Program Committee

Farzad Najam, MD, FACS
Director of Cardiac Surgery 
Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery
The George Washington University Hospital 

Jacqueline Honig, MD
Medical Director, Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit
The George Washington University Hospital

Melody Ricks, RN, CCRN
ECMO Coordinator
Division of Cardiac Surgery
The George Washington University Hospital

Faculty 

Leelyn Altmeyer, NP
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
The George Washington University Hospital

Salim Aziz, MD
Clinical Professor, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
The George Washington University Hospital

Danielle Davison, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and of Medicine
The George Washington University Hospital

Kathleen Firnbach, RN
Registered Nurse
The George Washington University Hospital

Lauren Frendewey, RD
Registered Dietician
The George Washington University Hospital

Katrina Hawkins, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and of Medicine
The George Washington University Hospital

Peter Munoz, RN
Registered Nurse
The George Washington University Hospital

Miranda Peters, MSHS, PA-C
Critical Care Physician Assistant
The George Washington University Hospital

Bruno Sambuco, CCP
Chief Perfusionist and Clinical Manager
The George Washington University Hospital

Babak Sarani, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Chief of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
The George Washington University Hospital

Libby Schroeder, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
The George Washington University Hospital

Michael Seneff, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Director, Intensive Care Unit
The George Washington University Hospital

Duane Stillions, MD, MPH
Attending Physician
The George Washington University Hospital

Sherri Welch, RN, MSN, CCRN
Education Coordinator: Critical Care
Professional Development & Education
The George Washington University Hospital