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Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs

For a full list of all current SAGES committee members, please visit the Committee Rosters page

Committee Member Name Institution/Title Location Position Chair CoChair
Acute Care Surgery Michael Cripps University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Surgery
Aurora, Co United States Chair 0
Acute Care Surgery Michael Truitt Dallas, TX United States Co-Chair 0
Acute Care Surgery Sara Hennessy Dallas, TX United States Co-Chair 0
Acute Care Surgery Andre Campbell UCSF, School of Medicine
UCSF, Dept of Surgery
San Francisco, CA United States Co-Chair 0
Advocacy and Health Policy Scott Roth Univ of KY
Dept of Gen Surgery
Lexington, KY United States Chair 0
Advocacy and Health Policy Kevin Wasco Neenah, WI United States Co-Chair 0
Advocacy and Health Policy David Tichansky Marina Del Rey, CA United States Co-Chair 0
Advocacy and Health Policy Ann Rogers Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Prof. of Surgery; Vice Chair for Leadership &
Hershey, PA United States Co-Chair 0
Artificial Intelligence Task Force Ozanan Meireles Duke University Hospital North
Dept of Surgery
Durham, NC United States Chair 0
Artificial Intelligence Task Force Daniel Hashimoto Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Surgery
Philadelphia, PA United States Co-Chair 0
Artificial Intelligence Task Force Filippo Filicori New York, NY United States Co-Chair 0
Awards Paresh Shah NY Presbyterian Health System - Weill Cornell Medi
Group SVP and Chief Operating Officer
New York, NY United States Chair 0
Colorectal Elisabeth McLemore Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Chief, Colorectal Surgery
Los Angeles, CA United States Chair 0
Colorectal Laila Rashidi Multicare Healthcare System
Dept of Colorectal Surgery
Tacoma, WA United States Co-Chair 0
Colorectal Mark Whiteford Oregon Clinic
Div of Gastrointestinal and MIS
Portland, OR United States Co-Chair 0
Colorectal Nawar Alkhamesi Kadlec Regional Medical Center
Professor of Surgery, Washington State University
Richland, WA United States Co-Chair 0
Communications Kellie McFarlin Detroit, MI United States Chair 0
Communications Erin Gilbert LSU Health Sciences Center
Associate Professor Department of General Surgery
New Orleans, LA United States Co-Chair 0
Communications Alejandro Rodriguez Hospital Zambrano Hellion
Associate Professor
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Mexico Co-Chair 0
Community Practice Robert Catania Southern New Hampshire Weight Management
Director, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Nashua, NH United States Chair 0
Community Practice Mercedeh Baghai Torrance Memorial Hospital
Attending Surgeon
Torrance, CA United States Co-Chair 0
Community Practice Fernando Mier Giraud University of Oklahoma Health and Science center
GI and General Surgery
Oklahoma City, OK United States Co-Chair 0
Conflict of Interest Caroline Reinke Charlotte, NC United States Chair 0
Conflict of Interest Peter Denk Bonita Springs, FL United States Co-Chair 0
Conflict of Interest Prashant Sinha Staten Island, NY United States Co-Chair 0
Continuing Education Alan Harzman The Ohio State University
Professor of Surgery
Columbus, OH United States Chair 0
Continuing Education Amber Shada University of Wisconsin
Associate Professor
Madison, WI United States Co-Chair 0
Continuing Education Nabil Tariq Houston, TX United States Co-Chair 0
Diversity, Leadership, and Professional Development Jenny Shao University of Michigan-- University Hospital
General Surgery
Ann Arbor, MI United States Chair 0
Diversity, Leadership, and Professional Development Hope Jackson Caton, MI United States Co-Chair 0
Diversity, Leadership, and Professional Development Andrew Schlussel JACKSONVILLE, FL United States Co-Chair 0
Education Council Michael Awad Washington Univ Sch of Med
Dept of Surgery - MIS
St. Louis, MO United States Chair 0
Education Council Richard Garfinkle McGill University
General Surgery
Cote Saint-Luc, QC Canada Co-Chair 0
Education Council Christina Sanders Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo General Hospit
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University at Buff
