Committees and Working Groups

The Society's numerous committees and working groups are responsible for developing and maintaining the programs and policies that support the Society's mission. Members interested in being considered for committee membership should participate in the Society's formal "Call for Volunteers" held in the fall each year.

  • Annual Meeting Committee

    Chair

    • Carla Fisher, MD, MBA
      2022 Program Chair

    Members

    • Sarah Blair, MD
      Publications Committee Chair
    • Katherina Zabicki Calvillo, MD
      2021 Program Chair
    • Jill R. Dietz, MD
      Immediate Past President
    • Nathalie Johnson, MD
      President-Elect
    • Brigid Killelea, MD
      Corporate Relations Committee Chair
    • Julie A. Margenthaler, MD
      President
    • Mediget Teshome, MD
      Publications Committee Vice-Chair
    • Shawna C. Willey, MD
      Chairman of the Board

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  • BESAP III Editorial Board

    Editorial Manager

    • Sarah McLaughlin, MD

    Associate Editors

    • Andrea Barrio, MD
    • Amanda Kong, MD
    • Alicia Terando, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Tekoah White
    twhite@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Breast Fellows Education Committee

    Co-Chairs

    • Susan K. Boolbol, MD
    • Eric Manahan, MD

    Vice-Chair

    • Kristalyn Gallagher, DO

    Members

    • Jaime Alberty, MD
    • Farin Amersi, MD
    • Vivan Bea, MD
    • A. John Colfry, MD
    • Kathie-Ann Joseph, MD
    • Brigid Killelea, MD
    • Andrea Madrigrano, MD
    • Jennifer O'Neill, MD
    • Jodi Oostra, MD
    • Catherine Parker, MD
    • Helen Pass, MD
    • Mita Patel, MD
    • Aeisha Rivers, MD
    • Molly Sebastian, MD
    • Alicia Terando, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Tekoah White
    twhite@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Breast Imaging Technologies Certification and Accreditation Committee

    Chair

    • Souzan El-Eid, MD

    Members

    • Beth Boyd, RN
    • Michele Carpenter, MD
    • Kimberley Clark-Paul, MD
    • Michael Farrell, MD
    • Sara J. Fredrickson, MD
      Ex-Officio
    • Thomas Eisenhauer, MD
    • Maria Kowzun, MD
    • Rebecca Kwait, MD
    • Tim McKee, MD
    • Linda Myers, MD
    • Atsuko Okabe, MD
    • Rashmi Vaidya, MD
    • Brynn Wolff, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Maribeth Girard
    mgirard@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Breast Imaging Technologies Reviewers - Stereotactic

    Members

    • Beth Boyd, RN
    • Kimberley Clark-Paul, MD
    • Monica DaSilva, MD
    • Souzan El-Eid, MD
    • Michael Farrell, MD
    • Richard E. Fine, MD
    • Scott Karlan, MD
    • Maria Kowzun, MD
    • Sharla Gayle Patterson, MD
    • Howard C. Snider, MD
    • Angela Soto-Hamlin, MD
    • Dariush Vaziri, MD
    • Victor J. Zannis, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Maribeth Girard
    mgirard@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Breast Imaging Technologies Reviewers - Ultrasound

    Members

    • Michele Carpenter, MD
    • Monica DaSilva, MD
    • Thomas Eisenhauer, MD
    • Souzan El-Eid, MD
    • Michael Farrell, MD
    • Sara J. Fredrickson, MD
    • Linsey Gold, DO
    • Scott R. Karlan, MD
    • Maria Kowzun, MD
    • Rebecca Kwait, MD
    • Tim McKee, MD
    • Linda Myers, MD
    • Atsuko Okabe, MD
    • Sharla Gayle Patterson, MD
    • Angela Soto-Hamlin, MD
    • Carrie A. Thoms, MD
    • Rashmi Vaidya, MD
    • Dariush Vaziri, MD
    • Brynn Wolff, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Maribeth Girard
    mgirard@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Breastics24 Working Group

    Co-Chairs

    • Abishek Chatterjee, MD, MBA
    • Shawna C. Willey, MD

    Members

    • Rosalinda Alvarado, MD
    • Ted James, MD
    • Eve Klenotic, DO
    • Juliann Reiland, MD
    • Stephanie Valente, DO

