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Board of Trustees

The IARS Board of Trustees is composed of an engaged group of thought leaders in anesthesia education and research who are focused on supporting and advancing the work of our anesthesia community. Trustees are elected for a six-year term and may be re-elected to one successive six-year term.

Executive Committee

Dr. Orser Photo

Beverley A. Orser, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FRSC

Chair

Affiliate Scientist, Biological Sciences, Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Professor, departments of physiology and anesthesia, Chair, Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto; Canada Research Chair in Anaesthesia, Tier 2

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Y.S. Prakash

Y.S. Prakash, MD, PhD

Vice Chair

Consultant, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine; Associate Dean for Research, Midwest, Mayo Clinic; Consultant, Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering; Chair, Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Anesthesiology and Physiology, Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota

Seun Johnson-Akeju

Seun Johnson-Akeju, MD, MMSc, MBA

Secretary and Treasurer

Anesthetist-in-Chief, Henry Isaiah Dorr Associate Professor of Research and Teaching in Anaesthetics and Anaesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts

Trustees

Meredith Adams

Meredith Adams, MD, MS, FASA, FAMIA

Associate Professor, Departments of Anesthesiology, Biomedical Informatics, and Public Health Sciences
Wake Forest School of Medicine

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Max Kelz

Max B. Kelz, MD, PhD

Anesthesia Distinguished Professor; Chair of Admissions MD PhD Neuroscience Graduate Group; MSTP Program Advisor; Director for Research Education, Department of Anesthesiology; Director, Dripps Research Fellowship Program; Founding Director NEURRAL Center; MSTP Program Steering Committee; Vice Chair for Research, Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

George A. Mashour

George A. Mashour, MD, PhD

Chair, Anesthesiology; Robert B. Sweet Professor of Anesthesiology; Faculty, Neuroscience Graduate Program; Professor, Neurosurgery, University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Laura E. Niklason

Laura E. Niklason, MD, PhD

Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Humacyte, Inc.

Durham, North Carolina

Vivianne Tawfik

Vivianne Tawfik, MD, PhD

​Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine; Director, Fellowship in Anesthesia Research & Medicine (FARM) program, Stanford University

Stanford, California

Duminda Wijeysundera

Duminda Wijeysundera, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FAHA

Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Professor, Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Alexander Zarbock

Alexander Zarbock, MD, PhD

Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy
Westfälische Wilhelms University Hospital Münster

Münster, Germany

Ex Officio

Santhanam Suresh

Santhanam Suresh, MD, MBA, FASA, FAAP

Physician Executive

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, Illinois

Tom Cooper

Thomas A. Cooper

Executive Director

San Francisco, California

Trustee Emeritus

The IARS Trustee Emeritus have provided meaningful guidance and support to the society over the years and played a major part of making IARS what it is today.

Name
Location
Years on Board of Trustees
Tatsuru Arai, MD
Shigenobu, Japan
2001-2007
Michael S. Avidan, MBBCh, FCA SA
St. Louis, Missouri
2014-2022
Donald E. Baxter, MD
Glendale, CA
1923-1924
David R. Bevan, MB
Vancouver, BC/Toronto, ON, Canada
1991-2005
Emery N. Brown, MD, PhD
Boston, MA
2009-2021
John Butterworth, IV, MD
Indianapolis, IN/Richmond, VA
2008-2020
Michael K. Cahalan, MD
San Francisco, CA/Salt Lake City, UT
1992-2010
Davy C.H. Cheng, MD
London, ON, Canada
2007-2019
Cline A. Chipman, MD
Washington, DC
1942-1946
B.J. Clark

1922-1924
Fred W. Clement, MD
Toledo, OH
1942-1947
Douglas B. Craig, MD
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
1978-1996
Bruce F. Cullen, MD
Seattle, WA
1977-1995
John C. Dessloch, MD
Rochester, NY
1941-1941
E. Paul Didier, MD
Rochester, MN
1979-1991
Judith H. Donegan, MD, PhD
San Francisco, CA/Milwaukee, WI
1981-1991
Paul R. Dumke, MD
Detroit, MI
1961-1976
Clarence J. Durshordwe, MD
Buffalo, NY
1947-1966
Adena Dutton, MD
San Francisco, CA
1941-1941
John H. Evans, MD
Buffalo, NY
1923-1946
Alex S. Evers, MD
St. Louis, MO
2007-2019
Parker B. Francis, AB
Kansas City, MO
1922-1924
A. William Friend, MD
Akron, OH
1948-1965
Adrian W. Gelb, MB, ChB
London, ON/San Francisco, CA
1995-2007
Harold R. Griffith, MD
Montreal, QC, Canada
1948-1961
Arthur E. Guedel, MD
New York, NY
1923-1924
Joy L. Hawkins, MD
Denver, CO
1996-2008
Kenneth M. Heard, MD
Toronto, ON, Canada
1947-1948
Chas. Henderson

