2026 SOAP Annual Meeting

Thank you - AMLE Committee & Subcommittees

SOAP's Annual Meeting and Live Events Committee and aligned subcommittees are the driving force behind the 58th Annual Meeting. We are grateful to Dr. Dan Katz for his leadership as AMLE Committee Chair, as well as the committee and subcommittee leaders and members who helped design the meeting.

ANNUAL MEETING AND LIVE EVENTS COMMITTEE

• Dan Katz, MD - Chair
• Bryan Mahoney, MD -Vice Chair
• Ioannis (Yanni) Angelidis, MD
• Tiffany Angelo, DO
• Feyce Peralta, MD
• Phil Rubin, MD
• Emily Sharpe, MD

ANNUAL CURRICULAR PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE

• Bryan Mahoney, MD - Chair
• Emily Sharpe, MD - Vice Chair
• David Berman, MD
• Alex Butwick, MD
• Beth Clayton, CRNA
• Tom Klumpner, MD
• Nakiyah Knibbs, MD
• Shobana Murugan, MD
• Barbara Orlando, MD
• Feyce Peralta, MD

CME SUBCOMMITTEE

• Arun Karuppiah, MD - Chair
• Kristen Fardelmann, MD  - Vice Chair
• James Damron, MD 
• Joy Hawkins, MD
• Mark Zakowski, MD 

LOCATIONS AND LOGISTICS SUBCOMMITTEE

• Phil Rubin, MD - Chair
• Thomas T. Klumpner, MD  - Vice Chair
• Benjamin Hyers, MD
• Rachel Kacmar, MD 
• Joanna Koutanis, MD
• Brittany Maggard, MD
• Osereimen Omioke, MD

SPONSORS & INDUSTRY SUBCOMMITTEE

• Melissa Kreso, MD - Chair
• Greg Palleschi, MD - Vice Chair
• Jeremy Collins, MD 
• Kristen Fardelmann, MD
• Brandon Togioka, MD 
• Mark Zakowski, MD