^th Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL
• 2022 Program Chair of inaugural SPPM Global Conference
• SPPM Special Interest Group (SIG) on Interdisciplinary Chronic Pain Treatment, 2022 – present
• SPA Sustainability SIG Vice Chair for Greening the Meeting 2022 – present
• 2021 Shadow to Program Chair (Marisa Sharkey), Abstract Reviewer, Senior Faculty Moderator
  SPPM 8^th Annual Meeting, Virtual
• 2021 SPA One-pager contributor
• 2021 Workshop Presenter, SPA – AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology Meeting, Virtual
• Nominated for and elected to SPPM Board of Directors 2020-2024
• 2020 Abstract Reviewer, SPPM 9^th Annual Meeting, Bahamas
• SPAIN ACL reconstruction outcomes project site PI 2020-2025
• SPA Sustainability SIG Member 2020 – present
• SPA/SPPM Education Committee Task Force on pediatric pain fellowship development, 2020 –
  present
• 2020 Poster Presenter, SPA – AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology Meeting, Bahamas
• SPA Patient Blood Management SIG Member 2020-present
• SPA Rising Stars Program, 2020 Winter Meeting, Nassau, Bahamas
• Nominated for and elected to SPAIN Board of Directors 2020-2024
• SPPM multiple Question of the Month, Poll of the Month, Visual Pearl of the Month contributor
• SPPM Newsletter Editorial Board Member, 2019 – present
• 2018 Senior Faculty Moderator, SPPM 5^th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ
• SPPM Newsletter Contributor, 2018 – present
• 2017 Junior Faculty Moderator, SPPM 4^th Annual Meeting, Austin, TX
• 2016 Abstract Reviewer, Faculty Moderator, SPPM 3^rd Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO
• 2016 Poster Presenter, SPA – AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology 2016 Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO
• SPPM Education Committee Member 2015 – present
• SPPM Communications Committee Member 2015 – present
• 2014 Poster Presenter, SPA – AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology 2014 Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
• 2014 Poster Presenter, SPPM 1^st Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Multiple peer-reviewed publications through collaboration with SPA/SPPM colleagues

Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations:

• Lambert JA, Li P, and Li, G. Perioperative management for post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage in an unaccompanied nonverbal child of Venezuelan descent in January 2026. Medically Challenging Case Presentation. Anesthesiology 2026 Meeting: San Diego, CA
• 2026 Panelist Lecturer, Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Earth Day Webinar
• Ip V, Shelton C, McGain F, Eusef D, Ozelsel T, Barker K, Li G et al. Environmentally sustainable practice in regional anesthesia: A Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society international delphiconsensus study. Can J Anesth  72, 436–447 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-025-
  02918-2
• Devavarum P, Skowno J, Hansen EE, Gordon DG, and Li G. Integrating the social cost of carbon into pediatric anesthesia sustainability initiatives: Outcomes from the Project SPRUCE consortium. Presented at 2026 International Anesthesia Research Society: Montreal, Canada
• 2025 International Symposium for Paediatric Pain (ISPP) Poster Prize Judge, Glasgow, UK
• 2025 ISPP Mentoring workshop Senior Mentor, Glasgow, UK
• Li G. Where will gabapentin’s bumpy road lead us? The roundabout path of pediatric perioperative gabapentinoids. Poster, ISPP 2025: Glasgow, UK
• A prospective observational study of pediatric pain management – understanding medication efficacy and burden of adverse effects. Site Principal Investigator, IRB approved, currently enrolling patients. International project of 10 institutions, collaborating with Starship Health of Auckland, New Zealand
• Through collaborations with teammates on the selective American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Committee on Environmental Health and ASA Committee on Pain Medicine, I have managed to further our cause for greening our perioperative practices and conferences:
  • Li G, Narayan S, Dixit V, Herr M. Supply chain shortages and healthcare strategies for a stronger
    SnapTalk lecture presentation. Anesthesiology 2025 Meeting: San Antonio, TX
  • Li G, Dixit V, Raman VT, Gandhi S. (2024). The Race to Zero: Greening Our Meetings. ASA
    Monitor, 88(10), 29–33. https://org/10.1097/01.ASM.0001069412.41020.17
  • Aggarwal S, Dixit, D, Herr M, Li G. Be the Change You Want to See in the World: Greening the
    Operating Rooms and Perioperative Arena.  SnapTalk lecture presentation. Anesthesiology
    2024 Meeting: Philadelphia, PA
  • Collaboration with ASA Director of Meetings, various other members from ASA Committee on
    Environmental Health, and industry-leading 3^rd party consultants to decrease the carbon
    footprint of our ASA Annual Meeting.
  • Gandhi S, Outterson R, Li G. Sustainability Showdown: General vs. Regional Anesthesia for the
    Patient and the Planet. Point / Counterpoint lecture presentation. Anesthesiology 2023
    Meeting: San Francisco, CA
  • Greening the Operating Room and Perioperative Arena: Environmental sustainability for
    Anesthesia Practice, ASA Guideline 1/2024; https://www.asahq.org/about-asa/governance-and-committees/asa-committees/environmental-sustainability/greening-the-operating-room
  • Palit S, Patel C, Morga K, Li G, et al. Pain catastrophizing, but not anxiety, predicts pain
    interference in youth presenting to an outpatient pediatric multidisciplinary pain clinic:
    Importance of broadening access and individualizing care. Society for Pediatric Psychology
    2023 Annual Conference. Chicago, IL
• Multiple Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day publications, 2022 – present
• Li G, Skowno J, Allen M, Hansen E. Heal our world while healing our patients; Pediatric
  Anesthesia Article of the Day; 30 June 2025. https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/heal-our-
  world-while-healing-our
• Chen S, Li G. Sustainability and Reprocessing Single Use OR Items; Pediatric Anesthesia Article of
  the Day; 11 Jul 2023; https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/sustainability-and-reprocessing-single
• Agarwal R, Li G. SPPM Global Virtual Conference: A Continuum of Acute and Chronic Pain, Part
  2; Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day; 6 Dec2022; https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/sppm-
  global-virtual-conference-a-c1f
• Agarwal R, Li G. SPPM Global Virtual Conference: A Continuum of Acute and Chronic Pain, Part
  1; Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day; 5 Dec2022; https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/sppm-
  global-virtual-conference-a
• Li G, Hubbard R, Lockman J. Carbon Offsets: Treat the World Like a Patient, and Give it a Break!.
  Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day; 13 Jun 2023; https://ronlitman.substack.com/p/on-
  carbon-offsets-treat-the-world
• 2018-2020 Pain Centre participant, Toronto Sickkids
• 2016 Medically Challenging Cases Poster Presenter, Anesthesiology 2016 Meeting, Chicago, IL
• 2015 Medically Challenging Cases Poster Presenter, Anesthesiology Meeting, San Diego, CA
• 2015 Poster Presenter, 14^th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting of American Society of Regional
  Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA), Las Vegas, NV
• 2014 Poster Presenter, 40^th Annual ASRA Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine
  Meeting, Miami, FL

Tricia Vecchione, MD, MPH
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Candidate Profile Video

Hospital/Institution Titles:
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine
Director, Pediatric Regional Anesthesia & Acute Pain
Director, Infant Spinal Anesthesia Program

Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained:
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY: BA cum laude 2006

Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained:
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY: MD 2010

Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained:
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY: Internal Medicine 2010-2011

Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training:
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY: 2011-2014

Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship:
Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Pediatric Anesthesiology 2014-2015Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard College of Medicine, Boston, MA; Pediatric Regional Anesthesia 2015-2016

Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training:
Two fellowships as above
SUNY Downstate School of Public Health, Brooklyn, NY: MPH with distinction 2008

Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA:
SPA Education Committee
Women Empowerment and Leadership Initiative (WELI): leadership and career development program where members are accepted through nomination by chief based on leadership in clinical operation, clinical program development and clinical excellence, and application process. 2020-Present 
SPPM Education Committee
SPPM Pediatric Pain Medicine Leadership Consortium since inception
SPPM 12^th Annual Meeting (2025) Program Shadow
SPPM 13^th Annual Meeting (2026) Program Co-Chair 
SPPM 14^th Annual Meeting (2027) Program Chair
Moderator:
2025: Moderator, Society For Pediatric Pain Medicine, “Session IV: Welcome to the ERAS Tour: Are you Ready For it?”
2026: Moderator, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, “SESSION V: SPA-SPPM JOINT SESSION: Precision and Progress: Novel Strategies for Pediatric Pain Relief”
Speaker:
2017: Regional Variations: Anesthesia for the Head Injured Patient with Long Bone Fractures, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Spring Meeting, Austin, TX
2020: Ehlers Danlos and Perioperative Pain Management, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine Spring Meeting, Nassau, Bahamas
2023: Live Regional Anesthesia Demonstration- Upper limb, lower limb, and truncal blocks, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Spring Meeting, Austin TX
2024: Sickle Cell Disease: Acute Pain Management and Treatment Updates, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine Spring Meeting, Anaheim CA
2025: Anatomic Landmark Based and Ultrasound Guided Placement of Caudal Blocks: History of Safety and Improved Success, Society for Pediatric Anesthesiology, Spring Meeting, Orlando FL
Workshops/Round Tables/PBLDs:
2022: Instructor, Anesthesiologists, Fascial Plane Blocks: expanding pediatric anesthesia for everyday practice, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine Annual Meeting, Tampa FL
2022: Instructor, Anesthesiologists, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, MOCA simulation course, Tampa FL
2022: Current Options for Perioperative Anxiolysis, Expert Round Table, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, Tampa, FL
2023:Instructor, Anesthesiologists, Basic Ultrasound Guided Anesthesia with Simulation Training on Phantoms, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine Annual Spring Meeting, Austin TX
2024: Instructor, Anesthesiologists, Basic Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia with Simulation Training, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine Annual Meeting, Anaheim CA
2025: Coordinator, Anesthesiologists, Basic Ultrasound Guided Anesthesia with Simulation Training on Phantoms, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine and Society for Pediatric Anesthesiology Spring Meeting, Orlando FL
2026: Instructor, Anesthesiologists, Mastering and Teaching Pediatric Spinal Anesthesia: From First Stick to Program Launch, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, Denver, CO
Abstracts/Posters:
2015    Vecchione T, Hall S, Brady KM, McKenzie ED, Easley RB. Two Cases of Intraoperative Right Coronary Artery Thrombosis. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, Spring Meeting  
2016    Vecchione T, Berde C, Brusseau R. Ultrasound and Fluoroscopically Guided Placement of Bilateral Paravertebral Catheters Following Repeat Tracheopexy in a Medically Complex Patient. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, Spring Meeting 2016.
2016    Vecchione T, Hernandez MA, Boretsky K. Dermatomal Spread Following Posterior TAP Block for Pain Control in Abdominal Surgery in Children and Young Adults. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, Spring Meeting
2020    T Vecchione, J George, W Sternberger, E White, C Qin, R Greenberg. Objective Measure of Regional Blockade: Discrete Measure of Block Onset and Density in Awake Adults. Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine, Spring Meeting
2021    Carullo P, Vecchione T, George J, Sternberger W, Greenberg R. A Novel Device and Objective Method to Assess and Monitor Regional Blockade. Scientific Exhibit. ASA
2023    Aranda-Valderrama P, Greenberg RS, Vecchione TM, Vanderhoek SM. Effectiveness of combining single-shot erector spinae blocks with surgical nerve cryoablation on perioperative opioid requirements and length of stay after NUSS procedure. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, Spring meeting
2025    Vecchione T, Bansal V, Shore B, Veneziano G, Sunder R, Gurnaney H, Boretsky K. Acute Compartment Syndrome in Pediatric Patients with Peripheral Nerve Blocks. Society for Pediatric Anesthesiology and Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine, Spring Meeting, Orlando, FL
2025    Cao M, Chernau A, Heap D, Crigger C, Whitaker E, Vecchione T. Spinal Anesthesia in Urology to Optimize Perioperative Satisfaction in Surgery for Infants (SUrPaSS). Society for Pediatric Anesthesiology and Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine, Spring Meeting, Orlando, FL
2025    Vecchione T, Bansal V, Shore B, Veneziano G, Sunder R, Gurnaney H, Boretsky K. Acute Compartment Syndrome in Pediatric Patients with Peripheral Nerve Blocks. American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 50th Annual meeting, 2025 Best of Meeting Award
2026    Pham E, Kumar P, Hunsberger J, Cole K, Kudchadkar SR, Vecchione T. Pain Assessment and Management Practices in US Pediatric Intensive Care Units: Forging a collaborative path. Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine and Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, Spring Meeting, Denver, CO
2026    Hunsberger J, Hoeck C, Cole K, Vasquenza K, Laboy Y, Monitto C, Vickers B, Vecchione T. Rewriting the Pain Signal: A Series Using Scrambler Therapy to Treat Neuropathic Pain in Adolescents and Young Adults. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, Spring Meeting, Denver, CO
2026    Sckaff M, Stemple I, Alvim L, Vecchione T, Kudchadkar S. Dorsal Penile Nerve Block vs. Caudal Epidural in Pediatric Circumcision: A Meta-Analysis of Pain and Recovery Outcomes. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, Spring Meeting 2026, Denver, CO

Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations:
Member American Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
Member American Society of Anesthesiologists
ASA Committee on Pediatric Anesthesia (2024-2026)
ASA Committee on Regional Anesthesia & Acute Pain Medicine (2024-2026)
Multiple Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day publications (2024-present)
Oral Presentations:
Tim Heck, MD, Maria Latham, MD, Tricia Vecchione, MD, MPH, Laura Selway MSN, RN, Bethany Chalk, PharmD, Kartikeya Makker, MBBS MPH, and Raul Chavez-Valdez, MD. Improving Post-surgical Pain Management in Neonates Through A NICU Regional Anesthesia Initiative. Pediatric Academic Societies 2024 Meeting, Toronto Canada
Johnson M, Radaoui A, Heap D, Mayeax E, Cao M, Whitaker E, Davis K, DiCarlo H, Wu C, Wang M, Kudchadkar S, Vecchione T, Crigger C. Spinal Anesthesia in Urology for Responsive Pediatric Anesthesia and Satisfaction in Surgery (SURPASS): A Novel Pediatric Spinal Anesthetic Program. American Urological Association, 2026, Washington, DC

DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE CANDIDATES6

Cheryl J. Hartzell, MD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, OH
Candidate Profile Video

Hospital/Institution Titles:
Associate Professor
Director of Interventional and Translational Pain Management
Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology and Pain Management
CCHMC Pain Management Clinic
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained:
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; Bachelor of Science-Biology, 2003

Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained:
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, Doctor of Medicine, Honors in Research, 2011

Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained:
Anesthesiology, Washington University Consortium Program, St. Louis, MO; Anesthesiology 4-year program, 2011-2015

Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training:
Anesthesiology, Washington University Consortium Program, St. Louis, MO; Anesthesiology 4-year program, 2011-2015. ABA Board certified, Anesthesiology

Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship:
Pediatric Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2015-2016. ABA Board Certified, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Pediatric Pain Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center/University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2016-2017. ABA Board certified, Pain Medicine

Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA:

