​Deadline for voting: December 15, 2024

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President-Elect (Vote to Approve)

Julia Galvez Delgado, MD, MBI

Dr. Julia Gálvez Delgado has emerged as an influential figure in the field of pediatric anesthesiology and technology in anesthesia, distinguished by her innovative contributions and exceptional leadership qualities. Currently serving on the faculty at Boston Children's Hospital, she works tirelessly to advance pediatric perioperative care through the integration of machine learning and clinical informatics.

Educated at esteemed institutions including Yale School of Medicine and Oregon Health & Science University, Dr. Gálvez Delgado's pursuit of excellence has been evident throughout her career. Leveraging her comprehensive background, she has played a pivotal role in the establishment of the Biomedical Informatics Program in Pediatric Anesthesiology at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, elevating the standard of patient care on a global scale.

Under her visionary leadership, Dr. Julia Gálvez Delgado was instrumental in the initial launch of the Pedi Crisis app, a comprehensive checklist that has become an indispensable tool in pediatric anesthesia. Following its introduction, the app was embraced and is now carefully maintained by a dedicated multidisciplinary team at the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia. This seamless collaboration and stewardship reflect Dr. Gálvez Delgado's enduring commitment to not just pioneering technological solutions but also to fostering a culture of teamwork and the global exchange of knowledge within the field.

As a researcher, Dr. Gálvez Delgado has uniquely impacted the field with her work on pediatric airway management, shaping global practices and spearheading multicenter trials through her ability to rally interdisciplinary teams toward common goals. Her expertise in machine learning has further enabled advancements in perioperative decision-making tools, and her authoritative voice on national panels advocates for the responsible application of artificial intelligence in medicine.

In her position at Boston Children's Hospital, she combines her scientific acumen with a deep commitment to healthcare equity as a scientific advisor for the Perioperative Anesthesia Registry for Transgender Adults and Youths. This role underscores her dedication to fostering an inclusive and respectful healthcare environment for all patients.

Dr. Gálvez Delgado is also renowned for her passion for nurturing the next generation of medical professionals. Through mentorship, she imparts wisdom and support to students, residents, and fellows, cultivating their research capabilities and shaping their academic journeys.

With over a decade of service in the Society for Technology in Anesthesia, Dr. Gálvez Delgado is poised to bring her dynamic leadership, collaborative spirit, and vision for innovation to the role of president. Her exceptional record assures that she will continue to be an asset in guiding the Society through an era of rapid change and technological evolution to enhance perioperative care worldwide.

 

At Large Director (Vote for One)

​Kai Kuck, PhD

Kai Kuck, Ph.D., Professor of Anesthesiology and Director of Bioengineering at the University of Utah, has contributed to anesthesia and critical care technology since 1991. A former Fulbright scholar, he bridges industry and academia, starting with his doctoral and post-doc research in anesthesiology bioengineering at Utah and then serving as the head of research at Dräger, a leading global company in anesthesia and critical care ventilators where Dr. Kuck facilitated industry and academic partnerships, guiding innovations to market viability. He has authored over 57 publications and 16 patents, with his team contributing to over 64 granted patents and 174 patent applications. He is a past-president of the Society for Technology in Anesthesia. As a professor and lab director, Dr. Kuck collaborates with clinicians, focusing on applied machine learning, decision support, patient safety, and monitoring, including cardiac output and acute kidney injury risk, with expertise in engineering, project management, and research team leadership.

 

​Brian Rothman, MD

Brian S. Rothman, MD, is Professor of Anesthesiology, Surgery, and Biomedical Informatics, and Vice President and Executive Medical Director in Vanderbilt’sDepartment of Finance. Dr. Rothman received his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati and completed his residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is a Society for Technology in Anesthesia (STA) Past-President, served as chair and is a present member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Informatics and Information Technology Committee, and is a member of the Committee on Economics. 

He has been an active member of the Society for Technology in Anesthesia since 2008and has held a variety of leadership roles and participated in numerous annual meetings as a presenter and moderator.  In 2010, Dr. Rothman received the STA Innovation Award in the Computers in Anesthesia Engineering competition and the STA Clinical Application of Technology Award.

