Committee Listing
Academic Affairs Councill
Goals
The purpose of the Academic Affairs Council is to convene plastic surgery stakeholder organizations that have influence in issues affecting the academic development of surgeons and the practice of plastic surgery. The Academic Affairs Council is comprised of selected individuals from the ASPS, PSF, YPS, ACAPS, RRC, ABPS, AAPS, and PSRC.
The primary goal of the Council is to identify, discuss and develop actionable plans for a coordinated academic affairs agenda while avoiding unnecessary and inefficient duplication of effort and resources.
The Academic Affairs Council (through its organizational members) is responsible for identifying and discussing issues and trends , and developing an actionable agenda to effectively address important issues facing the academic development and practice of plastic surgery. The Council meets in person two times each calendar year. One meeting occurs during the AAPS Annual Meeting. One meeting occurs during the ASPS/PSF Annual Meeting. The time commitment of council members normally does not exceed 10 hours per year.
ASPS Active Members and Candidates for Membership in good standing are eligible to serve. Members are appointed to the Council by the Academic Affairs Council Organizations that they represent. The Academic Affairs Council is comprised of individuals that are selected by their respective participating organization. Council members are not selected through the committee application process.
Current Committee Members

David Mathes MD : Chair

C. Bob Basu MD, MBA, MPH, FACS : Member

Scot Glasberg MD, FACS : Member

Scott Hollenbeck MD, FACS : Member

Alan Matarasso MD, FACS : Member

Babak Mehrara MD : Member

Paige Myers MD : Member

Peter Taub MD : Member

Steven Williams MD : Member

Gina McClure : Staff Liaison
Clinical Registries Committee
Goals
The Clinical Registries Steering Committee functions in an advisory capacity to identify and promote the common goal of a successful Plastic Surgery Registries Network (PSRN). The Clinical Registries Steering Committee is comprised of the Chairs of the various ASPS/PSF Registry Steering Committees (GRAFT, NBIR, PROFILE, TOPS, etc…), the Chair of the Quality and Performance Measurement Committee, and high-volume ASPS/PSF registry users and other ASPS members that have demonstrated a commitment to the ASPS/PSF registry program.
The Steering Committee serves in an advisory capacity to ASPS/PSF to help identify and implement the dynamic and timely priorities of the PSRN. The Steering Committee works to identify long term sustainability strategies for the ASPS/PSF Registries both financially and through registry participation.
The Clinical Registries Steering Committee members are ambassadors to the Society, promoting the value and need for registry participation. Members of the Clinical Registries Steering Committee are expected to actively participate in contributing their data to at least one or more of the ASPS/PSF Registries. The Steering Committee meets in person up to twice per year. One meeting occurs during the ASPS/PSF Annual Meeting, and the other often occurs at the ASPS/PSF Spring Board Meetings. The Committee will also meet regularly via conference call. The overall time commitment will likely be near 20 hours per year. ASPS Active Members and Candidates for Membership in good standing are eligible to serve.
Current Committee Members

Babak Mehrara MD : Advisor

Mamtha Raj MD : Member

Katie Sommers MPH : Staff Liaison
Corporate Development Subcommittee
Goals
Corporate Development Subcommittee charges:
Industry Prospecting
PSTM Exhibit Hall
Advertising Guidelines for Sponsorship & Branding
Corporate Relations
Brand Strategy Awareness
Industry Priorities
Current Committee Members

Jannine Griese : Staff Liaison

Frances Hackler : Staff Liaison
Global Advancement for Academic Plastic Surgery
Goals
GAAPS (Global Advancement for Academic Plastic Surgery) initiative will seek to bring US/Canada and International academic plastic surgery programs together for collaborations in research and education. The program will include an “exchange” program for a limited time immersion in the partnering institution. The steering committee will lead and shape this initiative. The title of this program might be changed later on based on the input from the steering committee members.
Current Committee Members

Michele Manahan MD, MBA, FACS : Advisor

David Mathes MD : Chair

Scott Hollenbeck MD, FACS : Ex Officio

Earl Campbell MD : Member

Shawn Diamond MD : Member

Gregory Evans MD, FACS : Member

Arun Gosain MD : Member

Robert Murphy Jr., MD : Member

Romina Valadez MD : Staff Liaison
International Scholar Subcommittee
Goals
The ASPS/PSF International Scholar Committee selects a number of foreign plastic surgeons to receive a stipend and serve as International Scholars for a period of three to six months in the U.S. The intent is to provide specialized experience and exposure for the International Scholar to centers of excellence in the U.S. such that they will return to their home country and share what has been learned with their colleagues and be able to increase surgical capacity.
The committee has a joint application process for the International Scholar Program. Members of the committee review and rank all applicants and meet during the Annual Meeting for selection. The time commitment of committee members normally does not exceed six hours per year. The committee reviews applications received and meets during the Annual Meeting for final selection of the International Scholars.
ASPS Active Members and ASPS Candidates for Membership in good standing are eligible to serve on this committee. Those on the committee should have an interest in overseas plastic surgery and/or international volunteer efforts.
Current Committee Members