Orchard Park, NY United States Co-Chair 0
Educational Resources Eleanor Fung University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biome
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Williamsville, NY United States Chair 0
Educational Resources Edward Borrazzo Univ of VT College of Med
Fletcher Allen Health Care
Burlington, VT United States Co-Chair 0
Educational Resources Philip Omotosho Rush University Medical Center
Professor of Surgery
Chicago, IL United States Co-Chair 0
Ergonomics Task Force Andrew Wright Univ of Washington
Dept of Surgery
Seattle, WA United States Chair 0
Ergonomics Task Force Mary Kate Bryant Charleston, SC United States Co-Chair 0
Ethics Limaris Barrios Miami, FL United States Chair 0
Finance Robert Lim Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center and Wake Fo
Vice Chair of Education, Professor of Surgery
Charlotte, NC United States Chair 0
Flexible Endoscopy James Ellsmere Dalhousie University
General Surgery
Halifax, NS Canada Chair 0
Flexible Endoscopy Ryan Juza Madison, WI United States Co-Chair 0
Foregut Ruchir Puri University of Florida
Associate Professor, Dept. of Surgery
Jacksonville, FL United States Chair 0
Foregut Anna Ibele University of Utah Health Care
Assistant Professor, Minimally Invasive and Bariat
Salt Lake City, UT United States Co-Chair 0
Foregut Alia Qureshi Oregon Health and Sciences University
Associate Professor of Surgery
Lake Oswego, OR United States Co-Chair 0
Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy Jaisa Olasky Lenox Hill Hospital
Dept of Surgery
New York, NY United States Chair 0
Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy Ivy Haskins University of Nebraska Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Omaha, NE United States Co-Chair 0
Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy Dean Mikami University of Hawaii Department of Surgery
Professor of Surgery, Interim Chair of Surgery, As
Honolulu, HI United States Co-Chair 0
Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery Eric Pauli Penn State Hershey Medical Center
David L Nahrwold Professor of Surgery
Hershey, PA United States Chair 0
Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery Heidi Miller Portland, ME United States Co-Chair 0
Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery Ryan Horsley Waverly, PA United States Co-Chair 0
Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery Melanie Howell Holy Name Medical Center
Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery
Teaneck, NJ United States Co-Chair 0
Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery Neal Seymour Baystate Health
Chief Div of General Surgery
Springfield, MA United States Chair 0
Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery Dmitry Nepomnayshy Burlington, MA United States Co-Chair 0
Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery Melissa Hanson Guelph General Hospital
General Surgery
Guelph, ON Canada Co-Chair 0
Global Affairs Linda Zhang Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Department of Surgery
New York, NY United States Chair 0
Global Affairs Ana Carrasquilla Hospital CIMA San Jose
General Surgery
Escazu, San Jose Costa Rica Co-Chair 0
Global Affairs Rohan Joseph HCA Florida Capital Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor, Florida State Univer
Tallahassee, FL United States Co-Chair 0
Global Affairs Maria Bailez Garrahan Children\'s Hospital
Department of Surgery
Co-Chair 0
Governance Archana Ramaswamy VA Loma Linda Heathcare System
Chief of Surgery
Claremont, CA United States Chair 0
Governance Brent Matthews Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center; Wake Fores
Professor and Chair of Surgery
Charlotte, NC United States Co-Chair 0
Guidelines Bethany Slater University of Chicago Medicine
Pediatric Surgery
Chicago, IL United States Chair 0
Guidelines Francesco Palazzo Thomas Jefferson University
Dept of Surgery
Philadelphia, PA United States Co-Chair 0
Guidelines Geoffrey Kohn Melbourne, VIC Australia Co-Chair 0
Guidelines Tammy Kindel Mikwaukee, WI United States Co-Chair 0
Hernia Matthew Goldblatt Med College of Wisconsin
Dept of Surgery
Milwaukee, WI United States Chair 0
Hernia Rebecca Petersen University of Washington Medical Center
