President
James E. Cottrell, M.D.

Professional Appointments: Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, State University of New York Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn, New York; Regional Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn; Chief of Anesthesiology, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn; Consultant, Department of Anesthesiology, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.

ASA Involvements: President-Elect (2002); First Vice-President (2001); Vice-President for Scientific Affairs (1998-00); Chair and Vice-Chair, Section on Annual Meeting; Chair, committees on Patient Safety and Risk Management, Annual Meeting Scientific Papers, Neurosciences and Anesthetic Action, and Subspecialty Representation; Member, committees on Research, Annual Meeting Review, Newsletter, Panels, Refresher Courses, Scientific Papers and Planning.

Affiliations: President (1982-84) and District I Director, New York State Society of Anesthesiologists; President (1989-92), President-Elect, Secretary and Treasurer, Society of Academic Anesthesiology Chairs; President (1980-83), Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer, Society of Neurosurgical Anesthesia and Neurologic Supportive Care.

Education & Honors:M.D., West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia; Residency, Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology; Fellow, American College of Anesthesiologists.

Personal Notes: Dr. Cottrell has lectured extensively worldwide, authored or co-authored more than 90 scientific papers, 114 abstract presentations and 20 book chapters, and was co-editor of three textbooks.

Immediate Past-President
Barry M. Glazer, M.D.

Professional Appointments: Staff Anesthesiologist and former Chair (1986, 1989-90, 1995-96), Department of Anesthesiology, St. Francis Hospital Center, Beech Grove, Indiana.

ASA Involvements: President (2002); President-Elect (2001); First Vice-President (2000); Speaker of the House of Delegates (1994-99); Vice-Speaker of the House of Delegates (1991-94); Alternate Director (1987-91); Delegate (1980-91); Chair, Section on Executive Affairs (2002) and Committee on Communications (1989-91); Member, Committee on Bylaws.

Affiliations: President (1994-96), President-Elect (1992-94) and Secretary-Treasurer (1990-92), Indiana Society of Anesthesiologists; President (1991-93) and Secretary-Treasurer (1980-82), Indianapolis Society of Anesthesiologists; Member, Board of Directors (1996-present), American Institute of Parliamentarians; Member, Board of Directors (1993-present), Indianapolis Medical Society; Member, American Medical Association, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Indiana State Medical Association, International Anesthesia Research Society, Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia and National Association of Parliamentarians.

Education and Honors: M.D., Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; Residency, Indiana University Hospitals; Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology; Fellow, American College of Anesthesiologists.

Personal Notes: Dr. Glazer and his wife, Janet, have one daughter and reside in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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President-Elect
Roger W. Litwiller, M.D.

Professional Appointments: Chief of Anesthesia Services, Chief of Special Medical Services, Member of the Executive Committee of the Professional Staff and Staff Anesthesiologist, Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia; Medical Director and Staff Anesthesiologist, Carilion Brambleton Ambulatory Surgery Center, Roanoke, Virginia; Staff Anesthesiologist, Carilion Bedford Memorial Hospital, Bedford, Virginia; Staff Anesthesiologist, Montgomery Regional Hospital, Blacksburg, Virginia.

ASA Involvements: First Vice-President (2002); Delegate (1986-90), Director (1991-01) and Chair of the committees on Finance (1998-00), Governmental Affairs (2001) and Physician Resources (1997-99); Chair, ASAPAC Executive Board (1991-97).

Affiliations: Member, Board of Directors (1984-present), Past President, President-Elect and Newsletter Editor, Virginia Society of Anesthesiologists; Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, VAMPAC; Delegate, House of Delegates, and Member, Legislative Committee and Neurologically Impaired Infant Bill Task Force, Medical Society of Virginia.

Education and Honors: M.D., University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida; Residency, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, and University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology; Fellow, American College of Anesthesiologists.

Personal Notes: Dr. Litwiller and his wife, Ona, live in Roanoke, Virginia.

First Vice-President
Eugene P. Sinclair, M.D.

Professional Appointments: Medical Director, Healthsouth Surgery Center of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

ASA Involvements: Speaker of the House of Delegates (2000-02); Vice-Speaker (1994-99); Director (1987-93); Alternate Director (1984-86); Member, committees on Ambulatory Surgical Care, Bylaws, and Quality Improvement and Practice Management, and several task forces studying practice parameters, practice management and exclusive contracts; ASA Representative, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Ambulatory Health Care PTAC.

