
MD, MBA │ USA

Biography
Joseph L. Nates
MD, MBA, CMQ, FCCM, MCCM- Professor at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Deputy Chair of the Critical Care Department
- Patient Safety and Quality Officer
- Master of Critical Care Medicine
- President of the Global Oncological Critical Care Research Network (ONCCC-R-NET)
- President of Global Society of Oncologic Critical Care (GSOC)
- Scientific Director of the Ibero-Panamerican Federation of Critical Care Societies (FEPIMCTI)

Rodríguez
MD │ España

Biography
Alejandro Rodríguez
MD, PhD, MSc
- Head of Section Critical Care Department Hospital Universitario de Tarragona Joan XXIII, Spain
- Full Professor of Pharmacology – Rovira & Virgili University
- Master in Bioinformatics and Biostatistics

González de Aledo
MD │ España

Biography
Amanda Lesmes González de Aledo
MD
- Intensivist at Hospital 12 Octubre, Madrid
- Member of the ONCCC-R-NET
- Member of the spanish working group (SEMICYUC) in hemato-oncology

Laserna
MD │ USA

Biography
Andres Laserna
MD, MS- Fellow in Critical Care and Cardiovascular Anesthesiology at Stanford University
- Board-Certified Anesthesiologist
- Master of Science in Clinical
- Investigation – University of Rochester
- Former Research Fellow – MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Researcher in Perioperative Health Disparities and End-of-Life Cultural Awareness
- Expert in Sedation and Pain Management at End of Life

Bannow
MD │ USA

Biography
Bethany Samuelson Bannow
MD, MCR- Associate Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University
- Co-Chair of Women in Hematology at American Society of Hematology (ASH)
- Deputy Editor of ASH Clinical News
- Associate Editor Research & Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Gómez
MD │ Colombia

Biography
Camilo Pizarro Gómez
MD
- Anesthesiologist and Intensivist
- Chief Medical Officer – Adult Intensive Care Unit, International Hospital of Colombia – Heart Institute
- Train the Trainers –Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO)
- Former President – Colombian Association of Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine (AMCI)

Roldan
MD │ USA

Biography
Carlos J. Roldan
MD, FAAEM, FACEP- Associate Professor of Interventional Pain Medicine at The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center.
- Professor of Emergency Medicine at The University of Texas, McGovern Medical School @ UTHealth.
- Patient Safety and Quality Officer, MD Anderson Cancer Center

McEvoy
MD │ USA

Biography

Gutierrez
MD │ USA

Biography
Cristina Gutierrez
MD- Associate Professor at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Chair, Critical Care Research Committee Department of Critical Care
- Critical Care Representative, CARTOX Cell Therapy Committee
- Her research efforts are focused on evaluating the effects of immune based therapies, their complications, and implications of their use in critically ill patients.

Arellano
MD │ USA

Biography
Daniel L. Arellano
MD, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, AOCNP, CCRN, CEN, CFRN, EMT-P, FCCM, FAANP- Assistant Professor of Nursing-Clinical, University of Texas Health Science Center, Cizik School of Nursing Houston, Texas
- Nurse Practitioner, Department of Critical Care, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
- Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner
- Fellow of Critical Care Medicine and Fellow of American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- Former President, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Texas Chapter
- Member, Society of Critical Care Medicine End of Life Care Guidelines

Franco
MD │ Colombia

Biography
Daniel Molano Franco
MD MsC
- Professor at Fundation University of Sciences Health FUCS and University El Bosque- Bogota-Colombia
- Intensivist of the Critical Care Department Center Of Treatment and Investigation in Cancer CTIC and Los Cobos Medical Center and Hospital San Jose- Bogota-Colombia
- Master degree of Infectious Disease
- PhD student in Biomedical sciences in infectious disease
- Member of the Ibero-Panamerican Federation of Critical Care Societies (FEPIMCTI) and the Association of Critical Medicine in Colombia- AMCI

