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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.
- Amy J. Goldberg, M.D. - Chair
- Rebecca M. Minter, M.D. - Vice Chair
- Jo Buyske, M.D. - President and Chief Executive Officer
- Marjorie J. Arca, M.D. - Rochester, N.Y.
- Mark R. Chassin, M.D. - Chicago, Ill.
- Daniel L. Dent, M.D. - San Antonio, Texas
- 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.
- John H. Stewart, IV, M.D., M.B.A. - Chicago, Ill.
- Beth H. Sutton, M.D. - Wichita Falls, Texas
- 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.
- Kellie R. Brown, M.D. - Milwaukee, Wis.
- Rabih A. Chaer, M.D. - Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Callisia N. Clarke, M.D. - Milwaukee, Wis.
- Scott D. Coates, M.D. - Carl Junction, Mo.
- Wade G. Douglas, M.D. - Tallahassee, Fla.
- 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.
- Andrea A. Hayes Dixon, M.D. - Washington, D.C.
- Amy N. Hildreth, M.D. - Columbia, S.C.
- Benjamin T. Jarman, M.D. - La Crosse, Wis.
- Joseph T. Jenkins, M.D. - Nags Head, N.C.
- Brenessa M. Lindeman, M.D. - Birmingham, Ala.
- Ricardo D. Martinez, M.D. - McAllen, Texas
- Kelly M. McMasters, M.D., Ph.D. - Louisville, Ky.
- John D. Mitchell, M.D. - Denver, Colo.
- 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
- Kim M. Olthoff, M.D. - Philadelphia, Pa.
- Harry T. Papaconstantinou, M.D. - Temple, Texas
- Aurora D. Pryor, M.D. - Stony Brook, N.Y.
- Carmen T. Ramos-Irizarry, M.D. - Naples, Fla.
- Bryan K. Richmond, M.D. - Charleston, W.Va.
- Allison J. Robinson, M.D. - Bishop, Calif.
- Elsie Ross, M.D., M.S. - San Diego, Calif.
- Deborah M. Stein, M.D. - Baltimore, Md.
- Jennifer F. Tseng, M.D. - Boston, Mass.
- Kasper S. Wang, M.D. - Los Angeles, Calif.
- 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.
Nominating Committee
- Kasper S. Wang, M.D. - Chair
- Kellie R. Brown, M.D.
- Rabih A. Chaer, M.D.
- Amy N. Hildreth, M.D.
- Benedict C. Nwomeh, M.D., M.P.H.
- Anne C. Larkin, M.D.
- Brenessa M. Lindeman, M.D.
- Aurora D. Pryor, M.D.
- Carmen T. Ramos-Irizarry, M.D.
- Deborah M. Stein, M.D.
Education & Training Committee
- Benedict C. Nwomeh, M.D., M.P.H. - Chair
- Peter Angelos, M.D., Ph.D.
- Abbey L. Fingeret, M.D., M.H.P.T.T.
- Benjamin Jarman, M.D.
- Ricardo D. Martinez, M.D.
- Aurora D. Pryor, M.D.
- Allison J. Robinson, M.D.
Assessment Committee
- Brenessa M. Lindeman, M.D. - Chair
- Kellie R. Brown, M.D.
- Jacob A. Greenberg, M.D., Ed.M.
- Kelly M. McMasters, M.D., Ph.D.
- Erika A. Newman, M.D.
- Peter S. Yoo, M.D.
Diplomates & Surgeons in Practice Committee
- Amy N. Hildreth, M.D. - Chair
- Callisia N. Clarke, M.D.
- Wade G. Douglas, M.D.
- Bridget Fahy, M.D.
- Joseph T. Jenkins, M.D.
- John D. Mitchell, M.D.
- Raghu L. Motaganahalli, M.D.
- Kim M. Olthoff, M.D.
- Harry T. Papaconstantinou, M.D.
- Bryan K. Richmond, M.D.
Research Committee
- Rabih A. Chaer, M.D. - Chair
- Caprice C. Greenberg, M.D., M.P.H.
