Board of Directors
The American Society for Enhanced Recovery (ASER) was founded in 2014. It is a nonprofit organization with an international membership, and is dedicated to promoting the practice of optimizing patient preparation and recovery through education and research.
Vijaya Gottumukkala, MS, BS, MD(Anes), FRCA President
Professor & Deputy Chariman
Dept. of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Anoushka Afonso, MD, FASA President- Elect
Director, Enhanced Recovery after Surgery
Memorial Sloan Kettering
New York, NY
Liz Pratt, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC Secretary
Director, Clinical Effectiveness
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, MO
Kyle Cologne, MD Treasurer
Associate Professor of Colorectal Surgery
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Matthew D. McEvoy, MD Immediate Past-President
Dept. of Anesthesiology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Tong J (TJ) Gan, MD, MHS, FRCA Founding President
Professor and Chairman
Dept. of Anesthesiology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Tim Miller, MD, ChB, FRCA At Large Member
Dept. of Anesthesiology
Duke University
Durham, NC
Garry Brydges, PhD At Large Member
Director of Anesthesia Safety & Quality
Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Jennifer Jayaram, MSN, APRN-BC At Large Member
Assistant in Clinical Anesthesiology
Dept. of Anesthesiology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Ashish Khanna, MD, MS, FCCP,FCCM,FASA At Large Member
Associate Professor and Vice-Chair of Research
Dept. of Anesthesiology
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Cameo McLane RN-BSN, MBAHM At Large Member
OR Manager
Medical City Surgery Center Ft. Worth
Ft. Worth, TX