Education Committee

The Education Committee supports SAMBA’s mission by developing and organizing educational programming for our members. We offer regular live webinars featuring expert speakers on topics relevant to ambulatory anesthesia, along with time for audience questions and discussion. These webinars are also recorded and made available for future viewing on the SAMBA website. In addition, the committee develops and coordinates a SAMBA panel of experts for submission to the ASA Annual Meeting. In collaboration with the Communications Committee, we also solicit, edit, and distribute the biweekly “Did You Know?” email series, which highlights practical tips and emerging research in ambulatory anesthesia.

  • Chhaya Patel, MD, SAMBA-F
    Chhaya Patel, MD, SAMBA-F
    Emory School of Medicine, Medical Director of Satellite Blvd Surgery Center Emory University School of Medicine
    Chair
  • Claude Abdallah, MD, MS
    Professor Children's National Medical Center
    Member
  • Kara Barnett, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
    Kara Barnett, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
    Director of Anesthesia Services, MSK Monmouth Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Member
  • Mary Blanchette MD
    Senior Associate Medical Director of Ambulatory Anesthesia Oregon Health & Science University
    Member
  • aamilah chowdhury
    Medical Student Baylor College of Medicine
    Member
  • melanie donnelly
    Physician Medical College of Wisconsin
    Member
  • Jamey Eklund MD
    Associate Professor Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
    Member
  • Jihye Ha
    Jihye Ha, MD
    Assistant Professor University of Chicago
    Member
  • Sree Kotakondla
    Anesthesiologist University of Virginia
    Member
  • Gustavo Lozada MD
    Staff Anesthesiologist Massachusetts Eye and Ear
    Member
  • Sindhuja Nimma MD
    Consultant Mayo Clinic
    Member
  • Karlyn Powell
    Associate Professor Baylor College of Medicine
    Member
  • Fred Shapiro, DO, FASA
    Fred Shapiro, DO, FASA
    Associate Professor of Anaesthesia Harvard Medical School
    Member
  • Catherine Tobin MD
    Professor Medical University of South Carolina
    Member
  • Connie Tran MD
    Connie Tran MD
    Associate Professor Baylor College of Medicine
    Member
  • Jeffrey Tsai DO
    Attending Anesthesiologist WA
    Member
  • Rafael Vazquez MD
    Rafael Vazquez MD
    Senior Director of Non-Operating Room Anesthesiology (NORA) Mass General Brigham
    Member
  • Steven Young
    Medical Director for Ambulatory Anesthesia Massachusetts Eye and Ear
    Member
  • Jaime Hyman, MD, SAMBA-F
    Jaime Hyman, MD, SAMBA-F
    Associate Professor Yale University School of Medicine
    Board Advisor
  • Kelly Lebak, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
    Kelly Lebak, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F
    Associate Professor MetroHealth Medical Center
    Executive Liaison