John Emberger, RRT-ACCS, FAARC, CPHQ

Director of Respiratory Care · ChristianaCare

John Emberger is the respiratory therapist and the critical care coordinator for ChristianaCare’s Respiratory Department.

Respiratory Care Critical Care Mechanical Ventilation

Christopher Carroll

Director/M.D. · University of Florida

Dr. Christopher Carroll is an expert in digital communication, an active researcher, and has written international guidelines for children.

Medical Education Epidemiology of Critical Illness Pediatric Critical Care Pediatrics Respiratory Illness in Children

Laleh Golshahi, Ph.D.

Engineering Foundation Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. Golshahi specializes in aerosol science and in vitro-in vivo correlations for respiratory support, diagnosis and inhalation therapy.

Aerosol Science and Medicine In Vitro and In Vivo Models Of Respiratory Deposition Health-Related Aerosols Exposure Control Targeted Respiratory Drug Delivery Aerosol filtration

Yuichi Motai, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Associate Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Virginia Commonwealth University.

System Safety Intelligent Systems with Adaptive Tracking Online Classification Methodologies Medical Imaging Pattern Recognition

Joseph Katz

Professor · University of Florida

Joseph Katz bridges the gap between medicine and dentistry by teaching, conducting clinical research and participating in patient care.

Oral Cancer Dentistry Oral Manifestation of COVID-19 Oral Medicine Oral Systemic Connection

James K. Stoller, MD, MS

Chair, Education Institute · Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic's leading expert on physician leadership development offers provocative ideas and new perspectives to your audience

Coronavirus Physician Leadership Leadership in Healthcare Developing Physician Leaders COVID-19

Gordon Mitchell

Professor & Director · University of Florida

Gordon Mitchell is a preeminence professor of neuroscience in the department of physical therapy and McKnight Brain Institute.

Cellular mechanisms of intermittent hypoxia induced spinal respiratory motor plasticity Compensatory respiratory plasticity in motor neuron disease (ALS) Inflammation and spinal plasticity Developmental plasticity Intermittent hypoxia and brain function

Vinay Maheshwari, M.D., MHCDS

Hugh R. Sharp, Jr., Chair of Medicine and Physician Executive, The Medical Group · ChristianaCare

Dr. Maheshwari is the Hugh R. Sharp, Jr., Chair of Medicine and Physician Executive, The Medical Group

COVID-19 Response Strategies Innovative Care Delivery Models Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Sepsis Tele-ICU

David Fuller

Professor · University of Florida

David Fuller is a professor in the department of physical therapy who directs a research laboratory in the McKnight Brain Institute.

Motor Neurons Pompe Disease Spinal Cord Breathing Respiratory Muscles

Abbas Shahmohammadi

Assistant Professor/M.D. · University of Florida

Dr. Abbas Shahmohammadi specializes in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine.

Advanced Lung Failure ARDS COVID-19 ECMO/ECLS Lung Transplantation

Worth Longest, Ph.D.

Louis S. and Ruth S. Harris Exceptional Scholar Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Professor Longest works to address significant current challenges in the field of medical aerosols

Infant Aerosol Delivery Targeting Inhaled Medications within the Lungs Inhaled Medications Respiratory Drug Delivery Particle Engineering

Tim Bowers, MS, CIC, CPHQ

Vice President of Clinical Effectiveness · ChristianaCare

Tim Bowers is the vice president of Clinical Effectiveness at ChristianaCare, and leads efforts to prevent infections in patients.

Flu Prevention Clinical Effectiveness Infection Prevention COVID-19 prevention

Marlo Vernon, PhD

Associate Professor · Augusta University

Skilled in Program Evaluation, Grant Writing, Program Development, Public Health Research and Data Analysis.

Physical Activity Childhood Obesity Program Development Program Evaluation Public Health Research

Alen Docef, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Professor Docef's research interests lie in medical image processing

Medical Image Processing Signal Processor Architectures Document Compression for Archiving Efficient Error-Resilient Network-Optimized Image and Video Coding

Derek Cummings

Professor · University of Florida

Derek Cummings’ research on emerging pathogens has included studies of MERS, Ebola and novel influenza.

Emerging Pathogens Immunology of Infectious Diseases Global Health Ebola Influenza

Jenene W. Craig, Ph.D., MBA, OTR/L, CNT

Program Director - Infant & Early Childhood Development - School of Psychology · Fielding Graduate University

Neonatal health; Collaborative, progressive leadership & management with clinical experience in non-profit higher education

Neonatal Intensive Care Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Trauma-Informed Care Infant and Early Childhood Development Parent-Infant Attachment

C. Michael White, Pharm.D., FCP, FCCP

Head and Distinguished Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice · University of Connecticut

Dr. White’s research interests are in drug, dietary supplement, and illicit drug safety, quality, and cost

Diet CBD Drug Costs Dietary Supplements Cardiovascular Drugs

Lauren Berkow

Professor/Chief/Director/M.D. · University of Florida

Dr. Lauren Berkow is an expert on airway management and neuroanesthesia.

Environmental Sustainability in Healthcare Neuroanesthesia Difficult Airway Management

Beth NeSmith, PhD

Chair and Professor, Department of Nursing Science · Augusta University

Dr. NeSmith's research program focuses on clinical and translational work

Nursing Trauma Emergency Medicine

Omar Ibrahim, M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine · University of Connecticut

Dr. Ibrahim's clinical interests include lung cancer, pleural disease, and complex airway disease.

Lung Disease Interventional Pulmonary Pulmonary Training Lung Cancer