Who is the ABOHNS?

BOD 2024

The ABOHNS Board of Directors establishes the strategic direction and sets the policies that guide the Board in all its activities. Members are elected to the Board based on personal qualities, leadership abilities, previous engagement with the ABOHNS activities and initiatives, as well as geography and diversity. Each member lends their unique expertise and experience to the leadership of the Board, serving and working in tandem with standing committees including Credentials and Ethics, Assessments, Subcertification, Continuing Certification, Information and Liaison, Finance, Audit, Education, and Strategic Planning. The Board of Directors is comprised of 17 directors and each is eligible to serve two consecutive 5-year terms. All directors serve as volunteers, except for a few leaders who receive a small honorarium based on the large amount of work required to fulfill their roles and responsibilities. 

Board of Directors

Jeffrey M. Bumpous, MD, President
Louisville, Kentucky

Ronald B. Kuppersmith, MD, MBA, President-Elect
College Station, Texas

C. Gaelyn Garrett, MD, MMHC, Past-President
Nashville, Tennessee

Jennifer Parker Porter, MD, Treasurer
Bethesda, Maryland

John P. Carey, MD
Baltimore, Maryland

David O. Francis, MD, MS
Madison, Wisconsin

Howard W. Francis, MD, MBA
Durham, North Carolina

Marlan R. Hansen, MD
Iowa City, Iowa

Sonya Malekzadeh, MD
Washington, District of Columbia

Bradley Marple, MD
Dallas, Texas

Andrew H. Murr, MD
San Francisco, California

Cherie-Ann O. Nathan, MD
Shreveport, Louisiana 

Krishna G. Patel, MD, PhD
Charleston, South Carolina

Diego A. Preciado, MD, PhD
Washington, District of Columbia

Gavin Setzen, MD
Albany, New York

Timothy L. Smith, MD, MPH
Portland, Oregon

Travis Tollefson, MD, MPH
Sacramento, California

Gregory J. Wiet, MD
Columbus, Ohio

 

The ABOHNS physician volunteers serve in a combination of appointed and elected positions, lending their experience and skills to many Board-related functions and initiatives. The Oral Exam process, so vital to the Board’s mission, is made possible by the hard work and dedication of our leadership team and more than 100 volunteers. Most volunteers begin their experience with ABOHNS as Item Writers, and from there have the opportunity to serve as Oral Examiners, members of the Exam Council, committee and task force members, as well as members of the Board of Directors.

 

The ABOHNS Senior Councilors are distinguished volunteers who have completed their terms of service on the Board of Directors. While no specific duties are associated with this position, Senior Councilors have gained a deep understanding of the purpose, goals, and values of the Board through their many years of involvement with Board activities at every level of the organization and are available to provide strategic advice and consultation.

 

Senior Councilors  
Byron J. Bailey, MD
Galveston, Texas
Gerald S. Berke, MD
Pacific Palisades, California
C. Ron Cannon, MD
Brandon, Mississippi
Robert W. Cantrell, MD
Charlottesville, Virginia
Richard A. Chole, MD, Ph.D
St. Louis, Missouri
Roger L. Crumley, MD, MBA
Orange, California
Charles W. Cummings, MD
Baltimore, Maryland
Ramon M. Esclamado, MD, MS
Durham, North Carolina
David W. Eisele, MD
Baltimore, Maryland
Edward H. Farrior, MD
Tampa, Florida
Willard E. Fee, Jr., MD
Redwood City, California
Ellen M. Friedman, MD
Houston, Texas
Bruce J. Gantz, MD
Iowa City, Iowa
A. Julianna Gulya, MD
Locust Grove, Virginia
James A. Hadley, MD
Naples, Florida
Gerald B. Healy, MD
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Peter A. Hilger, MD
Edina, Minnesota
G. Richard Holt, MD, MPH, MABE, DBE
San Antonio, Texas
Michael E. Johns, MD
Atlanta, Georgia
Herbert C. Jones, MD
Atlanta, Georgia
Paul R. Lambert, MD
Charleston, South Carolina
Wayne F. Larrabee, Jr., MD
Seattle, Washington
Paul A. Levine, MD
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jesus E. Medina, MD
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Robert H. Miller, MD, MBA
Houston, Texas
Richard T. Miyamoto, MD
Indianapolis, Indiana
Eugene N. Myers, MD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
H. Bryan Neel, III, MD, Ph.D
Rochester, Minnesota
Robert H. Ossoff, MD, DMD
Nashville, Tennessee
Ira D. Papel, MD
Baltimore, Maryland
Stephen S. Park, MD
Charlottesville, Virginia
Harold C. Pillsbury, III, MD
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
John S. Rhee, MD, MPH
Milkwaukee, Wisconsin
Robert J. Ruben, MD
Bronx, New York
David E. Schuller, MD
Columbus, Ohio
Clough Shelton, MD
Salt Lake City, Utah
Kathleen C. Y. Sie, MD
Seattle, Washington
Michael G. Stewart, MD, MPH
New York, New York
M. Eugene Tardy, Jr., MD
Naples, Florida
Steven A. Telian, MD
Ann Arbor, Michigan
James N. Thompson, MD
Davidson, North Carolina
Dean M. Toriumi, MD
Chicago, Illinois
Neil O. Ward, MD
Phoenix, Arizona
Randal S. Weber, MD
Houston, Texas
Mark C. Weissler, MD
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Gayle E. Woodson, MD
Merritt Island, Florida

