AAES 2025-2026 Committees, Task Forces & Liaisons
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| Career Development and Leadership Committee |
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| Marybeth Hughes, MD (Chair) |
2025-2028 |
| Brian Saunders, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Tony Yang, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Feibi Zheng, MD, MBA |
2024-2027 |
| James Wu |
2024-2027 |
| Terry Lairmore, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Amanda Laird, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Q. Lina Hu-Bianco, MD (Candidate Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Tim Beck, MD (Candidate Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Eddy Lincango Naranjo, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Signe Braafladt, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Jennifer Ogilvie, MD (DEI Liaison) |
2025-2026 |
| David Velázquez-Fernández, MD, MSc, PhD (Officer Liaison) |
2025-2026 |
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| CESQIP Committee |
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| Judy Jin, MD (Chair) |
2025-2028 |
| Melissa LoPinto, MD, MPH |
2024-2027 |
| Anatoliy Rudin, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Vikram Krishnamurthy, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Michael Liu |
2025-2028 |
| Gustavo Romero-Velez (Candidate Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Loreski Collado (Candidate Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Sharma Ricahrdson (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Paul Gauger, MD (Officer Liaison) |
2025-2026 |
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| Clinical Practice Committee |
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| Tom Connally, MD (Chair) |
2023-2026 |
| Leon Kushnir, MD, CPE (Vice Chair) |
2025-2026 |
| Masha Livhits, MD |
2024-2026 |
| Jessica Folek, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Susan Wcislak, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Chris McHenry, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Samuel Long, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Daniela Treitl, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Ki Won Kim, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Mohamad Sidani, MD |
2025-2028 |
| A. Justin Malek (Candidate Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Nicole Reedy (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2025-2026 |
| David Velázquez-Fernández, MD, MSc, PhD (Officer Liaison) |
2025-2026 |
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| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee |
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| Victoria Lai, MD, MS (Chair) |
2025-2028 |
| Courtney Edwards, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Jennifer Ogilvie, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Nancy Cho, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Lovemore Kuzomunhu, MD (Candidate) |
2025-2026 |
| Kelly Stahl, MD (Candidate) |
2025-2026 |
| Adwoa S Opoku-Boateng, MD (Candidate) |
2025-2028 |
| Ilan Layman (Current AAES Fellow) |
2025-2026 |
| Steven Xie, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Sarah Lund, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Sareh Parangi, MD (AAES President) |
2025-2026 |
| Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH (AAES Secretary) |
2025-2026 |
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| Education Committee |
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| Matthew Nehs, MD (Chair) |
2025-2028 |
| Laura Wharry, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Stacey Woodruff, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Jessica Buicko Lopez, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Jessica Fazendin, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Jonathan Zagzag, MD, MPH |
2023-2026 |
| Irene Lou, MD |
2022-2026 |
| Mustapha El Lakis, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Kathryn Howard, MD (Candidate Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Anna Fashandi, MD (Candidate Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Rebecca Kowalski, MD, MA (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Shaidy Moronta, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Lauren Haskins, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Rachel Kelz, MD (Officer Liaison) |
2025-2026 |
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| Endocrine Surgeon Identity Committee |
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| Meredith Sorensen, MD, MS (Chair) |
2024-2027 |
| Elliot Scott, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Katherine Heiden, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Frances Lee, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Rosemarie Metzger, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Yasmine Assadipour, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Rochel Slotcavage, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Simon Holoubek, DO, MPH |
2024-2026 |
| Denise Carneiro-Pla, MD |
2024-2027 |
| T.K. Pandian, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Saba Kurtom, MD (Candidate Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Peter Abraham, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Anthony Saxton, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Linwah Yip, MD (Officer Liaison) |
2025-2026 |
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| Endocrine Surgery University Director |
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| Wen T. Shen, MD, MA |
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| Ethics Committee |
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| Megan Applewhite, MD (Chair) |
2023-2026 |
| Joseph Tobias, MD (Vice Chair) |
2025-2026 |
| Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH (AAES Secretary) |
2025-2028 |
| Danielle Press, MD |
2024-2026 |
| Raymon Grogan, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Lisa Reid, MD |
2025-2026 |
| Timothy Ullmann, MD (Candidate Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Marin Kheng, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2025-2026 |
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| Fellowship Committee |
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| David Hughes, MD (Chair) |
2024-2027 |
| Matthew Nehs, MD |
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| Antonia Stephen, MD |