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  • Bylaws Committee

    Co-Chairs

    • Hiram S. Cody, III, MD
    • Victor J. Zannis, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Laura Randel
    lrandel@breastsurgeons.org

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  • CME Committee

    Chair

    • Sarah McLaughlin, MD

    Members

    • Joseph Contino, MD
    • Lynn Dengel, MD
    • Jillian Lloyd, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Tekoah White
    twhite@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Coding and Reimbursement Advisory Group

    Chair

    • Richard E. Fine, MD
      GSCRC Representative

    Members

    • Costanza Cocilovo, MD
    • William Dooley, MD
    • Mark A. Gittleman, MD
    • Anne Kobbermann, MD
    • Terry Sarantou, MD
    • Walton A. Taylor, MD
      RUC Representative
    • John Turner, MD
    • Courtney Vito, MD
    • Amanda J. Wheeler, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Sharon Grutman
    sgrutman@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Communications Committee

    Chair

    • Carla Fisher, MD, MBA

    Members

    • Sarah Blair, MD
      Publications Committee Chair
    • Tulin Cil, MD
    • Katherina Zabicki Calvillo, MD
    • Brigid Killelea, MD
      Corporate Relations Chair
    • Aislinn Vaughan, MD
      Membership Committee Chair

    Staff Liaison

    Sharon Grutman
    sgrutman@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Corporate Relations Committee

    Chair

    • Brigid Killelea, MD

    Members

    • Susan K. Boolbol, MD
      Emeritus
    • Carla Fisher, MD, MBA
      2022 Program Chair
    • Ronda Henry-Tillman, MD
      Emeritus
    • Nathalie Johnson, MD
    • Eric Manahan, MD
    • Paige Teller, MD
      Ethics Committee Representative

    Staff Liaison

    Marti Boyer
    mboyer@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Ethics Committee

    Chair

    • Toan Nguyen, MD

    Vice-Chair

    • Paige Teller, MD

    Members

    • Lisa Allen, MD
    • Emily Bellavance, MD
    • Tina Hieken, MD
    • David Kaufman, MD
    • Cindy Matsen, MD
    • Steven Nagel, MD
    • Caitlin Patten, MD
    • Laura Pomerenke, MD
    • Terry Sarantou, MD
      Ex-Officio
    • Sarah Tevis, MD
    • Jennifer Tseng, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Laura Randel
    lrandel@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Finance Committee

    Chair

    • Susan K. Boolbol, MD
      Secretary/Treasurer

    Members

    • Jill R. Dietz, MD
      President
    • Brigid Killelea, MD
      Corporate Relations Chair
    • Julie A. Margenthaler, MD
      President-Elect
    • Walton A. Taylor, MD
      Immediate Past President
    • Shawna C. Willey, MD
      Chairman of the Board

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  • Genetics Committee

    Chair

    • Molly L. Sebastian, MD

    Members

    • Sussan Bays, MD
    • Edward J. Clifford, MD
    • David Euhus, MD
    • Dana Holwitt, MD
    • Kevin Hughes, MD
    • Anita Johnson, MD
    • Jennifer Plichta, MD
    • Linda A. Smith, MD
    • Walton A. Taylor, MD
      Board Liaison

    Staff Liaison

    Maribeth Girard
    mgirard@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Health Equity Advisory Group

    Co-Chairs

    • Kathie-Ann Joseph, MD, MPH
    • Jane E. Méndez, MD

    Members

    • Nasim Ahmadiyeh, MD, PhD
    • Cletus Arceiro, MD
    • Vivian Bea, MD
    • Angelena Crown, MD
    • Oluwadamilola "Lola" Fayanju, MD
    • Veronica Jones, MD
    • Sharon Lum, MD
    • Sylvia Reyes, MD
    • Chantal Reyna, MD
    • Preeti Subhedar, MD, MS
    • Todd Tuttle, MD
    • Barbara Wexelman, MD, MBA

    Staff Liaisons

    Laura Randel
    lrandel@breastsurgeons.org
    Tekoah White
    twhite@breastsurgeons.org