 

The ABOHNS Exam Council is composed of volunteers who lend their diverse personal and professional experience to preparation and administration of exams, as well as development of exam content. Members of the Exam Council are elected, and those who serve are eligible for nomination to be a Director. This group has representation from all specialty practice areas. Each Exam Council member serves a 3-year term, with up to two consecutive terms permitted.  

Exam Council Members  
Moises A. Arriaga, MD, MBA
Marrero, LA
Meredith Adams, MD
Minneapolis, MN
Yuri Agrawal, MD
Aurora, CO
Christina Baldassari, MD
Norfolk, VA
Deidra Blanks, MD
Fayetteville, NC
Jonathan Bock, MD
Milwaukee, WI
Anthony Brissett, MD
Houston, TX
Gretchen Champion, MD
Allen, TX
Swapna Chandran, MD
Louisville, KY
Rakesh Chandra, MD, MMHC
Nashville, TN
David H. Chi, MD
Pittsburgh, PA
Robert H. Chun, MD
Milwaukee, WI
Joseph M. Clark, MD
Chapel Hill, NC
Chris Discolo, MD, MSCR
Indianapolis, IN
Marc Dubin, MD
Towson, MD
Carole Fakhry, MD MPH
Baltimore, MD
Alexander Gelbard, MD
Nashville, TN
Paul W. Gidley, MD
Houston TX
Steven Goudy, MD
Atlanta, GA
Jed Grisel, MD
Wichita Falls, TX
Samuel Gubbels, MD
Aurora, CO
Nathan W. Hales, MD
San Antonio, TX
Amy C. Hessel, MD
Houston, TX
Brandon Isaacson, MD
Dallas, TX
Stacey L. Ishman, MD, MPH
Cincinnati, OH
Gina Jefferson, MD, MS
Jackson, MS
Michael M. Johns, III, MD
Los Angeles, CA
Romaine F. Johnson, MD, MPH
Irving, TX
Lamont Jones, MD, MBA
Detroit, MI
Brad Kesser, MD
Charlottesville, VA
Samir S. Khariwala, MD
Edina, MN
P. Daniel Knott, MD
San Francisco, CA
Greg A. Krempl, MD
Oklahoma City, OK
J. Walter Kutz, MD
Dallas, TX
Walter Lee, MD
Durham, NC
Amber U. Luong, MD, Ph.D
Houston, TX
Richard Manes, MD
New Haven, CT
Benjamin Marcus, MD
Madison, WI
Chris McMains, MD
San Antonio, TX
Anna H. Messner, MD
Houston, TX
Tanya K. Meyer, MD
Seattle, WA
Stephanie Misono, MD
Minneapolis, MN
Sarah Mowry, MD
Cleveland, OH
Jeffrey S. Moyer, MD
Ann Arbor, MI
Shawn D. Newlands, MD, Ph.D, MBA
Rochester, NY
Krista Olson, MD
Houston, TX
Julina Ongkasuwan, MD
Houston, TX
Ashli K. O'Rourke, MD
Charleston, SC
Alpen Patel, MD
Baltimore, MD
David Poetker, MD, MA
Milwaukee, WI
Brianne Roby, MD
Saint Paul, MN
Ravi N. Samy, MD
Cincinnati, OH
Jennifer Shin, MD, SM
Boston, MA
Taha Z. Shipchandler, MD
Indianapolis, IN
Richard V. Smith, MD
Bronx, NY
Masayoshi Takashima, MD
Houston, TX
Marc C. Thorne, MD, MPH
Ann Arbor, MI
Elizabeth Toh, MD
Burlington, MA
Catherine P. Winslow, MD
Carmel, IN
Sarah Wise, MD
Atlanta, GA
Troy Woodard, MD
Cleveland, OH
Charles Woodard, MD
Durham, NC
Wendell G. Yarbrough, MD, MMHC
Chapel Hill, NC
Jose Zevallos, MD
Pittsburgh, PA

