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

    • Katerina Calvillo, MD
      2020 Program Chair

    Members

    • Sarah L. Blair, MD
      Publications Committee Vice-Chair
    • Jill R. Dietz, MD
      President
    • Dennis Holmes, MD
      2019 Program Chair
    • Brigid Killelea, MD
      Corporate Relations Committee Chair
    • Henry Kuerer, MD
      Publications Committee Chair
    • Julie A. Margenthaler, MD
      President-Elect
    • Walton A. Taylor, MD
      Immediate Past President
    • Shawna C. Willey, MD
      Chairman of the Board

    Staff Liaison

    Jane Schuster
    jschuster@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 Fellowship Training Working Group

    Co-Chairs

    • Brigid Killelea, MD
    • Eric Manahan, MD

    Members

    • Jaime Alberty, MD
    • Farin Amersi, MD
    • Vivan Bea, MD
    • A. John Colfry, MD
    • Kristalyn Gallagher, DO
    • Kathie-Ann Joseph, 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
    • Mary Brian, MD
    • Michele Carpenter, MD
    • Sara J. Fredrickson, MD
      Ex-Officio
    • Thomas Eisenhauer, MD
    • Tim McKee, 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
    • Monica DaSilva, MD
    • Souzan El-Eid, MD
    • Michael Farrell, MD
    • Richard E. Fine, MD
    • Scott Karlan, MD
    • Sharla Gayle Patterson, MD
    • Howard C. Snider, MD
    • Angela Soto-Hamlin, MD
    • Carrie A. Thoms, 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

    • Mary Brian, MD
    • 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
    • Timothy McKee, 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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  • 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

    Members

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

    Staff Liaison

    Sharon Grutman
    sgrutman@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Communications Committee

    Chair

    • Julie A. Margenthaler, MD

    Members

    • Carla Fisher, MD
    • Brigid Killelea, MD
      Corporate Relations Chair
    • Henry Kuerer, MD
      Publications Committee Chair
    • Diane Radford, MD
    • 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

    • Michael Alvarado, MD
    • Susan Boolbol, MD
      Emeritus
    • Katerina Calvillo, MD
      2020 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

    • Emily Bellavance, MD
    • Tina Hieken, MD
    • David Kaufman, MD
    • Cindy Matsen, MD
    • Steven Nagel, MD
    • Caitlin Patten, MD
    • Terry Sarantou, MD
      Ex-Officio
    • Sarah Tevis, MD
    • Alyssa Throckmorton, MD
      Ex-Officio
    • Lindi VanderWalde, 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

    Staff Liaison

    Jane Schuster
    jschuster@breastsurgeons.org

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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
    • Carolyn Menendez, MD
    • Jennifer Plichta, MD
    • Linda A. Smith, MD
    • Walton A. Taylor, MD
      Board Liaison

    Staff Liaison

    Mena Jalali
    mjalali@breastsurgeons.org

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  • International Relations Committee

    Chair

    • Jane Mendez, 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

    Mena Jalali
    mjalali@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. Mendez, MD
      International Relations Committee Chair
    • David Mullins, MD
    • Aeisha K. S. Rivers, MD
    • Abida K. Sattar, MD
    • Sonia Sugg, MD
    • Kristine Widders, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Mara Lang
    mlang@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Member Engagement Committee

    Chair

    • Lillian Erdahl, MD

    Members

    • Rebecca Alleyne, MD
    • Akiko Chiba, 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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  • Nipple Sparing Mastectomy Scientific Advisory Group

    Chair

    • Sunny Mitchell, MD

    Members

    • Peter D. Beitsch, MD
    • Sheldon M. Feldman, MD
    • Gary W. Unzeitig, MD
    • Shawna C. Willey, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Mena Jalali
    mjalali@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Nominating Committee

    Members

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

    Staff Liaison

    Jane Schuster
    jschuster@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Oncoplastic Surgery Committee

    Chair

    • Juliann Reiland, MD

    Vice-Chair

    • Abhishek Chatterjee, MD

    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
    Jane Schuster
    jschuster@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

    Co-Chair

    • Roshni Rao, MD
    • Barbara A. Wexelman, MD, MBA

    Members

    • Steven L. Chen, MD, MBA
    • Wendy Cornett, MD
    • Lola Fayanju, MD
    • Joshua Froman, MD
    • Negar Golesorkhi, MD
    • Kandace Ludwig, MD
    • Ayemoe Thu Ma, MD
    • Starr Koslow Mautner, 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

    • Elizabeth Brady, MD
    • Lillian Erdahl, MD
    • Shawn McKinney, MD
    • Joseph Rosen, MD
    • April Spencer, MD
    • Jerry Seiler, MD
    • Katherine Yao, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Sharon Grutman
    sgrutman@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Publications Committee

    Chair

    • Henry Kuerer, MD, PhD

    Vice-Chair

    • Sarah Blair, MD

    Members

    • Zahraa Al-Hilli, MD
    • Eli Avisar, MD
    • Katherina Zabicki Calvillo, MD
    • Suzanne Brooks Coopey, MD
    • David Danforth, MD
    • Emilia Diego, MD
    • Oluwadamilola Fayanju, MD
    • Marissa Howard-McNatt, MD
    • Susan Kesmodel, MD
    • Brigid Killelea, MD
    • Swati A. Kulkarni, MD
    • Holly Mason, MD
    • Leslie Montgomery, MD
    • Tracy-Ann Moo, MD
    • May Lynn Quan, MD
    • Miraj Shah-Khan, MD
    • Elizabeth Shaughnessy, MD
    • Jennifer Steiman, MD
    • Preeti Subhedar, MD
    • Julia Tchou, MD
    • Mediget Teshome, MD
    • Paul Thiruchelvam, MD
    • Stephanie Valente, DO
    • Kimberly Van Zee, MD
    • Richard White, MD
    • Katharine A. Yao, 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

    Staff Liaison

    Laura Randel
    lrandel@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Selected Readings in Breast Surgery Committee

    Chair

    • Joseph Contino, MD

    Members

    • Doreen Agnese, MD
    • Cletus Arciero, MD
    • John Bumberry, MD
    • Mark Epstein, MD
    • Kathie-Ann Joseph, MD, MPH
    • Nimmi S. Kapoor, MD
    • John Kiluk, MD
    • Jane E. Mendez, MD
    • Colleen Murphy, MD
    • Diane Radford, MD
    • Chantal Reyna, MD
    • Theresa Schwartz, MD
    • Alyssa Throckmorton, MD
    • Rashmi Vaidya, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Tekoah White
    twhite@breastsurgeons.org

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  • Young Surgeons Working Group

    Chair

    • Monique Gary, DO

    Members

    • Carinne Anderson, MD
    • Susan Boolbol, MD
      Board Liaison
    • Lucy De La Cruz, MD
    • Jill Dietz, MD
      Board Liaison
    • Betty Fan, DO
    • Ameer Gomberawalla, MD
    • Jessica Gooch, MD
    • Ava Hosseini, MD
    • Lerna Ozcan, MD
    • Sylvia Reyes, MD

    Staff Liaison

    Mara Lang
    mlang@breastsurgeons.org

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