In order to further its mission, the CSA has divisions, committees, and task forces that research, review and make recommendations for actions and policy positions on issues of interest to anesthesiologists. See the Bylaws for the composition and duties of the divisions and standing committees.
Each year, the incoming president appoints members to these divisions, committees, and task forces. Special committees are appointed by the president for specific purposes during the term of office. The incoming president may extend the term of the committee during the president’s term of office, provided, however, that such committees may not be given assignments conflicting with or duplicating the functions of any standing committee.
The committee application process takes place each in the spring. Keep your eye out for an announcement of next year’s application process.
Educational Programs Division
[Bylaws 15.01]
Seperate Divison
The Educational Programs Division of the California Society of Anesthesiologists shall act solely in the area of providing continuing instruction and training of the anesthesiologist and allied personnel for the purpose of improving and developing their capabilities and for the instruction of the public on subjects related to anesthesiology beneficial to the public.
[Bylaws 15.02]
Composition
The Educational Programs Division of the California Society of Anesthesiologists shall be composed of a chair and such members as the President may appoint, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.
[Bylaws 15.05]
General Purpose and Duties
The chair of the Educational Programs Division of the California Society of Anesthesiologists in conjunction with the Chief Executive Officer of the Society shall direct and facilitate educational programs, presentations and publicity designed to accomplish the purposes of the Educational Programs Division.
Chair:
Richard Applegate, MD, FASA
Vice-Chair:
Shalini Shah, MD
Members:
Richard Applegate, MD, FASA
Shalini Shah, MD
Rita Agarwal, MD, FAAP, FASA
Eugenia Ayrian, MD, FASA
Dalia Banks, MD
Brendan Carvalho, MBBCh, FRCA, MD
Jason Cheng, MD
Christine Doyle, MD, FASA
Reihaneh Forghany, MD
Tara Humphrey, DO
Calvin Johnson, MD
Cathy Lammers, MD
Edward Mariano, MD
Christina Menor, MD
Manuel Pardo, MD
Ioana Pasca, MD
Ronald Pearl, MD, PhD, FASA
Carlos Pino, MD, FASA
Phillip Richardson, MD, MBA, FASA, CPE
Engy Said, MD
Pamela Chia, MD
Jennifer Elia, MD
Ludwig Lin, MD
Stephanie Pan, MD
Muhammad Shaikh, MD
Milad Sharifpour, MD
Katharine Stolz, MD
Thang Tran, MD
Legislative & Practice Affairs Division
[Bylaws 15.01]
Separate Division
The Legislative and Practice Affairs Division shall be a separate division of the California Society of Anesthesiologists.
[Bylaws 15.02]
Purpose
The Legislative and Practice Affairs Division shall act in the performance of the following functions:
- Establish communication with governmental bodies, both legislative and regulatory concerning regulation of the medical profession, and specifically of anesthesiology;
- Establish communication with other bodies, health delivery systems and third parties that have or will have a substantial impact upon the professional, medical and/or economic day to day practice of anesthesiology, as allowed by federal and state laws concerning such contacts and communications;
- Through dialogue with the above mentioned parties, establish a voice in the formulation of new laws and the development of regulations enforcing both new and existing laws;
- Establish information exchanges and guidance as to the impact of such actions taken by governmental agencies and/or third parties upon the economic and day-to-day practice of the members of the Society;
- Disseminate information to the members of the Society and other anesthesiologists when appropriate concerning the above activities through various publications, educational seminars and meetings, newsletters, bulletins and other forms of communication.
[Bylaws 15.03]
Composition
The Legislative and Practice Affairs Division shall be comprised of a division chair and two standing committees: the Committee on Legislative Affairs, and the Committee on Practice Management. Each committee shall have a chair and members appointed by the President, subject to approval of the Board of Directors.
LPAD Division Chair
Todd Primack, DO, FASA
Committee on Audit
Chair:
William Feaster, MD, MBA
Members:
William Feaster, MD, MBA
Zhe Chen, MD
Jeff Kwok, MD
Jeremy Juang, MD
Charles Schoepflin, MD
Committee on Bylaws
[Bylaws Section 11.031]
Composition
Three voting members of this Society appointed by the President, at least one of whom was a Bylaws Committee member during the previous year, the Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates who shall chair the committee, and the Speaker of the House of Delegates who shall be an ex-officio member.
Duties
To recommend amendments to the Bylaws to ensure consistency with the actions of the policymaking bodies of this Society; and
To prepare amendments which it considers advisable to facilitate the work and best interests of this Society.
