The California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA) has released the results of the CSA 2019 House of Delegates and Board of Directors elections, with strong representation from UCSF Anesthesia and Perioperative Care. According to the CSA, these positions are “critical to enhancing CSA advocacy efforts and advancing [anesthesiology] practice.” Our faculty are committed to serving our diverse communities. Partnering with leading innovators in academia, science, technology and industry in pursuit of our public mission, we are working to improve the lives of patients and populations by creating and implementing urgently needed new practices, policies, therapies and cures.
District 1
- Christian Bohringer, MBBS – Director
- Colin Bauer, MD – Delegate
- Matthew Grow, MD – Delegate
- Maria Gutierrez, MD – Delegate
- Christina Inglis-Arkell, MD – Delegate (UCSF Associate Professor and UCSF Anesthesia Residency Class of 2011)
- Anubhav Kapoor, MD – Delegate
- Catherine Whang, MD – Delegate
District 2
- Rondall Lane, MD – Director (UCSF Associate Professor and UCSF Anesthesia Residency Class of 2008)
- Matthias Braehler, MD - Delegate (UCSF Professor)
- Johnny Chew, MD - Delegate
- Adrian Gelb, MB. ChB, DA, FRCPC - Delegate (UCSF Professor Emeritus)
- Vanessa Henke, MD - Delegate (UCSF Assistant Professor)
- Sonali Joshi, MBBS - Delegate (UCSF Associate Professor and UCSF Liver Transplant Anesthesiology Fellowship Class of 2011)
- Stephanie Lim, MD - Delegate (UCSF Assistant Professor and UCSF Anesthesia Residency Class of 2015)
- Thoha Pham, MD - Delegate (UCSF Professor, UCSF Anesthesia Residency Class of 2005, UCSF Pain Fellowship Class of 2006)
- Gail Shibata, MD - Delegate (UCSF Professor)
- Claas Siegmueller, MD, PhD, MBA - Delegate (UCSF Associate Professor)
- Seema Gandhi, MD – Alternate Delegate (UCSF Associate Professor and UCSF Anesthesia Residency Class of 2009)
- Ahmed Shalabi, MD – Alternate Delegate (UCSF Associate Professor)
- Wei Zhou, MD – Alternate Delegate (UCSF Assistant Professor and UCSF Anesthesia Residency Class of 2014)
District 3
- Sydney Thomson, MD, FASA – Director
- Jennifer Basarab-Tung, MD - Delegate
- Brendan Carvalho, MBBCh, FRCA, MD - Delegate
- Lynn Cintron, MD - Delegate
- Genevieve D'souza, MD - Delegate
- Melanie Henry, MD, MPH - Delegate (UCSF Professor, UCSF Anesthesia Residency Class of 2005, UCSF Pain Fellowship Class of 2006)
- Jean-Louis Horn, MD - Delegate
- Christine Jette, MD - Delegate
- Chul-Kyun Park, MD - Delegate
- Kristen Telischak, MD - Delegate
- Ellen Wang, MD - Delegate
- Kamran Husain, MD, MBA – Alternate Delegate
- Raji Swamidurai, MD – Alternate Delegate
- Muhammad Shaikh, MD, PhD – Alternate Delegate (UCSF Associate Professor)
District 4
- Jeffrey Rusheen, MD - Director
- Michael Tang, MD – Delegate
- Puja Trivedi, DO - Delegate
- Keren Ziv, MD – Delegate
District 5
- Henry Gonzalez, MD - Director
- Eugenia Ayrian, MD – Delegate
- Caleb Chu, MD – Delegate
- Wayne Kaufman, MD – Delegate
- Rajesh Patel, MD – Delegate
District 6
- Lawrence Ong, MD – Director
- John Chalabi, MD – Delegate
- Soo Chen, MD – Delegate
- Tara Humphrey, DO – Delegate
- Andrew Kadar, MD – Delegate
- Rana Movahedi, MD – Delegate
- Najmeh Sadoughi, MD – Delegate
- Ali Salehi, MD – Delegate
- Radhi Dinavahi, MD – Alternate Delegate
- Koorosh Elihu, MD – Alternate Delegate
- Ron Rothstein, MD – Alternate Delegate (UCSF Anesthesia Residency Class of 1988)
District 7
- Shalini Shah, MD – Director
- Ahmed Assif, MD, FASA – Delegate
- Armen Chalian, MD – Delegate
- Rakhi Dayal, MD – Delegate
- Mukesh Gupta, MD – Delegate
- Govind Rajan, MD – Delegate
- Dzuy Vu, MD – Delegate (UCSF Anesthesia Residency Class of 2001)
- Omar Satter, MD – Alternate Delegate
District 8
- Robin Seaberg, MD – Director
- Alyssa Brzenski, MD – Delegate
- Chien-Hsiang Chow, MD – Delegate
- Ladan Farhoomand, MD – Delegate
- Junichi Naganuma, MD – Delegate
- Reema Sanghvi, MD – Delegate
- Minh Tran, MD – Delegate
Academic Practice Forum
Per CSA Bylaws, because no candidate for the Academic Practice Forum received a majority vote (50% +1), a runoff election will be scheduled soon between Dr. Sharon Ashley and Dr. Lee-lynn Chen.
