Member Spotlights

Member Spotlight: Wendy Walker, PhD

By Amy Kuyken posted 04-24-2023
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Wendy Walker, PhD, is an assistant professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, Texas, USA. She joined the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) in 2017. She has presented at several Critical Care Congresses and is an active member of the Texas Chapter. You can find Dr. Walker running and enjoying the outdoors when she isn’t busy with critical care. Read more about her story below. What advice do you have for those starting their critical care careers? My advice for people starting a career in critical care research is to find a great mentor and strong collaborators. Why do you love being in critical care? Bacterial ...
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Member Spotlight: Jaspal Singh, MD, MS, FCCM

By Amy Kuyken posted 03-27-2023
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Jaspal Singh, MD, MS, FCCM, is a pulmonary and critical care specialist at Atrium Health and Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. He joined the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) in 2003 and is currently involved with SCCM’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and the Tele-Critical Care Collaborative Network. You can find him traveling and working out when he is not busy with critical care. Learn more about Dr. Singh’s love for critical care and his viewpoints about the future of the field. How did you get into critical care? I loved critical care as a medical student, from procedural elements to caring for some ...
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Member Spotlight: Mahmoud A. Ammar, PharmD, BCCCP, BCPS, FCCM

By Amy Kuyken posted 02-27-2023
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Mahmoud A. Ammar, PharmD, BCCCP, BCPS, FCCM, is a clinical pharmacy specialist at Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He joined the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) in 2014 and is currently involved with the Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Research, and Surgery sections. Additionally, Dr. Anmar volunteers as a member of the Discovery Steering Committee and Discovery Datathon workgroup. You can find him playing music and working out when he is not busy with critical care. Learn more about Dr. Ammar’s professional journey and why he values SCCM membership. How did you get into critical care? I spent a month in the medical ...
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Member Spotlight: Jennifer L. LeTourneau, DO, MCR, FACP, FCCM

By Amy Kuyken posted 01-30-2023
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Jennifer L. LeTourneau, DO, MCR, FACP, FCCM, is a physician at Legacy Health in Portland, Oregon, USA. She joined the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) in 2006 and is vice-chair of the Graduate and Resident Education Committee. During her free time, she enjoys fishing and hiking. You can chat with her about her interests, including administration, professional development, and sepsis. Learn more about Dr. LeTourneau and her perspective on critical care. Why do you love being in critical care? I love critical care for the fast pace, pragmatic research, team-based practice, and interinstitutional collaboration on best practices. How did you get ...
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Member Spotlight: Rishikesan Kamaleswaran, PhD

By Amy Kuyken posted 12-26-2022
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Rishikesan Kamaleswaran, PhD, is an associate professor at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He joined the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) in 2018 and is involved on several committees. He is a co-vice-chair of the Data, Outcomes, and Definitions Work Group of Discovery, the Critical Care Research Network. In his free time, he enjoys photography, playing music, and traveling. His professional interests include research, sepsis, and shock. Learn more about what Dr. Kamaleswarn loves about critical care and what he views as the most challenging issue facing critical care. Why do you love being in critical care? Having witnessed my father ...
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Member Spotlight: Samuel M. Galvagno, Jr, DO, MS, PhD

By Amy Kuyken posted 11-28-2022
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Samuel M. Galvagno, Jr, DO, MS, PhD, is a physician at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He joined the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) in 2005 and is currently involved on several committees and is one of the authors of SCCM's Fundamentals of Critical Care Support: Obstetrics , 2nd edition. He enjoys flying planes, martial arts, and welding in his free time. His professional interests include research, resuscitation, and trauma. Learn more about Dr. Galvagno's journey into critical care and his advice for those just starting their careers. Why do you love being in critical care? My primary specialty, anesthesiology, was ...
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Member Spotlight: Charlotte Thomas, DNP-DNES, RN, AGACNP-BC, CCRN

By Kara Mercer posted 11-02-2022
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Charlotte Thomas, DNP-DNES, RN, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, is the chief of advanced practice and critical care medicine at Scripps Mercy Hospital in Chula Vista, California, USA. She joined the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) in 2016 and has since actively participated by serving on several committees. Most recently, her committee involvement includes FCCS: Crisis Management, Quality and Safety Committee, and Patient Management During Disasters Program Task Force. In her free time, you will find her reading and working out. Her clinical interests include disaster preparedness and management, quality and patient safety, and professional development. Dr. Thomas ...
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Member Spotlight: Alexander O. Sy, MD, MBA, MSL, FCCM

