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Society of University Surgeons (SUS)

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Committees

JEDI Committee +

Tracy Wang, MD, MPH- Chair (2023-2026)
Medical College of Wisconsin

Lola Fayanju, MD, MA, MPHS -Co-Chair (2025-2028)
University of Pennsylvania

Danny Chu, MD -President (2025-2026)
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Colin Martin, MD – President- Elect (2025-2026)
Washington University in St. Louis

Thomas Varghese, Jr., MD, MS, MBA- Immediate Past President (2025-2026)
University of Utah

Tania Arora, MD (2024-2026)
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Alejandro Garcia, MD (2025-2027)
Johns Hopkins University

Kamran Idrees, MD (2024-2026)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Haejin In, MD, MPH, MBA (2025-2027)
Rutgers University

Veronica Jones, MD (2025-2027)
City of Hope

Michele Loor, MD (2024-2026)
Baylor College of Medicine

Rafael Malgor, MD (2025-2027)
University of Colorado

Libby Schroeder, MD (2024-2026)
Medical College of Wisconsin

Ethics and COI Committee +

Carrie Peterson, MD, MS – Chair (2024-2027)
Medical College of Wisconsin

Erica Carlisle, MD (2025-2027)
University of Iowa

Nick Cost, MD (2024-2026)
University of Colorado

Christopher DuCoin, MD (2024-2026)
University of South Florida

Krista Haines, MD (2024-2026)
Duke University

Jason Sicklick, MD (2025-2027)
UCSD Moores Cancer Center

Cord Sturgeon, MD (2025-2027)
Northwestern University

Ad Hoc Guest Members

Antonio DiCarlo, MD (2025-2026)
Temple University

Miral Grandhi, MD (2025-2026)
Rutgers University

Erin Rowell, MD (2025-2026)
Lurie Children’s Hospital

Virginia Shaffer, MD (2025-2026)
Emory University

Academic Global Surgery Committee +

Catherine Juillard, MD, MPH – Chair (2025-2028)
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Fizan Abdullah, MD (2024-2026)
Lurie Children’s Hospital

Christopher Dodgion, MD (2023-2025)
Medical College of Wisconsin

Tamara Fitzgerald, MD (2023-2025)
Duke University

Tolulope Oyetunji, MD (2023-2025)
Children’s Mercy

Vinayak Rohan, MD (2024-2026)
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Aleem Siddique, MD (2024-2026)
University of Nebraska

Benedict Nwomeh, MD, MPH – Senior Member
Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Ziad Sifri, MD – Senior Member 
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Membership Committee +

Matthew Neal, MD – Chair (2025-2028)
University of Pittsburgh

Danny Chu, MD- President (2025-2026)
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Rebekah White, MD – Past President (2023-2026)
University of California, San Diego

Timothy Donahue – Past President (2024-2027)
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Thomas Varghese, Jr., MD, MS, MBA (2025-2028)
University of Utah

Ankush Gosain, MD, PhD, MBA- Secretary (2024-2027)
University of Colorado

Shaun Kunisaki, MD, MSc – Councilor-at-Large (2023-2026)
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

Chukwuemeka Ihemelandu, MD (2025-2027)
Georgetown University

Amanda Laird, MD (2024-2026)
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Aarti Mathur, MD (2025-2027)
Johns Hopkins University

Jaimie Nathan, MD (2024-2026)
Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Jennifer Plichta, MD (2025-2027)
Duke University

Alia Qureshi, MD (2025-2027)
Oregon Health & Science University

Shayna Showalter, MD (2025-2027)
University of Virginia

Bethany Slater, MD (2024-2026)
University of Chicago

Sharven Taghavi, MD (2025-2027)
Tulane University

Mediget Teshome, MD (2025-2027)
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Stephanie Worrell, MD (2025-2027)
University of Arizona

Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, MD (2024-2026)
Massachusetts General Hospital

Ad Hoc Guest Members

J. Bracken Burns, Jr., MD (2025-2026)
East Tennessee State University

Jeremiah Deneve, DO (2025-2026)
University of North Carolina

Rajeev Dhupar, MD (2025-2026)
Wake Forest University

Bindi Naik-Mathuria, MD, MPH (2025-2026)
University of Texas Medical Branch

Rebecca Snyder, MD, MPH (2025-2026)
MD Anderson Cancer Center

Nominating Committee +

Colin Martin, MD- Chair and President-Elect (2025-2026)
Washington University in St. Louis

Danny Chu, MD- President (2025-2026)
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Rebekah White, MD – Past President (2023-2026)
University of California, San Diego

Timothy Donahue, MD – Past President (2024-2027)
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Thomas Varghese, Jr. MD, MS, MBA – Past President (2025-2028)
University of Utah

Matthew Neal, MD – Most Recently Appointed Councilor-at-Large (2025-2026)
University of Pittsburgh

2025 Superannuating Members of the Society and 2 Members at Large (to be elected by the Membership)

Publications Committee +

Genevieve Boland, MD, PhD- Chair (2024-2026)
Massachusetts General Hospital

Danny Chu, MD – President (2025-2026)
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Shaun Kunisaki, MD, MSc- Councilor-at-Large, Publications (2023-2026)
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

Joseph Phillips, MD-Editorial Board of Surgery Representative (2025-2028)
Dartmouth University

Amanda Amin, MD (2024-2026)
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Peyman Benharash, MD (2024-2026)
University of California, Los Angeles

Filip Bednar, MD (2025-2027)
University of Michigan

Eric Campion, MD (2025-2027)
Denver Health

Jashodeep Datta (2024-2026)
University of Miami

Emilia Diego, MD (2024-2026)
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Afshin Ehsan, MD (2024-2026)
Rhode Island Hospital

