Meet the speakers at Disney World.

Your speakers include both VCU Nurse Anesthesia faculty as well as experts from around the country. Meet them here.

Additional speakers coming soon!

VCU Faculty

Nicole Damico, PhD, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA

Herbert T. Watson Endowed Professor Chair and Associate Professor

VCU Nurse Anesthesia

Nicole Damico

Rebekah Carmel, PhD, CRNA

Assistant Professor
Program Director
Director of Clinical Education
Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice Program

VCU Nurse Anesthesia

Becky Carmel

Crystal Hunnicutt, DNAP, CRNA, APRN, CNE, CHSE, CWP

Associate Professor
Assistant Program Director, Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice program
Director of Southwest Operations

VCU Nurse Anesthesia

Crystal Hunnicutt

Jamie Furstein, PhD, DNAP, CRNA, CPNP-AC, FAANA

Adjunct Faculty

VCU Nurse Anesthesia

Jamie Furstein

Michael D. Fallacaro, PhD, CRNA, FAAN, FAANA

Professor Emeritus, Former Chair

VCU Nurse Anesthesia

Michael Fallacaro

Keith Pelletier, PhD, MBA, MHS, CCP

Perfusion Program Director

VCU Nurse Anesthesia

Keith Pelletier, PhD, MBA, MHS, CCP

Matthew Zinder, DNAP, CH, CRNA

Adjunct Faculty

VCU Nurse Anesthesia

Matt Zinder, MS, CRNA

AANA Leadership - Invited Speakers

Tracy Young, MSNA, MBA, CRNA

AANA President -Elect
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

Tracy Young

Janet Setnor MSN, CRNA, Col. (Ret), USAFR, NC

AANA President 2024-2025
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

Janet Setnor

Invited Speakers

Hernando De Soto, MD

Associate Professor and Director, Pediatric Anesthesia, University of Florida, Jacksonville

Chief, Anesthesia Services, Florida Proton Therapy Institute

Hernando De Soto