Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology News

Congratulations to Ezeldeen Abuelkasem, MBBCh, MSc, FASE; Charles D. Boucek, MD, FASA; Joshua Knight, MD, FASE; Harikesh Subramanian, MBBS; Quratulain Samoon, MD; and Alice Whyte, MD, who all recently passed key exams administered by the National Board of Echocardiography.

In preparation to “pass the torch” of leadership, Kathirvel Subramaniam, MD, MPH, FASE, has been serving as Co-Chief of the division over the past months, sharing the role with Erin A. Sullivan, MD, D.ABA, FASA. Effective September 1, 2022, Dr. Sullivan assumed the new leadership role of our department’s Associate Vice Chair for Non-Operating Room Anesthesia (NORA) Clinical Services. She is...

The Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography) designation is a peer-review process that recognizes dedicated American Society of Echocardiography members with an extraordinary commitment to the field of cardiovascular ultrasonography, designating those with proven professional contributions, a diverse skill set, and knowledge of all aspects of cardiovascular ultrasound.

Theresa A. Gelzinis, MD, will be serving on the Program Committee for the 43rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, which will be held April 19-22, 2023 in Denver, CO.

Ezeldeen Abuelkasem, MBBCh, MSc, was awarded an American Society of Echocardiography Foundation Council on Perioperative Echocardiography travel grant to present his work on intraoperative changes in myocardial strain during liver transplantation at the 2022 ASE Annual Scientific Sessions that was held in Seattle, Washington, June 10-13, 2022.

We are pleased to announce the results of the match for our Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship program!

We will participate and present the following work at the 2022 Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting & Workshops, which will be held May 14 – 17 in Palm Springs, CA.

In her new role, Dr. Howard-Quijano will work closely with other department leaders to help further our research goals, coordinate various aspects of departmental and institutional research with the Chair’s office, and help with the administration, mentoring, and daily operational oversight of our major research themes.

Two recent Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia articles on perioperative echocardiography by Kathirvel Subramaniam, MD, MPH, FASE, et al. were the topic of editorials.

The FASE designation is a peer-review process that recognizes dedicated American Society of Echocardiography members with an extraordinary commitment to the field of cardiovascular ultrasonography, designating those with proven professional contributions, a diverse skill set, and knowledge of all aspects of cardiovascular ultrasound.