Association for Academic Surgery Governance

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.

Joshua Mammen,MD (2010-2012)
Joshua Mezrich, MD (2010-2012)
Stephen Yang, MD (2010-2012)
Wei Zhou, MD (2010-2012)
Paul DiMusto, MD (Candidate Member, 2010-2012)
Jon C. Gould, MD, Co-Chair (2011-2012)
Bethany C. Sacks, MD, Co-Chair (2011-2012)
Vishal Bansal, MD (2011-2013)
Rosa F. Hwang, MD (2011-2013)
Alexander A. Parikh, MD (2011-2013)
Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, PhD (2011-2013)
Rebekah R. White, MD (2011-2013)
Karl Y. Bilimoria, MD (Candidate Member, 2011-2013)

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

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)
Andrea Hayes Jordon, MD, Chair (2011-2013)
Raja R. Gopaldas, MD (2011-2013)
Robert C. G. Martin, MD (2011-2013)
Patricia L. Turner, MD (2011-2013)
Krista L. Haines, MA /(Candidate Member, 2011-2013)

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)
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)
Roger H. Kim, MD (2011-2013)
Purvi Y. Parikh, MD (2011-2013)
Faisal G. Qureshi, MD (2011-2013
Mamta Swaroop, MD (2011-2013)
Arman Kahokehr, MD /(Candidate Member, 2011-2013)

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)
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)
Bola Asiyanbola, MD (2011-2013)
Tomer Davidov, MD (2011-2013)
Jeffrey M. Farma, MD (2011-2013)
Lauren B. Mashaud, MD (2011-2013)
Giuseppe R. Nigri, MD, PhD (2011-2013)
Diego M. Avella Patino, MD /(Candidate Member, 2011-2013)

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.

John I. Lew, MD (2010-2012)
Kaye M. Reid Lombardo, MD (2010-2012)
Matthew D. Neal, MD (Candidate Member, 2010-2012)
Danny Chu, MD, Co-Chair /(2011-2012)
Julie Margenthaler, MD, Co-Chair (2011-2012)
Brian Badgwell, MD, MS (2011-2013)
Denise Carneiro-Pla, MD (2011-2013)
Steven Chen, MD, MBA (2011-2013)
Christopher C. Rupp, MD (2011-2013)
Claudia N. Emami, MD (Candidate Member, 2011-2013)

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.

Daniel Anaya, MD, Co-Chair (2011-2013)
Herbert J. Zeh, III, MD, Co-Chair (2010-2012)
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)
Anthony W. Kim, MD (2011-2013)
Peter F. Nichol, MD, PhD (2011-2013)
Juan R. Sanabria, MD (2011-2013)
Christopher J. Sonnenday, MD (2011-2013)
Peter I. Tsai, MD (2011-2013)
Thomas N. Wang, MD, PhD (2011-2013)
Jaime Cavallo /(Candidate Member, 2011-2013)

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.

Eric T. Kimchi, MD, Chair (2010-2012)
Daithi S. Heffernan, MD (2010-2012)
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)
Vanita Ahuja, MD (2011-2013)
Faiz Y. Bhora, MD (2011-2013)
Todd V. Brennan, MD, MS (2011-2013)
James M. McLoughlin, MD (2011-2013)
RaviRadhakrishnan, MD, MBA (2011-2013)
Jason W. Smith, MD (2011-2013)
Kazuaki Takabe, MD, PhD (2011-2013)
Rory L. Smoot, MD /(Candidate Member, 2010-2012)
Allison L. Speer, MD /(Candidate Member, 2011-2013)

Justin Dimick, MD, MPH, Chair (2011-2013)
Tina Yen (2011-2013)
Sandra, Wong (2011-2013)
Fuchs, Julie (2011-2013)
Al-Refaie, Waddah (2011-2012)
Shah, Shimul (2011-2012)
Wang, Tracy (2011-2012)
Ghaferi, Amir (2011-2013)

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.

Peter R. Nelson, MD, Chair (2011-2013)
Avo Artinyan, MD (2010-2012)
Faisal G. Bakaeen, MD (2010-2012)
Marybeth Browne, MD (2010-2012)
Caprice Greenberg, MD, MPH (2010-2012)
Ankush Gosain, MD, PhD (2011-2012)
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)
E. Ramsay Camp, MD (2011-2013)
Kent C. Choi, MD (2011-2013)
Zara A. Cooper, MD (2011-2013)
Michael Englesbe, MD (2011-2013)
Adil Haidir, MD (2011-2013)
Heitham T. Hassoun, MD (2011-2013)
Ajay Jain, MD (2011-2013)
Muneera R. Kapadia, MD (2011-2013)
Eugene S. Kim, MD (2011-2013)
Joseph Kim, MD (2011-2013)
Eric J. Silberfein, MD (2011-2013)
Julie Ann Sosa, MD (2011-2013)
Jason A. Spector, MD (2011-2013)
James W. Suliburk, MD (2011-2013)
Larissa Temple, MD (2011-2013)
Curtis J. Wray, MD (2011-2013)