By Kara Mercer posted 10-06-2022
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Alexander O. Sy, MD, MBA, MSL, FCCM, is a staff pulmonary and critical care physician at the Loma Linda VA Medical Center and a professor at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Loma Linda, California, USA. He is a member of the Subspecialty Board of Critical Care Medicine for the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a past president of the NC Chapter of the American Thoracic Society. He joined the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) in 1991 and has participated in many committees, most recently the Membership Committee. He was also a contributing author to both editions of the SCCM book Integrating Advanced Practice Providers Into the ICU ...
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Member Spotlight: Carrie L. Griffiths, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM

By Kara Mercer posted 08-31-2022
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Carrie L. Griffiths, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM, is an associate professor at Wingate University School of Pharmacy in Wingate, North Carolina, USA, and has a practice site with Atrium Health as a tele-critical care pharmacist. She joined the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) in 2011 and has been actively involved as secretary of the Chapters Alliance Executive Committee, member of the Tele-Critical Care Committee, and immediate past president of SCCM’s Carolinas/Virginias Chapter. She is an author of SCCM’s Fundamental Critical Care Support , 7th Edition. Her clinical interests include tele-critical care, infectious diseases, and pharmacology. During her free ...
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Member Spotlight: Tina L. Palmieri, MD, MCCM

By Amy Kuyken posted 08-01-2022
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Tina L. Palmieri, MD, MCCM, is the assistant chief of burns at Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California in Sacramento, California, USA, and p rofessor and division chief, burn surgery, at the University of California in Davis, California, USA . She has been actively involved with the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) since 1995, serving on several committees, m ost recently the Membership Committee and Critical Care as Specialty Task Force. Her clinical interests include disaster, resuscitation, and trauma. During her free time, you can find her traveling and hiking. Get to know Dr. Palmieri as she reflects on her journey in critical care. ...
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Member Spotlight: Keith Lamb, RRT, RRT-ACCS, FAARC, FCCM

By Amy Kuyken posted 07-05-2022
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Keith Lamb, RRT, RRT-ACCS, FAARC, FCCM, is a respiratory therapist (RT) at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. He joined the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) in 2010 and has been an active member. He is past chair of the Respiratory Care Section Steering Committee and is a member of the ACCM Fellowship Services Committee. His clinical interests include cardiovascular and pulmonary medicine and resuscitation. You can find him gardening, fishing, and reading during his free time. Mr. Lamb opens up about his path to critical care and some advances and trends in the field. Why do you love being in critical care? I love being ...
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Member Spotlight: Matt McKenzie, PharmD, BCCCP

By Amy Kuyken posted 06-06-2022
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Matt McKenzie, PharmD, BCCCP, is a pharmacist at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, USA. He joined the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) in 2018 and is a member of the Social Media Committee. His clinical interests include infection, shock, immunocompromised hosts, and professional development. During his free time, you can find him playing golf and traveling. Dr. McKenzie shares his thoughts about critical care. Why do you love being in critical care? From student to resident to critical care clinical pharmacy specialist, I've enjoyed the mentorship, rapid dynamics, and the unknown associated with practicing ...
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Member Spotlight: Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula, MD, MSc, FACP, FCCP, FAHA, FACC, FCCM

By Amy Kuyken posted 05-02-2022
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Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula, MD, MSc, FACP, FCCP, FAHA, FACC, FCCM, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Assistant Professor of Implementation Science and an interventional and critical care cardiologist at the Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. He joined the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) in 2014. He is the past chair of the In-Training Section Steering Committee and is currently a member of the Advanced Pharmacotherapy Course Committee and Graduate and Resident Education Committee. You can find him reading, traveling, and enjoying cricket (both playing and watching) during his free time. His clinical ...
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Member Spotlight: Ashley D. DePriest, MS, RDN, LD, CNSC

