2022-2023 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
Mary T. Hawn, M.D. - Chair
M. Ashraf Mansour, M.B.B.S. - Vice Chair
Jo Buyske, M.D. - President and Chief Executive Officer
Marjorie J. Arca, M.D. - Rochester, N.Y.
Paris D. Butler, M.D. - Philadelphia, Pa.
Mark R. 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.
Amit R. T. Joshi, M.D. - Philadelphia, Pa.
Rebecca M. Minter, M.D. - Madison, Wis.
John H. Stewart, IV, M.D., M.B.A. - Chicago, Ill.
Beth H. Sutton, M.D. - Wichita Falls, Texas
Council Members
Peter Angelos, M.D., Ph.D. - Chicago, Ill.
Bernadette Aulivola, M.D. - Maywood, Ill.
Douglas C. Barnhart, M.D. - Salt Lake City, Utah
Rabih A. Chaer, M.D. - Pittsburgh, Pa.
Herbert Chen, M.D. - Birmingham, Ala.
Daniel L. Dent, M.D. - San Antonio, Texas
Bridget Fahy, M.D. - Albuquerque, N.M.
Caprice C. Greenberg, M.D., M.P.H. - Chapel Hill, N.C.
Andrea A. Hayes, M.D. - Washington, D.C.
Amy N. Hildreth, M.D. - Winston-Salem, N.C.
Thomas S. Huber, M.D. - Gainesville, Fla.
Kenji Inaba, M.D. - Los Angeles, Calif.
Joseph T. Jenkins, M.D. - Nags Head, N.C.
Krista L. Kaups, M.D. - Fresno, Calif.
Anne C. Larkin, M.D. - Worcester, Mass.
Brenessa M. Lindeman, M.D. - Birmingham, Ala.
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.
Steven Moran, M.D. - Rochester, Minn.
M. Timothy Nelson, M.D. - Tulsa, Okla.
Valentine N. Nfonsam, M.D. - Tucson, Ariz.
Benedict C. Nwomeh, M.D., M.P.H. - Columbus, Ohio
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.
Carmen T. Ramos-Irizarry, M.D. - Naples, Fla.
Bryan K. Richmond, M.D. - Charleston, W.Va.
Allison J. Robinson, M.D. - Bishop, Calif.
David A. Spain, M.D. - Stanford, Calif.
Jennifer F. Tseng, M.D. - Boston, Mass.
Peter S. Yoo, M.D. - New Haven, Conn.
Executive Staff
Jo Buyske, M.D. - President and Chief Executive Officer
Bruce A. Perler, M.D. - Vice President
John D. Mellinger, M.D. - Vice President
Jessica A. Schreader - Chief Operating Officer
Adanwimo "Ada" Okafor, Esq. - General Counsel and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
Mark J. Hickey - Chief Information Officer
Amit R. T. Joshi, M.D. - Editor-in-Chief, SCORE®
Andrew Jones, Ph.D. - Director of Psychometrics and Research