Specialty Boards of the ABS provide additional expertise in specific specialty areas. They consist of directors nominated by organizations representative of the specialty, as well as ABS council members previously elected from within the specialty. Specialty board directors receive no remuneration for their service.
The specialty boards define and oversee all certification and examination processes in their respective specialties.
General Surgery Board
Daniel L. Dent, M.D. - Chair
Stacy A. Brethauer, M.D.
Scott Coates, M.D.
Benjamin Jarman, M.D.
Joseph T. Jenkins, M.D.
D. Rohan Jeyarajah, M.D.
Brenessa M. Lindeman, M.D.
Ricardo D. Martinez, M.D.
Brent D. Matthews, M.D.
Marian P. McDonald, M.D., M.Ed.
Harry T. Papaconstantinou, M.D.
Aurora D. Pryor, M.D.
Carla M. Pugh, M.D.
Bryan K. Richmond, M.D.
Allison J. Robinson, M.D.
Peter S. Yoo, M.D.
Vascular Surgery Board
Kellie R. Brown, M.D. - Chair
Christopher J. Abularrage, M.D.
Bernadette Aulivola, M.D.
Rabih A. Chaer, M.D.
Yana Etkin, M.D.
Jeffrey Jim, M.D.
Jason T. Lee, M.D.
Raghu L. Motaganahalli, M.D.
David A. Rigberg, M.D.
Andres Schanzer, M.D.
Malachi G. Sheahan III, M.D.
Brigitte K. Smith, M.D.
Pediatric Surgery Board
Kasper S. Wang, M.D. - Chair
Douglas C. Barnhart, M.D.
Andrea A. Hayes, M.D.
Steven L. Lee, M.D.
Benedict C. Nwomeh, M.D., M.P.H.
Pramod S. Puligandla, M.D.
Carmen T. Ramos-Irizarry, M.D.
Jeffrey S. Upperman, M.D.
Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care Board
Deborah M. Stein, M.D., M.P.H, FACS, FCCM - Chair
Suresh Agarwal, M.D.
Sam Arbabi, M.D.
Kimberly A. Davis, M.D.
Sharmila Dissanaike, M.D.
Thomas K. Duncan, D.O.
Jennifer Gurney, M.D.
Amy N. Hildreth, M.D.
Aaron R Jensen, M.D.
Niels D. Martin, M.D.
Abhijit Pathak, M.D.
Nicole A. Stassen, M.D.
Complex General Surgical Oncology Board
Anne C. Larkin, M.D. - Chair
Peter Angelos, M.D., Ph.D.
Herbert Chen, M.D.
Callisia N. Clarke, M.D.
Oliver S. Eng, M.D.
Bridget Fahy, M.D.
Caprice C. Greenberg, M.D.
Ronda S. Henry-Tillman, M.D.
Lawrence T. Kim, M.D.
Joshua M.V. Mammen, M.D.
John C. Mansour, M.D.
Kelly M. McMasters, M.D., Ph.D.
John D. Mitchell, M.D.
Valentine N. Nfonsam, M.D.
Juan R. Sanabria, M.D.
Charles A. Staley, M.D.
Jennifer F. Tseng, M.D.
Transplantation Advisory Council
Kim M. Olthoff, M.D. - Chair
Dev M. Desai, M.D.
Amy R. Evenson, M.D., M.P.H.
Jennifer E. Verbesey, M.D.
Peter S. Yoo, M.D.