Who is the ABOHNS?
Board of Directors
The ABOHNS Board of Directors helps establish the strategic direction and sets the policies that guide the board in all its activities. Members are elected by the board based on personal qualities, leadership abilities, collegiality, previous engagement with the ABOHNS activities and initiatives, as well as geography and diversity. Each member lends their unique expertise and experience to the leadership of the board, serving and working in tandem with standing committees including Credentials and Ethics, Exam, Continuing Certification, Information and Liaison, Finance, Audit, Education, and Strategic Planning. The board of directors is comprised of 18 directors and each is eligible to serve two consecutive five-year terms. All directors serve as volunteers, except for a few that receive a small honorarium based on the large amount of work required to fulfill their roles and responsibilities.
Board of Directors
C. Gaelyn Garrett, MD, MMHC, President
Nashville, Tennessee
Jeffrey M. Bumpous, MD, President-Elect
Louisville, Kentucky
Kathleen C. Y. Sie, MD, Past-President
Seattle, Washington
Ronald B. Kuppersmith, MD, MBA, Treasurer
College Station, Texas
John P. Carey, MD
Baltimore, Maryland
Edward H. Farrior, MD
Tampa, Florida
Howard W. Francis, MD, MBA
Durham, North Carolina
Marlan R. Hansen, MD
Iowa City, Iowa
Sonya Malekzadeh, MD
Washington, DC
Bradley Marple, MD
Dallas, Texas
Andrew H. Murr, MD
San Francisco, California
Cherie-Ann O. Nathan, MD
Shreveport, Louisiana
Krishna G. Patel, MD, PhD
Charleston, South Carolina
Jennifer Parker Porter, MD
Bethesda, Maryland
Timothy L. Smith, MD, MPH
Portland, Oregon
Travis Tollefson, MD, MPH
Sacramento, California
Gregory J. Wiet, MD
Columbus, Ohio
Physician Volunteers
The ABOHNS physician volunteers serve in a combination of appointed and elected positions, lending their experience and skills to many board-related functions and initiatives. The Oral Exam process in particular, so vital to the board’s mission, is made possible by the hard work and dedication of our leadership team and more than 200 volunteers. Most volunteers begin their experience with the ABOHNS as Item Writers, and from there have the opportunity to serve as Oral Examiners, Senior Examiners, committee and task force members, as well as members of the board of directors.
Senior Councilors
The ABOHNS Senior Councilors are distinguished volunteers who have completed their terms of service on the board of directors. While no specific duties are associated with this honorary position, Senior Councilors have gained a deep understanding of the purpose, goals, and values of the board through their many years of involvement with board activities at every level of the organization, and are available to provide strategic advice and consultation.
Senior Councilors | |
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Byron J. Bailey, MD Galveston, Texas |
Gerald S. Berke, MD Pacific Palisades, California |
C. Ron Cannon, MD Brandon, MIssissippi |
Robert W. Cantrell, MD Charlottesville, Virginia |
Richard A. Chole, MD, Ph.D St. Louis, Missouri |
Roger L. Crumley, MD, MBA Orange, California |
Charles W. Cummings, MD Baltimore, Maryland |
Ramon M. Esclamado, MD, MS Durham, North Carolina |
David W. Eisele, MD Baltimore, Maryland |
Willard E. Fee, Jr., MD Redwood City, California |
Ellen M. Friedman, MD Houston, Texas |
Bruce J. Gantz, MD Iowa City, Iowa |
A. Julianna Gulya, MD Locust Grove, Virginia |
James A. Hadley, MD Naples, Florida |
Gerald B. Healy, MD Wellesley, Massachusetts |
Peter A. Hilger, MD Edina, Minnesota |
G. Richard Holt, MD, MPH, MABE, DBE San Antonio, Texas |