David Mathes MD : Advisor

Reza Ahmadzadeh MD, FRCSC : Member

Sebastian Brooke MD : Member

Eric Chang MD : Member

Izabela Galdyn MD : Member

John Hamati MD : Member

Oscar Manrique MD, CPE, FACS : Member

Arash Momeni MD : Member

Narayanan Nair MD FACS FAAP : Member

Phuong Nguyen MD : Member

Sammy Othman MD : Member

Romina Valadez MD : Staff Liaison

Sanjay Naran MD : Subcommittee Chair

Raj Vyas MD : Subcommittee Vice Chair
PSF Fundraising Subcommittee
Goals
PSF Fundraising Subcommittee charges:
Major Gifts/Maliniac Development
Regional Funding Initiatives/BRA Campaign
Strategic Campaigns
Current Committee Members

Erin Finnigan : Staff Liaison

Frances Hackler : Staff Liaison
PSF Volunteers in Plastic Surgery Steering Committee
Goals
Volunteers in Plastic Surgery (VIPS) is a committee of The Plastic Surgery Foundation that serves as a resource for plastic surgeons who volunteer internationally. The committee is a forum for plastic surgeons from around the world interested in global surgery to share best practices in research and training collaboration, improve the delivery of surgical care internationally and promote the highest standards of patient safety in global surgery. We work to improve access to high quality surgery care through research and training collaboration on all types of plastic and reconstructive surgery: trauma reconstruction, burn care, breast reconstruction, hand surgery and surgery for congenital conditions. We collaborate with incountry plastic surgeons to innovate on the most effective ways to exchange information and improve patient access with a focus on local capacity building for reconstructive plastic surgery. Steering Committee members should expect to devote 5-10 hours annually to committee business. In addition, Steering Committee members participate in up to two conference calls annually and the Annual Meeting activities, which include the Steering Committee meeting and the VIPS Forum (held in odd numbered years). ASPS Active Members in good standing are eligible to serve. Members with demonstrated knowledge and skills in global surgery are encouraged to apply.
Current Committee Members

