PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Chair: Ninh Nguyen, MD, FASMBS,
Co-Chair: Daniel Herron, MD, FACS, Co-Chair
EC Liaison: Ninh Nguyen, MD, FASMBS
Immediate Past Chair: Marc Bessler, MD, FASMBS, FACS
Subcommittees:
Scientific Quality/Value-Added:
Michel Gagner, MD, FASMBS, FACS, Subcommittee Chair
Wayne English, MD, FACS
R. Armour Forse, MD, FASMBS, FACS
Alan Saber, MD, FASMBS
Poster/Video:
Shanu Kothari, MD, Subcommittee Chair
Daniel Gagne, MD, FASMBS
John Morton, MD, FASMBS, FACS
Sivamainthan Vithiananthan, MD
Emerging Technologies:
Bipan Chand, MD, FASMBS, FACS Subcommittee Chair
Nicolas Christou, MD
Keith Gersin, MD, FASMBS, FACS
Sivamainthan Vithiananthan, MD
Scientific Papers:
Aurora Pryor, MD, FACS, Subcommittee Chair
Marina Kurian, MD, FASMBS
David Provost, MD
Steve Wohlgemuth, MD, FASMBS
Jeffrey Zitsman, MD
Professional Education:
Daniel Herron, MD, FACS, Subcommittee Chair
Kevin Reavis, MD, Chair of BSAC
Brian Smith, MD, FACS, Chair of Labs
Sherman Smith, MD, FASMBS
Alfonso Torquati, MD, FACS
ASMBS/TOS Medical Specialties:
John Dixon, MD, Subcommittee Co-Chair
Daniel Jones, MD, FACS, Subcommittee Co-Chair
Samer Mattar, MD, FASMBS, FACS
Co-Directors of Hands-On Labs
Brian Smith, MD, FACS
Bryan Sandler, MD
Co-Directors of Bariatric Skills Acquisition Center (BSAC)
Kevin Reavis, MD
Shanu Kothari, MD
Integrated Health Program Committee
Chair: Maureen Quigley, APRN
Co-Chair: Karen Flanders, NP, CBN
Past Chair: Teresa Leath, RN, CBN
IHEC Liaison: Bobbie Lou Price, BSN, RN, CBN
Members:
Mara Berman, RN, BSN, MBA, CNOR
Sue Bunnell, RN, BS, CBN, CHSP
Kelli, Friedman, PhD
Shannon Jansma, PA-C, RD
Wendy King, PhD
Jill Meador, RN, BSN, CBN
Bobbie Lou Price, BSN, RN, CBN
Stephen Ritz, PhD
Karen Schulz, RN, MSN, CBN
Sharon Zarabi, RD, CDN, CPT
INTEGRATED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Chair: Karen Schulz, RN, MSN, CBN
Co-Chair: Karen Flanders, NP, CBN
Members
Laura Boyer, RN, CBN
Kelli Friedman, PhD
William Gourash, MSN, CRNP
Maureen Quigley, APRN
Jennifer Schwettmann, MSPT
Cassie Truran, RD