• Director-at Large, Society of Pediatric Pain Management Board of Directors, 2025 – current.
• Co-Chair, 2027 SPPM annual meeting, Nassau, Bahamas. Co-chair with lead chair, Dr. Tricia Vecchione, to develop conference agenda, recruitment of speakers and moderators, as well as day of conference execution.
• Session moderation, 2027 SPPM annual meeting
• Co-editor, SPPM Poll of the Month, Society of Pediatric Pain Medicine, 2023 – current. Monthly review, acceptance, and edit for submissions for SPPM question of the month.
• Author of “SPPM Poll of the Month,” Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine: August 2023, September 2023, July 2024, March 2025, June 2025, July 2025, November 2025, January 2026, March 2026, May 2026.
• Member, SPPM Corporate Partners Task Force, Society of Pediatric Pain Medicine, 2025 – Current. Purpose: to identify and recruit vendors, exhibitors, and sponsorship for SPPM annual meetings; coordinate vendor symposiums and Meet & Greets.
• Invited speaker, “Off with your head(ache)! Interventional pain management for head and neck pain.” 2025 SPPM Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.
• Co-moderator, SPPM Poster presentations, 2025 Annual Meeting, 2026 Annual meeting. I have committed to be co-moderator for 2027 SPPM Annual meeting poster sessions,
• Speaker, “Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial evaluating efficacy of presurgical provider-directed behavioral and self-directed mindfulness interventions in pediatric patients undergoing major elective surgical procedures on postoperative pain outcomes.” SPA-AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology 2025 Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL.
• Co-moderator, Round table Discussion: “Building a Pediatric Interventional Pain Program: From Vision to Implementation.” Society of Pediatric Pain Medicine 2026 Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
• Member, Subcommittee in Pediatric Anesthesia Education for Residents and Students (SPAERS), Society of Pediatric Anesthesia, 2025 – current. SPAERS supports medical students and residents in their exploration of pediatric anesthesia and subspecialities. I attend regular committee meetings, as well as events at annual meetings with residents and students, and representation of SPPM at the SPAERs booth to bring awareness to pediatric pain medicine.
• Member, Pediatric Pain Medicine Leadership Consortium, Society of Pediatric Pain Management, 2024- current. Engage and collaborate with experts and peers to shape the future of pediatric pain medicine to form action plans based on current challenges in field, including access to care, practitioner recruitment, and exposure.
• Member, Education committee, Society of Pediatric Pain Medicine, 2019 – Current. Attend meetings and contribute to developing annual educational agenda, including topics, speakers, and educational activities.
• SPPM Global Virtual Conference 2024: co-chair with lead chair Jamie Kitzman, MD. Assisting in developing conference agenda, recruitment of moderators, and details for day of conference execution.
• Co-moderator for SPPM Global Virtual Conference 2024, session 1.
• Co-moderator, Problem Based Learning Discussion, “Google says I have MALS and need a Celiac Plexus Block! To Block or not…there is more than that question.” 2022 SPPM annual meeting. Tampa Bay, FL.
• Author, Round Table Discussion, “Acute and Chronic Pain Management in Pediatric Patients with Sickle Cell Disease.” 2023 SPPM annual meeting, Austin, Tx.
• Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment Special Interest Group, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine, 2021 – 2024. Attended monthly meetings, participated in developing and executing scholarly activities, such as workshops and round table discussions at yearly meetings.

 Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations:

• Pediatric Pain Expert, European Interdisciplinary Guidelines on Pain Management in Acute Pancreatitis. United European Gastroenterology and European Pancreas Club. 2024- current. I was recruited as the pediatric pain expert to draft a PICO (Patient & problem/ Intervention/Comparison/Outcome) question, perform literature review, and draft evidence-based recommendations on the management of acute pancreatitis pain in children.
• International Study for Pediatric Pain Medicine Special Interest Group Low-Middle Income Countries (LMIC) Subgroup, 2023 – current. Attend meetings with members and communications to develop innovative ideas and work on existing initiatives to help improve pediatric pain in LMIC.
• Pediatric Pain Special Interest Group & Education Committee, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2018 – Current. Attend and participate in committee meetings at yearly conferences to discuss SIG’s contributions to next meetings and advocacy for pediatric pain within ASRA.

Henry Huang, MD
Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston, TX
Candidate Profile Video

Hospital/Institution Titles
Director, Interventional Pain and Neuromodulation
Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine

Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained:
Washington University in St. Louis. 2007. BA.

Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained:
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. 2012. MD.

Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained:
University of Tennessee Health Science Center at Memphis. General Surgery Internship. 2013.

Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training:
Baylor College of Medicine. Anesthesiology. 2018.

Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship:
University of Washington, Seattle Children’s Hospital. Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship. 2019.
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Pediatric and Adult Pain Fellowship. 2020.

Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities. 

• SPA Quality and Safety Committee.
• SPA Quality and Safety Committee – Subcommittee on Checklist.
• Society of Pediatric Anesthesia Improvement Network. Data Collection, participation in manuscript preparation.
• Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Data Collection, participation in manuscript preparation and publication.

Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations:

• North American Neuromodulation – Educational Committee 2025. Submitted questions and helped provide video descriptions on CME courses for neuromodulation.
• American Society of Regional Anesthesiology – Early Career Committee 2026

Alina Lazar, MD
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Chicago. IL
Candidate Profile Video

Hospital/Institution Titles:
Pediatric Anesthesiologist
Director, Resident Education
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained:
MD, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, 1999

Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained:
Internal Medicine, Graduate Hospital, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2003-2004

Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training:
Anesthesia, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2004-2007

Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship:
Pediatric Anesthesia, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2007-2008

Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training:
MERITS Fellowship (Medical Education, Research, Innovation, Teaching and Scholarship), University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2010-2012
Searle Fellowship in Education, Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 2023-2024

Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities. 

