Board of Governors Surgical Training Workgroup

The Surgical Training Workgroup identifies areas of need and advocate for the ongoing quality education and professional development of surgeons in training.

Questions regarding the Workgroup can be directed to Emily Kalata, Manager, Board of Governors, at ekalata@facs.org or 312.202.5360.

Chair

Samer Mattar, MBBCh FACS

Vice Chair

Cynthia Leigh Talley, MD FACS

Pillar Lead

Cherisse Berry, MD FACS

Young Fellow Representative

Jonathan Peter Meizoso, MD FACS

RAS Representative

Monika Masanam, MD

Member

Susan Modesitt, MD FACS

Member

Nicole A. Stassen, MD FACS

Advisory Council Member

Richard Rodgers, MD FACS

Member

Prof Mahmood Ayyaz Sheikh, MBBS FACS

Member

Dilip Vijay Dan, MBBS FACS

Member

Dan Eisenberg, MD FACS

Member

Ronald Hirschl, MD FACS

Member

Mark Walsh, MD FACS

Member

Debraj Shome, MBBS FACS

Member

Jonathan M. Dort, MD FACS

Member

Alessandro Maria Paganini, MD FACS

Member

Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD FACS

Member

Dudley Benjamin Christie III, MD FACS

Member

Peter Lawrence Abt, MD FACS

Member

M. Hosein Shokouh-Amiri, MD FACS

Consultant

Brian Randall Smith, MD FACS

Staff Liaison

Emily Kalata

Staff Liaison

Mark Peterson

Staff Liaison

Jackson Folstein

Staff Liaison

Ajit Kumar Sachdeva, MD, FACS, FRCSC, FSACME, MAMSE

Staff Liaison

Patrice Gabler Blair, DrPH MPH

Staff Liaison

Michelle Padilla

Staff Liaison

Deirdre McGrory, JD