ORGANIZATION OF THE ASMBS

ASMBS Executive Council
ASMBS Staff
ASMBS Committees
ASMBS Integrated Health Committees
ASMBS Past Presidents
ASMBS Edward E. Mason Lectures

ASMBS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT: Scott Shikora, MD
PRESIDENT ELECT: John W. Baker, MD
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Robin Blackstone, MD
SENIOR PAST PRESIDENT: Philip R. Schauer, MD
PAST PRESIDENT: Kelvin D. Higa, MD
COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE: Gregory L. Schroder, MD
COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE: James Kane, Jr. , MD
COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE: Christine Ren Fielding, MD
COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE: Michel Murr, MD
COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE: Eric DeMaria, MD
COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE: Bruce Wolfe , MD
INTEGRATED HEALTH CHAIR: William Gourash, MSN, CRNP
INTEGRATED HEALTH CHAIR-ELECT: Laura M. Boyer, RN

ASMBS STAFF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Georgeann Mallory, RD
CONVENTION DIRECTOR
Pat Watson
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Kristie Kaufman

FINANCIAL MANAGER
Kim Carmichael
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR
Dan MacWilliams


ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Teresa White
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COORDINATOR
Susan Cox
CME COORDINATOR
Debbie McKinney
COURSE COORDINATOR
Carol Peck
DESIGN COORDINATOR
Pat Klaus
MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR
Barbara Peck


ASMBS COMMITTEES

BARIATRIC MEDICINE COMMITTEE
BARIATRIC SURGERY TRAINING COMMITTEE
CLINICAL ISSUES
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
ETHICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
FINANCE COMMITTEE
INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE
INSURANCE COMMITTEE
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
PEDIATRIC SURGERY COMMITTEE
PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY COMMITTEE
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE
RESEARCH COMMITTEE
ACCESS TO CARE COMMITTEE
STATE AND LOCAL CHAPTERS
REPRESENTATIVES TO AMA
NORTH AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE TO IFSO
REPRESENTATIVES TO IFSO
ACS GOVERNOR
HISTORIAN

INTEGRATED HEALTH COMMITTEES
INTEGRATED HEALTH EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
INTEGRATED HEALTH MEMBERSHIP
INTEGRATED HEALTH CLINICAL ISSUES AND GUIDELINES
INTEGRATED HEALTH CONTINUING EDUCATION
INTEGRATED HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP COMMITTEE
INTEGRATED HEALTH PROGRAM COMMITTEE
INTEGRATED HEALTH NOMINATING COMMITTEE
INTEGRATED HEALTH RN CREDENTIALING

BARIATRIC MEDICINE COMMITTEE

Chair - Christopher D. Still, DO FACN FACP
Co-Chair - Caroline Apovian, MD
Fadi Hendee, MD
John D. Hernried, MD
Kevin D. Huffman, DO
Holly F. Lofton, MD
David B. Sarwer, PhD
L.E. Sasha Stiles, MD
Kenneth J. Storch, MD PhD
EC Liaison - Scott A. Shikora, MD

BARIATRIC SURGERY TRAINING COMMITTEE

Chair – Philip Schauer, MD
Co-Chair – Samar Mattar, MD
Robert E. Brolin, MD
J. Kenneth Champion, MD
Titus D. Duncan, MD
David Greenbaum, MD
Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD
Daniel Jones, MD
Bradley Needleman, MD
Emma Patterson, MD
Christine J. Ren, MD
Michael Sarr, MD
Scott A. Shikora, MD
Erik Wilson, MD
Immediate Past Chair - Eric DeMaria, MD

CLINICAL ISSUES

Chair - Eric DeMaria, MD
Co-chair - Bruce Schirmer, MD
Robin L. Blackstone, MD
Stacy Brethauer, MD
Cynthia Buffington, PhD
Titus D. Duncan, MD
J. Chris Eagon, MD
Barry Fisher, MD
Terence Fullum, MD
Daniel Gagne, MD
John J. Gleysteen, MD
Kenneth Jones, MD
Shanu N. Kothari, MD
Paul O'Brien, MD
Ann Rogers, MD
Raul Rosenthal, MD
Michael Sarr, MD
Dennis Smith
Michael Williams, MD

COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

Chair - Ninh T. Nguyen, MD
Co-Chair - Bipan Chand, MD
Robert L. Bell, MD
Stacy A. Brethauer, MD
Frank H. Chae, MD
Ramsey M. Dallal, MD
Jamie P. Loggins, MD
Dean J. Mikami, MD
Ioannis Raftopoulos, MD PhD
Kevin M. Reavis, MD
Dirk I. Rodriguez, MD
Brian R. Smith, MD
Alfonso Torquati, MD
Immediate Past Chair - Giselle G. Hamad, MD
EC Liaison - Michel M. Murr, MD

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Chair - Ninh T. Nguyen, MD
Co-Chair -J. Kenneth Champion, MD
Carlos Carrasquilla, MD
Ricardo V. Cohen, MD
Daniel M. Herron, MD
Emma J. Patterson, MD
Cid A. Pitombo, MD PhD
Alfons Pomp, MD
Jaime Ponce, MD
Mary Jane Reed, MD
Sherman C. Smith, MD
Alfonso Torquati, MD
EC Liaison - Scott A. Shikora, MD

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

Chair - Marc Bessler, MD
Co-Chair - William O. Richards, MD
Stacy A. Brethauer, MD
Bipan Chand, MD
Gregory F. Dakin, MD
George M. Eid, MD
Donald T. Hess, MD
Kelvin D. Higa, MD
Aurora D. Pryor, MD
Raul J. Rosenthal, MD
Alan Saber, MD
Philip R. Schauer, MD
Kevin E. Wasco, MD
Morris J. Washington, MD
Natan Zundel, MD
EC Liaison - Kelvin D. Higa, MD

ETHICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Chair – Kenneth MacDonald, MD
Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD
Robert E. Brolin, MD
George S.M. Cowan, Jr., MD
Mervyn Deitel, MD
Neil Hutcher, MD
Cornelius Doherty, MD
Latham Flanagan, Jr., MD
S. Ross Fox, MD
Kelvin Higa, MD
Kenneth B. Jones, Jr., MD
John H. Linner, MD
Alex M.C. Macgregor, MD
Edward E. Mason, MD
J. Patrick O’Leary, MD
Walter J. Pories, MD
Philip Schauer, MD
Harvey J. Sugerman, MD
Boyd E. Terry, MD
Alan C. Wittgrove, MD

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Chair - Robin L. Blackstone, MD
John W. Baker, MD
Georgeann N. Mallory, RD LD
Scott A. Shikora, MD

INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE

Chair – Philip Schauer, MD
Robert E. Brolin, MD
George S.M. Cowan, Jr., MD
Immediate Past Chair - Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD

INSURANCE COMMITTEE

Chair - Marina S. Kurian, MD
Co-Chair - Jaime Ponce, MD
Gary J. Anthone, MD
Aviv Ben-Meir, MD
Matthew L. Brengman, MD
Nestor F. de la Cruz-Munoz, MD
Kenneth B. Jones Jr., MD
John M. Kellum, MD
Peter C. LePort, MD
Walter Lindstrom Jr., Esq.
Douglas O. Olsen, MD
John A. Pilcher Jr., MD
David A. Provost, MD
William M. Rupp, MD
Mary Lou Walen
Immediate Past Chair - Christine J. Ren Fielding, MD
EC Liaison - Christine J. Ren Fielding, MD

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Chair - Christine J. Ren Fielding, MD
Co-Chair - David S. Tichansky, MD
Estuardo J. Behrens, MD
Patricia S. Choban, MD
Edward C. Facundus, MD
Mathias A. L. Fobi, MD
Peter T. Hallowell, MD
Joseph I. Kamelgard, MD
Thomas H. Magnuson, MD
Corrigan L. McBride, MD
Paul M. Selinkoff, MD
Samuel Szomstein, MD
Natan Zundel, MD
Immediate Past Chair - Michael A. Schweitzer, MD
EC Liaison Christine J. Ren Fielding, MD

