ECC Committee

Subcommittees and Emphasis Group

Message from the Chair

The Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee (ECC) is responsible for directing and setting standards for care and resuscitation of patients in cardiac arrest. Our goal is a world where no one dies from cardiac arrest. Through its three subcommittees and one emphasis group, the ECC Committee reviews the science of cardiac arrest care, produces the AHA Guidelines for Emergency Cardiovascular Care and Resuscitation, and supports the development of the training programs used throughout the United States for both healthcare professionals and lay rescuers. The Guidelines are accepted world-wide and are respected as the preeminent source for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and life-saving training. The Science Subcommittee is primarily responsible for reviewing the new science of resuscitation in concert with the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation. The Subcommittee supports the writing groups to provide the latest updates on Basic and Advanced life support for neonates, pediatric and adults, Identification of research priorities and advocacy for funding to support this research promote the development of new knowledge to achieve our goals. The Systems of Care Subcommittee develops and evaluates quality improvement projects to assist committees, emergency medical services and hospitals to enhance resuscitation care through a systems approach. The Education Science and Programs Subcommittee disseminates and evaluates the training programs for both in and out-of-hospital resuscitation. ESP uses the latest in adult learning research and tools to ensure knowledge acquisition and retention. The Pediatric Emphasis Group (PEG), composed of pediatric representatives from the three Subcommittees supports and directs the unique aspects of pediatric resuscitation for the Guidelines and statements related to pediatric emergency cardiovascular care.

The ECC fully supports the AHA in its goal to be a relentless force to improve longer and healthier lives thru a reeducation in mortality and disability related to cardiac arrest.

Jeanette Previdi, BSN, RN
ECC Committee Past-Chairperson

ECC Committee Members

  • Ashish Panchal, MD, PhD, FAHA, FAEMS Chairperson
  • Jeanette K. Previdi, MPH, BSN, RN Past-Chairperson
  • Adam Milam, MD, PhD
  • Brian Jackson, MD, MA, FAAP
  • Daniel Arellano, PhD, RN, APRN, ACNP-BC
  • George Schmolzer, MD, PhD
  • Jessica Fowler, MD, MPH
  • Maya Dewan, MD, MPH
  • Jason Bartos, MD, PhD
  • Sarah Perman, MD, MSCE
  • Marina Del Rios, MD, MS
  • Martin Pusic, MD, PhD
  • Daniel Rolston, MD, MSHPM
  • Jon Rittenberger, MD, MS
  • Timmy Li, PhD, EMT-B
  • Jose Cabanas, MD, MPH
  • Jonathan Duff, MD, MEd
  • Candace Mannarino, MD, MS
  • Janice Tijssen, MD, MSc, FRCPC

ECC Liaisons

  • Allan de Caen, MD
  • Angus Jameson, MD, MPH
  • Anya Freedman, MD
  • Beena Kamath-Rayne, MD, MPH
  • Bobbi Leeper, MN, APRN, CNS M-S, CV-BC, CCRN, FAHA
  • Cameron Dezfulian, MD, FAHA
  • Diana Bayles
  • Donna Tanner, RRT-ACCS, MHA
  • Emily Tinsley, PhD, MS
  • Farhan Bhanji, MD, MSc (Ed), FRCPC, FAHA
  • George Sopko, MD, MPH
  • Jennifer Walker, MD, FACEP
  • Joe Hylton, MA, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS, NREMT-P
  • Kelvin Bush, MD
  • Mary McBride, MD, MEd
  • Pavitra Kotini-Shah, MD
  • Peter Panagos, MD, FAHA, FACEP
  • Robert Neumar, MD, PhD
  • Sarah Perman, MD, MSCE
  • Scott Silvers, MD
  • Vishal Kapadia, MD
  • Vivek Moitra, MD, MHA, FCCM
  • William Montgomery

