NASCI Committees

Join a NASCI Committee

Want to join a group of dedicated professionals who volunteer their time and expertise to help NASCI carry out its mission, goals and purpose? Volunteers are the foundation for NASCI’s growth and its success can be directly attributed to the many members, past and present, who have generously shared their knowledge and expertise.

You can make a difference by serving on a NASCI committee. Each fall (October), committee rosters are reviewed and updated. Committee service is typically a three-year commitment, depending upon the committee. Committees work best with representation across the diverse membership, including Trainees and Early-Career Professionals. All members interested in service are encouraged to sign up. 

Participation is limited to NASCI members in good standing. Members may be invited to join committees outside the regular cycle to fill vacancies or provide additional resources as needed. Please watch for the yearly Call for Committee Volunteers. While options may be limited, Staff will gladly explore options for Members who did not sign up through the Call for Volunteers.

2024-2025 Committees

Advocacy

Advocacy Committee

This committee is responsible for overseeing and developing advocacy strategies in support of cardiovascular imaging, code development, and collaborates with related societies for joint advocacy efforts. 

Committee Members

Albert Hsiao – Chair
Prachi Agarwal
Carole Dennie
Pam Woodard
Markus Renno
Liisa Bergmann
Greg Kicscka

Bylaws

Bylaws Committee

This committee consists of a chair, the Secretary, and at least two additional members. It oversees modifications to the governing documents of the society to ensure contemporary, relevant governance, policies and procedures. The committee is convened as required since changes to the documents are not made every year.

Committee Members

Jill Jacobs – Chair
Stefan Zimmerman
Charlie White
Akos Varga-Szemes
Srikant Das
Yasmeen Tandon
Susan Hobbs

Corporate Development

Corporate Development Committee

This committee consisting of a chair, the Treasurer, and at least two additional members. The committee shall plan and oversee the solicitation of financial support and contributions for the annual meeting. 

Committee Members

Phillip Young – Chair
Prachi Agarwal
Daniel Vargas
Elsie Nguyen
Kimberly Kallianos
Yuval Liberman
Marly Van Assen
Brian Ghoshhajra
Sung Min Ko

Credentialing Adhoc

Credentialing Adhoc Committee

This committee reviews applications for NASCI’s CT and MR Verification Program to verify all requirements have been met.

Committee Members

Prachi Agarwal – Chair
Jonathan Revels
Carole Dennie
Kate Hanneman

D&E (R&D Fund)

R&D Fund Committee

Committee formed of the current President, President-Elect and chairs of the Fellowship, Education, Research & Awards and Trainee Committees for the purpose of NASCI R & D Fund raising.

Committee Members

Suhny Abbara – Chair
Daniel Vargas
Prabhakar Rajiah
Jonathan Revels
Akos Varga-Szemes
Christian Houbois
Shaimaa Fadl
Ahmadreza Ghasemiesfe
Prachi Agarwal

Education

Education Committee

Consists of a chair and at least six additional members. The committee is charged with overseeing the society’s digital educational initiatives and content. It is grouped into subcommittees that manage the monthly Curious Cases webinar (joint subcommittee with the Electronic Communications Committee), Curriculum, and the different areas of the Teaching Corner on the NASCI website – Teaching Files, Trainee Resources, and Case of the Month. The subcommittees are required to review and update the content annually. The committee and subcommittees meet via zoom as needed throughout the year.

 

Committee Members

Jonathan Revels – Chair
Shaimaa Fadl – Vice-chair
Elliott Gozansky
En-Haw Wu
Romina D’Souza
Aws Hamid
Arzu Canan
Daniel Vargas
Shira Steinberger
Maria Clara Neves Lorca
Mostafa Abozeed
Abhishek Chaturvedi
Monesha Gupta
Erin Romberg
Luba Frank
Usman Aziz
Dhiraj Baruah
Don Benson
Caleb Hubbard
Ranish Khwaja
Alan Legasto
Prabhakar Rajiah
Gilad Borisovsky
Mina Hanna
Swati Mody
Prashant Nagpal
Julia Niemierko
Felipe Sanchez Tijmes
Shrav Sridhar
Nat Terpenning
Mauricio Stanzione-Galizia
Chris Scoma

Electronic Communications

Electronic Communications Committee

This committee consisting of a chair, the Secretary, and at least three additional members. This committee shall work with staff to promote NASCI and it’s educational opportunities across social platforms. 