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Chair - Philip R. Schauer, MD
Kelvin D. Higa, MD
Carlos Carrasquilla, MD
Michael G. Sarr, MD

PEDIATRIC SURGERY COMMITTEE
Chair - Thomas H. Inge, MD
Co-Chair - Marc P. Michalsky, MD
Karen A. Bailey, MD
Allen F. Browne, MD
Anita P. Courcoulas, MD
Robert Cywes, MD PhD
Sanjeev Dutta, MD
Victor F. Garcia, MD
Mark L. Wulkan, MD
Jeffrey L. Zitsman, MD
EC Liaison - Gregory L. Schroder, MD

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY COMMITTEE

Chair – J. Clay Wellborn, MD
Co-Chair – Jeffrey Lord, MD
Robert Brolin, MD
Carlos A. Barba, MD
Eric S. Bour, MD
Daniel Cottam, MD
Spencer Holover, MD
Keith C. Kim, MD
James Maher, MD
Doug Olsen, MD

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Chair - George M. Eid, MD
Co-Chair - Bruce J. Applebaum, MD
Frank H. Chae, MD
Joy L. Collins, MD
Daniel R. Cottam, MD
Mathias A. L. Fobi, MD
Daniel M. Herron, MD
Keith C. Kim, MD
Jeffrey L. Lord, MD
Atul K. Madan, MD
Carol A. McCloskey, MD
Melodie K. Moorehead, PhD ABPP PA
Christopher J. Northup, MD
Mary Jane Reed, MD
Michael A. Snyder, MD
Immed Past Chair - David F. Greenbaum, MD
EC Liaison - James M. Kane Jr., MD

 

 

 

PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Chair – George Eid, MD
Co-Chair – Dan Herron, MD
Bruce J. Applebaum, MD
Frank H. Chae, MD
Joy L. Collins, MD
Daniel Cottam, MD
Ervin Denham, MD
Mathias Fobi, MD
R. Bryan Freeman, MD
Jeffrey Lord, MD
Carol A. McCloskey, MD
Keith C. Kim, MD
Frank Lee
Atul Madan, MD
Barbara Metcalf, RN
Melodie Moorehead, PhD
Christopher J. Northup, MD
Mary Jane Reed, MD
Michael A. Snyder, MD
Hidar Spivak, MD
Laura Velcu, MD
Mark A. Vierra, MD
Immediate Past Chair - David Greenbaum, MD

RESEARCH COMMITTEE

Chair - David Flum, MD
Co–Chair – William Inabnet, MD
Mohamed Ali, MD
Robert L. Bell, MD
Marc Bessler, MD
Robin Blackstone, MD
Ramsey Dallal, MD
John Dixon, MD
Carolina Gonclaves, MD
Dan Herron, MD
Donald T. Hess, MD
Matthew Hutter, MD
William Inabet, MD
Daniel B. Jones, MD
James N. Lau, MD
Samar Mattar, MD
Kenneth MacDonald, MD
Corrigan McBride, MD
John M. Morton, MD
Michel Murr, MD
Ninh Nguyen, MD
Paul O'Brien, MD
David Provost, MD
Malcolm K. Robinson, MD
Michael Schweitzer, MD
Vadim Sherman, MD
Ranjan Sudan, MD
Immediate Past Chair - Thomas Inge, MD

STATE AND LOCAL CHAPTERS
Chair - Gregory L. Schroder, MD
Co-Chair - Michel M. Murr, MD
Stephen B. Archer, MD
Roc W. Bauman, MD
Michael D. Bono, MD
Matthew L. Brengman, MD
Patricia S. Choban, MD
Ronald H. Clements, MD
Kenneth E. Cleveland, MD
Titus D. Duncan, MD
Mathias A. L. Fobi, MD
Luis V. Gorospe, MD
Neil E. Hutcher, MD
James M. Kane Jr., MD
Bradley J. Needleman, MD
Ninh T. Nguyen, MD
Alexander Onopchenko, MD
Sheila K. Partridge, MD
Brian B. Quebbemann, MD
William O. Richards, MD
Philip R. Schauer, MD
Michael A. Schweitzer, MD
Lloyd H. Stegemann, MD
Erik B. Wilson, MD
EC Liaison - Gregory L. Schroder, MD