1923-1924
Keith A. “Tony” Jones, MD
Birmingham, Alabama
2010-2022
W.I. Jones, DDS
Columbus, OH
1922-1925
Patricia A. Kapur, MD
Los Angeles, CA
1993-2009
Kenneth K. Keown, MD
Columbia, MO
1966-1982
Emmanuel Klaus, MD
Cleveland, OH
1925-1944
Colleen G. Koch, MD, MS, MBA
Cleveland, OH/ Baltimore, MD/ Gainesville, FL
2009-2021
Noel W. Lawson, MD
Columbia, MO
1988-2001
William H. Long, MD
Louisville, KY
1925-1937
John (Tom) T. Martin, MD
Rochester, MN/Toledo, OH
1966-1990
Joseph E. Mason

1922-1923
J.T. McGaughey

1922-1924
E.I. McKesson, DDS, MD
Toledo, OH
1922-1924
Francis H. McMechan, MD
Avon Lake, OH
1925-1939
Edward D. Miller, Jr., MD
New York, NY/Baltimore, MD
1988-1998
Emerson A. Moffitt, MD
Halifax, NS, Canada
1974-1989
Dean H. Morrow, MD
Houston, TX
1968-1973 and 1983-1996
Edwin S. Munson, MD
Gainesville, FL/Cincinnati, OH
1972-1978
Morris J. Nicholson, MD
Boston, MA
1947-1976
Earl Frank Otterstein

1923-1924
Makoto Ozaki, MD, PhD
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
2007-2019
Donald S. Prough, MD
Galveston, TX
1997-2009
James G. Ramsay, MD
Atlanta, GA/San Francisco, CA
2002-2014
Gerald J. Reves, MD
Charleston, SC
1992-2006
Brant Burdell Sankey, MD
Cleveland, OH
1956-1983
Debra A. Schwinn, MD
Durham, NC/Seattle, WA/Iowa City, IA
2002-2014
Thomas Harry Seldon, MD
Rochester, MN
1948-1976
Eleanor Seymour, MD
Los Angeles, CA
1925-1940
Harry J. Shields, MD
Toronto, ON, Canada
1942-1946
Robert N. Sladen, MD
New York, NY
1999-2011
Robert K. Stoelting, MD
Indianapolis, IN
1975-1993
Santhanam Suresh, MD, MBA, FASA, FAAP
Chicago, Illinois
2011-2023
Stephen (Butch) J. Thomas, MD
New York, NY
1987-1999
Everett A. Tyler, MD
Philadelphia, PA
1925-1946
Hugo Van Aken, MD, PhD
Munster, Germany
1999-2011
John L. Waller, MD
Atlanta, GA
1984-2002
Don A. Warren, MD
Hamilton, ON, Canada
1925-1941
Denise J. Wedel, MD
Rochester, MN
2004-2016
Charles J. Wells, MD
Syracuse, NY
1925-1947
Christian P. Werner, MD
Mainz, Germany
2011-2023
Roland J. Whitacre, MD
East Cleveland, OH
1942-1955
K.C. Wong, MD, PhD
Salt Lake City, UT
1989-2002
Name
Location
Years on Board of Trustees
Tatsuru Arai, MD
Shigenobu, Japan
2001-2007
Michael S. Avidan, MBBCh, FCA SA
St. Louis, Missouri
2014-2022
Donald E. Baxter, MD
Glendale, CA
1923-1924
David R. Bevan, MB
Vancouver, BC/Toronto, ON, Canada
1991-2005
Emery N. Brown, MD, PhD
Boston, MA
2009-2021
John Butterworth, IV, MD
Indianapolis, IN/Richmond, VA
2008-2020
Michael K. Cahalan, MD
San Francisco, CA/Salt Lake City, UT
1992-2010
Davy C.H. Cheng, MD
London, ON, Canada
2007-2019
Cline A. Chipman, MD
Washington, DC
1942-1946
B.J. Clark

