ASE Council Steering Committees

ASE Council Steering Committees:   July 2023 – June 2024

Council consists of 12 – 15 member governing body charged with identifying and advancing professional priorities for members with specific clinical or professional interest.

Nominations open for all active members who meet the stated criteria:

  • Must be an active ASE Member of the American Society of Echocardiography at the time of nomination.
  • Nominees for Chair or Chair-Elect should hold the FASE designation.  FASE is preferred for Members at Large, but not required.
  • Accomplishments in the field should include, but not be limited to, service to the Society, respect/reputation in the profession.
  • Previous service on an ASE committee, council or task force is preferred
  • Council Steering Committee Chairs must agree to disclose all relationships with companies* relative to the cardiovascular field (e.g., device and pharmaceutical companies) or for-profit educational bodies (e.g., cardiovascular web businesses, etc.)  Uncompensated services, travel reimbursement, scientific advisory committees, research support, stock ownership, book royalties, and other relationships should also be disclosed to ASE and to the public.
  • Council Steering Committee Chairs must declare any volunteer roles with other associations, societies, or cardiovascular-related organizations where their cardiovascular expertise is utilized.
*A company is a for-profit entity that develops, produces, markets, or distributes drugs, devices, services, or therapies used to diagnose, treat, monitor, manage, and/or alleviate health conditions.  It is also a for-profit entity that develops, produces or markets products to the medical community including medical journals, educational bodies, etc.  

All Council Steering Committee Open Positions (2023-2024):

Cardiovascular Sonography Council Steering Committee

  • Chair-Elect (2-Year Term), ladder position to Chair
  • Two (2) Member at Large positions (2-Year Term)

Circulation and Vascular Ultrasound Council Steering Committee

  • Chair-Elect (2-Year Term), ladder position to Chair
  • Guideline and Standards Committee Representative (2-Year Term)
  • Up to three (3) Member at Large positions (2-Year Term)

Critical Care Echocardiography Council Steering Committee

  • Education Committee Representative (2-Year Term)
  • Up to three (3) Member at Large positions (2-Year Term)

Interventional Echocardiography Council Steering Committee

  • Chair-Elect (2-Year Term), ladder position to Chair
  • Education Committee Representative (2-Year Term)
  • Guideline and Standards Committee Representative (2-Year Term)
  • One (1) Member at Large position (2-Year Term)

Pediatric & Congenital Heart Disease Council Steering Committee

  • Up to three (3) Member at Large positions (2-Year Term)

Perioperative Echocardiography Council Steering Committee

  • Education Committee Representative (2-Year Term)
  • Guideline and Standards Committee Representative (2-Year Term)
  • Two (2) Member at Large positions (2-Year Term)
Per ASE’s updated Code of Ethics policy, a member will refrain from any activities, including social media, that incite or promote discrimination, racism, hate crimes, harassment, or other forms of social injustice. Therefore, all nominees must agree to a Social Media Screening performed by a third-party vendor.