Michael E. Johns, MD Atlanta, Georgia |
Herbert C. Jones, MD Atlanta, Georgia |
Paul R. Lambert, MD Charleston, South Carolina |
Wayne F. Larrabee, Jr., MD Seattle, Washington |
Paul A. Levine, MD Charlottesville, Virginia |
Jesus E. Medina, MD Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Robert H. Miller, MD, MBA Houston, Texas |
Richard T. Miyamoto, MD Indianapolis, Indiana |
Eugene N. Myers, MD Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
H. Bryan Neel, III, MD, Ph.D Rochester, Minnesota |
Robert H. Ossoff, MD, DMD Nashville, Tennessee |
Ira D. Papel, MD Baltimore, Maryland |
Stephen S. Park, MD Charlottesville, Virginia |
Harold C. Pillsbury, III, MD Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
John S. Rhee, MD, MPH Milkwaukee, Wisconsin |
Robert J. Ruben, MD Bronx, New York |
David E. Schuller, MD Columbus, Ohio |
Clough Shelton, MD Salt Lake City, Utah |
Michael G. Stewart, MD, MPH New York, New York |
M. Eugene Tardy, Jr., MD Naples, Florida |
Steven A. Telian, MD Ann Arbor, Michigan |
James N. Thompson, MD Davidson, North Carolina |
Dean M. Toriumi, MD Chicago, Illinois |
Neil O. Ward, MD Phoenix, Arizona |
Randal S. Weber, MD Houston, Texas |
Mark C. Weissler, MD Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
Gayle E. Woodson, MD Merritt Island, Florida |
Exam Council Members
The ABOHNS Exam Council is composed of volunteers who lend their diverse personal and professional experience to preparation and administration of exams, as well as development of exam content. Members of the Exam Council are elected, and those who serve are eligible for nomination to be a director. There are 51 Exam Council positions and the group has representation from all specialty practice areas. Each Exam Council member serves a three-year term, with up to two consecutive terms permitted.
Exam Council Members | |
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Moises A. Arriaga, MD, MBA Marrero, Louisiana |
Nikolas H. Blevins, MD Stanford, California |
Jonathan Bock, MD Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Trinitia Y. Cannon, MD Durham, North Carolina |
Rakesh Chandra, MD, MMHC Nashville, Tennessee |
David H. Chi, MD Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
John J. Chrisophel, MD Charlottesville, Virginia |
Robert H. Chun, MD Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Joseph M. Clark, MD Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
Chris Discolo, MD, MSCR Indianapolis, Indiana |
Marc Dubin, MD Towson, MD |
Eric J. Dobratz, MD Norfolk, Virginia |
Carole Fakhry, MD MPH Baltimore, Maryland |
David O. Francis, MD Madison Wisconsin |
Alexander Gelbard, MD Nashville, Tennessee |
Paul W. Gidley, MD Houston Texas |
Steven Goudy, MD Atlanta, Georgia |
Jed Grisel, MD Wichita Falls, TX |
Nathan W. Hales, MD San Antonio, Texas |
Amy C. Hessel, MD Houston, Texas |
Brandon Isaacson, MD Dallas, Texas |
Stacey L. Ishman, MD, MPH Cincinnati, Ohio |
Gina Jefferson, MD, MS Jackson, MS |
Stephanie A. Joe, MD Chicago, Illinois |
Michael M. Johns, III, MD Los Angeles, California |
Romaine F. Johnson, MD, MPH Irving, Texas |
Lamont Jones, MD, MBA Detroit, MI |
Joseph E. Kerschner, MD Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Brad Kesser, MD Charlottesville, VA |
Samir S. Khariwala, MD Edina, Minnesota |
P. Daniel Knott, MD San Francisco, California |
Greg A. Krempl, MD Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
John D. Kriet, MD Kansas City, Kansas |
Charles Limb, MD San Francisco, California |
Robin W. Lindsay, MD Winchester, Massachusetts |
Amber U. Luong, MD, Ph.D Houston, Texas |
Chris McMains, MD San Antonio, TX |
Anna H. Messner, MD Houston, Texas |