- Andrea A. Hayes Dixon, M.D.
- Valentine N. Nfonsam, M.D.
- Elsie Ross, M.D., M.S.
- Deborah M. Stein, M.D.
- Jennifer F. Tseng, M.D.
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.
- Ronda S. Henry-Tillman, M.D.
- D. Rohan Jeyarajah, M.D.
- Matthew J. Martin, M.D.
- Kasper Wang, 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
- Aurora D. Pryor, M.D. - Chair
- Scott Coates, M.D.
- Jacob A. Greenberg, M.D., Ed.M.
- Benjamin Jarman, M.D.
- Joseph T. Jenkins, M.D.
- D. Rohan Jeyarajah, M.D.
- Brenessa M. Lindeman, M.D.
- Ricardo D. Martinez, M.D.
- Brent D. Matthews, M.D.
- Marian P. McDonald, M.D., M.Ed.
- Harry T. Papaconstantinou, M.D.
- Bryan K. Richmond, M.D.
- Allison J. Robinson, M.D.
- Peter S. Yoo, M.D.
Vascular Surgery Board
- Kellie R. Brown, M.D. - Chair
- Christopher J. Abularrage, M.D.
- Bernadette Aulivola, M.D.
- Rabih A. Chaer, M.D.
- Yana Etkin, M.D.
- Jeffrey Jim, M.D.
- Jason T. Lee, M.D.
- Raghu L. Motaganahalli, M.D.
- David A. Rigberg, M.D.
- Elsie Ross, M.D., M.S.
- Andres Schanzer, M.D.
- Malachi G. Sheahan III, M.D.
- Brigitte K. Smith, M.D.
Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care Board
- Deborah M. Stein, M.D., M.P.H, FACS, FCCM - Chair
- Suresh K. Agarwal, Jr., M.D.
- Saman Arbabi, M.D., M.P.H.
- Kimberly A. Davis, M.D.
- Sharmila D. Dissanaike, M.D.
- Thomas K. Duncan, D.O.
- Jennifer M. Gurney, M.D.
- Amy N. Hildreth, M.D.
- Aaron R. Jensen, M.D.
- Niels D. Martin, M.D.
- Abhijit S. Pathak, M.D.
- Nicole A. Stassen, M.D.
Complex General Surgical Oncology Board
- Peter Angelos, M.D., Ph.D. - Chair
- Adnan Alseidi, M.D., Ed.M.
- Brian K. Bednarski, M.D., M.E.H.P.
- Callisia N. Clarke, M.D.
- Wade G. Douglas, M.D.
- Oliver S. Eng, M.D.
- Bridget Fahy, M.D.
- Abbey L. Fingeret, M.D., M.H.P.T.T.
- Caprice C. Greenberg, M.D.
- Ronda S. Henry-Tillman, M.D.
- John C. Mansour, M.D.
- Kelly M. McMasters, M.D., Ph.D.
- John D. Mitchell, M.D.
- Valentine N. Nfonsam, M.D.
- Juan R. Sanabria, M.D.
- Charles A. Staley, M.D.
- Jennifer F. Tseng, M.D.
Pediatric Surgery Board
- Kasper S. Wang, M.D. - Chair
- Andrea A. Hayes Dixon, M.D.
- Steven L. Lee, M.D.
- Grace Mak, M.D.
- Erika A. Newman, M.D.
- Benedict C. Nwomeh, M.D., M.P.H.
- Daniel J. Ostlie, M.D.
- Pramod S. Puligandla, M.D.
- Carmen T. Ramos-Irizarry, M.D.
- Jeffrey S. Upperman, M.D.
Transplantation Advisory Council
- Kim M. Olthoff, M.D. - Chair
- Amy R. Evenson, M.D.
- Jennifer E. Verbesey, M.D.
- Peter S. Yoo, M.D.
Staff Leadership
Meet the Staff Leadership Team
The ABS leadership team supports the work of the ABS Board of Directors, Council, specialty boards and the ABS mission.
