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

    • Brigid Killelea, MD
      2023 Program Chair

    Members

    • Sarah Blair, MD
      Publications Committee Co-Chair
    • Susan Boolbol, MD
      President-Elect
    • Jill Dietz, MD
      Chairman of the Board
    • Carla Fisher, MD
      2022 Program Chair
    • Jennifer Gass, MD
      2024 Program Chair
    • Nathalie Johnson, MD
      President
    • Eric Manahan, MD
      Secretary/Treasurer
    • Julie Margenthaler, MD
      Immediate Past President
    • Mediget Teshome, MD
      Publications Committee Co-Chair
    • Shawna Willey, MD
      Interim Corporate Relations Chair

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  • Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Working Group

    Chair

    • Nicole Demos, PA-C

    Vice-Chair

    • Samantha Arlow, NP

    Members

    • Susan Boolbol, MD
      Board Liaison
    • Cassandra Connerty, PA-C
    • Meredith McKee, NP
    • Melissa Moran, APRN, CNP
    • Beth Rudge, CRNP
    • Lauren Soules, PA-C

    Staff Liaison

    Laura Randel
    lrandel@breastsurgeons.org

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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
    • Kathie-Ann Joseph, MD
    • Brigid Killelea, MD
    • Andrea Madrigrano, MD
    • Jodi Oostra, MD
    • Catherine Parker, MD
    • Helen Pass, MD
    • Mita Patel, MD
    • Rakhshanda Layeequr Rahman, MD
    • Aeisha Rivers, MD
    • Molly Sebastian, MD
    • Alicia Terando, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Tekoah White
    twhite@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Breast Fellows Working Group

    Co-Chairs

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

    Vice-Chair

    • Kristalyn Gallagher, DO

    Members

    • Taiwo Adesoye MD, MPH
    • Bindupriya Chandrasekaran, MD
    • Leisha Elmore, MD, MPHS
    • Jennifer Fieber, MD
    • Mai Gandhi, MD
    • Richard Gilmore, MD
    • Colleen Kerrigan, MD
    • Raulee Morello, MD
    • Halley Vora, MD
    • Roi Weiser, MD
    • Austin Williams, DO

    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
    • 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
    • Firas G. Eladoumikdachi, MD
    • Michael Farrell, MD
    • Linsey Gold, DO
    • Scott R. Karlan, MD
    • Maria Kowzun, MD
    • Rebecca Kwait, MD
    • Tim McKee, MD
    • Linda Myers, MD
    • Sharla Gayle Patterson, MD
    • Angela Soto-Hamlin, 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
    • Linda K. Han, 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
    • Aislinn Vaughan, MD
      Membership Committee Chair
    • Shawna C. Willey, MD
      Interim Corporate Relations Chair

    Staff Liaison

    Sharon Grutman
    sgrutman@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Corporate Relations Committee

    Chair

    • Shawna C. Willey, MD
      Interim Chair

    Members

    • J. Jaime Alberty-Oller, MD
    • Steven Cai, MD
    • Lisa D. Curcio, MD
    • James W. Jakub, MD
    • Nimmi S. Kapoor, MD
    • Nancy J. Taft, MD
    • David C. Weintritt, MD
    • Jennifer Tseng, MD

    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
    • Katherina Zabicki Calvillo, MD
    • Tina Hieken, MD
    • David Kaufman, MD
    • Cindy Matsen, MD
    • Puneet Singh, MD
    • Sarah Tevis, MD
    • Jennifer Tseng, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Laura Randel
    lrandel@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Finance Committee

    Chair

    • Eric Manahan, MD
      Secretary/Treasurer

    Members

    • Susan Boolbol, MD
      President-Elect
    • Jill Dietz, MD
      Chairman of the Board
    • Nathalie Johnson, MD
      President
    • Julie Margenthaler, MD
      Immediate Past President
    • Shawna Willey, MD
      Interim Corporate Relations Chair

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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

