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
Jonathan Kohler – Chair
Mary Fallat – Vice Chair
Laura Goodman – Vice Chair
APSA and SVS Pediatric Vascular Disease Task Force
Dawn Coleman – Lead
Regan Williams – Co-Lead
David Rothstein – Co-Lead
Audit Committee
Colin Knight – Chair
William Middlesworth – 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
Kathryn Martin – Chair
Morgan Richards – Vice Chair
Education Committee
Eunice Y. Huang – Chair
Grace Mak – Vice Chair
Ethics Committee
Erica M. Carlisle – Chair
Baddr Shakhsheer – Vice Chair
Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Committee
Darrell L. Cass – Chair
George Mychaliska – Vice Chair
Finance Committee
Anthony Stallion – Chair
Global Pediatric Surgery Committee
Sanjay Krishnaswami – Chair
Robin Petroze – Vice Chair
Health Policy and Advocacy Committee
Joanne Baerg – Chair
Leslie Knod – Vice Chair
History Committee
Rob Russell – Chair
Romeo Ignacio – Vice Chair
Industry and Institutional Advisory Committee
Samir Pandya – Chair
James K. Wall – Vice Chair
Membership & Credentials Committee
Samuel Z. Soffer – Chair
Peter Midulla – Vice Chair
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Committee
Thomas H. Inge – Chair
Kanika Bowen-Jallow – Vice Chair
New Technology Committee
Brian Gulack – Chair
Seth Goldstein – Vice Chair
Nominating Committee
Kathy van Leeuwen – Chair
Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee
Eblast Subcommittee
IT/Website Subcommittee
Survey Subcommittee
Lorraine Kelley-Quon – Chair
Rob Ricca – Vice Chair
Practice Committee
Mauricio A. Escobar – Chair
Marcene McVay Gillam – Vice Chair
Professional Development Committee
Elizabeth Bierle – Co-Chair
Rob Ricca Co-Chair
Program Committee
Marion Henry – Chair
Jason Fisher – Co-Chair
Publications Committee
Romeo C. Ignacio – Chair
Hannah Piper – 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
Monica E. Lopez – Chair
Raquel Gonzalez – Vice Chair
Trauma Committee
Regan Williams – Chair
Michael Dingeldein – Vice Chair
Wellness Committee
Terry Buchmiller – Chair
Loren Berman – Vice Chair
Workforce Committee
Abigail E. Martin – Chair
Anthony DeRoss – Vice Chair