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| Stacey Milan, MD |
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| Rebecca Sippel, MD |
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| Linwah Yip, MD |
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| Courtney Gibson, MD |
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| Randall Owen, MD |
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| Benzon Dy, MD |
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| Catherine McManus, MD |
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| Quan-Yang Duh, MD, MA |
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| Xavier Keutgen, MD |
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| Jennifer Kuo, MD |
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| Allan Siperstein, MD |
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| John Lew, MD |
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| David Valazquez-Fernandez, MD |
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| Caitlin Yeo, MD |
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| Aarti Mathur, MD |
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| Paul Graham, MD |
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| Randall Scheri, MD |
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| Carolyn Seib, MD, MAS |
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| Raymon Grogan, MD |
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| Masha Livhits, MD |
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| Brendan Finnerty, MD |
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| David Velázquez Fernández, MD, MS, PhD |
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| Ana Islam, MD |
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| Brenessa Lindeman, MD |
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| Jesse Pasternak, MD |
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| Neil Saunders, MD |
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| Insoo Suh, MD |
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| Abbey Fingeret, MD (Non-Fellowship Member) |
2023-2026 |
| Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH (AAES Secretary) |
2025-2026 |
| Sareh Parangi, MD (AAES President) |
2025-2026 |
| Darci Foote, MD (Candidate Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Jee-Hye Choi, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2025-2026 |
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| Fellowship Accreditation Committee |
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| F. Thurston Drake, MD (Chair) |
2024-2027 |
| Alexandria McDow, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Denise Lee, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Sophie Dream, MD |
2025-2028 |
| James Lim, MD |
2025-2026 |
| Jessica Shank, MD |
2023-2026 |
| George Taylor, MD (Candidate Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Tyler Fields, MD (Candidate Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Sarah Abou Azar, MD |
2025-2026 |
| Carrie Cunningham, MD (AAES Secretary) |
2025-2026 |
| Sareh Parangi, MD (AAES President) |
2025-2026 |
| David Hughes, MD (Fellowship CMTE Chair) |
2024-2027 |
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| Guidelines and Emerging Therapeutics Committee |
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| Scott Wilhelm, MD (Chair) |
2023-2026 |
| Shalini Arora, MD (Vice Chair) |
2025-2026 |
| Naira Baregamian, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Tammy Holm, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Michael Campbell, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Aarti Mathur, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Tanaz Vahaiwalla, MD |
2025-2028 |
| David Bimston, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Alaa Sada, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Hadiza Kazaure, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Melanie Lyden, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Erivelto Volpi, MD |
2024-2026 |
| C. Corbin Frye, MD (Candidate Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Shawn Hsu, MD (Candidate Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Patrick Weldon, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Rachel Kelz, MD (Officer Liaison) |
2025-2026 |
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| IT Committee |
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| David Schneider, MD (Chair) |
2023-2026 |
| Vivek Sant, MD (Vice Chair) |
2025-2026 |
| Snehal Patel, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Sean Wrenn, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Michelle Mulder, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Yufei Chen, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Vikram Krishnamurthy, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Babak Givi, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Mauricio Sierra-Salazar, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Texell Longoria-Dubocq, MD (Candidate Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Alessia Cioci, MD (Candidate Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Rafael Perez-Soto, MD (Candidate Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Caitlin Finn, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Masha Livhits, MD (Officer Liaison) |
2025-2026 |
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| Liaisons & Representatives |
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| AACE Liaison – Jyotirmay Sharma |
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| Endocrine Society Liaison – Naris Nilubol |
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| ATA Liaison – Elizabeth Grubbs |
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| SSO Liaison – Paxton Dickson |
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| ACS Board of Governors – Jacob Moalem |
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| Complex General Surgical Oncology Board (ABS) - Lawrence Kim |
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| Endo Section Council of AMA – Dina Elaraj |
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| NSQIP – Rachel Kelz |
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| ABS Representative – Lawrence Kim |
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| Commission on Cancer – Reese Rendle |
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| NANETS – James Howe |