SPPM

• Member, 2018 – present
• Member, Education Committee, 2022 –present
• Founder and co-chair, Special Interest Group: Creating and Maintaining Pediatric Acute Pain Services (CM-PAPS), 2020-2025. Organized 3 virtual round table discussions, created a repository of materials for physicians interested in developing a pediatric pain service.

Contributions to SPPM educational programming:

• Workshops and roundtables
  • Workshop coordinator and lead faculty, Improving pain in hospitalized children with multidisciplinary care plans: identifying barriers and finding solutions across specialties, disciplines, services and institutional organizations, Society of Pediatric Pain Medicine Annual Meeting (virtual), 2021
  • How to start a pediatric acute pain service, CM-PAPS virtual round table discussion, virtual, 2021
  • Organizer and moderator, Challenges, Solutions and Opportunities for Using Continuous Epidural Infusions in Neonatal Postoperative Pain Management, CM-PAPS virtual round table discussion, 2023
  • Organizer and moderator, Perioperative Lidocaine Infusions (and Beyond), CM-PAPS virtual round table discussion, 2023
  • Panelist, Neonatal Epidural Analgesia, Round Table Discussion, SPPM Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, 2024
• PBLDs
  • The pain of no pediatric pain service, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine Annual Meeting, Nassau, Bahamas, 2020
  • Pain in the aftermath of violent trauma – a tale from a rough neighborhood, Society of Pediatric Pain Medicine Annual Meeting, Virtual 2021
• Moderator, Compassionate Care for the Pediatric Cancer Patient, Society of Pediatric Pain Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, 2022
• SPPM Newsletter contributor: Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2017
• Moderator, Plenary Session, Inside Out: Evolutionary Transitions in Pain, Society of Pediatric Pain Medicine Annual Meeting, Denver CO, 2026
• Several poster presentations at SPPM meetings

SPA

• Member, 2007 – present
• Member, Research Committee, 2023 – present
• Inaugural member, Subcommittee in Pediatric Anesthesia Education for Residents and Students (SPAERS), 2023 – present
• Protégé, SPA Women’s Empowerment and Leadership Initiative(SPA WELI), 2023 – present
• Member, Quality and Safety Committee, 2019 – present
• Member, Checklist Subcommittee of the Quality and Safety Committee, 2019 – 2021
• Member, Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group, 2018 – 2022
• Contributor and peer reviewer, SPA Case Guides, 2022
• Contributor to SPA Newsletter (Quality and Safety Corner, Winter 2022)
• Subcommittee in Pediatric Anesthesia Education for Residents and Students (SPAERS), inaugural member
• SPA Women’s Empowerment and Leadership Initiative(SPA WELI) protégé, 2023 – present
• SPA Survey Subommittee, member

Contributions to SPA educational programming (annual society meetings):

• Seminar Leader and organizer, Beyond the Typical Infant Spinal: Expanding Pediatric Neuraxial Anesthesia to Complex and Unconventional Patients – accepted to the 2027 SPA meeting
• Workshop Instructor, One-Lung Ventilation, Difficult Airway, 2023, 2024
• PBLD: created and moderated 5 PBLDs
• Poster moderator, Society of Pediatric Anesthesia Meeting, Anaheim, CA, 2024-2026
• Contributor to SPA Newsletter (Quality and Safety Corner, Winter 2022), Society of Pediatric Anesthesia Case Guides (2023)

Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations:

ASA

• Member, 2012 – present
• Member, Educational Track Subcommittee on Pediatric Anesthesia, 2023 – present
• Member, Educational Track Subcommittee on Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain, 2021- 2024
• Member, Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) Review
• Committee, and Summer Mentorship Program, 2021
• Member, Abstract Review Subcommittee on Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain, 2020 – present
• Member, Abstract Review Subcommittee on Pediatric Anesthesia, 2020 – 2023
• Member, Committee on Problem-Based Learning Discussions, 2020 – present
• Member, Abstract Review Subcommittee on Patient Safety and Practice Management, 2018 – 2021

Contributions to ASA educational programming (annual society meetings)

