
Representing the various specialties in respiratory care, eight individuals from across the U.S. were named recipients for the 2021 Specialty Practitioner of the Year award.
Adult Acute Care – Troy Whitacre, RRT, RRT-ACCS

Ambulatory & Post-Acute Care – Katie Pennington, RRT

Diagnostics – Katrina Hynes, MHA, RRT, RPFT

Education – Georgianna Sergakis, PhD, RRT, AE-C, FAARC

Leadership & Management – Carl Hinkson, MSc, RRT, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS, FAARC

Neonatal-Pediatrics – Anne M. Geistkemper, MSc, RRT, RRT-NPS

Sleep – Amanda L. Roby, MHHS, RRT, RRT-SDS, RPSGT, RST, CCSH

Surface & Air Transport – Emily Burnett, MS, RRT, RRT-NPS

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