Speaker of the House of Delegates
Christina Menor, MD, FASA
Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates
Robin Seaberg, MD, FASA
Members:
Christina Menor, MD, FASA
Robin Seaberg, MD, FASA
Christine Doyle, MD, FASA
James Moore, MD
Michele Raney, MD
Periklis Panousis, MD
Committee on Distinquished Service Award
[Bylaws Section 11.035]
Composition
The five past presidents immediately preceding the immediate past president, insofar as is possible. The junior member of the committee shall be chair.
Duties
To receive recommendations for the Distinguished Service Award of the California Society of Anesthesiologists.
Letters of recommendation are to be submitted directly to the chair of this committee by the district or forum directors of the CSA at least ninety (90) days prior to the Annual Meeting of this Society. If no recommendation(s) by district directors are received by 90 days prior to the next Annual Meeting, the committee members may then, and only then, submit nomination(s) for consideration by the committee.
The Committee shall review the recommendations submitted, paying particular attention to members who have demonstrated outstanding and meritorious service to Anesthesiology and the CSA.
Selection of a candidate shall require a 4/5 vote of the full committee. The Committee need not make a selection each year. The Committee shall be limited to one nomination at each Annual Meeting. It shall make its nomination for the Distinguished Service Award directly to the House of Delegates at the Annual Meeting.
Two-thirds secret ballot of the seated members in the House of Delegates shall be required for approval of the Committee nomination.
In the event of the death or resignation of a member of this Committee, the president shall appoint a replacement to fill the unexpired term. If possible, a past president shall be appointed.
Chair:
Ronald Pearl, MD, PhD, FASA
Members:
Christine Doyle, MD, FASA
Jeff Poage, MD
Samuel Wald, MD
James Moore, MD, FASA
Committee on Finance and Administration
[Bylaws Section 11.036]
Composition
The Assistant Treasurer shall serve as the Chair. Members will include the Immediate Past President, Treasurer, Speaker and/or Vice Speaker of the House, Bulletin Editor, and six additional active members of the society appointed by the President who are knowledgeable about finance and administrative affairs.
The President may appoint additional members for a one-year term.
Duties
- Review the annual budget submitted by the CSA Treasurer; forward the annual budget to the Board of Directors with a recommendation regarding approval.
- Review quarterly financial statements and year-end audit results.
- Review all contracts of the CSA that are longer than one year and/or obligate the organization to an expense greater than $5,000 per year.
- Develop and revise the investment strategy for the CSA consistent with the goals and responsibilities of the society, recommend the strategy to the Board of Directors and oversee the investment activities of the CSA.
- Review personnel policies, administrative procedures and any changes to employee benefits; develop and refine employee compensation strategies and benefit packages.
- Report to the Executive Committee regarding all financial and administrative matters on a regular basis and whenever any irregularities are identified.
Chair:
Phillip Richardson, MD, MBA, FASA, CPE
Members:
John Hsieh, MD
Edward Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA
Christina Menor, MD, FASA
Robin Seaberg, MD, FASA
Mark Gjolaj, MD
Linda Hertzberg, MD, FASA
Jeff Kwok, MD
Philip Levin, MD, FASA
Art Levine, MD
James Moore, MD, FASA
Christopher Sauer, MD
Marc Steurer, MD
Christopher Viale, MD
Dziuy Vu, MD
Rajvinder Dhamrait, MD
Alimorad Djalali, MD
Ioana Pasca, MD
Antonio Hernandez Conte, MD, MBA, FASA
Committee on History of Anesthesia
Chair;
Jane Moon, MD
Vice Chair:
Mark Singleton, MD, FASA
Members:
Anuj Aggarwal, MD
Jane Ahn, MD
Jay Brodsky, MD
Seetal Preet Cheema, MD
Lee-lynn Chen, MD
Harrison Chow, MD
Gerard Dang, MD
Ryan Field, MD
Merlin Larson, MD
John Monks, MD
Victor Ng, MD
Mark Singleton, MD
Mark Burbridge, MD
R. Scott Kriss, MD
Govind Rajan, MD
Todsaporn Rodbumrung, MD
Committee on Leadership Development and Nominations
[Bylaws Section 11.034]
Composition
The Committee will be composed of seven members. The CSA Immediate Past President shall serve as Chair. The remaining six members will be appointed to staggered terms. Each year two new members will be appointed to terms of three years, one will be a member of the Board of Directors and the other will be a CSA member of five years who is not serving on the Board. A committee member may only serve two consecutive full or partial terms.
Duties
To identify and develop future CSA leaders through individualized, annual education and mentoring.
