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Leadership and Committees

Members of Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) committees are appointed by the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM).


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Executive Committee

The SSC Executive Committee provides direction for the SSC.

Jan J. De Waele, MD, PhD

Jan J. De Waele, MD, PhD

Campaign CoChair

President, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Ghent University
Intensivist, Department of Intensive Care Medicine
Ghent University Hospital
Ghent, Belgium

Lauren R. Sorce, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC/PC, FCCM

Lauren R. Sorce, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC/PC, FCCM

Campaign Cochair

President, Society of Critical Care Medicine
Founders Board Nurse Scientist, Associate Director, Nursing Research, Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Marlies Ostermann, PhD, MD, EDIC

Marlies Ostermann, PhD, MD, EDIC

Campaign Co-Vice Chair

President-Elect, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Consultant in Critical Care and Nephrology
Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
London, United Kingdom

Jose L. Pascual, MD, PhD, FRCS(C), FACS, FCCM

Jose L. Pascual, MD, PhD, FRCS(C), FACS, FCCM

Campaign Co-Vice-Chair

President-Elect, Society of Critical Care Medicine
 Professor of Surgery and Neurosurgery
 Clinical Associate, School of Nursing
 SICU Co-Medical Director, Patient Safety Officer
 Associate Director, Office of Life Support Education
 Trauma, Emergency Surgery, Surgical and Neurocritical Care
 Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Andrew Rhodes, FRCP, FRCA, FFICM

Andrew Rhodes, FRCP, FRCA, FFICM

Steering Committee Cochair

Clinical Director of Critical Care
St. George’s Healthcare NHS Trust
London, United Kingdom

Craig M. Coopersmith, MD, FACS, MCCM

Craig M. Coopersmith, MD, FACS, MCCM

Steering Committee Cochair

Director, Emory Critical Care Center
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Steering Committee

The SSC Steering Committee executes the strategic plan and oversees the appointed committees of the SSC.

Andrew Rhodes, FRCP, FRCA, FFICM

Andrew Rhodes, FRCP, FRCA, FFICM

Steering Committee Cochair

Clinical Director of Critical Care
St. George’s Healthcare NHS Trust
London, United Kingdom

Craig M. Coopersmith, MD, FACS, MCCM

Craig M. Coopersmith, MD, FACS, MCCM

Steering Committee Cochair

Director, Emory Critical Care Center
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Elie Azoulay, MD, PhD

Elie Azoulay, MD, PhD

Steering Committee

Past President, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Critical Care
Head Department, Critical Care
Saint-Louis Hospital
University of Paris
Paris, France

Vinay M. Nadkarni, MD, FCCM

Vinay M. Nadkarni, MD, FCCM

Steering Committee

Past President, Society of Critical Care Medicine
Professor
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA    

Massimo Antonelli, MD

Massimo Antonelli, MD

SSC Adult Guidelines Cochair

SSC Adult Guidelines Cochair
Professor of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
Director, School of Specialty in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Roma, Italy

Hallie Prescott, MD, MSc, FACP

Hallie Prescott, MD, MSc, FACP

SSC Adult Guidelines Cochair

Associate Professor in Internal Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
University of Michigan
Core Investigator
VA Center for Clinical Management Research
Staff Physician
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Pierre Tissieres, MD, DSc

Pierre Tissieres, MD, DSc

SSC Children’s Guidelines Cochair

Head of Pediatric ICU and Neonatal Medicine
Hôpital Bicêtre
Paris, France

Niranjan “Tex” Kissoon, MB, BS, FRCP(C), FAAP, FACPE, MCCM

Niranjan “Tex” Kissoon, MB, BS, FRCP(C), FAAP, FACPE, MCCM

SSC Children’s Guidelines Cochair

Children’s and Women’s Global Health
UBC and BC Children’s Hospital Professor in Critical Care – Global Child Health
Department of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, UBC
Clinical Investigator
Child and Family Research Institute
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Marlies Ostermann, PhD, MD, EDIC

Marlies Ostermann, PhD, MD, EDIC

Steering Committee

Consultant in Critical Care and Nephrology
Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
London, United Kingdom

Greg S. Martin, MD, MSc, FCCM

Greg S. Martin, MD, MSc, FCCM

Steering Committee

Director and Paullin Professor of Medicine
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Ricard Ferrer Roca, MD, PhD

Ricard Ferrer Roca, MD, PhD

Steering Committee

Clinical Director, Intensive Care
Vall d’Hebron University Hospital
Barcelona, Spain

Laura E. Evans, MD, MSc, FCCM

Laura E. Evans, MD, MSc, FCCM

Steering Committee

Medical Director of Critical Care
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, USA

Research Committee

The SSC Research Committee is responsible for outlining research priorities in sepsis care.

