Specialty Boards of the ABS

• 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.
  Kim M. Olthoff, 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.
  

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.
  Elizabeth A. Pomfret, M.D.
  Peter S. Yoo, M.D.