CSA 2026 Nominations & Election
The 2026 California Society of Anesthesiologist House of Delegate election has come to a close.
We would first, like to congratulate our new and re-elected directors, delegates, and alternate delegates. We are thrilled to welcome you all to our House of Delegates this coming September 26 – 27 in Sacramento, CA at the Kimpton Sawyer Hotel.
Additionally, we would like to thank everyone who participated in this year’s elections process, including our nominees and all our voters. We had an above average turnout which is impressive!
Our next step in CSA’s governance process is the selection of the CSA 2026-27 Committees which is now open! You can apply here.
If you are interested in getting involved in the CSA House of Delegates there may be alternate positions available in your District or Forum, if you’d like to learn more contact CSA’s Deputy Executive Director Kate Peyser at kpeyser@amgroup.us.
With that, I am thrilled to introduce you to our election winners below.
Sincerely,
Eugenia Ayrian, MD, FASA
CSA Secretary
Reminder – The election for the CSA House of Delegates takes place each year with nominations opening in March. Keep an eye out each year to get involved!
2026 Elected & Re-Elected House of Delegate Members
District 1
Dr. Rostam Bakhtari – Delegate
Dr. Somya Mishra – Delegate
Dr. Cristina Chandler – Alternate Delegate
District 2
Dr. Lee-lyn Chen- Delegate
Dr. Jeremy Juang – Delegate
Dr. Amber Borucki – Delegate
Dr. Gerard Dang – Alternate Delegate
District 3
Dr. Ellen Wang – Delegate
Dr. Jennifer Basarab-Tung – Delegate
Dr. Shikah Sharma – Delegate
Dr. Mary Morales – Alternate Delegate
Dr. Robert Becker – Alternate Delegate
Dr. Jay Madhok – Alternate Delegate
District 4
Dr. Thang Tran – Director
Dr. Jeffrey Lin – Delegate
District 5
Dr. Dane Saksa – Delegate
Dr. Elliott Schwartz – Alternate Delegate
Dr. Jonathan Zucker – Alternate Delegate
District 6
Dr. Ioana Pasca – Delegate
District 7
Dr. Lynnus Peng – Director
Dr. Fiyinfoluwa Ani – Delegate
Dr. Kelvin Nguyen – Delegate
Dr. Eli Luong – Delegate
Dr. Sidharth Singh – Alternate Delegate
District 8
Dr. Minh Tran – Director
Dr. Alyssa Brzenski – Delegate
Dr. Junichi Naganuma – Delegate
Dr. Dustin Coyle – Delegate
Dr. Anita Gupta – Delegate
Academic Practice Forum
Dr. Rita Agarwal – Director
Dr. Manuel Pardo – Delegate
Dr. Sakura Kinjo – Delegate
Dr. Alexandra Ruan – Delegate
Dr. Aruna Nathan – Alternate Delegate
Dr. Natacha Telusca – Alternate Delegate
Early Career Practice Forum
Dr. Mariam Sarwary – Director
Dr. Merrick Tan – Delegate
Dr. David Leon – Delegate
Dr. Bi Mo – Delegate
Large Practice Forum
Dr. Bradley Cohn – Delegate
Dr. Joyce Lo – Delegate
Dr. Gavin Fan – Delegate
Medium Practice Forum
Dr. Betty Lee-Hoang – Delegate
Dr. Antonio Wong – Delegate
Small & Solo Practice Forum
Dr. Uday Jain – Director
Dr. Forouzan Sabzevar – Delegate
Dr. Stephen Skahen – Alternate Delegate
Dr. Christopher Viale – Alternate Delegate
Questions
If you have any questions about the election process, geographic districts, or mode-of-practice forums, please contact CSA Deputy Executive Director Kate Peyser at kpeyser@amgroup.us. or (916) 290-5830.
House of Delegate Positions
New Geographic Districts in 2024
In 2023 the CSA House of Delegate approved the redistricting of the CSA Geographic Districts, aligning them with the new California legislative districts.
This adjustment is part of the regular redistricting of legislative districts that occurs every 10 years following the census.
Following this statewide effort, the CSA has realigned its Geographic Districts to match the newly established legislative maps. It is important to note that the CSA Geographic Districts are designed with a specific goal in mind. Our focus is on supporting grassroots advocacy efforts, and as such, our districts are strategically aligned around our members’ home addresses. Each district is composed of five Senate Districts to ensure comprehensive representation and engagement.
The CSA Geographic Districts as of January 1, 2024, have been restructured as follows, find the new map of Geographic District here:
- District 1: Senate Districts 1, 2, 3, 6, 8
- District 2: Senate Districts 5, 7, 9, 10, 11
- District 3: Senate Districts 4, 13, 14, 15, 17
- District 4: Senate Districts 12, 16, 20, 23, 25
- District 5: Senate Districts 21, 24, 26, 27, 28
- District 6: Senate Districts 19, 22, 29, 30, 31
- District 7: Senate Districts 33, 34, 35, 36, 37
- District 8: Senate Districts 18, 32, 38, 39, 40
All members will now see their new districts in their CSA profile, and we will be communicating this information to the full CSA membership and House of Delegates. The 2024 House of Delegates nominations and election will utlitize the new geographic districts. There are no changes to the mode of practice forums at this time.
To find your new CSA geographic district please log in to the CSA member portal here: https://csa.users.membersuite.com/home.
CSA Geographic District – Directors, Delegates, and Alternates
The CSA’s geographic districts are based on California State Senate districts, each containing 5 senate districts and 10 assembly districts. Districts are assigned to members by their home addresses to increase the ability to impact grassroots advocacy on state legislative issues. Each of these districts includes at least one major metropolitan center and at least one academic center. The focus for the Geographic District Directors, Delegates, and Alternate Delegates is grassroots advocacy.
Find the new CSA Geographic Districts here.
Learn about the Director and Delegate job descriptions for CSA’s Geographic Districts.
CSA Mode of Practice Forums – Directors, Delegates, and Alternates.
With a focus on supporting our members in practice and practice management issues, the CSA developed six mode-of-practice forums, where CSA members can engage with members in similar practice settings. Members will select the mode-of-practice forum they feel best fits their practice and may update it at any time. The six forums and the suggested criteria defining them are listed below:
| Forum | Suggested criteria |
| In-training | Currently in training. However, if a fellow wants to convert to active in order to join another forum, they may do so (they meet the criteria for active), and then can select another forum |
| Early Career | ≤ 5 years in practice |
| Academic | University-affiliated practice |
| Small & Solo | 1-20 people; typically wearing all of the hats of the practice (insurance & hospital/facility contracting/billing & finance/hiring/partnership decisions) |
| Medium | 15-60 people; typically with some division of labor and central/professional management but local decision making |
| Large | 40+ people; Kaiser or other multi-specialty groups, professional management, centralized decision making |
Learn about the Director and Delegate job descriptions for CSA’s Mode of Practice Forums.