- Sharon Ashley, MD – Director Nominee, runoff
- Lee-lynn Chen, MD – Director Nominee, runoff (UCSF Professor, UCSF Anesthesia Residency Class of 2005, UCSF Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Class of 2006)
- Thomas Anderson, MD, PhD - Delegate (UCSF Anesthesia Residency Class of 2010)
- Joyce Chang, MD - Delegate (Assistant Professor and UCSF Anesthesia Residency Class of 2015, UCSF Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Class of 2016)
- David Drover, MD - Delegate
- Vivekanand Kulkarni, MBBS - Delegate
- Emily Methangkool, MD - Delegate
- Manuel Pardo, MD - Delegate (UCSF Professor, UCSF Anesthesia Residency Class of 1995, UCSF Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Class of 1996)
- Siamak Rahman, MD - Delegate
- Joseph Galura, DO – Alternate Delegate
- David Shimabukuro, MD - Alternate Delegate
- Amrik Singh, MD - Alternate Delegate
- Jeffrey Uppington, MBBS – Alternate Delegate
- Waylan Wong, MD - Alternate Delegate
Small & Solo Practice Forum
- Jenni Bartlotti Telesz, MD - Director
- Osahon Osifo, MD - Delegate
- Michele Raney, MD – Delegate
Medium Practice Forum
- Gerard Dang, MD – Director (UCSF Anesthesia Residency Class of 2007)
- Mark Carlisle, MD - Delegate (UCSF Anesthesia Residency Class of 2007)
- Jan Hirsch, MD – Delegate (UCSF Associate Professor and Anesthesia Residency Class of 2008)
- Christine Lee, MD - Delegate
- Todd Primack, DO - Delegate
- Catherine Roby, DO - Delegate
- Vivian Tanaka, MD - Delegate
- Michael Wangler, MD, MBA - Delegate
- Shaun Kunnavatana, MD - Alternate Delegate
- Jeff Lewis, BCH, MB – Alternate Delegate
- Mohammed Radmard, MD – Alternate Delegate
Large Practice Forum
Per CSA Bylaws, because no candidate for the Large Practice Forum received a majority vote (50% +1), a runoff election will be scheduled soon between Dr. John Brock-Utne and Dr. Harold Humphreys.
- John Brock-Utne, MD, PhD – Director Candidate, runoff
- Harold Humphreys, MD – Director Candidate, runoff
- Brian Jones, MD - Delegate
- James Moore, MD - Delegate
- Swayta Reddy, MD - Delegate
- Alan Zneimer, MD – Delegate
Early Career Practice Forum
- Sunny Jha, MD – Director
- Beril Abraham, MD - Delegate
- Allison Moriarty, MD - Delegate
- De-An Zhang, MD - Delegate
- Andrui Nazarian, MD – Alternate Delegate
- Justin Pollock, MD – Alternate Delegate
- Aaron Przybysz, MD, PhD – Alternate Delegate
In-Training Practice Forum (director elected by current CSA resident delegates and alternate delegates; delegates within each program are chosen by the program director)
- Adam J. Milam, MD, PhD - Director