Applications Now Open For CSA Committee Appointments
Each year the California Society of Anesthesiology places a call for applications for committee appointments.
We’re looking for members who are eager to participate in the diverse committees that make up our society.
Do you have great ideas? Issues that motivate you? If so, we hope you will submit your nomination to one or more CSA committees.
Share your perspective, meet with physician anesthesiologists, and staff from around the state. Discuss topics that facing our specialty and the health care field – whether patient care, patient safety, education, advocacy, or practice-related.
The time period to apply for committee appointments at the state level, your California Society of Anesthesiologists, is now!
The deadline for self-nomination is Friday, April 25th – CSA will be accepting applications for committee membership self-nomination. This process is a nomination and there is no guarantee of being placed. All nominations will be reviewed by the President Elect and confirmed by the CSA Board of Directors in June and committee members will be informed of their appointment in mid-June.
All current committee members must submit an application to be reappointed for the 2025-26 term.
Ready to apply? Click here to apply by the deadline.
Note – You will see there is a new application process for the Educational Programs Division, this new process ensures CSA’s educational programs meet ACCME’s new requirements for accreditation. You will be send more information on the process once you complete the application form.
What committees and task forces are there?
CSA committees range for focusing on advocacy, practice management, education programs, history of anesthesia, and more. Find out about all our committees by exploring their web pages here.
Expectation of committee members:
Committee appointments are for the CSA 2025-26 year (beginning June 3rd). Committee members are expected to meet the following expectations:
- Attend at least 50 percent of meetings, in person or electronically
- Participation at committee meetings (e.g. sharing ideas)
- Volunteer to help produce committee work-products, as needed
- Open CSA emails!
- Good ‘citizenship’ – examples include helping run a meeting and supporting CSA and ASA efforts on messaging, political advocacy, and PAC participation.
Each year CSA opens committee applications to all active members in the spring. Keep an eye out for emails and updates in late March each year for that year’s application process.
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.
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
Shalini Shah
Rita Agarwal
Eugenia Ayrian
Dalia Banks
Brendan Carvalho
Lee-lynn Chen
Jason Y Cheng
Jennifer Cutler
Christine Doyle
Reihaneh Forghany
Vanessa Henke
Antonio Hernandez Conte
Tara Humphrey
Cathy Lammers
Ludwig Lin
Jai Madhok
Edward Mariano
Christina Menor
Rana Movahedi
Danny Newhide
Jennifer Noerenberg
Manuel Pardo
Ioana Pasca
Ronald Pearl
Carlos Pino
Mishan Rambukwella
Engy Said
Jay Shen
Steve Yun
Mark Zakowski
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:
Jeremy Jung
Jeff Poage
Dana Saksa
Phillip Richardson
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
Robin Seaberg, MD, FASA
Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates
Sydney Thomson, MD, FASA
Members:
Sydney Thomson
Christine Doyle
Christina Menor
James Moore
Jon Nguyen
Michele Raney
Robin Seaberg