1922-1924
Fred W. Clement, MD
Toledo, OH
1942-1947
Douglas B. Craig, MD
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
1978-1996
Bruce F. Cullen, MD
Seattle, WA
1977-1995
John C. Dessloch, MD
Rochester, NY
1941-1941
E. Paul Didier, MD
Rochester, MN
1979-1991
Judith H. Donegan, MD, PhD
San Francisco, CA/Milwaukee, WI
1981-1991
Paul R. Dumke, MD
Detroit, MI
1961-1976
Clarence J. Durshordwe, MD
Buffalo, NY
1947-1966
Adena Dutton, MD
San Francisco, CA
1941-1941
John H. Evans, MD
Buffalo, NY
1923-1946
Alex S. Evers, MD
St. Louis, MO
2007-2019
Parker B. Francis, AB
Kansas City, MO
1922-1924
A. William Friend, MD
Akron, OH
1948-1965
Adrian W. Gelb, MB, ChB
London, ON/San Francisco, CA
1995-2007
Harold R. Griffith, MD
Montreal, QC, Canada
1948-1961
Arthur E. Guedel, MD
New York, NY
1923-1924
Joy L. Hawkins, MD
Denver, CO
1996-2008
Kenneth M. Heard, MD
Toronto, ON, Canada
1947-1948
Chas. Henderson

1923-1924
Keith A. “Tony” Jones, MD
Birmingham, Alabama
2010-2022
W.I. Jones, DDS
Columbus, OH
1922-1925
Patricia A. Kapur, MD
Los Angeles, CA
1993-2009
Kenneth K. Keown, MD
Columbia, MO
1966-1982
Emmanuel Klaus, MD
Cleveland, OH
1925-1944
Colleen G. Koch, MD, MS, MBA
Cleveland, OH/ Baltimore, MD/ Gainesville, FL
2009-2021
Noel W. Lawson, MD
Columbia, MO
1988-2001
William H. Long, MD
Louisville, KY
1925-1937
John (Tom) T. Martin, MD
Rochester, MN/Toledo, OH
1966-1990
Joseph E. Mason

1922-1923
J.T. McGaughey

1922-1924
E.I. McKesson, DDS, MD
Toledo, OH
1922-1924
Francis H. McMechan, MD
Avon Lake, OH
1925-1939
Edward D. Miller, Jr., MD
New York, NY/Baltimore, MD
1988-1998
Emerson A. Moffitt, MD
Halifax, NS, Canada
1974-1989
Dean H. Morrow, MD
Houston, TX
1968-1973 and 1983-1996
Edwin S. Munson, MD
Gainesville, FL/Cincinnati, OH
1972-1978
Morris J. Nicholson, MD
Boston, MA
1947-1976
Earl Frank Otterstein

1923-1924
Makoto Ozaki, MD, PhD
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
2007-2019
Donald S. Prough, MD
Galveston, TX
1997-2009
James G. Ramsay, MD
Atlanta, GA/San Francisco, CA
2002-2014
Gerald J. Reves, MD
Charleston, SC
1992-2006
Brant Burdell Sankey, MD
Cleveland, OH
1956-1983
Debra A. Schwinn, MD
Durham, NC/Seattle, WA/Iowa City, IA
2002-2014
Thomas Harry Seldon, MD
Rochester, MN
1948-1976
Eleanor Seymour, MD
Los Angeles, CA
1925-1940
Harry J. Shields, MD
Toronto, ON, Canada
1942-1946
Robert N. Sladen, MD
New York, NY
1999-2011
Robert K. Stoelting, MD
Indianapolis, IN
1975-1993
Santhanam Suresh, MD, MBA, FASA, FAAP
Chicago, Illinois
2011-2023
Stephen (Butch) J. Thomas, MD
New York, NY
1987-1999
Everett A. Tyler, MD
Philadelphia, PA
1925-1946
Hugo Van Aken, MD, PhD
Munster, Germany
1999-2011
John L. Waller, MD
Atlanta, GA
1984-2002
Don A. Warren, MD
Hamilton, ON, Canada
1925-1941
Denise J. Wedel, MD
Rochester, MN
2004-2016
Charles J. Wells, MD
Syracuse, NY
1925-1947
Christian P. Werner, MD
Mainz, Germany
2011-2023
Roland J. Whitacre, MD
East Cleveland, OH
1942-1955
K.C. Wong, MD, PhD
Salt Lake City, UT
1989-2002