Committee Members

Carlotta Onnis – Chair
Jacobo Kirsch
Stefan Zimmerman
Amgad Makaryus
Andrea Furlani
Muhammad Umair
Mohammad Saiful Azam Sujon
Dhiraj Baruah
Busra Cangut
Vishal Kukkar
Yasmeen Tandon
Thurl Cledera
Sakshi Khurana
Rishabh Khurana
Asutosh Sahu

Fellowship

Fellowship Committee

Consists of a chair and at least three additional members, all of whom are Fellow members. With the approval of the Board, the committee shall propose and publicize the criteria to become a Fellow of NASCI, review all nominations and applications for Fellow membership, and present a slate of endorsed candidates for Executive Committee ratification.

Committee Members

Prabhakar Rajiah – Chair
Karin Dill
Cristina Fuss
Benoit Desjardins
Elsie Nguyen
Susan Hobbs
Satinder Singh

Finance

Finance Committee

The committee assists with reviewing financial records and audits as needed.

Committee Members

Elsie Nguyen – Chair
Matthew Cham
Charles White
Amar Shah
Bijan Bijan

Institutional Education & Fellowship Program Adhoc

Institutional Education & Fellowship Program Subcommittee

The Institutional Education & Fellowship Program Subcommittee shall consist of three to five Members in good standing. The committee will maintain an updated listing of cardiovascular imaging fellowship training programs that will be made available on the NASCI website and continue to seek methods to encourage more trainees to pursue Cardiovascular Imaging fellowship. The chair of the Fellowship Committee shall serve as a member of the Education Committee.

Committee Members

Joan Lacomis – Chair
Tami Bang
George Youssef
Ismail Kabakus
Jonathan Liu
Kavitha Yaddanapudi
Elliott Gozansky
Sandeep Hedgire
Amar Shah
Madhusudan Ganigara
Maham Jehangir
Katherine Kaproth-Joslin

Intersociety Liaison

Intersociety Liaison Committee

Intersociety Liaison Committee consisting of at least three members. This committee shall act as liaison with the leadership of other North American and international societies and coordinate joint initiatives and exchanges at the direction of the board. Subcommittees may be formed to work on specific joint initiatives or for purposes of coordinating efforts with societies in a particular region.

Committee Members

Carlo De Cecco – Chair
Prasad Panse
Mina Hanna
Aws Kamona
Kent Hall
Subha Ghosh
Mohamed Ibrahim
Roosha Parikh
Shaimaa Fadl
Madhusudan Ganigara
Farah Cadour
Felipe Sanchez Tijmes

Legacy & History

Legacy & History Committee

This committee provides institutional memory of the society, advises President in pivotal decisions, and chronicles the history of the society. 

Committee Members

Andre Duerinckx – Chair
Paul Julsrud
Lewis Wexler
Charles White

Membership

Membership Committee

The committee consisting of a chair, the Secretary, and at least three additional members. The committee shall encourage, promote, and support membership. The committee shall also hear disciplinary proceedings against members and may take disciplinary action.

Committee Members

Andrew Bowman – Chair
Stefan Zimmerman
Sagar Amin
Kiran Batra
Sadaf Bhutta
Bijan Bijan
Alex Bratt
Peter Filev
Timothy Hoang
Mohammad Jalili
Santosh Uppu
Rakesh Donthula
Avanti Gulhane
Gayathri KS
Roosha Parikh
Kateryna Strubchevska
Yasmeen Tandon
Jerald Lim
Ramya Gaddikeri Santosh

Nominating

Nominating Committee

Nominating Committee consisting of the Immediate Past President, who shall serve as chair, the President-elect, and at least three additional members, each appointed by the President for a period of one year. The committee shall nominate candidates for the office of Secretary and the annual Gold Medal recipient.

