About Us

Surgeon Leadership

The ABS is governed by a board of directors, with a council that establishes and pursues the continuous improvement of program standards, policies and procedures, and specialty boards that oversee the education, training, assessment and certification of the surgeons who practice that specialty.

Intro

Directors, Council Members and Specialty Board Directors

Representatives of the American Board of Surgery are elected for a single six-year term through a competency-based open nomination process. Most directors, all council members, and all specialty board directors are surgeons in active practice, currently certified by the ABS, and participating in the ABS Continuous Certification Program. They receive no remuneration for their service.

Directors

The ABS Board of Directors

The ABS Board of Directors oversees the fiduciary responsibility and authority of the organization. This group determines and advances the ABS mission, strategy, and policies, and ensures the value of ABS certification.

Rebecca M. Minter, M.D. - Chair
Mark R. Chassin, M.D. - Vice Chair
Jo Buyske, M.D. - President and Chief Executive Officer
Marjorie J. Arca, M.D. - Rochester, N.Y.
Daniel L. Dent, M.D. - San Antonio, Texas
Cherodeep Goswami - Seattle, Wash.
E. David Han, M.D. - St. Louis, Mo.
Margaret L. Jenkins - Greenville, S.C.
Donna L. Lamb, DHSc. - Washington, D.C.
M. Timothy Nelson, M.D. - Tulsa, Okla.
Allison J. Robinson, M.D. - Bishop, Calif.
Michael F. Rotondo, M.D. - Rochester, N.Y.
John H. Stewart, IV, M.D., M.B.A. - Chicago, Ill.
Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr., M.D. - Gainesville, Fla.

Council Members

The Council of the ABS

The Council of the ABS, through the Council Committees, establishes and pursues the continuous improvement of ABS program standards, policies and procedures overseeing surgical training, assessment, certification, and research priorities. The Council is where issues that affect physicians across the ABS specialty areas are decided upon so that the Specialty Boards can constructively approach them in a discipline-specific way.

Adnan Alseidi, M.D., Ed.M. - San Francisco, Calif.
Peter Angelos, M.D., Ph.D. - Chicago, Ill.
Bernadette Aulivola, M.D. - Maywood, Ill.
Callisia N. Clarke, M.D. - Milwaukee, Wis.
Scott D. Coates, M.D. - Carl Junction, Mo.
Amy R. Evenson, M.D. - Boston, Mass.
Bridget Fahy, M.D. - Albuquerque, N.M.
Abbey L. Fingeret, M.D., M.H.P.T.T. - Omaha, Neb.
Caprice C. Greenberg, M.D., M.P.H. - Chapel Hill, N.C.
Jacob A. Greenberg, M.D., Ed.M. - Durham, N.C.
Amy N. Hildreth, M.D. - Columbia, S.C.
Eunice Yuee-Dean Huang, M.D. - Nashville, Tenn.
Benjamin T. Jarman, M.D. - La Crosse, Wis.
Hee Soo Jung, M.D. - Madison, Wis.
Fady M. Kaldas, M.D. - Los Angeles, Calif.
Steven L. Lee, M.D. - Seattle, Wash.

Brenessa M. Lindeman, M.D. - Birmingham, Ala.
Erin King-Mullins, M.D. - Atlanta, Ga.
Ricardo D. Martinez, M.D. - McAllen, Texas
Raghu Motaganahalli, M.D. - Indianapolis, Ind.
Erika A. Newman, M.D. - Ann Arbor, Mich.
Valentine N. Nfonsam, M.D. - New Orleans, La.
Benedict C. Nwomeh, M.D., M.P.H. - Columbus, Ohio
Harry T. Papaconstantinou, M.D. - Temple, Texas
Aurora D. Pryor, M.D. - Providence, R.I.
Carmen T. Ramos-Irizarry, M.D. - Naples, Fla.
Bryan K. Richmond, M.D. - Charleston, W.Va.
Elsie Ross, M.D., M.S. - San Diego, Calif.
Malachi G. Sheahan III, M.D. - New Orleans, La.
Sandra Starnes, M.D. - Cincinnati, Ohio
Nicole Stassen, M.D. - Rochester, N.Y.
Peter S. Yoo, M.D. - New Haven, Conn.

Committees

Committees of the Council

Committees of the Council are subcommittees of the ABS that address a specific phase of the certification process. These committees make recommendations to the full Council and, when appropriate, to the Board of Directors, regarding their area of concern.

Chairs Committee

Malachi G. Sheahan III, M.D. - Chair
Peter Angelos, M.D.
Bridget Fahy, M.D.
Caprice C. Greenberg, M.D., M.P.H.
Amy R. Evenson, M.D.
Steven L. Lee, M.D.
Benedict C. Nwomeh, M.D., M.P.H.
Aurora D. Pryor, M.D.
Carmen T. Ramos-Irizarry, M.D.
Nicole Stassen, M.D.
Peter S. Yoo, M.D.

Education & Training Committee

Benedict C. Nwomeh, M.D., M.P.H. - Chair
Peter Angelos, M.D., Ph.D.
Srinath Chinnakotla, M.D.
Abbey L. Fingeret, M.D., M.H.P.T.T.
Benjamin Jarman, M.D.
Steven L. Lee, M.D
Ricardo D. Martinez, M.D.
Aurora D. Pryor, M.D.

Assessment Committee

Peter S. Yoo, M.D. - Chair
Suresh K. Agarwal, Jr., M.D.
Amy R. Evenson, M.D.
Jacob A. Greenberg, M.D., Ed.M.
Hee Soo Jung, M.D.
Brenessa M. Lindeman, M.D.
Erika A. Newman, M.D.
Malachi G. Sheahan III, M.D.
Nicole A. Stassen, M.D.

Diplomates & Surgeons in Practice Committee

Bridget Fahy, M.D. - Chair
Callisia N. Clarke, M.D.
Amy N. Hildreth, M.D.
Erin King-Mullins, M.D.
Raghu L. Motaganahalli, M.D.
Harry T. Papaconstantinou, M.D.
Bryan K. Richmond, M.D.
Sandra Starnes, M.D.
Jennifer E. Verbesey, M.D.

Research Committee

Caprice C. Greenberg, M.D., M.P.H. - Chair
Fady M. Kaldas, M.D.
Eunice Yuee-Dean Huang, M.D.
Marc L. Melcher, M.D.
Valentine N. Nfonsam, M.D.
Elsie Ross, M.D., M.S.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee

Carmen T. Ramos-Irizarry, M.D. - Chair
Adnan Alseidi, M.D., Ed.M.
Bernadette Aulivola, M.D.
Scott Coates, M.D.
Sharmila Dissanaike, M.D.
D. Rohan Jeyarajah, M.D.

Specialty Boards

Specialty Boards of the ABS

The Specialty Boards of the ABS provide additional expertise in specific specialty areas. They consist of directors nominated by colleagues, organizations representative of the specialty, or self-nomination, as well as ABS Council members previously elected from within the specialty.

The specialty boards define and oversee all certification and examination processes in their respective specialties.

General Surgery Board