Speaker Bios
Andora Bass, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatric Critical Care, Anesthesiology - Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
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Lauren Bradford, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics – Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Dr. Bradford is a pediatric pulmonologist who specializes in both cystic fibrosis and asthma.
Jim Damron, PhD, MDiv, MBE, RRT-ACCS, CPFT
Lecturer, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Dr. Damron has over 27 years as a practicing clinical RT and has written extensively on burnout, including publishing a book on the topic.
Kevin Gibbs, MD
Associate Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Immunology, Internal Medicine - Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Dr. Gibbs is an Associate Professor in Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Immunology, Internal Medicine with expertise in emergency tracheal intubation and the use of NIV for preoxygenation.
Joe Hylton, MA, , CPFT, RRT-ACCS/NPS
Account Manager, Hamilton Medical
In his current role, Mr. Hylton provides education to physicians, respiratory therapists, nurses, and paramedics on Hamilton mechanical ventilators, associated products, and state-of-the-art mechanical ventilation techniques/adjuncts.
His experience includes:
Clinical application for Hamilton Medical for 8 years (2016-2024)
Adult/peds transport for Atrium Health -- Medcenter Air (2008-2024)
Multiple lectures at regional/national conferences on the topic of lung protection
Julie Jackson, BAS, RRT-AACS
Clinical Affairs Specialist, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Ms. Jackson is an experienced Respiratory Care Leader with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital and health care industry.
Tina Lovings, MHS, RRT-ACCS
Director Respiratory Care, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Ms. Lovings has 32+ years practice as a skilled respiratory care practitioner including hospital, home care, medical sales, and educational environments. Her experience incorporates an in-depth knowledge of patient evaluation and treatment protocols along with training and establishing competency within the respiratory care department. She is dedicated to motivating, mentoring, and educating others in the field of respiratory care.
Gerardo Maradiaga, MA
Clinical Ethicist, Advocate Health
Mr. Maradiaga has been a clinical ethicist for 15 years—in that role, he has been involved in education, policy development, and consultation work involving clinical ethics issues and topics. Respiratory medicine plays a significant role in many of the clinical ethics issues he is involved with, in particular issues involving end-of-life care, so he is familiar with many of the common and typical ethical dilemmas those in respiratory medicine often face.
Ben Morris, MD
Associate Professor, Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology - Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
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Andrew M. Namen, MD, FCCP, FAASM
Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Immunology, Internal Medicine - Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Dr. Namen has over 25 years experience as a leader in sleep screening and protocol development. He currently serves as the Medical Director for Clinical Sleep Programs at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.
Keisha Nance, BSRT, RRT
Respiratory Therapist - Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Ms. Nance is a Respiratory Therapist with over 20 years of experience. Her goal is to help educate Healthcare professionals, Cardiopulmonary patients, and family members dealing with cardiopulmonary diseases. She can certainly relate by being a pulmonary hypertension survivor, double lung transplant recipient, and healthcare professional.
Jonathan Paquette, BSN, RN, CCRN, CES-A
ECMO Manager - Advocate Health - Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Children's Hospital
Mr. Paquette has over a decade of ECMO experience and over 17 years of critical care experience working closely with Respiratory Therapists.