2019-2020 Directors, Council Members & Executive Staff
Representatives of the American Board of Surgery are elected for a single six-year term from ABS nominating organizations or through an at-large open nomination process. All directors, officers and council members 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
John D. Mellinger, M.D. - Chair
O. Joe Hines, M.D. - Vice Chair
Jo Buyske, M.D. - President and Chief Executive Officer
Paris Butler, M.D. - Philadelphia, Pa.
Mark Chassin, M.D. - Chicago, Ill.
Robert D. Fanelli, M.D., M.H.A. - Sayre, Pa.
Karen Fisher, J.D. - Washington, D.C.
Amy J. Goldberg, M.D. - Philadelphia, Pa.
Mary T. Hawn, M.D. - Stanford, Calif.
Amit R. T. Joshi, M.D. - Philadelphia, Pa.
M. Ashraf Mansour, M.B.B.S. - Grand Rapids, Mich.
Rebecca M. Minter, M.D. - Madison, Wis.
Beth Sutton, M.D. - Wichita Falls, Texas
Council Members
Marwan S. Abouljoud, M.D. - Detroit, Mich.
Peter Angelos, M.D., Ph.D. - Chicago, Ill.
Marjorie J. Arca, M.D. - Rochester, N.Y.
Douglas C. Barnhart, M.D. - Salt Lake City, Utah
Russell S. Berman, M.D. - New York, N.Y.
Rabih A. Chaer, M.D. - Pittsburgh, Pa.
Herbert Chen, M.D. - Birmingham, Ala.
Daniel L. Dent, M.D. - San Antonio, Texas
Dev M. Desai, M.D. - Dallas, Texas
David R. Farley, M.D. - Rochester, Minn.
Amy N. Hildreth, M.D. - Winston-Salem, N.C.
Kenji Inaba, M.D. - Los Angeles, Calif.
Joseph T. Jenkins, M.D. - Nags Head, N.C.
Anne C. Larkin, M.D. - Worcester, Mass.
Joshua M.V. Mammen, M.D. - Kansas City, Kan.
Kelly M. McMasters, M.D., Ph.D. - Louisville, Ky.
John D. Mitchell, M.D. - Denver, Colo.
M. Timothy Nelson, M.D. - Albuquerque, N.M.
Michael W. Neumeister, M.D. - Springfield, Ill.
Kim M. Olthoff, M.D. - Philadelphia, Pa.
Harry T. Papaconstantinou, M.D. - Temple, Texas
Nancy D. Perrier, M.D. - Houston, Texas
Aurora D. Pryor, M.D. - Stony Brook, N.Y.
Carla M. Pugh, M.D. - Stanford, Calif.
Allison J. Robinson, M.D. - Bishop, Calif.
George A. Sarosi, M.D. - Gainesville, Fla.
David A. Spain, M.D. - Stanford, Calif.
John H. Stewart, IV, M.D., M.B.A. - Chicago, Ill.
Jennifer F. Tseng, M.D. - Boston, Mass.
Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr., M.D. - Gainesville, Fla.
Executive Staff
Jo Buyske, M.D. - President and Chief Executive Officer
Mary E. Klingensmith, M.D. - Vice President; Editor-in-Chief, SCORE®
Bruce A. Perler, M.D. - Vice President
Abby L. Pozefsky, Esq. - General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer
Jessica A. Schreader - Chief Operating Officer
Andrew Jones, Ph.D. - Director of Psychometrics and Research
Marni C. Grambau - Director of Examination Development