• Invited speaker and panelist
  • Setting up a pediatric regional anesthesia service – a blueprint for success, San Diego, CA, 2022
  • Give our first thoughts a second look: Raising awareness of implicit bias in pain management, San Diego, CA, 2022
  • Pediatric Postoperative Pain Management in Major Surgery, San Diego, CA, 2022
  • Racial disparities in pediatric anesthesia, San Francisco, CA, 2023
  • Current Controversies in Regional Anesthesia for Children and Young Adults: An Evidence Based Approach – Pudendal nerve block vs caudal for hypospadias, San Francisco, CA 2023
  • Emerging Pediatric Regional Techniques: What is Their Evidence? Pudendal Nerve Block, San Francisco, CA, 2023
  • Emerging Pediatric Regional Blocks – What the Practitioner Should Know, Philadelphia, PA, 2024
  • Current Controversies in Pediatric Regional Anesthesia: An Evidence-Based Approach, Philadelphia, PA, 2024
• Workshop faculty:
  • Hands-on Workshop entitled Emerging and Common Pediatric Regional Blocks Ready to Use from Head to Toe, 2024
  • Multidisciplinary teaching: case based interactive learning as a bridge between anesthesia sub-specialties, 2023
• PBLDs:
  • Continuous epidural analgesia in neonates and infants: strategy for success or recipe for disaster? 2016, 2017
  • Perioperative anesthetic management in a pediatric patient with chronic abdominal pain, 2015
• Poster moderator: 2021, 2019
• Several poster presentations

SEA

Contributions to ASA educational programming (annual society meetings)

• Workshop organizer and lead presenter, Society of Education in Anesthesia Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 2015
• Oral presentation, Teaching Anesthesiology Residents Pediatric Caudal Epidural Nerve Block Skills Using a Simulation-based Mastery Learning Curriculum. Idea Lab, Society for Education in Anesthesia meeting, 2024, Philadelphia PA

Selected posters presentations on pediatric pain and regional anesthesia at SPPM, SPA, ASA, ASRA meetings:

• Froyshteter B, Lazar A. Spinal Anesthesia Reduces Operating Room Times for Pediatric Circumcisions. Moderated Poster Presentation, International Anesthesia Research Society meeting, Honolulu, HI, 03/2025.
• Lazar A, Zheng S, Anitescu M: The role of epidural analgesia in the perioperative pain management of pediatric patients with median arcuate ligament syndrome, SPA/AAP meeting, Las Vegas, NE, 2013
• Tantoco A, Patel V, Lazar A: Anesthetic considerations and ambulatory supraclavicular catheter in a patient with Rubenstein-Taybe syndrome. Poster discussion, SPA/AAP meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 2015
• Patel D, Sozzer A, Anitescu M, Lazar A: Intraoperative Intravenous Ketamine in Addition to Epidural Anesthesia May Decrease Postoperative Opioid Requirement in Pediatric Patients with Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome. Poster discussion SPA/AAP meeting, Austin, TX, 2017
• Lin T, Xiao J, Chao CJ, Lazar A, Anitescu M. The Effect of Perioperative Celiac Plexus Block on Patients Undergoing Median Arcuate Ligament Release, ASA meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2018
• Lin T, Xiao J, Chao CJ, Lazar A, Anitescu M. Psychiatric and Chronic pain Comorbidities in Patients with Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome, ASA meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2018
• Lin T, Xiao J, Chao CJ, Lazar A, Anitescu M. The Effect of Preoperative Pain Characteristics on Patients Undergoing Median Arcuate Ligament Release, ASA meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2018
• Patel S, Sheppard S, Gonzalez-Sotomayor J, Coppes M, Garza J, Lazar A. A retrospective analysis of continuous erector spinae plane and thoracic epidural analgesia for post-operative management of pain following Nuss procedure. SPPM, ASRA meetings, 2021.
• Curcuru C, Lazar A. Continuous erector spinae plane analgesia for major pediatric urologic surgery. SPPM virtual meeting, April 2021.
• Rybar D, Lazar A. Single shot erector spinae plane block for rib cartilage harvesting for microtia reconstruction. SPPM and SPA virtual meeting, April 2021.
• Liu, T, Hu YY, Froyshteter A, Lazar A. Consecutive Spinal Anesthetics in an Infant with Epidermolysis Bullosa. Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting, Orlando, FL, 05/2025.
• Kadarmandalgi A, Froyshterer A, Hu YY, Lazar A, MD. Spinal Anesthesia for Laparoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement in a Patient with Epidermolysis Bullosa. Moderated Poster Presentation, SPA-AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology meeting, Orlando, FL, 03/2024.
• Noonan-Hasse M, Lazar A, Cheon E, Superina R. Coagulopathy After Hepatic Resection: Implications for Epidural Analgesia. SPA meeting, Anaheim CA, 2024.
• Froyshteter B, Lazar A. Spinal Anesthesia Reduces Operating Room Times for Pediatric Circumcisions. Moderated Poster Presentation, International Anesthesia Research Society meeting, Honolulu, HI, 03/2025.
• Liu, T, Hu YY, Froyshteter A, Lazar A. Consecutive Spinal Anesthetics in an Infant with Epidermolysis Bullosa. Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting, Orlando, FL, 05/2025.
• Volpe N, Rosenblatt A, Froyshteter AB, Chu D, Baumgardner E, Lazar A. Spinal vs General Anesthesia for Infants: Patterns of Parental Information and Decision-Making. Moderated Poster Presentation, SPA-AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology meeting, Denver, CO, 03/2026.
• Moraczawski J, Lazar A, Hu YY, Hyre Z, Froyshteter AB. Spinal Anesthesia for Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair in Infants. Moderated Poster Presentation, SPA-AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology meeting, Denver, CO, 03/2026.