Daniel P. De Backer, MD, PhD

Daniel P. De Backer, MD, PhD

SSC Research Committee Cochair

Past President, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Head of Intensive Care Department
Chirec Hospitals
Brussels, Belgium

Mark E. Nunnally, MD, FCCM

Mark E. Nunnally, MD, FCCM

SSC Research Committee Cochair

Director, Adult Critical Care Services
NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, New York, USA

Leonora Derde, PhD, MD

Leonora Derde, PhD, MD

Research Committee

Assistant Professor, Intensive Care Medicine and Infectious Diseases
University Medical Center Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands

Clifford S. Deutschman, MD, MCCM

Clifford S. Deutschman, MD, MCCM

Research Committee

Past President, Society of Critical Care Medicine
Northwell School of Medicine
Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
New York, New York, USA

Ignacio Martin-Loeches, MD, PhD, JFICMI

Ignacio Martin-Loeches, MD, PhD, JFICMI

Research Committee

Professor
Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine
Trinity College Dublin School of Medicine
St James’s Hospital Dublin Midlands Hospital Group
Dublin, Ireland

Antonio Joao Gandra D’Almeida, MD, MDM, FACS, FCCM

Antonio Joao Gandra D’Almeida, MD, MDM, FACS, FCCM

Resrarch Committee

Instituto Nacional de Emergência Médica de Portugal
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

Sheila N. Myatra, MD, FCCM

Sheila N. Myatra, MD, FCCM

Research Committee

Consultant Intensive Care Specialist
Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain
Tata Memorial Hospital
Mumbai, India

Rishikesan Kamaleswaran, PhD

Rishikesan Kamaleswaran, PhD

Research Committee

Associate Professor
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Pedro Povoa, MD, PhD

Pedro Povoa, MD, PhD

Research Committee

Associate Professor of Medicine
Nova Medical School, New University of Lisbon
Coordinator of Polyvalent Intensive Care Unit
Hospital de São Francisco Xavier CHLO Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal

Ashish K. Khanna, MD, MS, FCCP, FASA, FCCM

Ashish K. Khanna, MD, MS, FCCP, FASA, FCCM

Research Committee

Anesthesiologist and Intensivist
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

Arzu Topeli, MD, MSc

Arzu Topeli, MD, MSc

Research Committee

Professor of Medicine and Intensive Care
Chairperson, Department of Internal Medicine,
Medical Intensive Care Unit and Sepsis Research Center
Hacettepe University
Ankara, Türkiye

Lama Nazer, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM

Lama Nazer, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM

Research Committee

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
King Hussein Cancer Center
Amman, Jordan

Massimo Antonelli, MD

Massimo Antonelli, MD

SSC Adult Guidelines Cochair

SSC Adult Guidelines Cochair
Professor of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
Director, School of Specialty in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Roma, Italy

Hallie Prescott, MD, MSc, FACP

Hallie Prescott, MD, MSc, FACP

SSC Adult Guidelines Cochair

Associate Professor in Internal Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
University of Michigan
Core Investigator
VA Center for Clinical Management Research
Staff Physician
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Pierre Tissieres, MD, DSc

Pierre Tissieres, MD, DSc

SSC Children’s Guidelines Cochair

Head of Pediatric ICU and Neonatal Medicine
Hôpital Bicêtre
Paris, France

Niranjan “Tex” Kissoon, MB, BS, FRCP(C), FAAP, FACPE, MCCM

Niranjan “Tex” Kissoon, MB, BS, FRCP(C), FAAP, FACPE, MCCM

SSC Children’s Guidelines Cochair

Children’s and Women’s Global Health
UBC and BC Children’s Hospital Professor in Critical Care – Global Child Health
Department of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, UBC
Clinical Investigator
Child and Family Research Institute
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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