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
Chair, ECC Committee

ECC Committee Members

  • Jeanette K. Previdi, MPH, BSN, RN Chair
  • Dianne Atkins, MD Past-Chair
  • Brian Jackson, MD, MA, FAAP
  • Adam Milam, MD, PhD
  • Rhoda Reddix, PhD, MPH
  • Grace Firestone, MD
  • Brian Walsh, PhD, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS
  • George Schmolzer, MD, PhD
  • Jessica Fowler, MD, MPH
  • Maya Dewan, MD, MPH

  • Marina Del Rios, MD, MS
  • Jason Bartos, MD, PhD
  • Ashish R. Panchal, MD, PhD
  • Emily Diederich, MD
  • Martin Pusic, MD, PhD
  • Gustavo Flores-Bauer, MD, NRP
  • Jose Cabanas, MD, MPH
  • Jon Rittenberger, MD, MS
  • Janice Tijssen, MD, MSc, FRCPC
  • Jonathan Duff, MD, MEd

ECC Liaisons

  • Abhinov Goyal, MD, MHS, FACC, FAHA
  • Allan de Caen, MD
  • Angus Jameson, MD, MPH
  • Beena Kamath-Rayne, MD, MPH
  • Bobbi Leeper, MN, APRN, CNS M-S, CV-BC, CCRN, FAHA
  • Farhan Bhanji, MD, MSc (Ed), FRCPC, FAHA
  • George Sopko, MD, MPH
  • Emily Tinsley, PhD, MS
  • Jeremy Brown, DO
  • Mary McBride, MD, MEd
  • Pavitra Kotini-Shah, MD

  • Peter Panagos, MD, FAHA, FACEP
  • Quincy Tran, MD, PhD
  • Robert Neumar, MD, PhD
  • Sachin Agarwal, MD, MPH
  • Sarah Perman, MD, MSCE
  • Scott Silvers, MD
  • Susan Fuchs, MD, FAAP, FACEP
  • Tia Raymond, MD, FAAP, FAHA
  • Venu Menon, MD
  • Vishal Kapadia, MD
  • Vivek Moitra, MD, MHA, FCCM

Subcommittee Members

Science Subcommittee
  • Marina Del Rios, MD, MS Chair
  • Jason Bartos, MD, PhD Vice-Chair
  • Ashish Panchal, MD, PhD Past-Chair
  • Alejandra Gutierrez, MD
  • Ameera Haamid, MD
  • Carolina Maciel, MD, MSCR
  • Devita Stallings, PhD, RN
  • Janice Tijssen, MD MSc FRCPC
  • Javier Lasa, MD
  • Jonathan Elmer, MD, MS, FAHA, FCNS
  • Melissa Vogelsong, MD
  • Paul Chan, MD, MSc
  • Pavitra Kotini-Shah, MD
  • Rachel Beekman, MD
  • Ryan Coute, DO
  • Ryan W. Morgan, MD, MTR
  • Saket Girotra, MD, SM
  • Sarah M. Perman, MD, MSCE
  • Amber Rodriguez, PhD, AHA Staff
    Senior Science and Health Advisor

Educational Science & Programs Subcommittee
  • Emily Diederich, MD, MS Chair
  • Martin Pusic, MD, PhD Vice-Chair
  • Gustavo E. Flores, MD, NRP Past-Chair
  • Aarti Bavare, MD, MPH
  • Andres Viles, MSN, RN, CNS, CHSE
  • Daniel M. Rolston ,MD, MSHPM
  • John Cook, EdD, MBA, NRP
  • Jonathan Duff, MD, MEd
  • Katherine Brown, Ed.D
  • Lindy O’Neill, RN, MS, CNS
  • Lorrel Toft, MD
  • Marc Auerbach, MD, MSCI
  • Michael Rosen, PhD
  • Katherine Allen, MASc, PhD
  • Tehnaz Boyle, MD, PhD
  • Todd Chang, MD, MAcM
  • Yoon Soo Park, PhD
  • D'Arcy Carll, AHA Staff
    Science and Health Advisor

Systems of Care Subcommittee
  • Jose Cabanas, MD, MPH Chair
  • Jon Rittenberger, MD, MS Vice-Chair
  • Jeanette K. Previdi, MPH, BSN, RN Past-Chair
  • Anezi Uzendu, MD
  • Candace Mannarino, MD
  • Chadi Alraies, MD
  • Donna Tanner, RRT-ACCS, MHA
  • Jennifer Hayes, MSN, RN, CCRN-K
  • Joelle Onofrio, DO
  • Joshua Lupton, MD, MPH, MPhil

  • Joyce Capuzzi, DNP, RN, CCNS, CEN, CTRN, TCRN, CPEN, CPN
  • Kate Remick, MD
  • Matthew Neth, MD
  • Paul Mullan, MD, MPH
  • Ray Fowler, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
  • Steve Ogilvie, CPA, CMPE
  • Timmy Li, PhD
  • Amber Hoover, RN, MSN, AHA Staff
    Science and Health Advisor

Pediatric Emphasis Group
  • Janice Tijssen, MD, MSc, FRCPC Chair
  • Jonathan Duff, MD, MEd Vice-Chair
  • Ryan W. Morgan, MD, MTR Past-Chair
  • Aarti Bavare, MD, MPH
  • Brian Jackson, MD, MA, FAAP
  • Cameron Dezfulian, MD
  • Candace Mannarino, MD
  • Georg Schmolzer, MD, PhD
  • Javier Lasa, MD
  • Jennifer Hayes, MSN, RN, CCRN-K
  • Jessica Fowler , MD, MPH
  • Joelle Donofrio, DO
  • Kate Remick, MD
  • Marc Auerbach, MD, MSCI
  • Maya Dewan, MD, MPH
  • Paul Mullan, MD, MPH
  • Tehnaz Boyle, MD, PhD
  • Todd Chang, MD, MAcM
  • Melissa Mahgoub, PhD, AHA Staff
    Science and Health Advisor

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