Candidates for Officer and Director Positions
President
Full Name
Anjana Kundu, MBBS, DA
Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
Dayton Children’s, OH
Hospital/Institution Titles
Consultant and Attending Anesthesiologist, Dayton Children’s, OH
Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
Pt. BD Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India; MBBS 1990
Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
Pt. BD Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India; MBBS 1990
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
Medical College of Wisconsin, WI; Internship – 07/1998-06/1999
Pt. BD Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences; Internship 01/1991-12/1991
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
Medical College of Wisconsin, WI; Residency in Anesthesiology – 07/1999-06/2000
Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India; Diplomate in Anesthesiology – 06/1993-06/1995
Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Fellowship - Pediatric Pain – 07/2002- 06/2003
Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
Harvard Medical School & Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA - Medical Acupuncture - 2002-2003
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA - Teaching Scholars and Leadership Certification Program – 2005- 2006
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA - Integrative Medicine Certification – 2007-2008
Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities
Vice President, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine 2014-current
Interim Vice President, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine 2013-14.
- Member, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine (SPPM) - one of the founding members of the society, instrumental in establishment of the society within SPA.
- Program Chair for the Annual Pediatric Pain Conference in San Diego, 2012 (2nd Annual meeting when the society was a SIG status).
- Editor, SPPM Newsletter – assisted with publication of the 1st newsletter for the SPPM, and current editor of the newsletter published 3 times a year.
- Member, Education Committee – participation in regular committee meetings, participation in the development of educational content of the annual fall and winter meetings.
- Member, SPACIES Committee – Participation in committee meetings, contribution to the content design of the website during development.
Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization
Invited faculty at multiple national and international pediatric anesthesia, pain medicine, palliative care and integrative medicine conferences
Invited speaker at urological surgery conferences in US and India
Vice President
Full Name
Rita Agarwal, MD, FAAP
Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
University of Colorado/Children’s Hospital Colorado, soon to be Stanford University and the Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital (anticipated change over will be around October)
Hospital/Institution Titles
Professor of Anesthesiology, Director of Education: Pediatric Anesthesia (both places, although at Stanford I will be Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology)
Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
Texas A&M, College Station, Texas BA Biology 1982
Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, MD 1986
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX surgery 1986-1987
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, Anesthesiology 1987-1990
Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
Denver’s Children Hospital, Denver, CO, Pediatric Anesthesiology 1990-1991
Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities
Extensive involvement with the SPA, including Newsletter Editor, Communication Committee Chair, Board of Directors 2006-2014, Education Committee, Membership Committee, Co-Founder of the Special Interest Group on Pediatric Pain Management and SPPM. Interim Treasurer SPPM
Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization
AAP: Section of Anesthesiology and Pain Management-Member of Executive Committee, Membership Chair, Education Committee, Chair-elect AAP RVU SubCommittee Chair
Secretary/Treasurer
Full Name
Robert Theodore Wilder, MD, PhD
Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Hospital/Institution Titles
Consultant in Pediatric Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
Stanford University, Stanford, California, MS 1977
Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
Vanderbilt Medical School, Nashville, TN, M.D., Ph.D. 1984
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic, Surgery Internship and Residency (3 years total) 1984-1987
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic, Minneapolis, MN 1987-1989 and Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 1989-1990 (CA3 year of Pediatric Anesthesia)
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 Management 1990-1991
Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
NA
Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities
Program Chair for Second Annual Meeting (2015)
Board member
Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization
Member of Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
Education Committee
Finance Committee
Board of Directors
Full Name
R. Scott Dingeman, MD, FAAP
Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
Hospital/Institution Titles
Associate Attending at MSKCC and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology & Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College
Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
Psychobiology 1994
Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI
MD, 1998
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
St. John Hospital & Medical Center, Detroit, MI
Categorical General Surgery, 1998-2000
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
New York-Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
2000-2003
Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
Boston Children’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
2003-2004
Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities
Active Member of SPPM and SPA. Member of the Education Committee of the SPA where I participate in the curriculum development for the Fall and Spring SPA meetings
Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization.
Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Full Name
Harshad G. Gurnaney
Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital/Institution Titles
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine,
Director of Simulation for General Anesthesia Division.
Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
2000 MPH State University of New York at Albany (Public Health)
Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
1996 MBBS Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai, India (Medicine)
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
2000-2001 Intern in Surgery, Department of Surgery, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
2001-2004 Resident in Anesthesiology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
2004-2005 Fellow in Anesthesia, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities.