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:
Edward Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA
Members:
Ronald Pearl
Jeff Poage
Samuel Wald
Christine Doyle
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:
Jeff Kwok, MD
Members:
Jeff Kwok
Kazuo Ando
Eugenia Ayrian
Jenni Bartlotti Telesz
Justin Calvert
Richard Chou
Rajvinder Dhamrait
Christine Doyle
Mark Gjolaj
Antonio Hernandez Conte
John Hsieh
Michael Jung
Christina Menor
James Moore
Jon Nguyen
CK Park
Ronald Pearl
Jonathan Pregler
Todd Primack
Sahej Samra
Mariam Sarwary
Robin Seaberg
Shalini Shah
Ashish Sinha
Marc Steurer
Sydney Thomson
Karen Wu
Committee on History of Anesthesia
Chair;
Jane Moon, MD
Members:
Jane Moon
Anuj Aggarwal
Jane Ahn
Jay Brodsky
Alyssa Burgart
Seetal Preet Cheema
Lee-lynn Chen
Gerard Dang
Alexander De Jong
Ryan Field
R. Scott Kriss
Merlin Larson
John Monks
Victor Ng
Gabriel Pollock
Govind Rajan
Todsaporn Rodbumrung
Elliot Schwartz
Sumit Singh
Mark Singleton
Stephen Skahen
Sravya Veligandla
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:
Edward Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA
Members:
Antonio Hernandez Conte (non voting)
Jenni Bartlotti Telesz
Mark Zakowski
Linda Hertzberg
Robin Seaberg
Gerard Dang
Jeffery Rusheen
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 Bartlotti Telesz, MD
Vice-Chair:
Mark Thoma, MD
Members:
Jenni Bartlotti Telesz
Mark Thoma
Todd Primack
Rita Agarwal
Fiyinfoluwa Ani
Eugenia Ayrian
Ross Bakhtari
Michael Bigelow
Christian Bohringer
Justin Calvert
Jacqueline Chen
Richard Chou
Lynn Cintron MD
Ana Crawford
Gerard Dang
Christine Doyle
Adrian Elliot
Patrick Farmer
Steven Heer
Vanessa Henke
Antonio Hernandez Conte
Sunny Jha
Benjamin Kuo
Justin Libaw
Jeffrey Lin
Christina Menor
Bi Mo
Rana Movahedi
Danny Newhide
Lawrence Ong
Cesar Padilla
Paul Padova
Ioana Pasca
John Patton
Ronald Pearl
Lynnus Peng
Felipe Perez
Carlos Pino
Johnathan Pregler
Michele Raney
Jeffrey Rusheen
Dane Saksa
Mariam Sarwary
Forrest Sawyer
Erik Smith
Minh Tran
Christopher Viale
Brian Wagner
Ellen Wang
Nicholas Wasson
Mark Zakowski
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
Director, Academic Practice Forum – Manuel Pardo
Director, Early Career Practice Forum – Mariam Sarwary
Director, Geographic District 01 – Christian Bohringer
Director, Geographic District 02 – Vanessa Henke
Director, Geographic District 03
Director, Geographic District 04 – Justin Calvert
Director, Geographic District 05 – Jeffrey Rusheen
Director, Geographic District 06
Director, Geographic District 07 – Lynnus Peng
Director, Geographic District 08 – Minh Tran
Director, In-Training Practice Forum
Director, Large Practice Forum – Stephen Skahen
Director, Medium Practice Forum – Michael Bigelow
Director, Small & Solo Practice Forum – Jenni Bartlotti Telesz
Committee on Pain Medicine
Chair
Rakhi Dayal
Chair
Carlos Pino
Members
Daniel Abraham
Jack Berger
Amber Borucki
Michael Bottros
Valeria Carcamo-Cavazos
Seetal Preet Cheema
Pamela Chia
Lynn Cintron MD
Varina Clark
Kenneth Furukawa
Eric Hsu
Jakun Ing
Sunny Jha
Peter Jin
Michael Jung
Sakura Kinjo
Alexa Lean
Jeffrey Lin
Albert Lin
Bi Mo
Hayley Osen
George Pasvankas
Andrea Poon
Christian Rafla
Jay Rajan
Mohammad Rasouli
Bradley Reid
Sandra Sacks
Elliot Schwartz
Ann Shah
Shikha Sharma
Abigail Song
Siyun (Sisi) Xie
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:
Puja Trivedi
Jason Y Cheng
Todd Primack
Justin Calvert
Jacqueline Chen
Brad Cohn
Gerard Dang
Antonio Hernandez Conte
Sakura Kinjo
