Affiliations Committee

The Affiliations Committee is responsible for reviewing and establishing collaborations with local, national, and international organizations with an interest in Office-Based, Ambulatory, and Non-Operating Room Anesthesia. The purpose of these collaborations is to improve patient care and safety by promoting joint education programs including research and providing required representation to establish safe principles of care and accreditation guidelines.

  • Kumar Belani, MBBS, MS, FACA, FAAP, SAMBA-F
    Kumar Belani, MBBS, MS, FACA, FAAP, SAMBA-F
    Professor University of Minnesota
    Chair
  • JP Ouanes
    Anesthesiology Site Director Hospital for Special Surgery
    Vice Chair
  • Steven Gayer, MD, MBA, FASA
    Steven Gayer, MD, MBA, FASA
    Professor University of Miami
    Member
  • Girish Joshi, MBBS, MD, FACI, FASA, SAMBA-F
    Girish Joshi, MBBS, MD, FACI, FASA, SAMBA-F
    M.B., B.S., M.D., F.F.A.R.C.S.I. University of Texas Southwestern
    Member
  • Sakura Kinjo MD
    Sakura Kinjo MD
    Clinical Professor University of California, San Francisco
    Member
  • Christina Menor MD
    Christina Menor MD, MD, MS, FASA
    Anesthesiologist Indigodoc Inc
    Member
  • Guillermo Ochoa
    Guillermo Ochoa
    MD Anestesiología integral de la mujer
    Member
  • Jyoti Pandya MD
    Clinical Asst. Professor The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
    Member
  • Beverly Philip MD, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
    Founding Director, Day Surgery Unit Harvard University
    Member
  • Fred Shapiro, DO, FASA
    Fred Shapiro, DO, FASA
    Associate Professor of Anaesthesia Harvard Medical School
    Member
  • Arnaldo Valedon, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
    Arnaldo Valedon, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
    Medical Director Outpatient Perioperative Services WellSpan Medical Group
    Member
  • Victor Davila, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
    Victor Davila, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
    Professor The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
    Board Advisor
  • Alberto Ardon, MD, MPH, FASA, SAMBA-F
    Alberto Ardon, MD, MPH, FASA, SAMBA-F
    Anesthesiologist Mayo Clinic
    Executive Liaison