Raja S. Reddy
MD │ USA

Biography
Dereddi Raja S. Reddy
MD, FACP, FCCP
Designation: Associate Professor and Faculty
Affiliation: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Achievements:
Board Certified in ECHO, Critical Care and Internal Medicine
Associate Medical Director, ICU
Program Director, MS4 – UTH McGovern Medical School
Former Director of Medical Education
Associate Program Director, Critical Care Fellowship & Internal Medicine Residency Programs – Baylor College of Medicine
Area of Interest:
Oncological Critical Care
POCUS/ECHO
Critical Care Outreach/Triage
End-Of-Life Care
Medical Education

Sanghavi
MD │ USA

Biography
Devang Sanghavi
MD, MHA, FCCP- Associate Professor at The Mayo Clinic
- Vice Chair of the Critical Care Department
- Patient Safety Officer at The Mayo Clinic
- Medical Director of the Medical ICU

Muñoz
MD │ Ecuador

Biography
Diana Lisette Uchuari Muñoz
MD
Specialist in Critical Care Medicine
Attending Physician at Hospital Solca Guayaquil – National Oncology Institute
Attending Physician at UEES CLINIC Teaching Hospital
Diploma in Updated Comprehensive Management of the Critically Ill Adult Patient

Kontoyiannis
MD │ USA

Biography
Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis
MD, ScD, PhD (Hon), FIDSA, FAAM, FAAAS, AAP- Professor at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Robert C Hickey Chair in Clinical Care
- Deputy Head-Research, Division of Internal Medicine
- President, Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium
- Council member European Fungal Infections Study Group/European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
- Director, ECMM Diamond Excellence in Mycology Center at MD Anderson Cancer Center/www.ecmm.info

Durand
MD │ USA

Biography
Jean Bernard Durand
MD, FACP, FCCP, FACC,FHFSA- Cardio-Oncology Specialist , MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Internal Medicine Residency , Loyola University School of Medicine, Chicago
- Molecular Biology Fellowship, AHA/Bugher Foundation
- Molecular Genetics Fellowship, Robert Wood Johnson, Baylor College of Medicine
- Fellowship in Immunology, Advanced Heart Failure, and Cardiac Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine

Cuenca Fito
MD │ España

Biography
Elena Cuenca Fito
MD, PhD
- Doctor of Medicine from the University of Cantabria
- Master’s Degree in Clinical Practice and Medical Professionalism from the University of Alcalá
- Diploma in Health Sciences Statistics from the Autonomous University of Barcelona
- Lead investigator of the multicenter study: “ICU Admission Assessment of Onco-hematological Patients: Admission Patterns and Outcomes”
- Member of the Critical Oncology Working Group of SEMICYUC.

Garcia
MD │ Brazil

Biography

Azoulay
MD │ France

Biography
Elie Azoulay
MD, PhD
- Professor of Medicine, University of Paris-Cité and Saint Louis Hospital
- Head Critical Care Department, Saint Louis Hospital, Paris
- Specialist in Pulmonary and Intensive Care Medicine

Vázquez
MD │ España

Biography
Eric Mayor Vázquez
MD- Intensive Care physician at Hospital Clinic Barcelona (Spain).
- Professor at the University of Barcelona (Spain).
- PhD candidate in Biomedicine at the field of Hematology & Oncology.
- Active member of the Hemostasis, Hematology and Critical Oncology Working Group (GTHHOC) at the Spanish Society of Intensive Care Medicine (SEMICYUC).
- Member of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM).

