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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.

2022-2023 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 also consulting on questions of reimbursement and liaising with ACR advocacy group, and acts as a resource for the members, advising and guiding cardiovascular imaging credentialing pathways available to them. 

Committee Members

Albert Hsiao – Chair
Suhny Abbara
Liisa Bergmann
Greg Kicska
Jacobo Kirsch
Markus Renno
U Joseph Schoepf
Shawn D Teague
Pam Woodard
Phil Young

ByLaws

ByLaws Committee

This consists of consisting 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. When changes are being considered, the committee meets frequently from May to August. 

Committee Members

Phil Young – Chair
Matt Cham
Karen Ordovas
Akos Varga-Szemes
Charlie White
Eric Williamson

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 Society and for the annual meeting. It meets by phone monthly between March and August. 

Committee Members

Diana Litmanovich – Chair
Albert Hsiao
Greg Kicska
Mayil Krishnam
U. Joseph Schoepf
Daniel Vargas
Phil Young

Credentialing Adhoc

Credentialing Adhoc Committee

Adhoc committee focused on the newly developed NASCI CMR and CT Certification program’s marketing, program development and submissions review.

Committee Members

Karen Ordovas – Chair
Jonathan Revels
Greg Kicska
Kate Hanneman

Education

Education Committee

Consists of a chair and at least six additional members. This committee is responsible for the overall education program for the society including general oversight, planning and supporting efforts to address the learning needs of the membership, reviewing and adjusting programming based upon learner and program evaluations. The committee meets in person at the Annual Meeting and as needed by phone throughout the year. Individual duties may include: voting by email several times per year, supporting webinars and Journal activities, and reviewing Case in Point submissions. Active engagement and prompt turnaround is needed from all committee members. 

Committee Members

Jonathan Revels – Chair
Shaimaa Fadl – Vice-chair
Mostafa Abozeed
Andrew Bowman
Arzu Canan
Abhishek Caturvedi
Romina D’Souza
Carole Dennie
Luba Frank – Case of the Month Lead
Nikhil Goyal
Elliott Gozansky
Monesha Gupta
Aws Hamid – Case of the Month Lead
Susan K. Hobbs
Katherine A. Kaproth-Joslin
Natalie LeCrone
Joao Lima
Emily Lippincott
Maria Clara Lorca
Shamus Moran
Michael Morris
Asmaa Naguib-Ahmed
Daniel Ocazionez
Jay Pham
Erin Romberg
Mohamed Sayyouh
Satinder P. Singh
Shira Steinberger
Sherry Wang
Gaurav Watane
En-Haw Wu
Shaoxiong Zhang

Electronic Communication

Electronic Communication Committee

This committee consisting of a chair, the Secretary, and at least three additional members. This committee shall oversee the Society’s website, newsletter and any other societal communications. 

Committee Members

Carlo De Cecco – Chair
Aws Hamid – Vice-chair
Jordi Broncano
Matt Cham
Andrea Furlani
Susan Hamman
Kim Kallianos
Jacobo Kirsch
Friedrich Knollmann
Jay Leb
Amgad Makaryus
Carlotta Onnis
Pedro Staziaki
Muhammad Umair
Daniel Vargas

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 for Fellow memberships, review all nominations and applications for Fellow membership, present a slate of endorsed candidates for election, and set the procedure for the election of new Fellows. 

Committee Members

Jill Jacobs – Chair
Dhiraj Baruah
Matthew Cham
Benoit Desjardins
Karin Dill
Christina Fuss
Elsie Nguyen
Alex Westenfield

Finance

Finance Committee

The committee oversees ACCP’s finances and investments and proposes financial policies for consideration by the Board. The committee meets five – six times per year by phone and in person at the Annual Meeting

Committee Members

Daniel Vargas – Treasurer/Chair
Prachi Agarwal
Cristina Fuss
Mayil Krishnam
Amar Shah
Charles White

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 shall oversee issues pertaining to Cardiovascular Imaging fellowship programs and be the primary conduit to the various national societies that oversee fellowship program regulation and accreditation. 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
Carole Dennie
Jill Jacobs
Gautham Reddy
George Youssef

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 domestic, US-based medical societies.

