SCCM President and Leadership

Meet the diverse, multiprofessional leadership who guide the Society's future. 

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The Society of Critical Care Medicine is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) scientific membership organization. The Society is led by a diverse group of multiprofessional critical care professionals who steer the future of the organization. 
Greg S. Martin, MD, MSc, FCCM
SCCM 2021 President
Greg S. Martin, MD, MSc, FCCM

Dr. Martin has been actively involved in the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) for more than 20 years. He has served in a variety of roles and led a host of initiatives including serving on the Sepsis Definitions Task Force and the Discovery Research Network Oversight Committee, and as chair of the Data Science Programming Task Force. Dr. Martin has also served as cochair for the:
  • ​2015 Critical Care Congress
  • Strategic Planning Committee
  • Research Network Task Force
Dr. Martin completed his undergraduate studies at Duke University and attended medical school at Vanderbilt University, where he also completed his residency and subspecialty fellowship training in pulmonary and critical care medicine. He earned a postgraduate master of science degree in clinical research from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, where he is now a professor of medicine, master clinician, and executive associate division director in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Dr. Martin also serves as research director for the Emory Critical Care Center and as chair of the Critical Care Committee at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta.
 
Dr. Martin is internationally recognized for his pioneering work in the epidemiology of critical illness and his seminal studies on improving patient-centered outcomes. Dr. Martin conducts clinical research in critically ill patients, particularly those with sepsis, the acute respiratory distress syndrome, and COVID-19, and he is dedicated to improving the care of critically ill patients through cutting-edge clinical trials, fostering the development of innovative medical devices and the application of data science to critical care medicine. He is the coauthor of more than 500 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, book chapters, editorials, and scientific abstracts, and he has given numerous lectures at national and international conferences.

Reach out to the SCCM President at president@sccm.org or onTwitter @SCCMPresident

SCCM Presidential Address: A New Era of Critical Care

“I am so grateful for the honor to serve each and every one of you, whether you are a long-time member of our Society, a new member in training, or have not yet joined. I am a physician who specializes in—wait for it—critical care medicine, as well as pulmonology. I grew up in Kansas, the heartland of our country, and I now work at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. I am the first physician in my family, and perhaps like many of you, I was drawn to critical care medicine because of a personal experience with critical illness.”

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SCCM 2021 Council

The Society is governed by the 23-member Council. The SCCM Council consists of the five members of the Executive Committee: the president, president-elect, past president, secretary and treasurer. In addition, there are eight designated seats for these Specialty Sections: Anesthesiology, Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neuroscience, Nursing, Pediatrics and Surgery. One "collective seat" council seat represents all other sections; there are also six at-large seats and three honorary members.
Sandra L. Kane-Gill, PharmD, MSc, FCCP, FCCM
President Elect
Sandra L. Kane-Gill, PharmD, MSc, FCCP, FCCM
Professor of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Professor of Critical Care Medicine,
Biomedical Informatics and Clinical & Translational Science (secondary appointments),
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Critical Care Medication Safety Pharmacist, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
Faculty, Center for Critical Care Nephrology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , USA
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Lewis J. Kaplan, MD, FACS, FCCM
Past President
Lewis J. Kaplan, MD, FACS, FCCM
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Department of Surgery
Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
Surgical Services
Section Chief, Surgical Critical Care
Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Vinay M. Nadkarni, MD, FCCM
Secretary
Vinay M. Nadkarni, MD, FCCM
Professor
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Lauren Sorce, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC/PC, FCCM
Treasurer
Lauren Sorce, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC/PC, FCCM

Founders Board Nurse Scientist
Associate Director Nursing Research
Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Sheila A. Alexander, BSN, PhD, RN, FCCM
Council Member
Sheila A. Alexander, BSN, PhD, RN, FCCM

Associate Professor
Acute & Tertiary Care, School of Nursing
Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Marie R. Baldisseri, MD, MPH, FCCM
Council Member
Marie R. Baldisseri, MD, MPH, FCCM
Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Neurocritical Care
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jeffrey F. Barletta, BS, PharmD, FCCM
Council Member
Jeffrey F. Barletta, BS, PharmD, FCCM
Professor & Vice Chair
Midwestern University College of Pharmacy
Glendale, Arizona, USA
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Cherylee W.J. Chang, MD, FACP
Council Member
Cherylee W.J. Chang, MD, FACP
Division Chief, Neurocritical Care
Professor of Neurology
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Jose L. Diaz-Gomez, MD, FASE, FCCM
Council Member
Jose L. Diaz-Gomez, MD, FASE, FCCM
Medical Director, Cardiothoracic, Mechanical Circulatory Support, and Transplant Critical Care
Director, Critical Care Echocardiography
Senior Faculty, Baylor College of Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Texas Heart Institute at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Houston, Texas, USA
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Amy L. Dzierba, BCCCP, PharmD
Council Member
Amy L. Dzierba, BCCCP, PharmD
Critical Care Pharmacist
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York, USA
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Laura E. Evans, MD, MS, FCCM
Council Member
Laura E. Evans, MD, MS, FCCM
Director of Critical Care UWMC
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, USA​
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Anthony T. Gerlach, PharmD, FCCM
Council Member
Anthony T. Gerlach, PharmD, FCCM
Clinical Pharmacist
Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Kyle J. Gunnerson, MD, FCCM
Council Member
Kyle J. Gunnerson, MD, FCCM
University of Michigan Health System
Department of Emergency Medicine
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Michele Moss, MD, FCCM
Council Member
Michele Moss, MD, FCCM
Professor of Pediatrics
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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Thomas A. Nakagawa, MD, FAAP, FCCM
Council Member
Thomas A. Nakagawa, MD, FAAP, FCCM
Professor and Medical Director,
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Wolfson Children's Hospital
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Pauline K. Park, MD, FCCM
Council Member
Pauline K. Park, MD, FCCM
Professor of Surgery
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Jose L. Pascual, MD, PhD, FACS, FCCM
Council Member
Jose L. Pascual, MD, PhD, FACS, FCCM
SICU Co-Medical Director
Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Gloria M. Rodriguez-Vega, MD, MCCM
Council Member
Gloria M. Rodriguez-Vega, MD, MCCM
Director, Department of Critical Care
HIMA San Pablo Caguas
Caguas, Puerto Rico, USA
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Samuel A. Tisherman, MD, FCCM
Council Member
Samuel A. Tisherman, MD, FCCM
Professor
University of Maryland Medical Center
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Julie Winkle, MD, FACEP, FCCM
Honorary Member
Julie Winkle, MD, FACEP, FCCM
Associate Professor
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, Colorado, USA
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William E. Dager, BCPS, PharmD, MCCM
Honorary Member
William E. Dager, BCPS, PharmD, MCCM

Associate Professor
Pharmacist Specialist
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California, USA
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David S. Shapiro, MD, MD, MHCM, FACS
Honorary Member
David S. Shapiro, MD, MD, MHCM, FACS

Chief of Surgical Critical Care
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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