Juliet Emamaullee, MD (2024-2026)
University of Southern California

Oliver Eng, MD (2024-2026)
University of California, Irvine

Emmanuel Gabriel, MD (2025-2027)
Mayo Clinic Florida

Nina Glass, MD (2024-2026)
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Evan Glazer, MD (2024-2026)
University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Alan Harzman, MD (2024-2026)
Ohio State University

Kakra Hughes, MD, PhD (2024-2026)
Howard University

Hee Soo Jung, MD (2025-2027)
University of Wisconsin

Kathleen Kieran, MD, MSc, MME (2025-2027)
University of Washington

Irene Kim, MD (2024-2026)
Cedars Sinai

Matthew Kutcher, MD (2025-2027)
University of Mississippi

Laleh Melstrom, MD (2025-2027)
City of Hope

Kathleen Romanowski, MD (2024-2026)
University of California, Davis

Flavio Rocha, MD (2024-2026)
Oregon Health & Science University

Kathy van Leeuwen, MD (2024-2026)
Phoenix Children’s Hospital

Victor Zaydfudim, MD (2024-2026)
University of Virgnia

Research Committee +

Benjamin Levi, MD – Co-Chair (2024-2026)
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Alex Hawkins, MD, MD- Co-Chair (2025-2027)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Luke Brewster, MD – NABR Representative (2025-2028)
Emory University

Benjamin Brooke, MD (2025-2027)
University of Utah

Darren Carpizo, MD (2024-2026)
University of Rochester Medical Center

Todd Costantini, MD (2025-2027)
University of Minnesota

J. Awori Hayanaga, MD (2025-2027)
West Virginia University

Jussuf Kaifi, MD (2025-2027)
University of Missouri

Susan Kartiko, MD (2025-2027)
George Washington University

Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD (2024-2026)
University of Southern California

Satish Nadig, MD (2025-2027)
Northwestern University

Bart Rose, MD (2024-2026)
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Ami Shah, MD (2025-2027)
Rush University

Karen Woo, MD (2024-2026)
University of California, Los Angeles

Ali Zarrinpar, MD (2024-2026)
University of Florida

Scholarship Committee +

Catherine Hunter, MD – Chair (2024-2027)
University of Oklahoma

Colin Martin, MD – President-Elect (2025-2026)
Washington University in St. Louis

Rebekah White, MD – Past President (2023-2026)
University of California, San Diego

Timothy Donahue, MD – Past President (2024-2027)
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Thomas Varghese, Jr., MD, MS, MBA – Past President (2025-2028)
University of Utah

Matthew Neal, MD- Councilor-at-Large (2025-2028)
University of Pittsburgh

Mayur Patel, MD, MPH- ACS SRC Representative (2025-2028)
Vanderbilt University

Angela Gibson, MD, PhD (2025-2026)
University of Wisconsin

Gita Mody, MD (2025-2026)
University of North Carolina

Rachel Morris, MD (2025-2026)
Medical College of Wisconsin

Robert Russell, MD (2025-2026)
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Pablo Sanchez, MD (2025-2026)
University of Chicago

Philip Spanheimer, MD (2025-2026)
University of North Carolina

Samer Tohme, MD (2025-2026)
University of Pittsburgh

Nicole Wilson, MD (2025-2026)
University of Rochester

Ad Hoc Members

Chandler Cortina, MD, MS (2025-2026)
Medical College of Wisconsin

Mark Girgis, MD (2025-2026)
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Ching-Wei Tzeng, MD (2025-2026)
MD Anderson Cancer Center

Social & Legislative Issues Committee +

Marie Crandall, MD, MPH – Chair (2023-2026)
MetroHealth

Jennifer Tseng, MD, MPH – ABS Representative (2019-2025)
Boston Medical Center

Benedict Nwomeh, MD, MPH – ACS Board of Governors Representative (2019-2025)
Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Ravi Radhakrishnan, MD, MBA – ACS Board of Governors Representative (2023-2026)
UTMB

Jeffrey Farma, MD – AAMC-CFAS Representative (2025-2028)
Fox Chase Cancer Center

Courtney Collins, MD (2024-2026)
Ohio State University

Chelsea Dorsey, MD (2025-2027)
University of Chicago

Marc Melcher, MD (2024-2026)
Stanford University

Jacob Moalem, MD (2025-2027)
University of Rochester

Erika Newman, MD (2024-2026)
University of Michigan

Dana Telem, MD (2024-2026)
University of Michigan

Surgical Education Committee +

Kevin Mollen, MD – Chair (2024-2027)
University of Pittsburgh

Colin Martin, MD – President-Elect (2025-2026)
Washington University in St. Louis

Valentine Nfonsam, MD, MS – ABS Representative (2023-2026)
Morehouse School of Medicine

Benedict Nwomeh, MD, MPH – ACS Board of Governors Representative (2019-2025)
Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Ravi Radhakrishnan, MD, MBA – ACS Board of Governors Representative (2023-2026)
University of Chicago

Mayur Narayan, MD, MPH, MBA, MHPE – AAMC-CFAS Representative (2023-2026)
Rutgers University

Vanita Ahuja, MD (2024-2026)
Yale University

Randeep Jawa, MD (2024-2026)
Stony Brook University

Robert Meguid, MD (2025-2027)
University of Colorado

Mehul Raval, MD (2025-2027)
Northwestern University

Mike Stoner, MD  (2025-2027)
University of Rochester