The American Board of Surgery (ABS), the national certifying body for general surgeons and related specialists, is pleased to welcome three new directors to its various specialty boards. Each director will serve a six-year term, which began on September 16, 2024. All ABS specialty board directors are currently certified by the ABS and are meeting the requirements of the ABS Continuous Certification Program.
These surgeons join the ABS specialty boards along with councilors Adnan Alseidi, M.D., Ed.M., Wade Douglas, M.D., and Abbey L. Fingeret, M.D., M.H.P.T.T., of the Complex General Surgical Oncology Board; Erika Adams Newman, M.D., of the Pediatric Surgery Board; Elsie Ross, M.D., M.S., RPVI, FAHA, of the Vascular Surgery Board; and Jacob A. Greenberg, M.D., Ed.M., of the General Surgery Board.
Complex General Surgical Oncology Board
Brian K. Bednarski, M.D., M.E.H.P.Dr. Brian K. Bednarski is an associate professor in the Department of Colon & Rectal Surgery in the Division of Surgery at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
Dr. Bednarski received his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School and completed his residency training at the University of North Carolina, followed by a clinical fellowship in complex general surgical oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he now practices. He also went on to achieve a Masters of Education in the Health Professions from Johns Hopkins University School of Education in Baltimore.
His research and clinical interests focus on colon and rectal cancers and their related outcomes.
Pediatric Surgery Board
Grace Mak, M.D.Dr. Grace Mak is a professor of surgery and an associate professor of pediatrics at University of Chicago Medicine and chief of pediatric general surgery and surgeon-in-chief at University of Chicago Medicine’s Comer Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Mak received her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and completed residency training at University of Cincinnati Medical Center. She then continued to complete a pediatric surgery fellowship at University of Chicago Medicine.
Dr. Mak’s research and clinical interests include anorectal malformations, median arcuate ligament syndrome, congenital malformations, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy HIPEC, and pediatric cancer surgery.
Daniel J. Ostlie, M.D.Dr. Daniel Ostlie is surgeon-in-chief and chair of surgery at Phoenix Children’s Hospital in Arizona, where he provides administrative and clinical leadership to four clinical program centers and institutional GME programs.
Dr. Ostlie received his medical degree from University of North Dakota School of Medicine in Grand Forks, N.D. He then finished residency training at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., while also completing a research fellowship at Cambridge University. He later completed fellowships in pediatric surgery and surgical critical care at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas, Mo.
His clinical and research interests include chest wall abnormalities, esophageal disorders, minimally invasive surgery, and evidence-based pediatric surgery.
In Thanks
The ABS gratefully acknowledges the dedication and commitment of the following outgoing specialty board directors, whose terms ended in September:
General Surgery Board
- Stacy A. Brethauer, M.D.; Daniel L. Dent, M.D.
Pediatric Surgery Board
- Douglas C. Barnhart, M.D.; Pramod S. Puligandla, M.D.
Trauma, Burns, and Surgical Critical Care Board
- Kimberly A. Davis, M.D.
Complex General Surgical Oncology Board
- Herbert Chen, M.D.; Lawrence T. Kim, M.D.; Anne C. Larkin, M.D.; Joshua M.V. Mammen, M.D
Transplant Advisory Council
- Dev Desai, M.D., Ph.D.
About the ABS
The American Board of Surgery is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1937 for the purpose of certifying individuals who have met a defined standard of education, training and knowledge in the field of surgery. Surgeons certified by the ABS have completed at least five years of surgical training following medical school and successfully completed a written and oral examination process administered by the ABS. They must then maintain their board certification through ongoing learning and practice improvement activities.
The ABS offers board certification in general surgery, vascular surgery, pediatric surgery, surgical critical care, complex general surgical oncology, and surgery of the hand. It is one of the 24 member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties.
NOVEMBER 25, 2024 |