APSA Committees carry out a number of different critical functions for the association. To learn more about a specific committee, click on the “View Committee” button below.
Access to Surgery for Kids Committee
Laura Goodman – Chair
Mary Edwards – Vice Chair
Audit Committee
William Middlesworth – Chair
Faisal Qureshi – Vice Chair
Benjy Brooks Committee
Jennifer Timmons – Chair
Bylaws Committee
Gail Besner – Chair
Cancer Committee
Timothy Lautz – Chair
Emily Christison-Lagay – Vice Chair
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
Morgan Richards – Chair
Erin Garvey – Vice Chair
Education Committee
Grace Mak – Chair
Pramod Puligandla – Vice Chair
Ethics Committee
Baddr Shakhsheer – Chair
Kathryn Rowland – Vice Chair
Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Committee
George Mychaliska – Chair
Shaun Kunisaki – Vice Chair
Finance Committee
Anthony Stallion – Chair
Global Pediatric Surgery Committee
Robin Petroze – Chair
Monica Langer – Vice Chair
Health Policy and Advocacy Committee
J. Leslie Knod – Chair
Colleen Fitzpatrick – Vice Chair
History Committee
Stefan Scholz – Chair
Romeo Ignacio – Vice Chair
Industry and Institutional Advisory Committee
Samir Pandya – Chair
Bethany Slater – Vice Chair
Membership & Credentials Committee
Peter Midulla – Chair
Carl-Christian Jackson – Vice Chair
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Committee
Kanika Bowen-Jallow – Chair
Shawn, Stafford – Vice Chair
New Technology Committee
Seth Goldstein – Chair
Irving Zamora – Vice Chair
Nominating Committee
Rob Ricca – Chair
Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee
Eblast Subcommittee
IT/Website Subcommittee
Survey Subcommittee
Robert Ricca – Chair
Rebecca Rentea – Vice Chair
Practice Committee
Marcene McVay Gillam – Chair
David A. Klima – Vice Chair
Professional Development Committee
Elizabeth Bierle – Co-Chair
Rob Ricca – Co-Chair
Program Committee
Jason Frischer – Chair
Publications Committee
Hannah Piper – Chair
Nicole Wilson – Vice Chair
Research Committee
Catherine Hunter – Chair
Ankush Gosain – Vice Chair
SOAPPS Education Committee
Abigail Walsh – Chair
Rosella Micalizzi – Vice-Chair
SOAPPS Membership Committee
Cindy McManaway – Chair
Rachel Barton – Vice-Chair
SOAPPS Practice Committee
Tara Kemper – Chair
Keri Dinino – Vice Chair
SOAPPS Program Committee
Katy Noonan – Chair
Melissa Matthews – Vice-Chair
Surgical Critical Care Committee
Julie Monteagudo – Chair
Brian Gray – Vice Chair
Surgical Quality & Safety Committee
Quality in Value Award Subcommittee
Raquel Gonzalez – Chair
Matthew Santore – Vice Chair
Trauma Committee
Michael Dingeldein – Chair
Katie Russell – Vice Chair
Vascular Surgery Committee
David Rothstein – Co-Chair
Regan Williams – Co-Chair
Natalie Drucker – Vice Chair
Wellness Committee
Loren Berman – Chair
Reto Baertschiger – Vice Chair
Workforce Committee
Anthony DeRoss – Chair
Jessica Zagory – Vice Chair