To meet at least three times per year in order to identify, interview and guide potential and current society leaders.
To produce a document listing potential candidates for elected leadership positions that looks forward at least five years.
To consider the maximum period of time that any incumbent should serve in an elected position as part of its mission to optimize the leadership of the Society.
To contact prospective nominees and obtain their consent to serve if elected.
To prepare a list of candidates for all offices becoming vacant at the close of the Annual Meeting, for delegate and alternate delegate positions to the ASA House of Delegates and for delegate and alternate delegate positions to the California Medical Association if the term of those positions will expire prior to the next Annual Meeting. This list will be submitted to the Board of Directors at its last meeting prior to the Annual Meeting for approval and then will be distributed to all members of the House of Delegates prior to the Annual Meeting.
Chair:
Ronald Pearl, MD, PhD, FASA
Members:
Edward Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA (Non Voting
Christina Menor, MD, FASA
Lee-lyn Chen, MD, FASA
Jenni Bartlotti Telesza, MD, FASA
Sydney Thomson, MD, FASA
Linda Hertzberg, MD, FASA
Mark Zakowski, MD, FASA
Robin Seaberg, MD, FASA
Committee on Legislative Affairs
[Bylaws 10.038]
Composition
A chair appointed by the President, a CSA staff liaison, and at least seven other members, two of whom shall be members of the CSA Board of Directors. The President shall attempt to achieve some geographic balance within the membership of this committee.
Duties
To develop and maintain effective contact with legislators at the state and district levels to work toward the defined advocacy goals of the Society.
To educate and update CSA members on events related to legislation that affect, or may affect in the future, the practice of anesthesiology within the state.
To maintain contact with advocacy efforts within ASA, and coordinate state and national advocacy work as appropriate.
To foster grassroots advocacy on the district level within this Society.
To advocate for CSA with other professional societies.
To work with the CPPC to communicate CSA’s advocacy positions to the public.
LPAD Division Chair:
Todd Primack, DO, FASA
Chair:
Jenni Barlotti Telesz, MD
Vice-Chair:
Brian Wagner, MD
Members:
Fifinfoluwa Ani
Christian Bohringer
Vanessa Henke
Rana Movahedi
Lynnus Peng
Sunny Jha
Jeffrey Rusheen
Robin Seaberg
Stephen Skahen
Sydney Thomson
Abigail Smith
Fiyinfoluwa Ani
Sharon Ashley
Eugenia Ayrian
Justin Calvert
Mark Carlisle
Lynn Cintron
Gerard Dang
Sunny Jha
Philip Levin
Art Levine
Justin Libaw
James Moore
Lawrence Ong
John Patton
Johnathan Pregler
Michele Raney
Christopher Sauer
Forrest Kip Sawyer
Ellen Wang
Minh Tran
Bi Mo
Paul Padova
Jacqueline Chen
Ross Bakhtari
Maria De Castro
Mark Thoma
Elizabeth Behringer
Siyun Xie
Paul Yost
Mick Wasson
Erik Smith
Charles Schoepflin
Committee on Membership
[Bylaws Section 11.032]
Composition
All district directors and the Assistant Secretary who shall chair the committee.
Duties
To conduct investigations of all applicants for active membership in this Society when the need requires and submit recommendations on such applicants to the Board of Directors;
To encourage qualified persons to apply for membership in this Society and to develop membership recruitment activities.
Chair
Rana Movahedi, MD
Members
Chair, Membership – Rana Movahedi, MD
Director, Academic Practice Forum – Manuel Pardo, MD, FASA
Director, Small & Solo Practice Forum – Jenni Bartlotti Telesz, MD
Director, Geographic District 1 – Christian Bohringer, MBBS
Director, Large Practice Forum – Stephen Skahen, MD
Director, Medium Practice Forum – TBD
Director, Geographic District 5 – Justin Calvert, MD
Director, Early Career Practice Forum – Mariam Sarwary, MD
Director, Geographic District 2 – Vanessa Henke, MD
Director, Geographic District 6 – TBD
Director, Geographic District 7 – Lynnus Peng, MD
Director, Geographic District 4 – Jeffrey Rusheen, MD
Director, In-Training Practice Forum – Jacueline Chen, MD
Director, Geographic District 8 – Minh Tran, MD
Director, Geographic District 3 – Sydney Thomson, MD, FASA
Committee on Pain Medicine
Chair
Rakhi Dayal
Chair
Carlos Pino
Members
Seetal Preet Cheema
Pamela Chia
Lynn Cintron
Jason Daughety
Genevieve D’souza
Jean-Louis Horn
Eric Hsu
Peter Jin
Michael Jung
Edward Mariano
Benjamin Maslin
Mohammas Rasouli
Ann Shah
Shalini Shah
Amber Borucki
Sakura Kinjo
Bi Mo
George Pasvankas
Chinar Sanghvi
Committee on Practice Management
[Bylaws 10.039]
Composition
A chair appointed by the President, a CSA staff liaison, and at least seven other members, two of whom shall be members of the CSA Board of Directors. The President shall attempt to achieve some geographic balance within the membership of this committee.