Jussuf Kaifi, MD, Chair (2011-2013)
Suresh Agarwal, MD (2011-2012)
Luke P. Brewster, MD, PhD, MA (2011-2012)
Quyen D. Chu, MD (2011-2012)
Anne C. Fischer, MD, PhD (2011-2012)
Seth D. Force, MD (2011-2012)
Imran Hassan, MD (2011-2012)
Saleem Islam, MD, MPH (2011-2012)
Steven C. Katz, MD (2011-2012)
Haggi Mazeh, MD (2011-2012)
Michael C. Stoner, MD (2011-2012)
James S. Tomlinson, MD, PhD
Steven R. Allen, MD (2011-2013)
George J. Chang, MD, MS (2011-2013)
John A. Curci, MD (2011-2013)
Alexander Sasha Krupnick, MD (2011-2013)
Matthew J. Martin, MD (2011-2013)
James J. Mezhir, MD (2011-2013)
Terence O'Keeffe, MB ChB, MPH (2011-2013)
Iraklis I. Pipinos, MD (2011-2013)
Sanziana Roman, MD (2011-2013)
Julie Ann Sosa, MD (2011-2013)
John H. Stewart, IV, MD (2011-2013)
KuoJen Tsao, MD (2011-2013)
Y. Joseph Woo, MD (2011-2013)
Garth H. Utter, MD, MSc (2011-2012)

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.

Scott A. LeMaire, MD, Chair (2011-2012)
Melina R. Kibbe, MD (2011-2012)
Lillian S. Kao, MD (2010-2012)
Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH (2010-2013)
Christopher D. Anderson, MD (2011-2012)
Anees B. Chagpar, MD, MPH (2011-2012)
Alan Dardik, MD, PhD (2011-2012)
Carla M. Pugh, MD, PhD (2011-2012)
Christoph Troppmann, MD (2011-2012)
David J. Bentrem, MD (2011-2012)
Caprice C. Greenberg, MD, MPH (2011-2012)
Christopher J. Sonnenday, MD (2011-2012)
Julie Ann Sosa (2011-2013)

AAS/Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Course Task Force
Lillian S. Kao, MD, MS, Chair (2010-2012)
Carlton C. Barnett, Jr., MD (2010-2012)
Faiz Y. Bhora, MD (2010-2012)
Steven B. Goldin, MD, PhD (2010-2012)
Richard Hanney, MB, BS (2010-2012)
Andrew G. Hill, FRACS (2010-2012)
Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH (2010-2012)
Julie Ann Sosa, MD (2011-2013)
Herbert J. Zeh, III, MD (2010-2012)

AAS/Colombian Surgical Association Course Task Force
Daniel Anaya, MD, Co-Chai,r (2011-2012)
Andrew Graham Hill, FRACS (2011-2013)
Daniel Albo, MD, PhD (2011-2013)
Kevin F. Staveley-O’Carroll, MD, PhD (2012-2013)

AAS/French Surgical Association Course Task Force
Christian Max Schmidt, MD, PhD, MBA, Chair, (2011-2013)
Faisal G. Qureshi, MD (2011-2013)
Cord  Sturgeon, MD (2011-2013)
Melina R. Kibbe, MD (2011-2013)
Nicholas J. Zyromski, MD (2011-2013)

AAS Indian Course Task Force
Sanjay Krishnaswami, MD, Chair, (2011-2013)
Saju  Joseph, MD (2011-2013)
Mamta  Swaroop, MD (2011-2013)
Julie Ann Sosa, MD(2011-2013)
John Albert Windsor, BSc MBChB (2011-2013)
Benedict C. Nwomeh, MD (2011-2013)

AAS West African Course Task Force
Peter Ekeh, MD, Co-Chair, (2011-2013)
Jonathan Laryea, MD, Co-Chair, (2011-2013)
Purvi Y. Parikh, MD (2011-2013)
Kristen C. Sihler, MD, MS (2011-2013)
Benedict C. Nwomeh, MD (2011-2013)
Fiemu E. Nwariaku, MD (2011-2013)
Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH (2011-2013)
Bola Asiyanbola, MD (2011-2013)
Emmanuel Adoyi Ameh, MD (2011-2013)

AAS German Course Task Force
Jussuf Thomas Kaifi, MD, Chair, (2011-2013)
Abhishek Mathur, MD (2011-2013)
Arman Adam Kahokehr, BHB, MBChB (2011-2013)
Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH (2011-2013)
Christian Max Schmidt, MD, PhD (2011-2013)

ASC Conflict of Interest Task Force
Andrea Hayes-Jordan, MD, Chair, (2011-2013)
Kathryn Troppman, MD (2011-2013)
Gretchen Schwarze, MD (2011-2013)

AAS/SUS Young Surgical Investigators Course Task Force
Scott A. LeMaire, MD, Chair, (2011-2013)
Julie Ann Sosa, MD (2011-2013)
Arden M. Morris, MD, MPH (2011-2013)