SPPM communication committee: Member, I have been involved with the communication committee at the SPPM meetings.
SPPM education committee: I have attended the education committee meetings of the SPPM over the last 2 years.
SPA simulation SIG: I have been a member of the SIG for simulation and am working with other pediatric anesthesia simulation centers to come up with educational material applicable to our residents and fellows.
Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization
I am the Director of the ASA endorsed Simulation center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. In this role I am our centers representative at the ASA Simulation Education Network (SEN). As a part of this network I have been involved at the SEN meeting. I am also Director of the simulation courses for MOCA Part 4 at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
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Full Name
Stephen Robert Hays, MS, MD, FAAP
Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Hospital/Institution Titles
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology & Pediatrics
Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
Yale University, New Haven, CT; simultaneous B.S., M.S. 1987
(Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry with Distinction in the Major)
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, Pediatrics, 1991-1992
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore MD; Residency, Pediatrics, 1992-1994
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore MD; Residency, Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, 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
Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities
Dr. Hays has been a member of the SPA since 2003, and of the SPPM since its formation as a Special Interest Group (SIG) within SPA in 2009. He has presented numerous workshops, refresher courses, ask-the-experts panels, and PBLDs at SPA annual meetings for many years, and has presented in some fashion at every SIG/SPPM annual meeting since they began in 2011. He is a member of the Education Committees of both SPA and SPPM, served as the program co-chair for the SPPM 3rd Annual Meeting in Colorado Springs in 2016, and is the program chair for the SPPM 4th Annual Meeting in Austin in 2017.
Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization
Dr. Hays has been a part 2 (oral boards) examiner for the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) since 2007, and currently serves on the Part 2 Examination Writing Committee and the OSCE Development Committee of the ABA.
Full Name
John S. Jones MD
Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
Valley Anesthesiology Consultants/Sheridan Healthcare Solutions, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ
Hospital/Institution Titles
Vice President, Medical Staff, Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Founder, Pain Medicine Division, Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
Columbia College, New York, NY, BA Spanish/Biology 1988
Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, MD 1992
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 1992-1993
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
The New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, 1993-1996
Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington DC, 1996-1997
Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities
Member, Education Committee, Society of Pediatric Pain Medicine (SPPM), Society of Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA), 2016-present
Faculty, Society of Pediatric Pain Medicine 3rd Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO, 2016
Faculty, Society of Pediatric Pain Medicine 2nd Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 2015
Member, Society of Pediatric Pain Medicine (SPPM), Society of Pediatric Anesthesiology, March 2013-present
Member, SIGPPM, Society of Pediatric Anesthesiology, September 2009-October 2011
Co-Chair, QA/QI Committee, Special Interest Group for Pediatric Pain Management, Society of Pediatric Anesthesiology, November 2009-October 2011
Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if
applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization
Program Reviewer, American Pain Society, Center of Excellence Award, 2016-present
Full Name
Benjamin H. Lee, MD, MPH
Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
Texas Children’s Hospital
Department of Anesthesiology
Houston, TX
Hospital/Institution Titles
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Director, Division of Pain Medicine
Texas Children’s Hospital
Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
Bachelor of Arts degree, 1984
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
Doctor of Medicine degree, 1989
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
Intern in General Surgery, 1989-1990
University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
San Diego, California
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
Anesthesiology Residency, 1990-1993
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesiology, 1994-1995
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
Master of Public Health degree, 2000
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, Massachusetts
Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities
SPPM/SPA Activities:
SPPM Research Committee Co-Chair: I am the co-chair of the SPPM research committee. I have been involved with organizing the research components of the annual meeting of the SPPM; scientific abstract review and selection of posters for the annual meeting; selection of moderators and organization of poster presentations during the annual meeting; development of mechanism for SPPM review and advocacy/support for investigators’ research grant submissions for external grant funding by governmental agencies and foundations
Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization
From 2012-2014, I served as a member of the Research Committee of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). I was involved with determining the research priorities of this national organization and for advocating for research in the field of pediatric palliative medicine. From 2014 to the present, I have been a member of the Quality and Practice Standards Committee of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM); this committee is charged with advocacy for valid clinical metrics of quality palliative care and to interact with governmental agencies for the promotion of quality practice in the field of palliative medicine. From 2012 to the present, I have been a member of the Scientific Subcommittee for the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM); we are involved in the development of the scientific portion of the annual assembly and in the review and selection of research poster presentation and workshops for this assembly. From 2013 to the present, I am serving as a member of the Abstract Review Subcommittee on Chronic and Cancer Pain for the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA); I am involved in the review and selection of scientific abstracts for the annual meeting of the ASA held in October. Members of this committee also participate as moderators of oral and poster presentations during this meeting. From 2013 to the present, I have been serving as a member of the Committee on Global Humanitarian Outreach for the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA); this committee is tasked with the promotion of international anesthesia activities, especially in resource-constrained environments. I have also served in a sub-committee that has been involved with the selection of ASA Global Scholars to attend the annual meeting of the ASA and SPA in October. Last year was our inaugural year of this program, and we have recently selected individuals who will attend the annual meeting of SPA/ASA in Chicago in October 2016.