Subcommittee Members

Science Subcommittee
  • Jason Bartos, MD, PhD Chair
  • Sarah M. Perman, MD, MSCE Vice-Chair
  • Marina Del Rios, MD, MS Past-Chair
  • Alejandra Gutierrez, MD
  • Amanda O’Halloran, MD
  • Ameera Haamid, MD
  • Barney Scholefield, MBBS, MSc, MRCPCH, PhD
  • Brian Grunau, MD MHSc
  • Brian Walsh, PhD, RRT
  • Carolina Maciel, MD, MSCR

  • Catherine Ross, MD
  • Cecelia Ratay, DNP, CRNP
  • Dazhe Cao, MD
  • Jonathan Elmer, MD, MS, FAHA, FCNS
  • Pavitra Kotini-Shah, MD
  • Rachel Beekman, MD
  • Ryan Coute, DO
  • Saket Girotra, MD, SM
  • Amber Rodriguez, PhD, AHA Staff
    Senior Science and Health Advisor

Educational Science & Programs Subcommittee
  • Martin Pusic, MD, PhD Chair
  • Daniel M. Rolston ,MD, MSHPM Vice-Chair
  • Emily Diederich, MD, MS Past-Chair
  • Aarti Bavare, MD, MPH
  • Anezi Uzendu, MD
  • Audrey Blewer, PhD, MPH
  • Dennis Daniel, MD
  • Grace Bravo, MD
  • Jennifer Amato, RN, DNP, CCRN
  • Jennifer Requist, B.S., RRT-NPS, c-NPT
  • Jonathan Duff, MD, Med

  • Katherine Allan, MASc, PhD
  • Katherine Brown, Ed.D
  • Marc Auerbach, MD, MSCI
  • Michael Rosen, PhD
  • Sachin Agarwal, MD, MPH, FAHA
  • Tehnaz Boyle, MD, PhD
  • Yoon Soo Park, PhD
  • Jaylen Wright, AHA Staff
    Science and Health Advisor

Systems of Care Subcommittee
  • Jon Rittenberger, MD, MS Chair
  • Timmy Li, PhD Vice-Chair
  • Jose Cabanas, MD, MPH Past-Chair
  • Alex Presciutti, PhD
  • Ankur Doshi, MD
  • Candace Mannarino, MD
  • Donna Tanner, RRT-ACCS, MHA
  • Emily Pentecost, MSHQS, BSN, RN
  • Jacob Hutton, PhD
  • Jami Johnson, PharmD, DABAT, BCMAS

  • Jennifer Hayes, MSN, RN, CCRN-K
  • Joelle Donofrio-Odmann, DO
  • Joshua Lupton, MD, MPH, MPhil
  • June Gordon, MD
  • Laura Quinn, MHA, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS
  • Paul Snobelen, EMT
  • Sean Connolly, DO
  • Shaveta Khosla, PhD, MPH
  • Julie Sell, AHA Staff
    Science and Health Advisor

Pediatric Emphasis Group
  • Jonathan Duff, MD, MEd Chair
  • Candace Mannarino, MD Vice-Chair
  • Janice Tijssen, MD, MSc, FRCPC Past-Chair
  • Aarti Bavare, MD, MPH
  • Amanda O’Halloran, MD
  • Barney Scholefield, MBBS, MSc, MRCPCH, PhD
  • Brian Jackson, MD, MA, FAAP
  • Brian Walsh, PhD, RRT
  • Catherine Ross, MD
  • Georg Schmolzer, MD, PhD

  • Grace Bravo, MD
  • Jennifer Hayes, MSN, RN, CCRN-K
  • Jessica Fowler , MD, MPH
  • Joelle Donofrio-Odmann, DO
  • Marc Auerbach, MD, MSCI
  • Maya Dewan, MD, MPH
  • Sean Connolly, DO
  • Tehnaz Boyle, MD, PhD
  • Melissa Mahgoub, PhD, AHA Staff
    Science and Health Advisor

ECC Volunteer Interest

The Science Subcommittee is primarily responsible for reviewing the new science of resuscitation in concert with the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (a group of international resuscitation volunteers that form consensus on science and treatment recommendations). The Subcommittee supports the writing groups to provide the latest updates on Basic and Advanced life support for neonates, pediatric and adults, Identification of research priorities and advocacy for funding to support this research promote the development of new knowledge to achieve our goals.

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