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  • International Relations Committee

    Chair

    • Jane E. Méndez, MD

    Members

    • Mohamed Al-Bashir, MD
    • Ameer Gomberawalla, MD
    • Abida Sattar, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Mara Lang
    mlang@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Legislative Committee

    Chair

    • David Brenin, MD

    Members

    • Steven L. Chen, MD
    • Costanza Cocilovo, MD
    • Rachel Greenup, MD
    • Scott Kurtzman, MD
    • Sharon Lum, MD
    • Roshni Rao, MD
      Patient Safety and Quality Committee Chair
    • Barry Roseman, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Sharon Grutman
    sgrutman@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Mastery Working Group

    Co-Chairs

    • Linda A. Smith, MD
    • Kathryn A. Wagner, MD

    Members

    • Eric A. Brown, MD
    • Firas G. Eladoumikdachi, MD
    • Negar Golesorkhi, MD
      Patient Safety and Quality Committee Representative
    • Regina Hampton, MD
    • David Melnick, MD
    • Jason P. Wilson, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Sharon Grutman
    sgrutman@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Membership Committee

    Chair

    • Aislinn Vaughan, MD

    Members

    • Eli Avisar, MD
    • Amy Cyr, MD
    • Gayle DiLalla, MD
    • Elizabeth Feldman, MD
    • Susan Hoover, MD
    • Elizabeth Horowitz, PA, MPH
    • Jennifer Lehman, MD
    • Jane E. Méndez, MD
      International Relations Committee Chair
    • David Mullins, MD
    • Hong Yoon Plurad, MD
    • Abida K. Sattar, MD
    • Sonia Sugg, MD
    • Kristine Widders, MD
    • Kay Yoon-Flannery, DO, MPH

    Staff Liaison

    Mara Lang
    mlang@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Member Engagement Committee

    Chair

    • Lillian Erdahl, MD

    Members

    • Rebecca Alleyne, MD
    • Judy C. Boughey, MD
    • Akiko Chiba, MD
    • Hiram S. Cody, III, MD
    • Kristalyn Gallagher, MD
    • Howard Karpoff, MD
    • Cindy Matsen, MD
    • Tony Nguyen, MD
    • Anjali Thawani, MD
    • Stephanie Valente, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Sharon Grutman
    sgrutman@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Nominating Committee

    Members

    • Steven L. Chen, MD, MBA
      Past President
    • Jill R. Dietz, MD
      Immediate Past President
    • Julie A. Margenthaler, MD
      President
    • Walton A. Taylor, MD
      Past President
    • Shawna C. Willey, MD
      Chairman of the Board

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  • Oncoplastic Surgery Committee

    Chair

    • Juliann Reiland, MD

    Vice-Chair

    • Abhishek Chatterjee, MD, MBA

    Members

    • Jennifer Gass, MD
    • Dennis Holmes, MD
    • Katherine Kopkash, MD
    • Lashan Peiris, MBBS, BSc, FRCS (Lon)
    • Anne Peled, MD
    • Benjamin Raber, MD
      Breast Fellow Liaison
    • Jessica Ryan, MD
    • William Scarlett, DO

    Staff Liaisons

    Christina Lucara
    clucara@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Online Video Library

    Chair

    • Dennis Holmes, MD

    Members

    • Emily Ho, MD
    • Courtney Vito, MD
    • Michael Sabel, MD
    • Abhishek Chatterjee, MD, MBA
    • Stephen Grobmyer, MD
    • Juliann Reiland, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Paul Bunn
    pbunn@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Patient Safety and Quality Committee

    Chair

    • Barbara A. Wexelman, MD, MBA

    Members

    • Steven L. Chen, MD, MBA
    • Wendy Cornett, MD
    • Lola Fayanju, MD
    • Negar Golesorkhi, MD
    • Kandace Ludwig, MD
    • Ayemoe Thu Ma, MD
    • Barry Rosen, MD
    • Michelle Sowden, DO
    • Lee Wilke, MD
      Research Committee Chair

    Staff Liaison

    Sharon Grutman
    sgrutman@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Practice Advocacy Committee