Committee Members

Daniel Ocazionez – Chair
Suhny Abbara
Sanjeev Bhalla
Carlo N. De Cecco
Luciana Clarisa Della Rosa
Luba Frank
Mina Hanna
Joanna Kusmirek
Brent Little
Luigi Natale
Prasad Panse
Carlos S. Restrepo
U. Joseph Schoepf
Daniel Vargas
Alex Westenfield

Legacy & History

Legacy & History Committee

This committee provides institutional memory of the society, advises President in pivotal decisions, supports the Research and Awards Committee by serving as judges  at the Annual Meeting. Members also support the Development Committee’s fundraising activities and efforts and chronicles the history of the society. 

Committee Members

Andre Duerinckx – Chair
S. Bruce Greenberg
Paul Julsrud
Gautham Reddy

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. It meets five – six times per year by phone and in person at the Annual Meeting. The charge of the committee is to deal with member-related issues presented to it by the Board, Staff or NASCI membership and to make recommendations based on the above-noted issues. 

Committee Members

Tami Bang – Chair
Andrew Bowman – Co-chair
Sagar Amin
Bijan Bijan
Kiran Batra
Sadaf Bhutta
Alex Bratt
Matt Cham
David Dombroski
Peter Filev
Timothy Hoang
Mohammad Jalili
Friedrich Knollmann
Jay Leb
Ana Paula Santos Lima
Santosh Uppu

NASCIent

NASCIent 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, including the Mentoring Program. 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. The committee meets approximately every other month by phone. 

Committee Members

Susan Hobbs – Chair
Bradley D Allen – Co-chair
Julia Asmar
Srikant Das
Avanti Gulhane
Ana Paula Santos Lima
Akos Varga-Szemes

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.

Committee Members

Greg Kiscka – Chair
Carole Dennie
Jill Jacobs
Jacobo Kirsch
U. Joseph Schoepf

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, including selection of the educational events and decisions about other programming. This committee is seated approximately 18 months in advance of the event and meets frequently by phone, as well as in person at the Annual Meeting. Key elements of committee participation include early planning for the meeting, reviewing and scoring Call for Topic proposals and abstracts, attending regularly-scheduled conference calls and attending the Annual Meeting. Please note this committee operates on an advanced cycle and so is already seated for 2019. 

Committee Members

Elsie Nguyen – Chair
Fuss Cristina – Co-chair
Pat Mergo – Vice-chair
Shae Anderson-Merves – Pediatric Program Co-Chair
Katherine Kaproth-Joslin – Pediatric Program Co-Chair
Sadaf Bhutta
Matthew Cham
Mark Fogel
Susan Hamman
Laura Jimenez Juan
Randy Otto
Anushri Parakh
Brian Pogatchnik
Navneet Singh
Stefan Zimmerman

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
Dhiraj Baruah
Carlo De Cecco
Chris Francois
Monesha Gupta
Aws Hamid
Tim Leiner
Amgad Makaryus
Shae Merves
Luigi Natale
Anushri Parakh
Prasad Panse
Sasan Partovi
Prabhakar Rajiah
Markus Renno

R&D Fund

R&D Fund Committee

Adhoc committee formed of the current President, President-Elect and chairs of the Fellowship, Education, Research & Awards and NASCient Committees for the purpose of NASCI R & D Fund oversight.

Committee Members

Diana Litmanovich – Chair
Carole Dennie – Co-chair
Susan Hobbs
Jill Jacobs
Jonathan Revels
Akos Varga-Szemes
Stefan Zimmerman

Research & Awards

Research & Awards Committee

Committee consisting of a chair and at least six additional members. The committee meets in person at the Annual Meeting and frequently by phone between November and May to review nominations and determine the recommended award recipients.This committee manages, selects abstracts for written and oral presentation at the annual meeting. The committee define awards to be bestowed at the annual meeting, conducts an annual scientific poster session, selects presenters who will compete for scientific awards, and announces the award winners.  The chair shall serve on the Program Committee.  

Committee Members

Stefan Zimmerman – Chair
Akos Varga-Szemes – Co-chair
Bradley Allen
Sowmya Balasubramanian
Arash Bedayat
Carlo DeCecco
Rakesh Donthula
Maureen N. Hood
Christian Houbois
Albert Hsiao
Mayil Krishnam
Vishal Kukkar
Nagina Malguria
Anushri Parakh
Navneet Singh
Santosh Uppu

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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