APSA COMMITTEES
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 Fallat – Vice Chair
Mary Edwards – Vice Chair
APSA and SVS Pediatric Vascular Disease Task Force
Dawn Coleman – Lead
Regan Williams – Co-Lead
David Rothstein – Co-Lead
Audit Committee
William Middlesworth – Chair
Faisal Qureshi – Vice Chair
Benjy Brooks Committee
Claudia Emami – Chair
Jennifer Timmons – Vice Chair
Bylaws Committee
Andrea Hayes Dixon – Chair
Cancer Committee
Jennifer Aldrink – Chair
Timothy Lautz – Vice Chair
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
Morgan Richards – Chair
Erin Garvey – Vice Chair
Education Committee
Grace Mak – Chair
TBD – 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
Joanne Baerg – Chair
Leslie Knod – Vice Chair
History Committee
Stefan Scholz – Chair
Romeo Ignacio – Vice Chair
Industry and Institutional Advisory Committee
Samir Pandya – Chair
James K. Wall – 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
Brian Gulack – Chair
Seth Goldstein – Vice Chair
Nominating Committee
Monica Lopez – Chair
Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee
Eblast Subcommittee
IT/Website Subcommittee
Survey Subcommittee
Lorraine Kelley-Quon – Chair
Rob Ricca – 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
Marion Henry – Chair
Jason Frischer – Co-Chair
Publications Committee
Hannah Piper – Chair
Nicole Wilson – Vice Chair
Research Committee
Harold Lovvorn – Chair
Catherine Hunter – Vice Chair
Surgical Critical Care Committee
Adam Vogel – Chair
Julie Monteagudo – Vice Chair
Surgical Quality & Safety Committee
Quality in Value Award Subcommittee
Raquel Gonzalez – Chair
Matthew Santore – Vice Chair
Trauma Committee
Regan Williams – Chair
Michael Dingeldein – Vice Chair
Wellness Committee
Loren Berman – Chair
Reto Baertschiger – Vice Chair
Workforce Committee
Anthony DeRoss – Chair
Jessica Zagory – 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
SOAPPS Program Committee
Katy Noonan – Chair
Melissa Matthews – Vice-Chair