Dr. Rothman’s has previously focused on further enhancing Vanderbilt’s EHR and developing innovative tools for clinicians and led teams charged with the development ofenhancements that directly improve patient safety, increase efficiency, and facilitate timely communication and then led informatics teams to implement Epic at Vanderbilt.

His current work centers on the application of technology and practitioner educationwithin healthcare to improve the medical and financial care of Vanderbilt patients andimprove the quality of clinical documentation at VUMC.

His interest in the At Large Director position is to contribute to STA’s continued success and further foster STA’s mission to promote the application of technology through education, research, and collaboration with industry partners and other organizations that align with STA’s mission.

At Large International Director (Vote for One)

​Fahad Alam, BhSc, MD, MHSc, CIP, FRCPC

Dr. Fahad Alam is an Assistant Professor, Anesthesiologist and medical education researcher at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the University of Toronto. During his residency training he completed a fellowship at the Wilson Centre for Research in Medical Education and completed the Clinician Investigator Program at the University of Toronto. He has a Masters in Health Sciences looking at enhancing technology in medical education and knowledge translation. Dr. Alam has been awarded numerous competitive grants with many corresponding publications in prominent journals within the area of medical education and emerging technology. His research has been highlighted by major local and national media outlets.

Dr. Alam is the current Medical & Research Director at the Sunnybrook Canadian Simulation Centre, Chair of both the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society(CAS) Simulation & Education Section (SESA) and Continuing Education Professional Development Committee (CEPD). Dr. Alam also co-created CHISIL (a virtual & augmented reality lab) and leads its satellite VR/AR learning and clinical application mobile lab at Sunnybrook Health Sciences. Last, Dr. Alam has been awarded the John Bradley Young Educator Award, New Faculty Teaching Excellence Award and Research Merit Awards from the University of Toronto and Canadian Anesthesiologists Society.

 

​Asad Siddiqui, MD, M. Ed, FRCPC
Dr. Siddiqui is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto and a Pediatric Anesthesiologist at the Hospital for Sick Children. He is the director of pediatric liver transplant anesthesia at SickKids and has helped lead the initiative for storage of operating room physiologic data. His current research focuses on the utilization of high-frequency waveform physiologic data for risk modelling in the perioperative period using traditional and machine learning techniques. He is the current active International Director for STA as well as the abstract chair for 2024-2025. He is a previous Neurowave Research Grant recipient and has published on the use of performance prediction in simulation using deep learning from this work.
 
 
 

At Large Industry Director (Vote for One)

​Shane Austin, PhD

Dr. Shane Austin is the Chief Operating Officer of Expanesthetics, the global leader in the search for new inhaled general anesthetics. At Expanesthetics he oversees global R&D efforts and intellectual property strategy. His direct work includes in silica evaluation of new compounds, collaborating with chemical synthesis and engineering vendors, joint research on environmental analysis and breakdown pathways, planning for new hardware/software integration, evaluating new monitoring technologies, and participating in both in vitro and in vivo laboratory research evaluating novel anesthetics. He is an inventor on the patent application for the first inhaled general anesthetic candidate to be advancing toward clinical trials in decades.

Dr. Austin holds a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering and a Doctor of Philosophy in Biostatistics from the University of California, Davis.

 

​Justin Adams, BSEE, MBA
Justin Adams is the VP of Clinical and Technical Solutions at BioIntelliSense (previously AlertWatch). In this position, he supports all facets of the use of BioButton for continuous monitoring in low acuity and hospital to home applications. Justin has multiple patents and co-authored several publications focused on monitoring technologies.
 

Prior to joining AlertWatch, Justin worked in the automotive, investment banking, and venture capital industries. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engincering from the University of Michigan, and an MBA from the Ross School of Business.

Justin has enjoyed collaborating with the STA Board, and he looks forward to helping STA grow its clinical and corporate membership ranks. He will focus on strengthening STA's role as the premiere organization supporting anesthesia's critical role in healthcare innovation.