Officers of the APDS 2022-2023
President: Kyla Terhune, M.D., M.B.A.
President-Elect: Amit Joshi, M.D.
Secretary: Jennifer Choi, M.D.
Treasurer: Valentine N. Nfonsam, M.D.
Past President: Douglas S. Smink, M.D., MPH
Executive Committee 2022-2023
Paul Wise, M.D. (2025)
Sylvia Martinez, M.D. (2024)
Lily Chang, M.D. (2023)
Jeremy Lipman, M.D., M.H.P.E., Program Chair
Division Heads 2022-2023
Member Communications and Engagement – Amy Hildreth, M.D.
Education – Vance Sohn, M.D.
Membership – Kari Rosenkranz, M.D.
Research – Peter Yoo, M.D.
APDS Board of Directors 2022-2023
Rahul Anand, M.D. (2023)
Marcie Feinman, M.D. (2023)
Jennifer LaFemina, M.D. (2023)
Franz Smith, M.D. (2023)
Daniel Relles, M.D. (2023)
Kari Rosenkranz, M.D. (2023)
Subhasis Misra, M.D. (2024)
David Borgstrom, M.D. (2024)
Karen Brasel, M.D. (2024)
Jeremy Lipman, M.D. (2024)
Constance Cashen, D.O. (2024)
Diane Hale, M.D. (2024)
Ex Officio Members
Executive Director, American Board of Surgery, Jo Buyske, M.D.
Editor, Journal of Surgical Education, Douglas S. Smink, M.D., M.P.H.
Representative, ACS Advisory Council on General Surgery, Farin Amersi, M.D.
Chair, Residency Review Committee for Surgery, Pamela Lipsett, M.D.
Director, Division of Education, American College of Surgeons, Ajit Sachdeva, M.D.
APDS Representative to the ACS Board of Governors: Amit Joshi, M.D.
APDS Representative to SAGES: Rana Higgins, M.D.
APDS Representative to ASE: Tania Arora, M.D.
APDS Representative to the OPDA: Daniel Dent, M.D.
APDS Representative to ERAS & ACGME: Jennifer LaFemina, M.D.
APDS Liaison with SCORE: Mo Shabahang, M.D.
Chairperson, Program Committee: Jeremy Lipman, M.D., M.H.P.E.
President, Association of Residency Administrators in Surgery: Brianne Leigh Nickel, M.A., C-TAGME
Resident Representatives: Rachel Atkinson, M.D. and Jasmine Walker, M.D., M.A., M.P.H.
Honorary Life Members
Arthur H. Aufses, Jr., M.D.
Robert Berry, M.D.
Dominic A. DeLaurentis, M.D.
Paul Friedmann, M.D.
Ward O. Griffen, Jr., M.D.
Robert E. Hermann, M.D.
Walter Pories, M.D.
John Potts, M.D.
Paula Termuhlen, M.D.