EDUCATION COMMITTEE

MISSION 

To ensure that SCCT provides educational programs, products and services of the highest quality (and in full compliance with rules of relevant accrediting organizations), to meet the educational needs of healthcare professionals who practice or are closely involved with cardiovascular computed tomography.

GOALS

• Determine the strategic direction of SCCT’s educational offerings;
• Review the relevance, quality and focus of existing programs;
• Identify specific educational programs needed in the near-term and beyond;
• Evaluate proposed programs in terms of relevance, quality, financial viability;
• Forge partnerships with other organizations regarding educational initiatives;  
• Ensure educational content is unbiased and grounded in clinical guidelines; and
• Form subcommittees to deal with especially pressing and/or high priority matters.


LEADERSHIP

Chair: Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT (July 2024– July 2027)

Staff Liaisons:  Joanne Olson, Sarah Harris, Kristin Stierle, and Natasha Lee

MEMBERS

Prachi Agarwal, MBBS, MD, MS (July 2023 - July 2026)
Waleed Ahmed, MD (July 2023 - July 2027)
Anam Akbara Waheed, MD (July 2023 - July 2026)
Mirvat Alasnag, MD, FSCCT (July 2021 - July 2027)
Arzu Canan, MD (July 2024 - July 2027)
Anjali Chelliah, MD, FSCCT (July 2025 - July 2028)
Marcus Chen, MD (July 2024 - July 2027)
Priya Chudgar, MD (July 2024 - July 2027)
Andrew Crean, MD, MPH (July 2025 - July 2028)
Carlo De Cecco, MD, PhD (July 2022 - July 2025)
Damini Dey, PhD, FSCCT (July 2025 - July 2028)
Girish Dwivedi, MD, FSCCT (July 2024 - July 2027)
Sara Ersoezlue, MD (July 2024 - July 2027)
Sotirios Evangelou, MD, FSCCT (July 2024 - July 2027)
Borek Foldyna, MD, FSCCT (July 2021 - July 2027)
Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT (July 2024 - July 2027)
Sunil Ghelani, MD (July 2025 - July 2028)
Edward Hulten, MD, MPH, FSCCT (July 2024 - July 2027)
Abdul Rahman Ihdayhid, MBBS, PhD (July 2024 - July 2027)
Ivana Isgum, PhD (July 2023 - July 2026)
James Iwaz, MD (July 2025 - July 2028)
Márton Kolossováry, MD, PhD (July 2023 - July 2026)
Tora Leong, MB, PhD (July 2024 - July 2027)
Nidhi Madan, MD, MPH (July 2025 - July 2028)
Shazia Mohsin, MBBS (July 2024 - July 2027)
Manish Motwani, MBChB, PhD, FSCCT (July 2023 - July 2026)
Prashant Nagpal, MD, FSCCT (July 2025 - July 2028)
Ming-Yen Ng, MBBS, FSCCT (July 2022 - July 2028)
Koen Nieman, MD, MSCCT (July 2022 - July 2028)
Nelson Pasia, MD (July 2025 - July 2028)
Amit Pursnani, MD, FSCCT (July 2024 - July 2027)
Ronek Rajani, MD, PhD, FSCCT (July 2024 - July 2026)
Praveen Ranganath, MD (July 2020 - July 2028)
Anna Reid, MBChB, PhD, FSCCT (July 2023 - July 2026)
Patricia Rodriguez Lozano, MD, MS (July 2025 - July 2028)
Thomas Semple, MDres, FRCR, MBBS, BSc (July 2025 - July 2028)
Kashif Shaikh, MD (July 2025 - July 2028)
Vasvi Singh, MD (July 2022 - July 2025)
Leandro Slipczuk, MD, PhD (July 2022 - July 2027)
Alain Tavildari, MD (July 2025 - July 2028)
Marly van Assen, MSc, PhD (July 2025 - July 2028)
Anthony Villarosa, MD, MBA (July 2023 - July 2026)
Todd C. Villines, MD, MSCCT (July 2024 - July 2027)
Seamus Whelton, MD, MPH (July 2023 - July 2026)

Task forces and leads

• Live Delivery Task Force Lead: Praveen Ranganath, MD
• On-demand Delivery Task Force Leads: Arzu Canan, MD
• International Education Delivery Task Force Lead: Ming-Yen Ng, MBBS, FSCCT
• Board Review Course Task Force Leads: Koen Nieman, MD, PhD, MSCCT; co-leads Prashant Nagpal, MD, FSCCT and Vasvi Singh, MD, FSCCT
• AI&ML Task Force Lead: Manish Motwani, MBChB, PhD, FSCCT
• Pediatric & Congenital Heart Disease: Anjali Chelliah, MD, FSCCT