It shall be the duty of the Education Committee to select a program and panelists for the Committee on Education Panel to be presented at each Annual Meeting.

Kent C. Choi, MD Co-chair (2010-2011)
David P. Foley,MD Co-Chair (2010-2011)
Steven B. Goldin, MD, PhD, FSR Course Director (2010-2011)
Steven Li-Wen Chen, MD, MBA (2009-2011)
Francis E. Rosato, MD (2009-2011)
Sean P. Dineen,MD (Candidate Member, 2009-2011)
Jon Gould, MD (2010-2012)
Joshua Mammen,MD (2010-2012)
Joshua Mezrich, MD (2010-2012)
Bethany Sacks, MD (2010-2012)
Stephen Yang, MD (2010-2012)
Wei Zhou, MD (2010-2012)
Paul DiMusto, MD (Candidate Member, 2010-2012)

The Ethics Committee will address issues related to academic ethics, including conflicts of interest, disclosure and scientific professionalis.

M. Gretchen Schwarze, MD, MPP Chair (2009-2011)
Mackenzie R. Cook, MD (2009-2011)
Barbara A. Gaines, MD (2009-2011)
Jeffrey M. Hardacre, MD (2009-2011)
James M. McLoughlin, MD (2009-2011)
Anuradha Subramanian, MD (2009-2011)
Emily R. Winslow, MD (2009-2011)
Thomas A. Aloia, MD (2010-2012)
Oscar H. Grandas, MD (2010-2012)
Amy L. Waer, MD (2010-2012)
Phillip A. Letourneau, MD (Candidate Member, 2010-2012)

The Global Affairs Committee will recommend and implement programs that enhance the exchange of educational opportunities between the AAS and International surgical organizations.

Carlton C. Barnett, Jr.MD, Co-Chair (2010-2012)
Allen Tsung, MD, Co-Chair (2010- 2012)
Timothy A. Pritts, MD, PhD (2009-2011)
Andrew G. Hill, FRACS (2010-2012)
Saju Joseph, MD (2010-2012)
Alysandra Lal, MD (2010-2012)
Marcovalerio Melis, MD (2010-2012)
Barbra S. Miller, MD (2010-2012)
Kristen C. Sihler, MD, MS (2010-2012)
Cord Sturgeon, MD (2010-2012)
Abhishek Mathur, MD (Candidate Member, 2010-2012)

The Information and Technology Committee of the Association of Academic Surgery (AAS) is committed to:

1. Identifying and evaluating information and technologies relevant to the practice of academic surgery.
2. Introducing new and emerging information and technologies to the membership of the AAS.
3. Developing and enhancing the use of established and emerging technologies to facilitate communication between the AAS, its membership, and the community.
4. Fostering links between developers of novel technologies and the membership of AAS.

Niraj J. Gusani, MD, Chair (2010-2012)
P. Marco Fisichella, MD (2009-2011)
Corey W. Iqbal, MD (2009-2011)
Matthew F. Kalady, MD (2009-2011)
Mireille Astrid Moise, MD (2009-2011)
Michael W. Yeh, MD (2009-2011)
Carter Smith, MD (Candidate Member, 2009-2011)
Jason S. Gold, MD (2010-2012)
Erich S. Huang, MD, PhD (2010-2012)
Michael J. Morowitz, MD (2010-2012)
Michael B. Nicholl, MD (2010-2012)
Carl Schulman, MD (2010-2012)
SreyRam Kuy, MD (Candidate Member, 2010-2012)

It shall be the duty of the Committee on Issues to identify and highlight issues of topical interest to young academic surgeons at the Annual Meeting in the form of a panel discussion or workshop. The Committee of Issues shall also serve as the advisory body to the leadership of the Association regarding advocacy for these issues.

Michael E. De Vera, MD, Co-Chair (2010-2011)
T. Clark Gamblin, MD, Co-Chair (2010-2011)
Robert S. Krouse, MD (2009-2011)
John T. Langell, MD, PhD (2009-2011)
Shimul A. Shah, MD (2009-2011)
David Y. Greenblatt, MD (Candidate Member, 2009-2011)
Danny Chu, MD (2010-2012)
John I. Lew, MD (2010-2012)
Julie A. Margenthaler, MD (2010-2012)
Kaye M. Reid Lombardo, MD (2010-2012)
Matthew D. Neal, MD (Candidate Member, 2010-2012)

It shall be the duty of the Committee on Leadership to recommend and implement newer curricula and advocacy to stimulate development of leaders from the membership of the Association. The committee’s mission shall be to provide mentorship and development for individuals aspiring to serve as leaders in the new millennium of academic surgery.