Roosemberg
MD │ Ecuador

Biography
Fernando Roosemberg
MD, MSc
- Neurocritical Care Specialist
- Expert in Neurosonology
- Coordinator of the Intensive Care Unit at the National Oncology Institute SOLCA, Ecuador
- Coordinator of the Intensive Care Unit at UEESCLINIC, Ecuador
- Professor of the Critical Care Medicine Postgraduate Program at UEES
- Professor of the Oncologic Critical Care and Neurocritical Support course of the Pan-American and Iberian Federation of Critical Medicine (FEPIMCTI)

Blot
MD │ France

Biography
François Blot
MD
- Doctor at The University of Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif, FR
- Born 1964, July 03, in Paris, FR.
- Past head of the Intensive Care Unit
- Graduated in Medical Ethics
- President of the Ethics Committee at the Gustave Roussy Cancer Center
- Member of the Ethics Committee of the “National League Against Cancer”
- Co-founder of the Francophone Collaboration “Freedom” (on Shared Decision Making)

Tavella
MD │ Argentina

Biography
Margarita Tavella
MD
- Physician specialized in Critical Care and Intensive Therapy (UBA, Argentina)
- Coordinator of the Intensive Care Unit at the Alexander Fleming Specialized Medical Institute (IAF – Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- Coordinator of the Intensive Care Division at Hospital de Clínicas “José de San Martín” (UBA, Argentina)
- Secretary of the Critical Oncology Committee of the Argentine Society of Intensive Care (SATI)
- Member of the Expert Committee on Critical Oncology of the Pan American and Iberian Federation of Critical Medicine and Intensive Therapy (FEPIMCTI)
- Member of the Global Society of Critical Oncology (GSOCC).

Morales
MD │ Ecuador

Biography
Freddy Morales
MD- SECRETARY OF THE COUNCIL of the Pan-American and Iberian Federation of Critical Medicine and Intensive Care (FEPIMCTI
- Director for Latin America of ONCCC-R-NET
- Member of the Committee of Experts in Critical Oncology of the FEPIMCTI
- International Associate Member of the Society Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
- Member of the Pan American Trauma Society (SPT)
- Past President of the Ecuadorian Society of Intensive Care (2007-2009)
- Attending Physician of the Critical Care Department Oncological
- Hospital "Dr. Julio Villacreses Colmont" SOLCA
- Portoviejo – Manabí – Ecuador

Daver
MD │ USA

Biography
Naval G. Daver
MD- Professor and Director – Leukemia Research Alliance Program, Department of Leukemia, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
- Clinical Investigator – Specialist in Molecular and Immune Therapies for AML and Myeloid Disease
- Principal Investigator – Over 25 National and International Clinical Trials, Including Registration-Enabling Studies
- Leader in Development of Personalized Therapies Targeting AML Mutations and Immune Pathways

Kantarjian
MD │ USA

Biography
Hagop M. Kantarjian
MD- Professor and Chair – Department of Leukemia, MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Samsung Distinguished Leukemia Chair in Cancer Medicine – MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Non-Resident Fellow in Health Policy – Rice University Baker Institute
- World-Renowned Expert in Translational and Clinical Therapeutics in Leukemia
- Pioneer in the Development of TKIs for CML, Hyper-CVAD for ALL, and Novel Therapies for MDS and AML
- Research Contributions Led to FDA Approvals of Over 20 Leukemia Drugs

Nortjé
MD │ USA

Biography
Nico Nortjé
MD, PhD, MPHIL, MA, HEC-C- Associate at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Executive Director: Center for Clinical Ethics in Cancer Care
- Director: Goal Concordant Care & End-of-Life
- ASCO: Ethics Board
- Adjunct Professor: Harvard – TH Chan School of Public Health
- Research Fellow: Lakehead University (Ontario, Canada)
- Adjunct Faculty: Mercy Children Hospital (Kansas)
- Professor (Honorary): University of the Western Cape (South Africa)

Kruser
MD │ USA

Biography
Jacqueline M Kruser
MD, MS, ATSF
- Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of Wisconsin- Madison
- Pulmonary and critical care physician in the adult medical ICU at the UW Health University Hospital
- Scientist leading a health services and outcomes research program funded by the NIH and Wisconsin Partnership Program
- Dr. Kruser’s cross-disciplinary research team uses methods and theories from health services research, systems engineering, bioethics, and medical social sciences to improve the ICU system to better meet the needs of patients, their families, and ICU clinicians