By Amy Kuyken posted 04-04-2022
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Ashley D. DePriest, MS, RDN, LD, CNSC, is a clinical dietitian at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Georgia, USA. She joined the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) in 2015 and is currently a social media ambassador and a member of SCCM's Future of Critical Care Taskforce. During her free time, you can find her gardening or traveling. Her clinical interests include gastrointestinal nutrition, professional development, and quality and patient safety. Mrs. DePriest shares her love for critical care, offers advice for those starting their critical care careers, and reflects on the industry's challenges. Why do you love being in critical care? ...
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Member Spotlight: Connor McNamara, MD, MS

By Amy Kuyken posted 03-07-2022
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Connor McNamara, MD, MS, is an anesthesiologist and assistant professor of critical care medicine and anesthesiology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Dr. McNamara joined SCCM in 2017 and is on the Social Media Committee. His clinical interests include quality and patient safety, nutrition, ethics, and end-of-life care. When not working, you can find him learning about space. Get to know your fellow SCCM member as he shares more about his path to critical care and where he sees the future of the specialty. Why do you love being in critical care? I love taking care of patients and guiding families through ...
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Member Spotlight: Bethany Shoulders, PharmD, BCCCP

By Amy Kuyken posted 02-07-2022
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Bethany Shoulders, PharmD, BCCCP, is a pharmacist at the University of Florida Health Shands Hospital and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy in Gainesville, Florida, USA. She joined the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) in 2015 and became involved with the Social Media Committee. She enjoys traveling, working out, and practicing yoga in her free time. Her clinical interests include pharmacology, professional development, and trauma. Get to know Dr. Shoulders as she shares her thoughts on critical care medicine and discusses some of the upcoming trends and issues in the field. Why do you love being in critical ...
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Member Spotlight: Ashish K. Khanna, MD, FCCP, FASA, FCCM

By Amy Kuyken posted 01-03-2022
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Ashish K. Khanna, MD, FCCP, FASA, FCCM, is an intensivist and anesthesiologist at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. He is associate professor and vice-chair for research for the department of anesthesiology at the Wake Forest School of Medicine. He has been actively involved with the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) since 2012, serving on several committees and currently serving as the co-chair of the 2023 Critical Care Congress Program Committee and incoming chair of the SCCM Research Section. You will find him playing tennis and spending time with his kids in his free time. His clinical interests ...
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Member Spotlight: Aarti Sarwal, MD, FAAN, FNCS, FCCM

By Amy Kuyken posted 12-06-2021
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Aarti Sarwal, MD, FAAN, FNCS, FCCM, is a neurologist at Wake Forest Baptist Health Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. She is the Social Media Editor of Critical Care Medicine , the official peer-reviewed journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Her clinical interests include neurology, professional development, research, and ultrasound, and she unwinds in her free time by dancing and working out. Get to know Dr. Sarwal as she shares her thoughts on critical care and provides some advice for those entering the field. Why do you love being in critical care? Critical care allows us to make a difference, day in and day out. We are there for ...
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Member Spotlight: Ann-Marie Brown, PhD, CPNP-AC/PC, CCRN, CNE, FAANP, FCCM

By Amy Kuyken posted 11-01-2021
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Ann-Marie Brown, PhD, CPNP-AC/PC, CCRN, CNE, FAANP, FCCM, is an associate clinical professor at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, and a practicing pediatric intensive care unit nurse practitioner. She has been actively involved with the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) since 1995, serving on several committees, the most recent being the Social Media Committee. In her free time, you will find her reading and bicycling. Her clinical interests include pediatrics, gastrointestinal nutrition, and research. She reflects on the current challenges in critical care and her career. Why do you love being in critical care? Critical care is where high-tech ...
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Member Spotlight: Rahul Kashyap, MBA, MBBS

By Amy Kuyken posted 10-04-2021
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Rahul Kashyap, MBA, MBBS, is a physician scientist and division director for research at HCA Healthcare in Brentwood, Tennessee, USA. His clinical research interests include patient outcomes, checklist use in ICU, COVID-19, and sepsis. In his free time, he enjoys working out, traveling, and playing chess and tennis. He has been an active Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) member since 2012 and was appointed vice-chair of the Social Media Committee in 2021. Get to know more about Dr. Kashyap in this member feature. Why do you love being in critical care? Critical care is a melting pot for medical specialties. Critical care professionals and scientists ...
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