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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.

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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 Committees

SOAPPS Education Committee

Abigail Walsh – Co-Chair
Rosella Micalizzi – Co-Chair

SOAPPS Membership Committee

Jena Morcelle – Co-Chair
Cindy McManaway – Co-Chair

SOAPPS Practice Committee

Stephany Walk – Co-Chair
Tara Kempker – Co-Chair

SOAPPS Program Committee

Ashley Ebanks – Co-Chair
Katy Noonan – Co-Chair