Tanya K. Meyer, MD Seattle, Washington |
Jeffrey S. Moyer, MD Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Shawn D. Newlands, MD, Ph.D, MBA Rochester, New York |
Johns S. Oghalai, MD Los Angeles, California |
Julina Ongkasuwan, MD Houston, Texas |
Ashli K. O'Rourke, MD Charleston, South Carolina |
Alpen Patel, MD Baltimore, Maryland |
Dennis S. Poe, MD, Ph.D Boston, Massachusetts |
David Poetker, MD, MA Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Diego A. Preciado, MD, Ph.D Washington, DC |
Ravi N. Samy, MD Cincinnati, Ohio |
Gavin Setzen, MD Albany, New York |
Jennifer Shin, MD, SM Boston, Massachusetts |
Taha Z. Shipchandler, MD Indianapolis, Indiana |
Richard V. Smith, MD Bronx, New York |
Masayoshi Takashima, MD Houston, Texas |
Theodoros N. Teknos, MD Cleveland, Ohio |
Marc C. Thorne, MD, MPH Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Elizabeth Toh, MD Burlington, MA |
George Wanna, MD New York, New York |
David R. White, MD Charleston, South Carolina |
Catherine P. Winslow, MD Carmel, Indiana |
Sarah Wise, MD Atlanta, GA |
Troy Woodard, MD Cleveland, Ohio |
Charles Woodard, MD Durham, NC |
Wendell G. Yarbrough, MD, MMHC Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
Oral Examiners
The ABOHNS Oral Examiners perform the essential role of conducting the Oral Certifying Examinations, which all Otolaryngologist - Head and Neck Surgeons are required to pass to become board certified (see About Our Certifications). During an Exam administration, Oral Examiners spend two days administering the Exam to candidates, and an additional half-day of training and review of protocols. More than 200 Oral Examiners help administer the Oral Certifying Exam each year and their dedicated involvement is critical to the success of the certification process. Oral Examiners are appointed by the board of directors from nominations received as well as a review of all eligible volunteers based on prior service to the ABOHNS.
Item Writers
The ABOHNS Item Writers are members of either the Task Force for New Materials or Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology Item Writing Workgroup. These volunteers are essential contributors to the exam process. Appointed by the board of directors, they create, review, and revise the multiple choice questions used for the resident inservice exams, written qualifying exams, and continuing certification assessments (see About Our Certifications). Item Writers submit questions monthly for six-months each year during their three-year term. More than 70 Item Writers are active at any given time.
2021-2022 Item Writers | |
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Meredith Adams, MD Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Robbi Kupfer, MD Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Samantha Anne, MD Cleveland, Ohio |
Stephen Lai, MD Houston, Texas |
Jastin Antisdel, MD St. Louis, Missouri |
Jessyka Lighthall, MD Hershey, Pennsylvania |
Cristina Baldassari, MD Norfolk, Virginia |
Maria de Lourdes, MD Portland, Oregon |
Halton Beumer, MD Las Vegas, Nevada |
Miriam Loyo, MD Portland, Oregon |
Deidrea Blanks, MD Fayetteville, North Carolina |
G. Nina Lu, MD Seattle, Washington |
Chuck Bower, MD Little Rock, Virginia |
Carol MacArthur, MD Portland, Oregon |
Matthew Brigger, MD San Diego, California |
Kibwei McKinney, MD Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Christina Cabrera-Muffly, MD Aurora, Colorado |
Ted McRackan, MD Charleston, South Carolina |
Richard Cannon, MD Salt Lake City, Utah |
Anna Messner, MD Houston, Texas |
Eric Cerrati, MD Salt Lake City, Utah |
Stephanie Misono, MD Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Kenny Chan, MD Denver, Colorado |