Mustapha Ait Aissa MD : Member

Tayo Arowojolu MD, PhD : Member

Muhammad Arslan MD : Member

Pavlo Badyul MD, PhD, D.Med.Sc. : Member

Virginia Bee MD : Member

Thushan Beneragama MD, FCSSL : Member

Christopher Brooks MD : Member

Xavier Candela MD : Member

Joyce Chen MD : Member

Matthew Chetta MD : Member

Harvey Chim MD : Member

Bowornsilp Chowchuen MD, MBA : Member

Joani Christensen MD : Member

Francis Collini MD : Member

Leonardo D'Alo De Oliveira MD : Member

Anne DeLaney MD : Member

Milan Doshi M.Ch. : Member

Armin Edalatpour MD : Member

Mohammed El Fahar MD, PhD, EBOPRAS, DAFPRS : Member

Robin Evans MD, FACS, FRCSC : Member

Jose Facio Treviño MD : Member

Ghulam Qadir Fayyaz MD : Member

Amanda Gosman MD : Member

Alfredo Harris MD : Member

David Hill MD : Member

Kathleen Holoyda MD : Member

Sara Hussein MD : Member

Craig Johnson MD : Member

Mohammed Fahud Khurram MD, MBBS, MS, MCh, DNB : Member

Cameron Kneib MD : Member

Szymon Kolacz MD, PhD : Member

Yur-Ren Kuo MD, PhD : Member

Christina Lee DO : Member

Ioannis Liapakis MD, double PhD, EBOPRAS fellow: Member

Catherine Ly MD : Member

Joyce McIntyre MD : Member

Heather Mcmahon MD : Member

Andrea Moreira MD : Member

Daniel Murariu MD, MPH, MBA, FACS : Member

Phuong Nguyen MD : Member

Damian Palafox MD : Member

Brodie Parent MD, MS : Member

Elizabeth Peterson MD : Member

Silvio Podda MD : Member

Jeremy Powers MD : Member

Andrea Pusic MD, MHS, FACS, FRCSC : Member

Andres Rivadeneira MD, FAENS : Member

Rui Rodrigues Pereira MD. PhD : Member

Christine Rohde MD, MPH : Member

Steve Sample MD : Member

Luis Gerardo Sandoval-Ortiz MD : Member

Murilo Secanho MD : Member

Charalampos Siotos MD, Phd : Member

Michael Sorkin MD : Member

Mehmet Surmeli MD, FEBOPRAS : Member

Editt Taslakian MD, MS : Member

Acara Turner MD : Member

Emmanuel Tuyisenge MD : Member

Raj Vyas MD : Member

Rou Wan MD : Member

Nicholas Webster MD : Member

Andrew Wexler MD : Member

Kristen Whalen MD : Member

Victoria Wickenheisser MD : Member

Lauren Yarholar MD : Member

Angela Oswald : Staff

Madisyn Boelk : Staff Liaison

Mike Stokes MBA : Staff Liaison

Renata Maricevich MD : Subcommittee Chair

Noopur Gangopadhyay MD : Subcommittee Vice Chair
Research Oversight Council
Goals
The Research Oversight Council (ROC) is involved in strategic and long range planning to help prioritize PSF research initiatives for the purpose of advancing the art and science of the plastic surgery specialty. The Council functions in an advisory capacity to identify and promote the common goal of a unified plastic surgery research agenda. The Council is comprised of representatives from the following organizations as well as ASPS/PSF Committee Chairs under the Research Line and Leadership from The PSF:
• AAHS
• AAPS
• ACAPS
• ASPN
• ASRM
• PSRC
The Council fosters new knowledge in plastic surgery that advances patient care, safety and innovation, provides opportunities for research career development for plastic surgeons as well as a forum for specialty-wide information exchange. The ROC serves in an advisory capacity to The PSF to help identify and implement the dynamic and timely research goals of The PSF.
The Council meets in person three times each calendar year. One meeting occurs during ASPS/PSF Winter Board Meeting. One meeting occurs during the AAPS Annual Meeting. One meeting occurs during the ASPS/PSF Annual Meeting. The time commitment of council members normally does not exceed 10 hours per year.
ASPS Active Members and Candidates for Membership in good standing are eligible to serve. Members are appointed to the Council by the Research Oversight Council Organizations that they represent. The Research Oversight Council is comprised of individuals that are selected by their respective participating organization. Council members are not selected through the committee application process.
Current Committee Members

Rebecca Knackstedt MD, PhD : Member
SSI Study Subcommittee
Goals
The SSI Study Subcommittee is responsible for the conduct and smooth running of the multi-center Surgical Site Infection (SSI) and antibiotic use study. The goal of SSI study is to determine whether postoperative prophylactic antibiotics reduce the rate of breast infections following postmastectomy breast reconstruction with tissue expanders, compared with the CDC recommended single preoperative dose. This committee is composed of two principal investigators, Dr. Christine Rohde and Dr. Brian Gastman and lead investigators from five participating sites. The committee with oversee the implementation of first randomized clinical trial being conducted with The Plastic Surgery Foundation as the coordinating center. The committee will be responsible for overseeing enrollment and data collection from five participating sites. The committee will help in streamlining the data analysis process and preparation of manuscripts for publication of results. The committee business is conducted via monthly calls, email communication and investigator meetings at PSTM and SBM. The time commitment for the committee work normally would not exceed 20 hours per year. Serving as a principal investigator for a participating site requires additional time commitments.
Current Committee Members

Brian Gastman MD : Co-Chair

Christine Rohde MD, MPH : Co-Chair

Kristen Broderick MD : Member

Summer Hanson MD, PhD : Member

Adeyiza Momoh MD : Member

Brett Phillips MD, MBA : Member

Graham Schwarz MD : Member

Katie Sommers MPH : Staff

Surinder Kaur PhD : Staff Liaison
Visiting Professors Subcommittee
Goals
The Visiting Professors Subcommittee provides clinical, technical and educational expertise to training programs through visits and lectures from the Visiting Professor.
The Visiting Professors Subcommittee reviews names submitted by the training program directors and committee members and selects the visiting professors each year. Committee members should expect to devote 5-10 hours annually to committee business. Committee business is conducted via conference call and occurs between November and April, as well as a committee meeting in conjunction with the Annual Meeting. ASPS Active Members and ASPS Candidates for Membership in good standing are eligible to serve.
Current Committee Members

Nicole Sommer MD : Chair

Reza Ahmadzadeh MD, FRCSC : Member

Rachel Anolik MD : Member

Jonathan Black MD : Member

Angela Cheng MD : Member

Min-Jeong Cho MD : Member

Armin Edalatpour MD : Member

Olivia Ford MD : Member

Yifan Guo MD : Member

Asra Hashmi MD : Member

Al Hassanein MD, MMSc, FACS : Member

Christian Kauffman MD : Member

Z-Hye Lee MD : Member

Evan Matros MD : Member

Priyanka Naidu MD : Member

Narayanan Nair MD FACS FAAP : Member

Minh-Doan Nguyen MD, PhD : Member

Olivier Noel MD, PhD : Member

Rajiv Parikh MD : Member

Lee Pu MD, PhD, FACS, FICS : Member

Eric Wang MD : Member

Angela Oswald : Staff Liaison