Manjappachar
MD │ USA

Biography
Nirmala Manjappachar
MD, MBBS- Critical Care Physician – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Residency in Internal Medicine – Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Maryland
- Medical Degree – JSS Medical College, India
- Former Critical Care Research Coordinator – MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Member of the Planning Committee – ONCCC-R-NET
- Presenter at National and International Critical Care Congresses
- Active Researcher in Critical Care Medicine

Bolaño Cantillo
MD │ Chile

Biography
Javier Enrique Bolaño Cantillo
MD
Intensive Care Physician
Chief Technician, UPC MÉDICA and UPC Burns INDISA Clinic, Providencia, Santiago de Chile.
Professor and Coordinator of the Adult Intensive Care Medicine Subspecialty Training Program, 2 years, Andres Bello University
President Chilean Society of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine

Castro
MD │ USA

Biography
Pedro Castro
MD, PhD
- Head of Medical Intensive Care Unit Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Spain
- Associate Professor University of Barcelona
- Master Degree in Critical Care and Emergency, AIDS, Statistics, Hospital Management, and Medical Education
- FCCS, FDM, FCCS Tropical Medicine, MCCR and CCU Instructor
- Member of the Nine-i Multinational Network (Caring for Critically Ill Immunocompromised patients)
- Member of the governing board of the Spanish Society of Specialized Healthcare Education (SEFSE)

Bauer
MD │ USA

Biography
Philippe R Bauer
MD, PhD, MS, FCCP, FCCM- Consultant - Critical Care
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Joint appointment Infectious Diseases
- Professor of Medicine Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- Chair Critical Care Independent Multidisciplinary Program Research Subcommittee
- Academy of Educational Excellence
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Guru
MD │ USA

Biography
Pramod K. Guru
MD, MBBS, DM(Neph), FASN
- Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, USA
- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Nephrology & Transplant; Mayo Clinic
- Director, Adult ECMO Program
- Chair, Mortality Review Committee at Mayo Clinic
- Program Director, Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
- Area of Interes: ECLS, AKI, Transplant, Education

Cartin Ceba
MD │ USA

Biography
Rodrigo Cartin Ceba
MD, MSc- Chair, Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona
- Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- Chair of Research, Department of Critical Care Medicine
- Consultant, Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Department of Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona

Faiz
MD │ USA

Biography
Saadia A. Faiz
MD- Professor - Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Clinical Specialist – Division of Internal Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Clinical Specialist - Department of Emergency Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Professor – Division of Internal Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Evans
MD │ USA

Biography
Scott E. Evans
MD, FCCP, ATSF- Professor at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Chair ad interim of the Department of Pulmonary Medicine
- Rebecca Meyer Brown & Joseph Mellinger Brown Chair in Basic Science Research

Silva
MD │ México

Biography
Silvio A. Ñamendys Silva
MD, MSc, FCCP, FCCM
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Critical Care Medicine
Fellow of Critical Care Medicine
Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians
Member of the National Research System (SNI) Level 2
Past President of the Mexican Board of Critical Care Medicine (2014-2016)
Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán
Mexico City, Mexico

Shannon
MD │ USA

Biography
Vickie R. Shannon
MD- Professor – Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
- Director – Pulmonary Rehabilitation, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Nieto Estrada
MD │ Colombia

Biography
Victor Hugo Nieto Estrada
MD, MSc- Specialist in Critical Care Medicine and Intensive Care
- Specialist in Internal Medicine
- Chair of the Critical Cardiology Committee of the Pan-American and Ibero-American Federation of Intensive Care Medicine (FEPIMCTI)
- Member of the Critical Oncology and High-Altitude Medicine Committees of the Pan-American and Ibero-American Federation of Intensive Care Medicine (FEPIMCTI)
- Director of Scientific Committees of the Colombian Association of Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine (AMCI)
- Board Member of the World Society of Critical Oncology (SMOC)
- Head of the Intensive Care Unit at the Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo Cancer Treatment and Research Center (CTIC), Colombia.

