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

• K. Craig Kent, M.D. - Chair
  John D. Mellinger, 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.
  Karen Fisher, J.D. - Washington, D.C.
  Amy J. Goldberg, M.D. - Philadelphia, Pa.
  Mary T. Hawn, M.D. - Stanford, Calif.
  O. Joe Hines, M.D. - Los Angeles, 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.
  Reid B. Adams, M.D. - Charlottesville, Va.
  Peter Angelos, M.D., Ph.D. - Chicago, Ill.
  Marjorie J. Arca, M.D. - Milwaukee, Wis.
  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
  Robert D. Fanelli, M.D., M.H.A. - Sayre, Pa.
  David R. Farley, M.D. - Rochester, Minn.
  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.
  Nancy D. Perrier, M.D. - Houston, Texas
  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.
  Lee L. Swanstrom, M.D. - Portland, Ore.
  Jennifer F. Tseng, M.D. - Boston, Mass.
  Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr., M.D. - Gainesville, Fla.
  Mark L. Welton, M.D. - Minneapolis, Minn.
  

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
  James F. Fiore - Director of Information Technology
  Marni C. Grambau - Director of Examination Development

ABS Council 2019-2020