Associate Professor
Seattle, WA United States Co-Chair 0
Hernia Courtney Collins The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Columbus, OH United States Co-Chair 0
Hernia Anne Ehlers Ann Arbor, MI United States Co-Chair 0
HPB/Solid Organ Kevin El-Hayek MetroHealth System
Staff
Cleveland, OH United States Chair 0
HPB/Solid Organ Hop Tran Cao The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dept of Surgery
Houston, TX United States Co-Chair 0
HPB/Solid Organ Mihir Shah Emory
Surgery
Atlanta, GA United States Co-Chair 0
HPB/Solid Organ Melissa Hogg Evanston, IL United States Co-Chair 0
Lead-up Task Force Ross Goldberg Jackson Memorial Hospital
Medical Director, Perioperative Services
Miami, FL United States Chair 0
Lead-up Task Force Paresh Shah NY Presbyterian Health System - Weill Cornell Medi
Group SVP and Chief Operating Officer
New York, NY United States Co-Chair 0
Lead-up Task Force Leena Khaitan University Hospitals of Cleveland
Professor of Surgery
Chardon, OH United States Co-Chair 0
Membership Maria Altieri University of Pennsylvani
Assistant Professor
Glen Mills, PA United States Chair 0
Membership Yewande Alimi Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Dept of Surgery
BETHESDA, MD United States Co-Chair 0
Membership Nabeel Obeid University of Michigan
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Ann Arbor, MI United States Co-Chair 0
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Farah Husain Scottsdale, AZ United States Chair 0
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Thadeus Trus Dartmouth-Hitchcock Med Ctr
Dept of Surgery
Lebanon, NH United States Co-Chair 0
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Judy Chen University of Washington
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Seattle, WA United States Co-Chair 0
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Omar Ghanem Mayo Clinic
Department of Surgery
Rochester, MN United States Co-Chair 0
Military Mary Teresa ODonnell Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
General Surgery
Bethesda, MD United States Chair 0
Military Andrew Eppstein Richard L. Roudebush VAMC
Chief of General Surgery
Indianapolis, IN United States Co-Chair 0
Military Tamara Worlton Silver Spring, MD United States Co-Chair 0
Nominating Patricia Sylla Mount Sinai - Division of Colorectal Surgery
Dept of Surgery
New York, NY United States Chair 0
Patient Engagement Task Force Patricia Sylla Mount Sinai - Division of Colorectal Surgery
Dept of Surgery
New York, NY United States Chair 0
Patient Engagement Task Force Caitlin Halbert Christiana Care Health System
Dept of Gen Surgery
Wilmington, DE United States Chair 0
Pediatrics Alessandra Gasior The Ohio State University Medical Center
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Columbus, OH United States Chair 0
Pediatrics Romeo Ignacio Rady Children\'s Hospital San Diego
Division of Pediatric Surgery
San Diego, CA United States Co-Chair 0
Program Anne Lidor Univ of Wisconsin-Madison
Chief, Div of MIS
Madison, WI United States Chair 0
Program Michael Ujiki NorthShore Univ Health System
Dept of Surgery
Evanston, IL United States Chair 0
Program Siva Vithiananthan Cambridge Health Alliance
Chief of Surgery
Cambridge, MA United States Co-Chair 0
Program Melissa Phillips University Surgeons Associates
Professor
Knoxville, TN United States Co-Chair 0
Publications Kinga Powers Saint James, NY United States Chair 0
Publications Jayleen Grams Univ of AL at Birmingham
Div of GI Surgery
Birmingham, AL United States Co-Chair 0
Quality, Outcomes, Safety Deborah Keller Marks Colorectal Surgical Associates, Lankenau Med
Clinical Associate Professor
Cherry Hill, NJ United States Chair 0
Quality, Outcomes, Safety Henry Lin Signature Healthcare/ Brockton Hospital
Minimally Invasive & Bariatric Surgery
Brockton, MA United States Co-Chair 0
Quality, Outcomes, Safety Shaina Eckhouse Duke Raleigh Hospital
Associate Professor of Surgery
Raleigh, NC United States Co-Chair 0
Re-Imagining the Practice of Surgery Task Force Horacio Asbun Miami Cancer Institute
Chief of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery
Miami, FL United States Chair 0
Re-Imagining the Practice of Surgery Task Force John Romanelli Baystate Med Ctr