    Chair

    • Alyssa Throckmorton, MD

    Members

    • Ava Armani, MD
    • Katherina Zabicki Calvillo, MD
    • Lillian Erdahl, MD
    • Shawn McKinney, MD
    • Heidi Memmel, MD
    • Joseph Rosen, MD
    • April Spencer, MD
    • Katherine Yao, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Sharon Grutman
    sgrutman@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Publications Committee

    Chair

    • Sarah Blair, MD

    Vice-Chair

    • Mediget Teshome, MD

    Members

    • Zahraa Al-Hilli, MD
    • Eli Avisar, MD
    • Diana Caragacianu, MD
    • Chandler Cortina, MD
    • David Danforth, MD
    • Emilia Diego, MD
    • Oluwadamilola Fayanju, MD
    • Tina Hieken, MD
      Ethics Liaison
    • Marissa Howard-McNatt, MD
    • Kari Kansal, MD
    • Susan Kesmodel, MD
    • Brigid Killelea, MD
    • Melissa Lazar, MD
    • Daniel Leff, FRCS, MS (Hons), PhD
    • Holly Mason, MD
    • Leslie Montgomery, MD
    • Tracy-Ann Moo, MD
    • Lauren Postlewait, MD
    • May Lynn Quan, MD
    • Miraj Shah-Khan, MD
    • Elizabeth Shaughnessy, MD
    • Puneet Singh, MD
    • Jennifer Steiman, MD
    • Preeti Subhedar, MD
    • Julia Tchou, MD
    • Paul Thiruchelvam, MD
    • Stephanie Valente, DO
    • Kimberly Van Zee, MD
    • Richard White, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Laura Randel
    lrandel@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Question of the Week Committee

    Chair

    • Mehra Golshan, MD

    Members

    • Fatih Aydogan, MD
    • Melissa Camp, MD
    • Sara Javid, MD
    • Faina Nakhlis, MD
    • Jennifer Plichta, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Tekoah White
    twhite@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Research Committee

    Chair

    • Lee Wilke, MD

    Members

    • Sara Blair, MD
    • David R. Brenin, MD
    • Monique Gary, MD
    • Stephen Grobmyer, MD
    • Shelley Hwang, MD
    • Rubie Sue Jackson, MD
    • Ted James, MD
    • Ismail Jatoi, MD
    • Nimmi S. Kapoor, MD
    • Jaime Lewis, MD
    • Ingrid Lizarraga, MD
    • Megan Miller, MD
    • Heather Neuman, MD
    • Roshni Rao, MD
    • Shayna Showalter, MD
    • Linda A. Smith, MD
    • Sarah Tevis, MD
      Ethics Liaison

    Staff Liaison

    Laura Randel
    lrandel@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Selected Readings in Breast Surgery Committee

    Co-Chairs

    • Kathie-Ann Joseph, MD
    • Diane Radford, MD

    Members

    • Cletus Arciero, MD
    • Jennifer Baker, MD
    • John Bumberry, MD
    • Suzanne Coopey, MD
    • Chandler Cortina, MD
    • Betty Fan, MD
    • Helen Johnson, MD
    • Nimmi Kapoor, MD
    • John Kiluk, MD
    • Amanda Kong, MD
    • Kelsey Larson, MD
    • Melanie Lynch, MD
    • Jane E. Méndez, MD
    • Colleen Murphy, MD
    • April Phantana-Angkool, MD
    • Chantal Reyna, MD
    • Theresa Schwartz, MD
    • Joseph Weber, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Tekoah White
    twhite@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Young Surgeons Working Group

    Chair

    • Carinne Anderson, MD

    Members

    • Susan K. Boolbol, MD
      Board Liaison
    • Lucy De La Cruz, MD
    • Jill Dietz, MD
      Board Liaison
    • Betty Fan, DO
    • Ann-Kristin Friedrich, MD
    • Monique Gary, DO
      Ex-Officio
    • Jessica Gooch, MD
    • Lerna Ozcan, MD
    • Ashley Marumoto, MD
    • Arsalan Salamat, MD
    • Susie Sun, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Mara Lang
    mlang@breastsurgeons.org

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