ACCESS TO CARE COMMITTEE
Chair – John Baker, MD
Co-Chair – Robin Blackstone, MD
Co-Chair - Bruce Wolfe, MD
Jonathan Aranow, MD
Fernando Bonnani, MD
Nestor de la Cruz-Munuz, MD
Adrian Dan, MD
Titus Duncan, MD
Neil E. Hutcher, MD
Kenneth B. Jones, MD
Walter Lindstrom, Jr., Esq.
C. Kenneth Mitchell, MD
Kim Marley, MD
Michel Murr, MD
Ramesh Ramanathan, MD
Mitch Roslin, MD
Gregory Schroder, MD
David Tichansy, MD
Mary Lou Walen

REPRESENTATIVES TO AMA

James Kane Jr., MD
George S.M. Cowan, Jr., MD

NORTH AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE TO IFSO

MAL Fobi, MD

REPRESENTATIVES TO IFSO

Raul Rosenthal, MD
Scott Shikora, MD

ACS GOVERNOR

Kenneth MacDonald, MD

HISTORIAN

George S.M. Cowan, Jr., MD

INTEGRATED HEALTH EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Chair – William Gourash, MSN, CRNP
Chair Elect – Laura Boyer, RN
Past Chair – Bobbie Lou Price, RN, BSN, CBN
Senior Past Chair – Tracy Martinez, RN, BSN, CBN
Secretary – Jennifer Schwettman, MSPT
Member at Large –Stephan Ritz, PhD
Member at Large – Cynthia Buffington, PhD
Member at Large – Jeanne Blankenship, MS, RD, CDE
Member at Large – David Sarwer, PhD
Member at Large – Karen Schulz, RN, MSN, CBN
Executive Council Liaison – Kelvin Higa, MD

INTEGRATED HEALTH CLINICAL ISSUES AND GUIDELINES

Chair - Pamela Davis, RN
Co-Chair - Laura Baldwin, RN
Teri Barker, RN
Hilary Blackwood, NP
Paula Kilgore, RN
Sharon Lepich, RN
Kathryn Lito, MPH, RD, LD
Janelle Morrisette, RN
Lorraine Olivero-Rivera
Constance Schmidt, RN
Rebecca Roberts, RN
Stephanie Sogg, PhD
Lisa West-Smith, PhD, LCSW

INTEGRATED HEALTH CONTINUING EDUCATION

Chair - Tracy Martinez, BSN, RN, CBN

INTEGRATED HEALTH MEMBERSHIP

Chair – Adam L. Dungey, RN
Chair-Elect (Chair July 2009) - Lynn Bolduc, RD
Paul McMillen, RN
Carol Signore, MAT, MS, LMFT
Jessica Wolski, MS, PA-C
Past Chair - Janet Rudlong, RN
EC Liason - Philip Schauer, MD

INTEGRATED HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP COMMITTEE

Chair - Emily Wong-Swartz, MS, RD, LDN
Colleen Cook
Kim Cundick
David Greenbaum, MD
Cindy Iduate, RN, BSN, CBN
Jackie Smiertka, RN
Kim Smith
Jean-Loup Sylvestre, RN
Laurie Taylor
Karen Thomas, MS, RN
Blanche Zanders

INTEGRATED HEALTH PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Chair – Karen Schulz, RN, MSN
Chair Elect - Teresa Leath, RN
Ronald Evans, PhD
Karen Flanders, NP
Kellie Friedman, PhD
Jennifer Gianos, RN
Carrie L. Johnson, RD, LD
Jill Meador, RN
Janelle Morissette, RN, MSN
Bobbie Lou Price, RN, BSN
Maureen Quigley, NP
Stephen Ritz, PhD

