Specialty Boards of the ABS provide additional expertise in specific specialty areas. They consist of directors nominated by organizations representative of the specialty, as well as ABS council members previously elected from within the specialty. Specialty board directors receive no remuneration for their service.
The specialty boards define and oversee all certification and examination processes in their respective specialties.
General Surgery Board
Daniel L. Dent, M.D. - Chair
Stacy A. Brethauer, M.D.
Joseph T. Jenkins, M.D.
D. Rohan Jeyarajah, M.D.
Brenessa M. Lindeman, M.D.
Brent D. Matthews, M.D.
Marian P. McDonald, M.D., M.Ed.
M. Timothy Nelson, M.D.
Harry T. Papaconstantinou, M.D.
Aurora D. Pryor, M.D.
Carla M. Pugh, M.D.
Bryan K. Richmond, M.D.
Allison J. Robinson, M.D.
Peter S. Yoo, M.D.
Vascular Surgery Board
Thomas S. Huber, M.D. - Chair
Bernadette Aulivola, M.D.
Kellie R. Brown, M.D.
Rabih A. Chaer, M.D.
Jason T. Lee, M.D.
Marc E. Mitchell, M.D.
Raghu L. Motaganahalli, M.D.
C. Keith Ozaki, M.D.
Vincent L. Rowe, M.D.
Andres Schanzer, M.D.
Malachi G. Sheahan III, M.D.
Brigitte K. Smith, M.D.
Pediatric Surgery Board
Douglas C. Barnhart, M.D. - Chair
Andrea A. Hayes, M.D.
Steven L. Lee, M.D.
Benedict C. Nwomeh, M.D., M.P.H.
Pramod S. Puligandla, M.D.
Carmen T. Ramos-Irizarry, M.D.
Jeffrey S. Upperman, M.D.
Kasper S. Wang, M.D.
Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care Board
Krista L. Kaups, M.D. - Chair
Kimberly A. Davis, M.D.
Thomas K. Duncan, D.O.
Amy N. Hildreth, M.D.
Kenji Inaba, M.D.
Aaron R Jensen, M.D.
Niels D. Martin, M.D.
Steven L. Moran, M.D.
Tina L. Palmieri, M.D.
David A. Spain, M.D.
Nicole A. Stassen, M.D.
Deborah M. Stein, M.D., M.P.H, FACS, FCCM
Complex General Surgical Oncology Board
Anne C. Larkin, M.D. - Chair
Peter Angelos, M.D., Ph.D.
Herbert Chen, M.D.
Bridget Fahy, M.D.
Caprice C. Greenberg, M.D.
Ronda S. Henry-Tillman, M.D.
Lawrence T. Kim, M.D.
Joshua M.V. Mammen, M.D.
John C. Mansour, M.D.
Kelly M. McMasters, M.D., Ph.D.
John D. Mitchell, M.D.
Valentine N. Nfonsam, M.D.
Nancy D. Perrier, M.D.
Juan R. Sanabria, M.D.
Charles A. Staley, M.D.
Jennifer F. Tseng, M.D.
Transplantation Advisory Council
Kim M. Olthoff, M.D. - Chair
Marwan S. Abouljoud, M.D.
Dev M. Desai, M.D.
Amy R. Evenson, M.D., M.P.H.
Jennifer E. Verbesey, M.D.
Peter S. Yoo, M.D.