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
Prachi Agarwal – Co-Chair
Jill Jacobs
Jonathan Revels
AKos Varga-Szemes
Stefan Zimmerman

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
Matthew Cham
Benoit Desjardins
Karin Dill
Christina Fuss
Elsie Nguyen
Prabhakar Rajiah
Satinder Sing

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

Matthew Cham – Chair
Amar Shah
Daniel Vargas
Charles White

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
Elliot Gozansky
Sandeep Hedgire
Ismail Kabakus
Jonathan Liu
Amar Shah
Kavitha Yaddanapudi
George Youssef

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
Paul Julsrud
Lewis Wexler
Charles White

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
Kiran Batra
Sadaf Bhutta
Bijan Bijan
Alex Bratt
Rakesh Donthula
Peter Filev
Avanti Gulhane
Timothy Hoang
Mohammad Jalili
Gayathri KS
Elsie Nguyen
Roosha Parikh
Kateryna Strubchevska
Yasmeen Tandon
Santosh Uppu

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

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

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

Phil Young – Chair
Prachi Agarwal
Jacobo Kirsch
Greg Kiscka
Diana Litmanovich

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

Cristina Fuss – Chair
Pat Mergo – Co-Chair
Johathan Revels – Vice-Chair
Shae Anderson-Merves – Pediatric Program Co-Chair
Katherine Kaproth-Joslin – Pediatric Program Co-Chair
Stefan Zimmerman – R&A Committee Chair
Scott Adams
Sadaf Bhutta
Drew Bowman
Matthew Cham
Isabel Cortopassi
Mark Fogel
Susan Hamman
Laura Jimenez Juan
Padma Priya Manapragada
Raluca McCallum
Anastasia Oikonomou
Randy Otto
Anursrhi Parakh
Brian Pogatchnik
Ana Paula Santos Lima
Navneet Singh

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
Carlo De Cecco
Chris Francois
Avanti Gulhane
Monesha Gupta
Aws Hamid
Soheil Kooraki
Tim Leiner
Shae Merves
Luigi Natale
Julia Niemerko
Prasad Panse
Anushri Parakh
Sasan Partovi
Archana Rai
Prabhakar Rajiah
George Youssef

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
Scott Adams
Bradley Allen
Arash Bedayat
Hamid Chalian
Carlo De Cecco
Rakesh Donthula
Lewis Hahn
Maureen N. Hood
Christian Houbois
Albert Hsiao
Mahan Jehangir
Mayil Krishnam
Vishal Kukkar
Anushri Parakh
Navneet Singh
Santhosh Uppu