2025 Social Media Ambassadors

The IARS Social Media Ambassadors for the 2025 Annual Meeting, presented by IARS and SOCCA, March 20-23, in Honolulu, Hawaii (#IARS25, #ScholarsDay25) play an important role in elevating and expanding the reach of this important scientific meeting to the wider global anesthesiology community. Follow them as they share highlights from the meeting.

	Sharon Ashley, MD, MPH, MBA, DABA, FASA Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine University of California, Davis Davis, CA Dr. Sharon A. Ashley is a Pediatric Anesthesiologist who has been practicing for over 30 years. She has achieved the rank of Health Sciences Clinical Professor, Step 3, in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of California, Davis, and the Department of Surgery at Charles R. Drew University Medicine and Science. Dr. Ashley has established herself as a premier educator of trainees and a leader in quality and health care equity. She has demonstrated her passion for education by making crucial contributions to the Pediatric Education Sub track at the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Dr. Ashley has served as the Chairman of the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee at UC Davis for two years and serves on many hospital committees and site visits. In addition to her professional achievements, Dr. Ashley is deeply committed to community service. She actively volunteers and contributes to grassroots organizations that promote health equity, mentor aspiring healthcare professionals, and improve access to care for underserved populations.
	Norifumi Kuratani, MD Saitama Children’s Medical Center Saitama, Japan
	Dwi Pantjawibowo, MD Eka Hospital BSD Tangerang Selatan, Indonesia
	Mika M. Rockholt, MD, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow NYU Langone Grossman School of Medicine New York, NY Dr. Rockholt, originally from Sweden, earned her medical degree from the University of Barcelona in Spain and completed her residency in anesthesiology and intensive care at Lund University Hospital in Sweden, where she also obtained a PhD in Medicine. Driven by her commitment to academic excellence, she currently serves as a postdoctoral research fellow at NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, where she will soon transition to clinical work as an Anesthesiologist. Her research focuses on pain management and anesthesia in elderly patients. Fluent in seven languages, Dr. Rockholt is an avid traveler, passionate diver, and long-distance runner.
	Saher Siddiqui Third-year Medical Student Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NYSaher Siddiqui is currently a third-year medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in NYC. Before medical school, she studied Chemical and Physical Biology with a secondary in Global Health and Health Policy at Harvard University. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors, reading, equestrian activities, weightlifting, and exploring the diverse food scene in NYC with her friends. She is super excited to be serving as the IARS 2025 Social Media Ambassador. Please feel free to reach out – she looks forward to meeting everyone in person soon!

2025 Social Media Ambassadors

The IARS Social Media Ambassadors for the 2025 Annual Meeting, presented by IARS and SOCCA, March 20-23, in Honolulu, Hawaii (#IARS25, #ScholarsDay25) play an important role in elevating and expanding the reach of this important scientific meeting to the wider global anesthesiology community. Follow them as they share highlights from the meeting.

Sharon Ashley, MD, MPH, MBA, DABA, FASA
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA

Dr. Sharon A. Ashley is a Pediatric Anesthesiologist who has been practicing for over 30 years. She has achieved the rank of Health Sciences Clinical Professor, Step 3, in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of California, Davis, and the Department of Surgery at Charles R. Drew University Medicine and Science. Dr. Ashley has established herself as a premier educator of trainees and a leader in quality and health care equity. She has demonstrated her passion for education by making crucial contributions to the Pediatric Education Sub track at the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Dr. Ashley has served as the Chairman of the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee at UC Davis for two years and serves on many hospital committees and site visits. In addition to her professional achievements, Dr. Ashley is deeply committed to community service. She actively volunteers and contributes to grassroots organizations that promote health equity, mentor aspiring healthcare professionals, and improve access to care for underserved populations.

Norifumi Kuratani, MD
Saitama Children’s Medical Center
Saitama, Japan

Dwi Pantjawibowo, MD
Eka Hospital BSD
Tangerang Selatan, Indonesia

Mika M. Rockholt, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
NYU Langone Grossman School of Medicine
New York, NY

Dr. Rockholt, originally from Sweden, earned her medical degree from the University of Barcelona in Spain and completed her residency in anesthesiology and intensive care at Lund University Hospital in Sweden, where she also obtained a PhD in Medicine. Driven by her commitment to academic excellence, she currently serves as a postdoctoral research fellow at NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, where she will soon transition to clinical work as an Anesthesiologist. Her research focuses on pain management and anesthesia in elderly patients. Fluent in seven languages, Dr. Rockholt is an avid traveler, passionate diver, and long-distance runner.

Saher Siddiqui
Third-year Medical Student
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY

Saher Siddiqui is currently a third-year medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in NYC. Before medical school, she studied Chemical and Physical Biology with a secondary in Global Health and Health Policy at Harvard University. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors, reading, equestrian activities, weightlifting, and exploring the diverse food scene in NYC with her friends. She is super excited to be serving as the IARS 2025 Social Media Ambassador. Please feel free to reach out – she looks forward to meeting everyone in person soon!