Duties
To develop and maintain Practice Management information for the CSA website, and to assist members who have issues and questions related to practice management.
To work with the Educational Program Division to develop educational resources, program content, and other information concerning Practice Management as appropriate.
To communicate with CSA members regarding any developments at the state and national level that may affect practice management and policy.
To develop and maintain effective contact with regulators on the state and federal level, and with other professional societies (including the ASA) in order to stay current with regulatory activity that affects the practice of anesthesiology in the state of California.
Chair:
Puja Trivedi, MD
Vice Chair:
Jason Cheng, DO
Members:
Todd Primack
Kathy Cazares
Justin Calvert
Gerard Dang
Antonio Hernandez Conte
Junichi Naganuma
Sakura Kinjo
Michele Raney
Mohammas Rasouli
Phillip Richardson
Matthew Vanneman
Christopher Viale
Manuel Pardo
Stephen Skahen
Jenni Bartlotti Telesz
Lynnus Peng
Forrest Kip Sawyer
Nick Wasson
Mark Thoma
Jacueline Chen
Amir Shbeeb
Thang Tran
Mishan Rambukwella
Committee on Professional and Public Communication
[Bylaws Section 11.033]
Composition
A chair appointed by the President, the Editorial Board Chair, the Chair of Electronic Media, a CSA staff liaison, and at least eight other members, three of whom shall be members of the CSA Board of Directors. The President shall attempt to achieve some geographic balance within the membership of this committee.
Duties
- To develop and maintain effective communication with the membership, with other medical specialties, the media (print, radio, television and electronic), with patients, and with the public to promote the medical specialty of anesthesiology and to educate the public on issues of importance to the CSA.
- To establish and maintain effective electronic communications including the CSA electronic mailing list and the CSA website and appropriate linkages as well as other electronic media.
- To provide media spokesperson training opportunities to officers, to elected and appointed CSA representatives, and to members, including the maintenance and updating of a media spokesperson list.
- To facilitate the communications objectives of the CSA/ASA.
Chair:
Emily Methangkool, MD, MPH
Members:
Emily Methangkool
Rita Agarwal
Eugenia Ayrian
Odmara Barreto Chang
Christian Bohringer
Ana Crawford
Ryan Field
Reihaneh Forghany
Tara Humphrey
Philip Levin
Ludwig Lin
Carole Lin
Jane Moon
Sophia Poorsattar
Becky Wong
Chelsie Dietz
Vanessa Henke
Andrew Kadar
Edward Mariano
Allison Overmon
Stephanie Pan
Romy Yun
Committee on Resident Representation
[Bylaws Section 11.0321]
Composition
District 15 Director and Delegates, CSA President-Elect, and one member appointed by the President. Said appointee shall be a Delegate to both the CSA and ASA, with an interest in Resident and Medical student affairs. The Director of District 15 shall chair this committee.
Duties
To facilitate communications between and among the CSA and the residents in Anesthesia training programs in California; and
To enhance the participation of residents in CSA activities.
Chair:
Jacqueline Chen, MD
Member/President Emeritus
James Moore, MD
Committee on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
The California Society of Anesthesiologists does hereby declare racism as a public health crisis and denounces racism, both individual racist actions and systemic racism.
The California Society of Anesthesiologists created an ad hoc task force to begin the development of a new Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Commission
The CSA directs the committee on Bylaws to develop language to define the composition of the new committee which shall consist of a chair appointed by the President, a CSA staff liaison, and a minimum of six additional members appointed by the President, one of whom shall be a member of the CSA Board of Directors;
Duties
The duties of the committee are to evaluate, educate, and address to the CSA President issues of racism and bias within the organization.
The duties of the committee are to identify, create, and pro-vide resources to the CSA membership on issues such as, but not limited to: racism, unconscious bias, micro-aggression, discrimination, stereotype threat, imposter syndrome, marginalization, and mistreatment; and
The duties of the Committee on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion are to provide resources to the CSA membership on issues such as, but not limited to: how to foster equitable work environments, and how to recruit, retain, promote, and hire diversity within our physician workforce.