Affiliations: President (1974-75), Milwaukee Society of Anesthesiologists; Member, Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management, International Anesthesia Research Society, Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists, Milwaukee Society of Anesthesiologists, State Medical Society of Wisconsin, Milwaukee County Medical Society, American Institute of Parliamentarians and National Association of Parliamentarians.

Education and Honors: M.D., Marquette University School of Medicine; Residency, Milwaukee County General Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Veterans’ Administration Hospital, Wood, Wisconsin; Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology; Fellow, American College of Anesthesiologists.

Personal Notes: Dr. Sinclair and his wife, Jean, have five children and reside in Elm Grove, Wisconsin.

Vice-President for Scientific Affairs
Bruce F. Cullen, M.D.

Professional Appointments: Attending Staff, Professor and Member, Department Executive Committee, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington; Attending Staff, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.

ASA Involvements: Vice-President for Scientific Affairs (2000-present); Vice-Chair, Section on Education and Research (1996-99); Chair (1993) and Vice-Chair (1992), Section on Annual Meeting; Chair, Committee on Scientific Affairs (1991) and Committee on Scientific Papers (1991); Member, committees on Drug Disposition and Anesthetic Action (1999-00), Refresher Courses (1999-00), Surgical Anesthesia (1994-97), Bylaws (1994-95) and various other committees since 1974.

Affiliations: President (2000-01) and Vice-President (1999-00), American Board of Anesthesiology; Secretary (1990-94), Vice-President (1984-86) and President (1987-89), International Anesthesia Research Society; Representative, Section on Medical Schools, American Medical Association (1977-84); Member, Washington State Medical Association (1984-present); Educational Advisory Board (1976-79), Scientific Advisory Board (1978-81), Executive Council (1983-86), Association of University Anesthesiologists; Council Member, Society of Academic Anesthesiology Chairs (1982-84).

Education and Honors: M.D., University of California-Los Angeles School of Medicine; Internship, Blodgett Memorial Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Residency, University of California, San Francisco; Diplomate and Certificate of Recertification, American Board of Anesthesiology; Fellow, American College of Anesthesiology.

Personal Notes: Dr. Cullen and his wife, Miriam, reside in Seattle, Washington.

Secretary
Peter L. Hendricks, M.D.

Professional Appointments: Vice-Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical Center East, Birmingham, Alabama.

ASA Involvements: Assistant Secretary (2000-02); Director (1996-99); Chair, Committee on Anesthesia Care Team (1996-97); Member, committees on Ethics, Governmental Affairs, Standards of Care, Professional Liability, Economics; Member, House of Delegates Reference Committee and Board of Directors Review Committee.

Affiliations: Alternate Director (1991-97); President (1988-89) and Secretary/Treasurer (1986-88), Alabama State Society of Anesthesiologists; Member, International Anesthesia Research Society, Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists.

Education and Honors: M.D., University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Residency, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland; Fellowship (pediatric anesthesia) Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.; Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology.

Personal Notes: Dr. Hendricks and his wife, Lynn, have three children and reside in Birmingham, Alabama.

Assistant-Secretary
Gregory K. Unruh, M.D.

Professional Appointments: Associate Professor and Director, Anesthesiology Resident Education, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.

ASA Involvements: Chair, committees on Clinical Forum (1998-02), Physician Resources (1999-02) and the Board of Directors Committee on Scientific Affairs (2001-02); Member, committees on Outreach Education and Information Management; State Delegate, ASA Legislative Conference (1989-present); Secretary, Midwest Caucus (2000-02); Director, District 17 (Kansas and Missouri) (1995-02).

Affiliations: President (1994-96), Past President (1996-98), Treasurer (1990-92) and Legislative Committee (2000-present), Kansas Society of Anesthesiologists; President (1992-93), Vice-President (1991-92), Treasurer (1989-90) and Secretary (1988-89), Kansas City Society of Anesthesiologists; Alternate Delegate (1997), Delegate (1995-96), Governing Council (1994-96) and Chair, Annual Meeting Reference Committee (1999), Kansas Medical Society.

Education and Honors: M.D., University of Kansas School of Medicine; Internship (internal medicine) and Residency (internal medicine) Residency (anesthesiology), Kansas University Medical Center; Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology; Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners.

Personal Notes: Dr. Unruh and his wife, Bonnie, live in Olathe, Kansas, with their three children.

Treasurer
Orin F. Guidry, M.D.

Professional Appointments: Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, Ochsner Clinic and Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana.