Full Name
Sophie R. Pestieau, MD
Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
Children's National Health System, Washington DC
Hospital/Institution Titles
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics
Director of Anesthesia Services
Regional Anesthesia program lead
Division of Anesthesiology, Sedation and Perioperative Medicine
Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
University of Liege
Liège, Belgium, 1993
Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
University of Liege
Liège, Belgium, 1997
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
Internship, Surgery
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC, 2000-2001
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
Residency, Anesthesiology
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC, 2001-2004
Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
Fellowship, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Children’s National Medical Center
Washington, DC, 2004-2005
Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
Research Fellowship, Surgical Oncology
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC, 1998-2000
Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities.
SPPM temporary Board of Directors, 2013-2014
SPPM 1st annual meeting, March 6th, 2014: meeting review for newsletter
SPPM Board of Directors, 2014-present
SPPM Research and Education Committees, 2014-present: ad hoc member
SPPM 3rd annual meeting: March 31st, 2016: invited speaker, Coagulopathies and Regional Anesthesia
Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization
ASA Abstract Review Subcommittee - Pediatric Anesthesia: 2013-2015
ASA Abstract Review Subcommittee - Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain: 2013-present
PRAN co-investigator: 2016
Full Name
Kristen O. Spisak, MD
Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
Dayton Children’s Hospital, Dayton, Ohio
Hospital/Institution Titles
Dayton Children’s Hospital, Dayton, OH
Pediatric Anesthesiologist
Director, Acute Pain Service
Director, Anesthesiology Quality Review
Member, Board of Trustees Advocacy Committee
Name and City/State of College attended; degree and year obtained
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
BS 2002
Name and City/State of Medical School attended, degree and year obtained
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
MD 2007
Name and City/State of Hospital where Internship was completed; type and dates attended; degree and year obtained
St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
Transitional Year Internship, 5/2007-5/2008
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Anesthesiology Residency, 6/2008-7/2011
Name and City/State of Hospital where Fellowship training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of Fellowship
Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship, 8/2011-8/2012
Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
N/A
Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities
I have been a member and attended all SPPM meetings since 2013. I have taught at the Pediatric Regional Ultrasound Workshop at the SPA meetings in 2015 and 2016. I was part of the SPA Young Turks group in 2014 and have submitted a PBLD for the upcoming 2017 SPPM annual Meeting.
Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization
While working at Riley Hospital for Children, I started the Pediatric Acute Pain Service and was co-investigator at our site for the PRAN Database. I currently am starting the Acute Pain Service at Dayton Children’s Hospital and plan to enroll this site in the PRAN Database as well.
Full Name
M-Irfan Suleman, MD
Name and City/State of Hospital/Institution for which you work
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
Hospital/Institution Titles
Assistant Professor,
-Director Pediatric Regional Anesthesia
-Director Pediatric chronic Interventional Pain.
-Medical Director Pediatric Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Clinic
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
Sindh Medical College, 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
2002-2005
Name and City/State of Hospital where Anesthesiology Residency was completed; dates of training
University of Arkansas Medical Center
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
Boston Children’s Hospital /Harvard - Pediatric Pain
2008-2009
2014
Name and City/State of Hospital/University where additional training was completed (if applicable); type and dates of training
Prior involvement with SPPM or SPA (Board, Committee, etc) (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of these activities
-SPPM Founder member
-SPPM Board of Directors
-SPPM Chair Communication committee
-SPPM Education Committee, Member
Involvement with other national/international (pediatric) anesthesia organizations (if applicable) – please provide a brief description of organization
Member - SPA