    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

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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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  • Lymphatic Surgery Working Group

    Chair

    • Sheldon Feldman, MD

    Members

    • Francesco Boccardo, MD
    • Jill Dietz, MD
    • Risal Djohan, MD
    • Ameer Gomberawalla, MD
    • Dennis Holmes, MD
    • V. Suzanne Klimberg, MD
    • Maureen McEvoy, MD
    • Mark Smith, MD
    • Paul Thiruchelvam, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Christina Lucara
    clucara@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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Arlene Ricardo, MD
    • Ranjna Sharma, 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

    • Jill Dietz, MD
      Past President, Chairman of the Board
    • Nathalie Johnson, MD
      President
    • Julie Margenthaler, MD
      Immediate Past President
    • Walton Taylor, MD
      Past President

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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 Liaison

    Christina Lucara
    clucara@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Online Video Library

    Chair

    • Courtney Vito, MD

    Members

    • Abhishek Chatterjee, MD, MBA
    • Stephen Grobmyer, MD
    • Janie Grumley, MD
    • Emily Ho, MD
    • Kaitlyn Kennard, MD
    • Katrina Mitchell, MD
    • Catherine Pesce, MD
    • Juliann Reiland, MD
    • Michael Sabel, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Paul Bunn
    pbunn@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Patient Safety and Quality Committee

    Chair

    • Barbara A. Wexelman, MD, MBA

    Members

    • Andrea Abbott, MD
    • Steven L. Chen, MD, MBA
    • Wendy Cornett, MD
    • Solange Cox, MD
    • Lola Fayanju, MD
    • Negar Golesorkhi, MD
    • Kandace Ludwig, MD
    • Debra Pratt, MD
    • Ayemoe Thu Ma, MD
    • Barry Rosen, MD

    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
    • Ted James, MD
    • Shawn McKinney, MD
    • Heidi Memmel, MD
    • Joseph Rosen, MD
    • Terry Sarantou, 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
    • Laura Kruper, MD
    • Meeghan Lautner, MD, MSc
    • 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
      Candace Sauder, MD
    • Miraj Shah-Khan, MD
    • Puneet Singh, MD
    • Jennifer Steiman, MD
    • Preeti Subhedar, MD
    • Julia Tchou, MD
    • Paul Thiruchelvam, MD
    • Kimberly Van Zee, MD
    • Anna Weiss, MD
    • Richard White, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Laura Randel
    lrandel@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Question of the Week Committee

    Chair

    • Sara Javid, MD

    Members

    • Fatih Aydogan, MD
    • Christa Balanoff, MD
    • Melissa Camp, MD
    • Claire Edwards, MD
    • Mehra Golshan, MD
      Ex-Officio
    • Mary Leganza, MD
    • Faina Nakhlis, MD
    • Jennifer Plichta, MD
    • Candice Sauder, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Tekoah White
    twhite@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Research Committee

    Chair

    • Ingrid Lizarraga, MD

    Members

    • Zahraa Al-Hilli, MD
    • Amanda Amin, MD
    • Judy Boughey, MD
    • Shelley Hwang, MD
    • Ted James, MD
    • Ismail Jatoi, MD
    • Marios Konstantinos Tasoulis, MD, PhD
    • Swati Kulkarni, MD
    • Megan Miller, MD
    • Heather Neuman, MD
    • Roshni Rao, MD
    • Shayna Showalter, MD
    • Linda A. Smith, MD
    • Sarah Tevis, MD
      Ethics Liaison
    • Lee Wilke, MD
      Ex-Officio

    Staff Liaison

    Laura Randel
    lrandel@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Selected Readings in Breast Surgery Committee

    Co-Chairs

    • Kathie-Ann Joseph, MD
    • John Bumberry, MD

    Members

    • Cletus Arciero, MD
    • Jennifer Baker, 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
    • Jill Dietz, MD
      Board Liaison
    • Betty Fan, DO
    • Ann-Kristin Friedrich, MD
    • 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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