Southeastern Universities Department of Anesthesiology Chairs (SUDAC)

Welcome from Dr. Hassan

It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the 2026 Southeastern Universities Department of Anesthesiology Chairs (SUDAC) Conference. We are honored to host this gathering of distinguished leaders, educators, and innovators in academic anesthesiology from across the Southeastern United States. Your presence here underscores our shared commitment to advancing clinical excellence, fostering academic collaboration, and shaping the future of our specialty.

This year’s conference provides a unique opportunity for meaningful dialogue, strategic thinking, and mutual learning. As department chairs, we face a dynamic landscape—balancing the demands of clinical care, education, research, and workforce development. Through our sessions, workshops, and informal exchanges, we hope to explore challenges, share solutions, and ignite ideas that will propel our departments—and the field of anesthesiology—forward.

We are grateful for your participation and enthusiasm. Whether this is your first SUDAC conference or you are a returning colleague, we hope you will find the conversations enriching, the relationships enduring, and the experience both professionally and personally rewarding.

Thank you for being here, and welcome to SUDAC 2026!

Zaki-Udin Hassan, MBBS, MBA, FASA
Professor and Chair of the UK College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine