Governance

June 2011-2012

AMERICAN BOARD OF PHYSICIAN SPECIALTIES
The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) is composed of the Chairs of the ABPS affiliated Boards of Certification. The committee is responsible for monitoring the adherence to approved ABPS standards related to certification examination construction, administration, grading, reliability, validity, and as necessary, will review and recommend revisions to the certification standards to ensure quality control.

ABPS Officers and Members
Susan M. Sarracino, M.D., Ph.D., FAAA,Chair
Thomas G. Pelz, D.O., FAAIM, Vice Chair
Arthur L. Berman, D.O., FAAIM, Member
A. Robert Cerrato, D.O., J.D., Member
Robert L. Cross, M.D., Member
Franklin O. De La Cruz, M.D., Member
William J. Garrity, D.O., FAASFP, Member
Nagui Y. Hanna, M.D., Member
Douglas L. Marciniak, D.O., FAAIM, Member
Richard Moyer, D.O., Member
Jayanth G. Rao, M.D., FAAR, Member
Anthony P. Russo, Jr., D.O., FAAA, Member
Madonna Ringswald, D.O., Member
Michael W. Steppie, M.D., Member
Joseph D. Toscano, M.D., Member

ABPS Affiliated Boards of Certification Officers and Members

Board of Certification in Anesthesiology (BCA)
Jon E. Botts, D.O., FAAA, Member
Jeffrey T. Follansbee, M.D., Vice Chair
Susan M. Sarracino, M.D., Ph.D., FAAA, Chair

Board of Certification in Dermatology (BCD)
Donald J. Brown, D.O., Member
Giovanna Ciocca, M.D., Member
Roya Omid Javid, M.D., Secretary
Michael R. Proctor, D.O., Member
Michael W. Steppie, M.D., Chair
Kenneth A. Wallace, III, M.D., Vice Chair

American Board of Disaster Medicine (ABODM)
Brian L. Brown, D.O., Member
Arthur Cooper, M.D., Member
Debra Cascardo, M.A., M.P.A., Public Member
Heidi P. Cordi, M.D., FACEP, Member
Robert L. Cross, M.D., Chair
Lorraine M. Giordano, M.D., FACEP, Member
Frederick L. Slone, M.D., Member
Major General James L. Williams, Public Member

Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine (BCEM)
Muhammad A. Ahmed, M.D., Member
Lingappa S. Amernath, M.D., Member
Terrance Lee Baker, M.D., M.S., Member
Richard Cressey, M.D., FAAEP, Member
John Kent Davis, D.O., Member
Sarah E. Gilbert, M.D,. FAAEP, Secretary
Nagui Y. Hanna, M.D., Chair
Liz Maxwell-Schmidt, M.D., FAAEP, Vice Chair
David R. Meece, M.D., Member
Patrick Nichelson, Ph.D, Public Member
S. John Pappas, M.D., Member
David G. Pietrasiuk, M.D., FAAEP, Secretary
Betsy B. Schenck, D.O., FAAEP, Member
Marshall B. Silk, D.O., FAAEP, Member

Board of Certification in Family Medicine Obstetrics (BCFMO)
Daniel M. Avery, M.D., Member
Victoria G. Fernando, M.D., Member
Mark D. Gideonsen, M.D., Member
Dwight Hooper, M.D., Member
Brian Kerrigan, D.O., Member
Regina Kim, M.D., Member
Mark T. Loafman, M.D., M.P.H., Chair
Sagi V. Mathew, M.D., Member
Avinash Reddy, M.D., Secretary
William MacMillan Rodney, M.D., Vice Chair
Lisa A Solinas, M.D., Member
Thomas J. Staff, M.D., M.P.H., Member

Board of Certification in Family Practice (BCFP)
Maria Aquino Fawcett, M.D., Vice Chair
Harold M. Bacchus, Jr., M.D., FAASFP, Member
Edward J. Fitzmaurice, Jr., Public Member/Secretary
Carola H. Fleener, M.D., Member
William J. Garrity, D.O., FAASFP, Chair

American Board of Certification in Hospital Medicine (ABHM)
William M. Castillo, M.D., FAASS, Member
Kate Conklin, BS, DPMSM, CPCS, Public Member
Franklin O. De La Cruz, M.D., Member
Allan C. Genteman, D.O., FAASFP, FAAGM,Member
Steve Kuplesky, M.D., Member
Eduardo C. Lu, M.D., Member
M. Mark Mitchell, D.O., J.D., Secretary
Thomas G. Pelz, D.O., FAAIM, Member
Asaf R. Qadeer, M.D., Vice Chair
Madonna Ringswald, D.O., Chair
John J. Westwood, M.D., FAASS, Member

Board of Certification in Internal Medicine (BCIM)
Arthur L. Berman, D.O., FAAIM, Chair
Barney T. Bishop, III, Public Member
Douglas L. Marciniak, D.O, FAAIM, Vice Chair
Herbert Pardell, D.O., FAAIM, Member
Madonna Ringswald, D.O., Member
Roger K. Schwartzberg, D.O., FAAIM, Secretary

Board of Certification in Orthopedic Surgery (BCOS)
Lloyd W. Fernald, Jr., D.B.A., Public Member
Richard Moyer, D.O., Chair
Tariq B. M. Niazi, M.D., Member
John C. Pellosie, D.O., FACGP, FAASOS, Member
James S. St. Louis, D.O., Vice Chair

Board of Certification in Radiology (BCR)
Babu J. Amin, M.D., Member
Maria Crimes, M.D., Vice Chair
Harsha N. Dhanani, M.D., Secretary
Charles E. Murphy, Public Member
Karanita M.C. Ojomo, M.D., Member
Jayanth G. Rao, M.D., MRCP, Chair

Board of Certification in Urgent Care Medicine (BCUCM)
Steven L. Arnold, M.D., Member
Kim Gibson, M.D., Member
Sr. Carol Keehan, DC, Public Member
Peter Lamelas, M.D., FAAEP, Member
Sean McNeeley, M.D., Member
Kenneth J. Palestrant, M.D., Member
David L. Pick, M.D., Member
Mark E. Rogers, M.D., Member
Joseph D. Toscano, M.D., Chair
Mark D. Wright, M.D., Member