Key aims of the Anesthesia / Critical Care Committee:

1. To represent and recruit ILTS members specializing in Anesthesia and Critical Care,
2. To promote education and communication in these specialty areas,
3. To raise standards of clinical care and improve perioperative outcomes, including through the development of  ILTS official clinical practice guidelines,
4. To foster collaborative links with other relevant specialist societies.

→ Read the Committee Terms of Reference

Some committee activities:

→ Webinars and meeting sessions

→ ILTS Podcast by the Experts

Committee members:

• Constantine Karvellas, MD – Past Chair {2024} University of Alberta Hospital, Canada
• Ashish Malik, MD, MBA – Chair {2024} Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India
• Emmanuel Weiss, MD, PhD – Vice Chair {2024} Beaujon Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris and Paris University, Clichy, France
• James Y. Findlay, MB, ChB – Affiliated Councilor {2025} Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
• Alexandra Anderson, MD {2026} Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN, USA
• Stephen Aniskevich, MD {2026} Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, USA
• Michael Kaufman, MD – {2024} Lahey Hospital And Medical Center, Needham, MA, USA
• Scott Lindberg, MD {2026} Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
• Sher-Lu Pai, MD {2024} Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA
• Akila Rajakumar, MBBS, MD, FRCA {2026} Dr Rela Institute and Medical Centre, Chennai, India
• Flora Simmons {2026} University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA
• Anil Singh, MBBS, DA, DNB, EDAIC {2026} Nanavatimax super speciality hospital, Mumbai, India
• Michael Spiro {2025} The Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom
• Li-Ying Sun, MD {2024} Beijing Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
• Gebhard Wagener, MD {2026} Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, USA

*Committee terms end at Annual Congress in year shown in brackets

Committee Members testimonies

Committee Terms of Reference