Faiz Y. Bhora, MD, Co-Chair (2009-2011)
Herbert J. Zeh, III, MD, Co-Chair (2010-2012)
Zara R. Cooper (2009-2011)
Cataldo Doria (2009-2011)
Sergio Huerta, MD (2009-2011)
George B. Mychaliska, MD (2009-2011)
Jeffrey L. Kashuk MD (2009-2011)
Amir A. Ghaferi, MD (Candidate Member, 2009-2011)
Adam C. Berger, MD (2010-2012)
Clifford S. Cho, MD (2010-2012)
Eugene P. Kennedy, MD (2010-2012)
Hong Jin Kim, MD (2010-2012
Stacey D. Moore-Olufemi, MD (2010-2012)
Carmen C. Solorzano, MD (2010-2012)
Heather Neuman, MD, MS (Candidate Member, 2010-2012)

It shall be the duty of the Membership Committee to evaluate, establish eligibility, and accept all qualified applicants for active, senior or candidate membership and keep the Secretary informed of new members. In addition, the Membership Committee shall nominate three Candidates to stand for election as the Councilor representing the most recent class of applicants.

Daithi S. Heffernan, MD (2010-2012)
Eric T. Kimchi, MD, Chair (2010-2012)
Geeta Lal, MD, MSC (2009-2011)
Martin D. McCarter, MD (2009-2011)
Christopher D. Raeburn, MD (2009-2011)
Kasper S. Wang, MD (2009-2011)
Thomas N. Wang, MD, PhD (2009-2011)
Jaime Cavallo, MD (Candidate Member, 2009-2011)
Joel Adler (Ad hoc Medical Student Member, 2009-2011)
David M. Gourlay, MD (2010-2012)
Charles P. Heise, MD (2010-2012)
Timothy W. King, MD, PhD (2010-2012)
Tarun Kumar, MD (2010-2012)
David R. Lal, MD (2010-2012)
Todd A. Ponsky, MD (2010-2012)
Ulka Sachdev, MD (2010-2012)
Ben L. Zarzaur, MD (2010-2012)
George E. Havelka, MD (Candidate Member, 2010-2012)
Rory L. Smoot, MD (Candidate Member, 2010-2012)

The Nominating Committee for Executive Office of the Association shall consist of the President, President elect, Secretary, Treasurer, Recorder, and Councilors in the second year of their terms and three members to be nominated from the floor at each annual business meeting and elected by the membership to serve a one year term.

Daniel Albo, MD, PhD, Chair (2010-2011)
Scott A. LeMaire, MD (2010-2011)
Melina R. Kibbe, MD (2009-2011)
Lillian S. Kao, MD (2010-2012)
Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH (2010-2013)
Joseph Cuschieri, MD (2010-2011)
Gary B. Nackman, MD (2010-2011)
Taylor S. Riall, MD, PhD (2010-2011)
Selwyn O. Rogers, Jr., MD, MPH (2010-2011)
Rebecca S. Sippel, MD (2010-2011)
Benedict C. Nwomeh, MD (2010-2011)
Christian Max Schmidt, MD, PhD, MBA (2010-2011)
George Yang, MD, PhD (2010-2011)

The Program Committee will be instructed to establish the final program and notify the authors six weeks in advance of the meeting so that papers may be presented in completed form to the Recorder at the time of presentation.

Melina R. Kibbe, MD, Chair (2009-2011)
Daniel Anaya, MD (2009-2011)
David J. Bentrem, MD (2009-2011)
Anne C. Fischer, MD, PhD (2009-2011)
Jussuf Kaifi, MD (2009-2011)
Bo Liu, PhD (2009-2011)
Eric K. Nakakura, MD, PhD (2009-2011)
Peter F. Nichol, MD, PhD (2009-2011)
Iraklis I. Pipinos, MD (2009-2011)
Christopher J. Sonnenday, MD, MHS (2009-2011)
Rebekah R. White, MD (2009-2011)
Avo Artinyan, MD (2010-2012)
Faisal G. Bakaeen, MD (2010-2012)
Marybeth Browne, MD (2010-2012)
Caprice Greenberg, MD, MPH (2010-2012)
Michael G. House, MD (2010-2012)
Gregory D. Kennedy, MD, PhD (2010-2012)
Christopher S. Muratore, MD (2010-2012)
Kepal N. Patel, MD (2010-2012)
Kathleen G. Raman, MD, MPH (2010-2012)
Michael F. Reed, MD (2010-2012)
John E. Scarborough, MD (2010-2012)
Seth A. Spector, MD (2010-2012)
Kristan L. Staudenmayer, MD (2010-2012)
James Yoo, MD (2010-2012)

AAS/SUS Mentoring Task Force
Kimberly S. Kirkwood, MD (2008-2010)
George A. Sarosi, Jr., MD (2008-2010)
Rebecca S. Sippel, MD (2008-2010)