Committee Members

Carole Dennie – Chair
Daniel Vargas
Greg Kiscka
Diana Litmanovich
Phillip Young

Program

Program Committee

This committee consists of a chair, a co-chair, a vice chair, the chair of the Research and Awards Committee, and at least three additional members. This committee shall be responsible for the planning and execution of the scientific program at the annual meeting. The members of the committee shall serve for terms of three years.  It develops and oversees the program for the Annual Meeting.

Committee Members

Cristina Fuss – Chair
Pat Mergo – Co-chair
Jonathan Revels – Vice-chair
Shae Anderson-Merves – Pediatric Program Co-Chair
Katherine Kaproth-Joslin – Pediatric Program Co-Chair
Akos Varga-Szemes – R&A Committee Chair
Sadaf Bhutta
Mark Fogel
Susan Hamman
Laura Jimenez Juan
Randy Otto
Anushri Parakh
Brian Pogatchnik
Navneet Singh
Anastasia Oikonomou
Raluca McCallum
Scott Adams
Andrew Bowman
Isabel Cortopassi
Padma Priya Manapragada
Ana Paula Santos Lima
Daniel Ocazionez

Publications & Guidelines

Publications & Guidelines Committee

Publications and Guidelines Committee consisting of a chair and at least two additional members. The committee shall work with the leadership of the journal regarding publications of the Society and shall propose and approve practice guidelines.

Committee Members

Kate Hanneman – Chair
Bradley Allen – Vice-chair
Suhny Abbara
Prasad Panse
Luigi Natale
Sasan Partovi
Tim Leiner
Prabhakar Rajiah
Chris Francois
Monesha Gupta
Shae Merves
Anushri Parakh
Carlo De Cecco
Aws Hamid
Avanti Gulhane
Archana rai
Soheil Kooraki
Julia Niemierko
George Youssef
Hamid Chalian
Daniel Davies

Research & Awards

Research & Awards Committee

Committee consisting of a chair and at least six additional members. The committee is responsible for scoring and selecting abstracts submitted for consideration for the annual meeting as well as reviewing applications for the Seed Grant, Educational Grant, and Rising Star award.

Committee Members

Akos Varga-Szemes – Chair
Christian Houbois – Co-chair
Carlo De Cecco
Bradley Allen
Mayil Krishnam
Arash Bedayat
Rakesh Donthula
Vishal Kukkar
Anushri Parakh
Navneet Singh
Santosh Uppu
Scott Adams
Hamid Chalian
Lewis Hahn
Mahan Jehangir
Scott Akers
Arwa Almutairi
Farah Cadour
Mohamed Ibrahim
Rishabh Khurana
Swati Mody
Milan Vecsey-Nagy

Trainee

Trainee Committee

The committee strives to increase the participation in NASCI of medical students, residents & fellows, and early-career professionals who are beginning their full-time careers. This is done by developing and supporting activities to increase the awareness of and career opportunities of cardiovascular imaging. The ongoing initiatives include: providing educational resources and leadership opportunities, encouraging publications by students, fellows and young professionals and developing student- and young professional-specific events for the Annual Meeting.

Committee Members

Shaimaa Fadl – Chair
Emese Zsarnoczay – Trainee Lead
Julia Asmar
Avanti Gulhane
Srikant Das
Thurl Cledera
Deividas Gustainis
Emily Sanders
Camila Urzua Fresno
Muhammad Usman
Milan Vecsey-Nagy
Negar Firoozeh

NASCI Mission

North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging is a scientific, educational and professional organization dedicated to the advancement of Cardiovascular Imaging. The objectives of the Society shall be:

• To encourage the development and dissemination of knowledge regarding Cardiovascular Imaging

• To contribute to the active continuing education of its membership and the Medical Community

• To promote the study, research and clinical practice of Cardiovascular Imaging