Chair:
Odinakachukwu Ehi, MD
Vice Chair:
Cesar Padilla, MD
Members:
Fiyinfoluwa Ani
Sharon Ashley
Odmara Barreto Chang
Christina Menor
Felipe Perez
Naileshni Singh
Stewart Smith
Justin Libaw
Stephanie Lim
Kate McCartney
John Patton
Carlos Pino
Catherine Whang
Travis Reece-Nguyen
Antonio Hernandez Conte
Siyun Xie
Elizabeth Tsai
Sohyum Kim
Betelehem Asnake
Natacha Telusca
Naileshni Singh
Committee on Global Health
11.043 Committee on Global Health
Composition:
A chair appointed by the President and other members of this Society as determined by the President. The President shall attempt to achieve balance within the membership of this committee in terms of practice type, geography, diversity, and inclusion.
Duties:
- To explore opportunities for positive impact, inform CSA members, and coordinate efforts with other organizations regarding issues related to global health and access to safe anesthesia care;
- To facilitate CSA members’ participation in global health programs;
- To highlight CSA members’ volunteerism and philanthropy; and
- To serve as a resource for CSA members who seek opportunities to promote the goals of equity in global health and safe anesthesia care.
Chair:
Ana Crawford, MD, MSc, FASA
Members:
Genevieve D’souza
Odinakachukwu Ehie
Cynthia Khoo
Radhamangalam Ramamurthi
Mark Singleton
Ashish Sinha
Natacha Telusca
Veronica Zoghbi
Betelehem Asnake
Rajvinder Dhamrait
Jeremy Juang
Sohyun Kim
R. Scott Kriss
Bi Mo
Periklis Panousis
Milad Sharifpour
Thang Tran
Nick Wasson
Committee on Women Anesthesiologists
Chair:
Sydney Thomson, MD, FASA
Members:
Rita Agarwal
Dalia Banks
Anna Maria Bombardieri
Genevieve D’souza
Linda Hertzberg
Cathy Lammers
Iona Pasca
Engy Said
Sara Strowd
Ellen Wang
Amber Borucki
Judi Cain
Samantha Cheng
Raina Khan
Sohyun Kim
Allison Overmon
Stephanie Pan
Marwa Sidani
Stephanie Lim
Elizabeth Tsai
Siyun Xie
Romy Yun
Well-being, Work Culture Improvement, and Structural Enhancement – WWISE Committee
Mission Statement: Committed to educate, support , and empower CSA members to improve, protect, and maintain their well-being through development of individual and organizational initiatives to help members thrive clinically, personally, and professionally.
Chair
Jennifer Noerenberg, MD
Members
Jennifer Basarab-Tung
Zhe Chen
Lee-lynn Chen
Jason Cheng
Lynn Cintron
Cathy Lammers
Clarity Coffman
Justin Libaw
Ludwig Lin
Christina Menor
Radhamangalam Ramamurthi
Alexandra Ruan
Ali Salehi
Ann Shah
Natacha Telusca
Sydney Thomson
Ross Bakhtari
Jessica Chan
Samantha Cheng
Allison Overmon
Engy Said
Marwa Sidani
Mark Anthony Sy
Elliot Higgins
Clarity Coffman
Task Force on Environmental Sustainability
Commission
The California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA) hereby authorizes the creation of a task force on Environmental Sustainability to evaluate current sustainability efforts in the state; and shall make recommendations to its members to adopt evidence-based best practices for environmental protection and sustainability
Duties
The Task Force shall identify and advance legislative, educational, and other opportunities to promote “green anesthesia” and other methods by which ORs may reduce their environmental footprint.
Chair
Carol Lin, MD
Members
Victoria Fahrenbach
Ryan Field
Seema Gandhi
Leila Hebshi
Raina Khan
Lawrence Ong
Nina Schloemerkemper
Mark Singleton
Anil Riwari
Ellen Wang
Veronica Zoghbi
Katharine Stolz
Task Force on Public Health Epidemics
Chair
Christina Jette
Members
Mark Singleton
Rita Agarwal
Carole Lin
Ludwig Lin
Michele Raney
John Hsieh
Ed Mariano
Christy Menor
Christian Bohringer
Justin Calvert
Carlos Pino
Leadership & Staff
The California Society of Anesthesiology is lead by it’s Board of Directors, House of Delegates, and Committees.
Staff assists the leadership in the management of the organization.
Meet your leadership and staff here.