2023-2024 Directors, Council Members & Executive Staff

• All directors of the ABS are active in the medical community, though not all are surgeons or medical practitioners. All council members are surgeons in active practice, currently certified by the ABS and participating in the ABS Continuous Certification Program. Directors, council members and officers receive no remuneration for their service.

Directors

• M. Ashraf Mansour, M.B.B.S. - Chair
  Amy J. Goldberg, M.D. - 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.
  Karen Fisher, J.D. - Washington, D.C.
  E. David Han, M.D. - St. Louis, Mo.
  Rebecca M. Minter, M.D. - Madison, Wis.
  M. Timothy Nelson, M.D. - Tulsa, Okla.
  John H. Stewart, IV, M.D., M.B.A. - Chicago, Ill.
  Beth H. Sutton, M.D. - Wichita Falls, Texas
  Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr., M.D. - Gainesville, Fla.
  

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
  Kellie R. Brown, M.D. - Milwaukee, Wis.
  Rabih A. Chaer, M.D. - Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Herbert Chen, M.D. - Birmingham, Ala.
  Callisia N. Clarke, M.D. - Milwaukee, Wis.
  Scott D. Coates, M.D. - Carl Junction, Mo.
  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.
  Benjamin T. Jarman, M.D. - La Crosse, Wis.
  Joseph T. Jenkins, M.D. - Nags Head, N.C.
  Anne C. Larkin, M.D. - Worcester, Mass.
  Brenessa M. Lindeman, M.D. - Birmingham, Ala.
  Joshua M.V. Mammen, M.D. - Omaha, Neb.
  Ricardo D. Martinez, M.D. - McAllen, Texas
  Kelly M. McMasters, M.D., Ph.D. - Louisville, Ky.
  John D. Mitchell, M.D. - Denver, Colo.
  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
  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.
  Deborah M. Stein, M.D. - Baltimore, Md.
  Jennifer F. Tseng, M.D. - Boston, Mass.
  Kasper S. Wang, M.D. - Toronto, Ontario
  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 of Staff/Chief Administrative Officer
  Adanwimo "Ada" Okafor, Esq. - General Counsel and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
  Mark J. Hickey - Chief Operating Officer
  Amit R. T. Joshi, M.D. - Editor-in-Chief, SCORE®
  Andrew Jones, Ph.D. - Director of Psychometrics and Research
  Mary K. Mackey, CPA - Chief Financial Officer