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Council on Education

Board Liaison: Brian R Waterman, M.D.

Education Committee

Committee Chair: Michael J. O'Brien, M.D., FAANA

Staff Liaison: Kim Santaniello

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Fellowship Committee

Committee Chair: Seth L. Sherman, M.D.

Staff Liaison: Lynnsey M. Ruiz, M.S.

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International Committee

Committee Chair: Mark R. Hutchinson, M.D., FAANA

Staff Liaison: Laura Downes, CAE

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Surgical Skills Committee

Committee Chair: Scott Joshua Szabo, M.D.

Staff Liaison: Alex Andryk

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Research Committee

Committee Chair: Jonathan F. Dickens, M.D., L.T.C., M.C.

Staff Liaison: Nick Sautter, M.S.

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Council on Governance

Board Liaison: Jason L. Dragoo, M.D., FAANA

Bylaws Committee

Committee Chair: Laura A. Alberton, M.D.

Staff Liaison: Laura Downes, CAE and Melissa Villegas

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Committee on Committees

Committee Chair: Alan S. Curtis, M.D., FAANA

Staff Liaison: Laura Downes, CAE and Melissa Villegas

AANA/EF Development Committee

Committee Chair: Kevin D. Plancher, M.D., M.P.H., FAANA

Staff Liaison: Terri Bruce, CFRE

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Emerging Leaders

Committee Chair: Jeanne Cameron Patzkowski, M.D.

Staff Liaison: TBA

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Finance Committee

Committee Chair: Kevin F. Bonner, M.D., FAANA

Staff Liaison: Dennis Siena

Membership Committee

Committee Chair: Christopher Pokabla, M.D.

Staff Liaison: Lynnsey M. Ruiz, M.S.

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Council on Communications

Board Liaison: Ivan H. Wong, M.D., FAANA

Communications and Technology Committee

Committee Chair: Clayton William Nuelle, M.D., FAANA

Staff Liaison: Christine Nogal, M.B.A., CAE & Renee Zagozdon

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Task Forces


Council on Government Affairs

Board Liaison:

Advocacy Committee

Committee Chair: Patrick Wakefield Joyner, M.D., M.S.

Staff Liaison: Nick Sautter, M.S.

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MAST

Committee Chair: Kelly G. Kilcoyne, M.D.

Staff Liaison: TBA

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