Joyce Lo
Johnathan Pregler
Govind Rajan
Mishan Rambukwella
Michele Raney
Mohammad Rasouli
Dane Saksa
Forrest Sawyer
Mark Thoma
Matthew Vanneman
Christopher Viale
Nicholas Wasson
Jenni Bartlotti Telesz
Michael Bigelow
Manuel Pardo
Mariam Sarwary
Stephen Skahen
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:
Ludwig Lin, MD
Members:
Ludwig Lin
Rita Agarwal
Eugenia Ayrian
Christian Bohringer
Amber Borucki
Ana Crawford
Ryan Field
Reihaneh Forghany
Vanessa Henke
Tara Humphrey
Calvin Johnson
Edward Mariano
Ashley P. Oliver
Cesar Padilla
Gabriel Pollock
Sophia Poorsattar
Viviana Ruiz Barros
Abigail Song
Vida Zhang
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:
Vacant
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:
Cesar Padilla, MD
Vice Chair:
Naileshni Singh
Mary Morales
Members:
Fiyinfoluwa Ani
Valeria Carcamo-Cavazos
Sandra Carvajal-Raga
Varina Clark
Odi Ehie
Samuel Han
Tara Humphrey
Justin Libaw
Christina Menor
John Patton
Felipe Perez
Franchesca Rivera
Marwa Sidani
Catherine Whang
Siyun (Sisi) Xie
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
Genevieve D’souza
Members:
Lauren Alderette
Kazuo Ando
Betelehem Asnake
Ross Bakhtari
Tosha Becerra Songolo
Judi Cain
Kathy Cazares
Odi Ehie
Jason Hirsch
Sunny Jha
Jeremy Juang
R. Scott Kriss
Benjamin Kuo
Alvaro Macias
Bi Mo
Christian Rafla
Radhamangalam Ramamurthi
Sahej Samra
Mark Singleton
Ashish Sinha
Stephen Skahen
Sravya Veligandla
Karen Wu
Siyun (Sisi) Xie
Committee on Women Anesthesiologists
Chair:
Rita Agarwal, MD, FAAP, FASA
Members:
Lauren Alderette
Amber Borucki
Alyssa Burgart
Judi Cain
Valeria Carcamo-Cavazos
Kathy Cazares
Jessica Chan
Samantha Cheng
Genevieve D’souza
Calvin Johnson
Raina Khan
Cathy Lammers
Joyce Lo
Christina Menor
Hayley Osen
Ioana Pasca
Andrea Poon
Franchesca Rivera
Robin Seaberg
Shikha Sharma
Marwa Sidani
Sara Strowd
Sydney Thomson M.D. ,FASA
Sravya Veligandla
Catherine Whang
Karen Wu
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
Ross Bakhtari
Jennifer Basarab-Tung
Jessica Chan
Lee-lynn Chen
Jason Y Cheng
Pamela Chia
Lynn Cintron MD
Kenneth Higgins
Jeremy Juang
Cathy Lammers
Justin Libaw
Ludwig Lin
Jeffrey Lin
Michael LoBasso
Christina Menor
Sheela Pai Cole
Radhamangalam Ramamurthi
Mishan Rambukwella
Catherine Roby
Alexandra Ruan
Sandra Sacks
Sahej Samra
Christopher Sauer
Ann Shah
Shalini Shah
Marwa Sidani
Minh Tran
Ellen Wang
Catherine Whang
Becky Wong
Vida Zhang
Sustainability in Healthcare Committee
Commission
The CSA Sustainability in Healthcare Committee is charged with leading CSA’s initiatives related to environmental sustainability in healthcare, including but not limited to the development of best practices, education of members and other healthcare professionals, advocacy for policies that support sustainable healthcare, and fostering collaborations that further the goal of reducing the healthcare industry’s environmental impact.
Chair
Carol Lin, MD
Members
Jennifer Basarab-Tung
Clarity Coffman
Alexander De Jong
Ryan Field
Leila Hebshi
Eva Hughes
Peter Jin
Praveen Kalra
Raina Khan
Elaine Liew
Jacklyn Ma
Bijan Navidi
Lawrence Ong
Sheila Rajashekara
Radhamangalam Ramamurthi
Franchesca Rivera
Elliot Schwartz
Naileshni Singh
Mark Singleton
Abigail Song
Anil Tiwari
Ellen Wang
Task Force on Public Health Epidemics
Chair
Jay Rajan
Members
Rita Agarwal
Lauren Alderette
Calvin Johnson
Raina Khan
Carole Lin
Jacklyn Ma
Alvaro Macias
Christina Menor
Michele Raney
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.