Christie Morgan, MD Detroit, Michigan |
Jeffrey Cheng, MD Durham, North Carolina |
Rick Nelson, MD Indianapolis, Indiana |
Sukgi Choi, MD Boston, Massachusetts |
Brendan O'Connell, MD Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
Robert Chun, MD Milwaukee, Minnesota |
Samip Patel, MD Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
Daniel Coelho, MD Richmond, Virginia |
Brian Perry, MD San Antonio, Texas |
Maura Cosetti, MD New York, New York |
Michael Platt, MD Boston, Massachusetts |
John Dahl, MD Seattle, Washington |
Kevin Potts, MD Louisville, Kentucky |
Shaun Desai, MD Baltimore, Maryland |
Diego Preciado, MD Washington, D.C. |
Kara Detwiller, MD Portland, Oregon |
Jason Rich, MD St. Louis, Missouri |
Vaninder Dhillon, MD Baltimore, Maryland |
Brianne Roby, MD Minneapolis, Minnesota |
German Digoy, MD Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Daniel Rocke, MD Durham, North Carolina |
Megan Durr, MD Oakland, California |
Sarah Rhode, MD Nashville, Tennesee |
Ravindhra Elluru, MD Dayton, Ohio |
Jack Schleiffarth, MD Rapid City, South Dakota |
Carrie Francis, MD Kansas City, Kansas |
Scott Schoem, MD Farmington, Connecticut |
Alex Gelbard, MD Nashville, Tennessee |
Sophie Shay, MD Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Steven Goudy, MD Atlanta, Georgia |
David Shonka, MD Charlottesville, Virginia |
Ashleigh Halderman, MD Dallas, Texas |
Kathleen Sie, MD Seattle, Washington |
Angela Haskins, MD Charleston, South Carolina |
Richard Smith, MD Iowa City, Iowa |
Chase Heaton, MD San Francisco, California |
Jessica Smyth, MD Fr. Bragg, North Carolina |
Alexander Hillil, MD Baltimore, Maryland |
Konstantina Stankovic, MD Palo Alto, California |
Paul Hoff, MD Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Scott Stephan, MD Nashville, Tennessee |
David Horn, MD Seattle, Washington |
Marita Teng, MD New York, New York |
Clinton Humphrey, MD Kansas City, Kansas |
Marc Thorne, MD Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Jacob Hunter, MD Dallas, Texas |
Julia Toman, MD Tampa, Florida |
Stacey Ishman, MD Cincinnati, Ohio |
Jennifer Villwock, MD Kansas City, Kansas |
Noel Jabour, MD Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Courtney Voelker, MD Los Angeles, California |
Ofer Jacobovitz, MD New York, New York |
Courtney Voelker, MD Los Angeles, California |
Romaine Johnson, MD Dallas, Texas |
Cameron Wick, MD St. Louis, Missouri |
Russel Kahmke, MD Durham, North Carolina |
David White, MD Charleston, South Carolina |
Ken Kazahaya, MD Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Cameron Wick, MD St. Louis, Missouri |
Amit Kochhar, MD Santa Monica, California |
Gregory Wiet, MD Columbus, Ohio |
Shiayin Yang, MD Nashville, Tennessee |
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Chad Zender, MD Cleveland, Ohio |
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Carlton Zdanski, MD Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
Staff
Our staff members are here to support physicians and uphold our mission. Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions you may have.
Administration
Executive Director
bn@abohns.org
Associate Executive Director
sat@abohns.org
Administrator
dlh@abohns.org
Administrative Assistant
mo@abohns.org
Communications Specialist
cam@abohns.org
Director of IT
gp@abohns.org
Exam Development
Senior Content Coordinator
hib@abohns.org
Content Coordinator
cvl@abohns.org
Training Programs / Otolaryngology Training Exam
Senior Resident Coodinator
sll@abohns.org
Primary & Subspecialty Certification
Certification Coordinator
rml@abohns.org
Subspecialty Coordinator / Continuing Certification
abf@abohns.org