Reyes Zambrano
MD │ Argentina

Biography
Viviana Reyes Zambrano
MD, MBA
- Specialist in Intensive Care
- MBA in Senior Management of Hospitals and Health Services
- Head of ICU at Centro Gallego CABA – Red BASA
- Former Director of the Critical Oncology Committee of SATI Argentina
- Director of the Critical Care Medicine Specialization Program at the University of Buenos Aires – Centro Gallego, Argentina.

Cárdenas
MD │ Colombia

Biography
Yenny Rocío Cárdenas B.
MD, MS- Head of the Critical Care Department, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá.
- President of Pharmacy and therapeutics committee. Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá.
- President of the ECMO committee, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá.
- Program Director and Professor of Critical and Intensive Care Medicine at Universidad del Rosario.
- Master's Degree in Medical Education. Universidad de los Andes.

Singh
MD │ Argentina

Biography
Marina E. Singh
MD
- Especialista en Terapia Intensiva
- Socia Titular de Sociedad Argentina de Terapia Intensiva
- Jefa de Programa de Emergencia del Hospital M. F. Cornejo Salta Argentina
- Jefa de Terapia Intensiva de HMF de Cornejo
- Staff de Hospital Centro de Salud
- Miembro de Comité de Oncologia de FEPIMCTI
- Miembro del Comité de Oncologia de SATI

Donaire
MD │ Bolivia

Biography
Raquel Tapia Donaire
MD
Especialidad en Medicina Critica y Terapia Intensiva, Santa Cruz-Bolivia
Jefe del servicio de Terapia Intensiva del Instituto Oncológico del Oriente Boliviano
Miembro de la Directiva de la Sociedad nacional de medicina critica, Bolivia
Miembro de Global Oncological Critical Care Research Network (ONCCC-R-NET)
Miembro del Comité de Oncologia de la Federación Panamericana e Ibérica de Medicina Crítica y Terapia Intensiva

Cedeño García
MD │ Ecuador

Biography
Johanna Lisetty Cedeño García
MD
Especialista en Terapia Intensiva y Cuidados Críticos
Especialización en Sepsis
Maestría en Gerencia y Salud
Diplomado en Cuidados Paliativos Oncológicos
Staff del Hospital Julio Villacreses Colmont – SOLCA Portoviejo

García Cruz
MD │ Ecuador

Biography
Carlos García Cruz
MD.
Jefe del Departamento de Medicina Crítica Instituto Oncológico Nacional SOLCA Guayaquil.
Coordinador Hospitalario y Tutor del Post Grado de Medicina Crítica con la Universidad Espíritu Santo.
Director Nacional para Ecuador del curso FCCS de la SCCM.
Past President de la Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Cuidados Intensivos.
Miembro of Global Society of Oncologic Critical Care (GSOC)
Miembro del Comité de Onco Crítico de la FEPIMCTI.

Mora Cevallos
MD │ Ecuador

Biography
José Mora Cevallos
MD.
Médico Intensivista – Especialista en Medicina Crítica
Médico Intensivista en Hospital SOLCA Portoviejo
Instructor FCCS (Fundamental Critical Care Support)
Instructor en Fundamental Disaster Management
Instructor en Fundamental Critical Care Support: Obstetrics

Cuenca
MD │ Ecuador

Biography
John A. Cuenca
MD
Internal Medicine resident at Texas Institute for Graduate Medical Education and Research (TIGMER) in San Antonio, Texas.
Medical doctor from the Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil.
Former clinical researcher in Critical Care at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Interested in pulmonary and critical care medicine, aiming to advance the field through research, education, and clinical practice.
Research focused on oncologic critical care, and sepsis.
Has authored numerous publications and is passionate about medical education.
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