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| SCORE Liaison - Nancy Perrier |
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| Focused Practice Designation – Peter Angelos |
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| Cancer Surgery Standards Program Member Org Rep – Elizabeth Grubbs |
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| Patient Representative: ThyCa – Gary Bloom |
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| Patient Representative: ParaTroupers – Angelia Sherertz |
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| Patient Representative: GDATF – Kimberly Dorris |
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| Local Arrangements Committee |
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| Courtney Lee, MD (Chair) |
2025-2026 |
| Sarah Oltmann, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Sophie Dream, MD |
2023-2027 |
| Claire Graves, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Abby Fingeret, MD (Program Chair) |
2025-2026 |
| Amanda Laird, MD (Program Vice Chair) |
2025-2026 |
| Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH (AAES Secretary) |
2025-2028 |
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| Membership Committee |
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| Joyce Shin, MD (Chair) |
2024-2027 |
| Sarah Fisher, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Philip Smith, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Randall Scheri, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Lindsay Kuo, MD, MBA |
2024-2027 |
| Maureen Moore, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Evandro Vasconcelos, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Kristin Long, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Helen Shih, MD (Affiliate Provider Member) |
2025-2028 |
| Samuel Enumah, MD (Candidate Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Chad Griesbach, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Linwah Yip, MD (Officer Liaison) |
2025-2026 |
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| Nominating Committee |
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| Cord Sturgeon, MD, MS (Chair) |
2025-2026 |
| Carmen Solórzano, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Rebecca Sippel, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Sareh Parangi, MD |
2025-2028 |
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| Patient Advocacy Committee |
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| Lilah Morris-Wiseman, MD (Chair) |
2024-2027 |
| Joana Ochoa, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Alexander Chiu, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Susana Vargas Pinto, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Iuliana Bobanga, MD |
2024-2027 |
| James Lim, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Jason Glenn, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Gary Bloom (Patient Representative) |
2018-2026 |
| Alberto Monreal, MD (Candidate Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Amanda Bader, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Emery Boudreau, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Benjamin James, MD (Officer Liaison) |
2025-2026 |
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| Program Committee |
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| Abbey Fingeret, MD (Chair) |
2025-2026 |
| Amanda Laird, MD (Vice Chair) |
2025-2026 |
| Philip Haigh, MD (Past Chair) |
2025-2026 |
| Kimberly Ramonell , MD |
2025-2028 |
| Catherine McManus, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Jennifer Sipos, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Jason Cohen, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Adrian Harvey, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Oliver Fackelmayer, MD |
2025-2028 |
| James Broome, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Mahsa Javid, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Sarah Oltmann, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Irene Min, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Jacob Moalem, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Neil Saunders, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Toni Beninato, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Thomas Szabo Yamashita, MD (Candidate Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Young-Ji Seo, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Sareh Parangi, MD (AAES President) |
2025-2026 |
| Rachel Kelz, MD (AAES Recorder) |
2024-2027 |
| Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH (AAES Secretary) |
2025-2028 |
| Rajshri Gartland, MD (AAES Foundation Industry Chair) |
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| Lindsay Kuo, MD (Poster Chair) |
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| Jordan Broekhuis, MD (Poster Candidate Member) |
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| Research Committee |
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| Heather Wachtel, MD (Chair) |
2025-2028 |
| Claire Graves, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Naris Nilubol, MD |
2024-2026 |
| Dhaval Patel, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Carolyn Seib, MD |
2023-2026 |
| Priya Dedhia, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Tricia Moo-Young, MD |
2024-2026 |
| Courtney Balentine, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Jesse Pasternak, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Susan Pitt, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Aditya Shirali, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Taylor Brown, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Max Schumm, MD (Candidate Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Adriana Ramirez, MD (Candidate Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Daniel Chopyk, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2025-2026 |
| Catherine Jensen, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2025-2026 |
| James Howe, MD (Officer Liaison) |
2025-2026 |
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| Education Readiness Task Force |
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| Brenessa Lindeman (Co-Chair) |
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| David Hughes (Co-Chair) |
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| Carmen Solórzano |
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