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
Mary Edwards – Chair
Sam Alaish – Vice Chair
Audit Committee
Faisal Qureshi – Chair
Benjy Brooks Committee
Jennifer Timmons – Chair
Laura Boomer – Vice Chair
Bylaws Committee
Mike Chen – Chair
Cancer Committee
Timothy Lautz – Chair
Emily Christison-Lagay – Vice Chair
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
Erin Garvey – Chair
Laura Boomer – Vice Chair
Education Committee
Grace Mak – Chair
Pramod Puligandla – Vice Chair
Ethics Committee
Kathryn Rowland – Chair
Alexa Robbins – Vice Chair
Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Committee
Shaun Kunisaki – Chair
Raphael Sun – Vice Chair
Finance Committee
David Hackam – Chair
Global Pediatric Surgery Committee
Monica Langer – Chair
Adi Fahy – 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
Bethany Slater – Chair
Membership & Credentials Committee
Carl-Christian Jackson – Chair
Raquel Gonzalez – Vice Chair
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Committee
Shawn Stafford – Chair
Cornelia Griggs – Vice Chair
New Technology Committee
Seth Goldstein – Chair
Irving Zamora – Vice Chair
Nominating Committee
Ellen Reynolds – Chair
Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee
Robert Ricca – Chair
Rebecca Rentea – Vice Chair
Practice Committee
David Klima – Chair
Charles Aprahamian – Vice Chair
Professional Development Committee
Elizabeth Bierle – Co-Chair
Rob Ricca – Co-Chair
Program Committee
Jason Frischer – Chair
Erica Carlisle – Vice Chair
Publications Committee
Nicole Wilson – Chair
Elliot Pennington – Vice Chair
Research Committee
Catherine Hunter – Chair
Ankush Gosain – Vice Chair
SOAPPS Education Committee
Rosella Micalizzi – Chair
Lauren Cardoni – Vice Chair
SOAPPS Membership Committee
Rachel Barton – Chair
Ariella Adelman – Vice Chair
SOAPPS Practice Committee
Keri Dinino – Chair
Toria Fox – Vice Chair
SOAPPS Program Committee
Melissa Matthews – Chair
Tara Kempker – Vice Chair
Surgical Critical Care Committee
Julie Monteagudo – Chair
Brian Gray – Vice Chair
Surgical Quality & Safety Committee
Matthew Santore – Chair
Derek Wakeman – 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
Reto Baertschiger – Chair
Yue-Yung Hu – Vice Chair
Workforce Committee
Jessica Zagory – Chair
Mitchell Ladd – Vice Chair