Medical Director, Metabolic and Bariatric Surg Pr
Springfield, MA United States Co-Chair 0
Re-Imagining the Practice of Surgery Task Force James Bittner Sentara Obici Hospital
Director, Robotic Surgery
Suffolk, VA United States Co-Chair 0
Re-Imagining the Practice of Surgery Task Force Edward Auyang Univ of New Mexico
Chief, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Su
Albuquerque, NM United States Co-Chair 0
Research and Career Development Christopher DuCoin University of South Florida
Division of GI & General Surgery, Department o
Tampa, Fl United States Chair 0
Research and Career Development Marylise Boutros Parkland, Florida United States Co-Chair 0
Research and Career Development Konstantinos Spaniolas Stony Brook School of Medicine
Dept of Surgery
Stony Brook, NY United States Co-Chair 0
Resident and Fellow Training Jacob Greenberg Duke Regional Hospital Health Services Center
Associate Professor
Durham, NC United States Chair 0
Resident and Fellow Training Brian Davis Corpus Christi, Texas United States Co-Chair 0
Resident and Fellow Training Rana Higgins Medical College of Wisconsin
Associate Professor
Milwaukee, WI United States Co-Chair 0
Resident and Fellow Training Salvatore Docimo, Jr University of South Florida
Associate Professor of Surgery
Tampa, FL United States Co-Chair 0
Robotics Dimitrios Stefanidis IUH North/ IUPUI
Chief of MIS/Bariatric Surgery/ Vice chair of Educ
Indianapolis, IN United States Chair 0
Robotics Ankit Patel Emory Saint Joseph\'s Hospital
Chief of Surgery, Emory Saint Joseph\'s Hospital
Decatur, GA United States Co-Chair 0
Robotics Abubaker Ali Detroit Medical Center
Chair, Physician Leadership Council, TPR
Detroit, MI United States Co-Chair 0
Robotics Sarah Samreen League City, TX United States Co-Chair 0
Safe Chole Task Force Byron Santos Lyme, NH United States Chair 0
Safe Chole Task Force Shiva Jayaraman University of Toronto
Surgery
Toronto, ON Canada Co-Chair 0
Safe Chole Task Force Eduardo Moreno-Paquentin Av. Carlos Graef Fernandez 154
Dept of Gen Surgery
Co-Chair 0
Safe Chole Task Force Shanley Deal Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
Associate Program Director
Federal Way, WA United States Co-Chair 0
Space Surgery Task Force Gordon Wisbach Dept of Surg
Naval Med Ctr
San Diego, CA United States Chair 0
Space Surgery Task Force Amanda Mueller Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Department of Surgery
Dover, NH United States Co-Chair 0
Surgical Data Science Task Force Amin Madani University Health Network - Toronto General Hospit
Surgery
Toronto, ON Canada Chair 0
Surgical Data Science Task Force Aurora Pryor Lifespan
Professor and Chair of Surgery, Brown University
Providence, RI United States Co-Chair 0
Sustainability in Surgical Practice Task Force Shaneeta Johnson Meharry Medical College
Interim Chair and Professor of Surgery
Nashville, TN United States Chair 0
Sustainability in Surgical Practice Task Force Adnan Alseidi University of California, San Francisco
Vice Chair of Education
San Francisco, CA United States Co-Chair 0
Technology and Value Assessment David Renton The Ohio State Univ
Associate Prof Dept of Surgery
Columbus, OH United States Chair 0
Technology and Value Assessment Sharona Ross Tampa, FL United States Co-Chair 0
Technology and Value Assessment David Pechman Bay Shore, NY United States Co-Chair 0
Technology Council Jon Gould Medical College of Wisconsin
Dept of Surgery
Milwaukee, WI United States Chair 0
Technology Council Dan Azagury Stanford University School of Medicine
Chief, Section of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric
Stanford, CA United States Co-Chair 0
Technology Council Carla Pugh Stanford University, School of Medicine
Division of General Surgery in the Department of S
Stanford, CA United States Co-Chair 0
Technology Council Nova Szoka West Virginia University
Assistant Professor
Morgantown, WV United States Co-Chair 0
VBA Task Force E. Matthew Ritter IU Health / School of Medicine
Professor of Surgery
Indianapolis, IN United States Chair 0
VBA Task Force Liane Feldman McGill University Health Centre
Professor of Surgery
Montreal, QC Canada Co-Chair 0

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