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