INTEGRATED HEALTH NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Chair - Tracy Martinez, RN, BSN
Deborah Cox, RN
Julie Parrott, RD
Steve Ritz, PhD

INTEGRATED HEALTH RN CREDENTIALING

Chair - William Gourash, MSN, CRNP
Cheryl Bauer, RN, BSN
Deborah Cox, RN
Melissa M. Davis, RN, MSN, CNS, RNFA
Ruth M. Davis, RN, BSN
Secretary - Juna Genesta, RN, MSN
Theresa Leath, RN
Jane Mai, RN
Anne McKeough, RN, MSN
Jessie M. Moore, APRN
Tracy Martinez RN, BSN
Maria Pontier-Elias, RN
Karen Thomas, RN
Julie Welcheck, RN, ONC

ASMBS PAST PRESIDENTS

Edward E. Mason, MD, PhD 1983-1985
John D. Halverson, MD 1985-1987
J. Patrick O'Leary, MD 1987-1989
Cornelius Doherty, MD 1989-1990
George S. M. Cowan, Jr., MD 1990-1991
John H. Linner, MD 1991-1992
Boyd E. Terry, MD 1992-1993
Otto L. Willbanks, MD 1993-1994
Mervyn Deitel, MD 1994-1995
Alex M.C. Macgregor, MD 1995-1996
Kenneth G. MacDonald, MD 1996-1997
S. Ross Fox, MD 1997-1998
Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD 1998-1999
Latham Flanagan, Jr., MD 1999-2000
Robert E. Brolin, MD 2000-2001
Kenneth B. Jones, Jr., MD 2001-2002
Walter J. Pories, MD 2002-2003
Alan C. Wittgrove, MD 2003-2004
Harvey J. Sugerman, MD 2004-2005
Neil Hutcher, MD 2005-2006
Philip R. Schauer, MD 2006-2007
Kelvin Higa, MD 2007-2008

MASON LECTURES

1989 H. William Scott, MD "A Tribute to Edward E. Mason"

1990 Edward R. Woodward, MD "The Learning Curve"

1991 Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD "Partial Ileal Bypass and the POSCH Trial"

1992 Walter Pories, MD "Adventures in Obesity"

1993 Ward O. Griffin, MD "Weighty Reporting"

1994 Keith A. Kelly, MD "Motility Disorders after the Roux-en Y Anastomosis"

1995 Carlos A. Pelligrini, MD "Surgical Management of Reflux Esophagitis"

1996 Lloyd MacLean, MD "Advances in the Treatment of Obesity"

1998 William Castelli, MD "Lessons Learned from the Framingham Study"

1999 Larry Richardson, MD "Current Pharmacological Treatment of Obesity"

2000 George S. M. Cowan, Jr., MD "The under-utilitized bariatric Surgery Research Model"

2001 Robert E. Brolin, MD "Overweight and Obesity: A National Health Priority"

2002 Michael Jansen, MD "Where are we going with obesity (as seen by NAASO)?"

2003 Walter Pories, MD "Swedish Obese Subjects: The Report"

2004 Thomas R. Russell, MD "Surgery in the Future - What Will Be Expected of all of US?"

2005 Samuel Klein, MD "Medical Management of Obesity"

2006 Albert J. Stunkard, MD "A Life with Obesity"

2007 Atul Gawande, MD "Better: A Strategy for Raising Performance in Surgery"

2008 George L. Blackburn, MD, PhD “Evidence Based Recommendations for Best Practices in Weight Loss Surgery”

Circle of Excellence Award Winners

George Cowan, MD 2000

Alan Wittgrove, MD 2001

Melanie Moorehead, PhD 2002

Walter Lindstrom, Esq 2003

Cynthia Buffington, PhD 2004

Bryan Woodward, MPH 2005

Tracy Martinez, RN, BSN, CBN 2006

William Gourash, MSN, CRNP 2007

Georgeann Mallory, RD 2008