ASA Involvements: Treasurer (1999-present); Assistant Treasurer (1997-98); Director (1992-96); Alternate Director (1988-91); Chair, committees on Governmental Affairs (1989-91), Legislative Review (1995-96) and Surgical Anesthesia (1994-96); Member, Board of Directors, ASA Political Action Committee and American Medical Association Section Council.

Affiliations: President (1981-82) and Secretary (1982-84), Mississippi Society of Anesthesiologists; Director and Chair (1984-89), Mississippi Medical Political Action Committee; Secretary-Treasurer, Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research; Director, American Board of Anesthesiology.

Education and Honors: M.D. and Residency (general surgery), Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana; Residency (anesthesiology), University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, Mississippi; Diplomate, Certificate of Recertification and Certificate of Special Qualifications in Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Anesthesiology; Fellow, American College of Anesthesiologists.

Personal Notes: Dr. Guidry and his wife, Nancy, reside in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Assistant Treasurer
Roger A. Moore, M.D.

Professional Appointments: Chair of Anesthesia, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey, and Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey.

ASA Involvements: Assistant Treasurer (1999-present); Director (1995-98); Alternate Director (1992-94); Member, Board Committee on Scientific Affairs (1996-98); Secretary-Treasurer (1996-99), Member, ASA Political Action Committee (1991-99); Member, committees on Communications, Newsletter and Ambulatory Surgical Care.

Affiliations: President (1989-91), Vice President (1987-89) and Chair, Judicial Committee (1987-present), New Jersey State Society of Anesthesiologists; Vice President (1996-98) and Secretary-Treasurer (1995-96), Mid Atlantic Caucus; Vice-President (1999-present) and Secretary-Treasurer (1994-1998), Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists; Chair, Anesthesia Section (1984-85), Secretary, Anesthesia Section (1983-84), Medical Society of New Jersey; Fellow (1982-98), American Academy of Pediatrics; Associate Oral Board Examiner - Senior (1996-present), Examination Question Writer (1986-present), American Board of Anesthesiology; Treasurer (1999-present), New Jersey State Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee.

Education and Honors: M.D., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; Residency, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Fellowship (pediatric anesthesia and intensive care), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology.

Personal Notes: Dr. Moore and his wife, Jonni, have two children and reside in Moorestown, New Jersey.

Speaker of the House of Delegates
Candace E. Keller, M.D.

Professional Appointments: Anesthesiologist, Wesley Medical Center, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

ASA Involvements: Speaker (2003) and Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates (2000-02); Alternate Director (1991-99); Member, committees on Quality Management and Departmental Administration, Performance and Outcomes Management, Membership, Physician Resources, Professional Diversity, Anesthesia Care Team, Young Physicians Liaison Committee to AMA.

Affiliations: Mississippi Society of Anesthesiologists President (1995), President-Elect (1994) and Secretary (1986-89); President (2000-01), President-Elect (1999-00), Secretary-Treasurer (1994-98), Mississippi State Medical Association; Delegate (1999-03) and Alternate Delegate (1992-98) to AMA House of Delegates; Delegate to AMA Young Physicians Section (1989-91); Member (1992-97) and Co-Chair (1995-97), AMA Women in Medicine Advisory Panel; Member, American Institute of Parliamentarians.

Education and Honors: M.D., University of Mississippi School of Medicine; M.P.H., Harvard University School of Public Health; Residency (general surgery) University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi; Residency (anesthesiology) University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology.

Vice-Speaker of the House of Delegates
John P. Abenstein, M.D.

Professional Appointments: Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Mayo Medical School, Faculty Member of the Biomedical Engineering Program, Mayo Graduate School, and Consultant for the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

ASA Involvements: Alternate District Director (1998-02), Delegate (1996-02), Member, Reference Committee (1998, 2000, 2001) and committees on Governmental Affairs and Equipment and Facilities.

Affiliations: President (1997-98), President-Elect (1996-97), Vice-President (1995-96), Secretary-Treasurer (1992-95) and Executive Committee (1992-present), Minnesota Society of Anesthesiologists; Delegate (1996-present), Legislative Conference (1996-present); Political Action Committee (2000-present) and Chair, Reference Committee (1999), Minnesota Medical Association.

Education and Honors: M.D., Loyola Stritch School of Medicine; Internship, Residency and Fellowship (cardiac anesthesiology), Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology; Certified Parliamentarian, American Institute of Parliamentarians.

Personal Notes: Dr. Abenstein and his wife, Sandra, live in Oronoco, Minnesota, and have a daughter and a son.