Eugene Kim, MD
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Candidate Profile Video

Hospital/Institution Titles:
Chief, Division of Pain and Palliative Medicine
Program Director, Pain Medicine Fellowship
Chair, Pain and Palliative Care Committee
Co-Director, Inpatient Pain Rehabilitation Program
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology

Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained:
Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, BS, 2008

Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained:
Stony Brook Medicine, MD, 2010

Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained:
Stony Brook Medicine, Internal Medicine/Surgery, 2010-2011

Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training:
Stony Brook Medicine, 2011-2014

Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship:
Pain Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 2014-2015

Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training:
Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, 2015-2016

Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities.

• SPPM Active member
  • Attended regularly since first annual meeting in 2014
  • Previously invited SPPM speaker
  • Presented multiple workshops and abstracts
  • Mentored trainee presentations for numerous abstracts
• SPPM Newsletter: Editorial board member
  • Reviewed newsletter and contributed articles
• Interdisciplinary Chronic Pain Treatment SIG: Co-Founder, Past Co-Chair
  • Created the SIG with Co-Founder Dr. Sara Wiliams to promote the interdisciplinary care of children with chronic pain
• Education Committee
  • Regularly attended meetings to suggest topics for future conferences
• Recipient of Innovation Research Award
  • Social Media-Based Self-Management Education, Intervention for Adolescent and Young Adults with Chronic Pain

Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization:

• American Society of Regional Anesthesia: Member
  • Regular attendance and mentorship program participant

Sarah E. Rebstock, MS, MD, PhD
Children’s Medical Center Dallas
Dallas, TX
Candidate Profile Video

Hospital/Institution Titles:
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Management

Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained:
Jacksonville University 1988-92

Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained:
Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz/ Mainz, Germany / M.D. 2002

Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained:
Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Collage of Medicine/2003-2004

Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training:
Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Collage of Medicine 2004-2007

Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship:
Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Collage of Medicine 2007-2008

Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training:
CHOP / Pain Medicine David Sherry and John Rose 2007-2008
Helm’s institute Acupuncture certification 2021

Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA:
I was part of the first group of advisors in 2011 who met at the ASA in Washington D.C. where I was one of the first what was called “members at large” when we were initially trying to put together the SPPM.

Research committee SPPM- Ben Lee  Abstract reviews, poster presentation moderator, grant evaluation committee/ Rosalie Tassone.

Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations:
I have been a member of the IASP pediatric subgroup, examining pediatric pain from the perspectives of the IASP.  As a result, I have helped my organization organize the use of the mYPAS as part of monitor stress and anxiety in the peri-operative areas to mitigate anxiety as a component of developing chronic or subacute /post-surgical pain.

I am also involved in the American Congress of Rehabilitative Medicine subgroup on peds and pain.  As a developer of a potential clinical tool for rehabilitation, I have been working also in this large rehabilitative medicine group to affect how pain is managed in the rehabilitation environment.