 

The ABOHNS Oral Examiners perform the essential role of administering the Oral Examination, which all otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons are required to pass to become board certified (see About Our Certifications).  Oral Examiners spend two days administering the Exam to candidates, and additional days for training. More than 100 Oral Examiners contribute on many levels to each Oral Exam and their dedicated involvement is critical to the success of the certification process.Oral Examiners are appointed by the Board of Directors after review and consideration of the prior ABOHNS service of eligible nominations received each year. 

The ABOHNS Item Writers are members of the Task Force for New Materials. These volunteers are essential contributors to the exam process. Appointed by the Board of Directors, they create, review, and revise the multiple choice questions used for ABOHNS assessments (see About Our Certifications). Item Writers serve on the Task Force for New Materials for a three year term.

 

2024-2025 Item Writers    
Al-Waleed Abuzeid, MD
Seattle, Washington
Iram Ahmad, MD
Palo Alto, California
Omar Ahmed, MD
Houston, Texas
Karthik Balakrishnan, MD
Stanford, California
Renee Banakis Hartl, MD
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Rodrigo Bayon, MD
Iowa City, Iowa
Ryan Belcher, MD
Nashville, Tennessee
Daniel Beswick, MD
Los Angeles, California
Michael Biavati, MD
Dallas, texas
Selena Briggs, MD
Washington, D.C.
Marisa Buchakjian, MD
Iowa City, Iowa
Neal Burkhalter, MD
West Columbia, South Carolina
Matthew Bush, MD
Lexington, Kentucky
Anna Butrymowicz, MD
San Francisco, California
David Chen, MD
Tucson, Arizona
Clarice Clemmens, MD
Charleston, South Carolina
Shelagh Cofer, MD
Rochester, Minnesota
Christine DeMason, MD
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Karuna Dewan, MD
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shumon Dhar, MD
Dallas, Texas
Christine Dinh, MD
Miami, Florida
Laura Dooley, MD
Columbia, Missouri
Alexandra Espinel, MD
Washington, District of Columbia
Erynne Faucett, MD
Sacramento, California
Laura Garcia-Rodriguez, MD
Detroit, Michigan
Soha Ghossaini, MD
Flushing, New York
Mark Gilbert, MD
Columbia, Missouri
Katherine Green, MD
Aurora, Colorado
Jonathan Grischkan, MD
Columbus, Ohio
Michael Harris, MD
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Matthew Hoffman, MD
Iowa City, Iowa
Colin Huntley, MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Agnes Hurtuk, MD
Maywood, Illinois
Michelle Hwang, MD
Charleston, South Carolina
Amal Isaiah, MD
Baltimore, Maryland
Andrew Johnson, MD
Annapolis, Maryland
David Kent, MD
Nashville, Tennessee
Sung-Won Kim, MD
Olympia, Washington
Erin Kirkham, MD
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Natalie Krane, MD
Portland, Oregon
C. Carrie Liu, MD
Tucson, Arizona
Christopher Liu, MD
Dallas, Texas
Kimberly Luu, MD
San Francisco, California
Benjamin Malkin, MD
Oakland, California
Amy Manning, MD
Columbus, Ohio
Alison Maresh, MD
New York, New York
Alexander Marston, MD
Boston, Massachusetts
Jose Mattos, MD
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jessica Maxwell, MD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jason May, MD
Augusta, Georgia
David Melon, ND
Hickory, North Carolina
Matthew Miller, MD
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Mia Miller, MD
Los Angeles, California
Chris Miyamoto, MD
Indianapolis, Indiana
Michael Moore, MD
Indianapolis, Indiana
Robert Morrison, MD
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Kevin Motz, MD
Baltimore, Maryland
Benjamin Oberman, MD
Durham, North Carolina
Lindsay Olinde, MD
Shreveport, Louisiana
Lewis Overton, MD
Raleigh, North Carolina
Sam Oyer, MD
Charlottesville, Virginia
Enver Ozer, MD
Columbus, Ohio
Reema Padia, MD
Salt Lake City, Utah
Nathan Page, MD
Phoenix, Arizona
Andrea Park, MD
San Francisco, California
Priyesh Patel, MD
Nashville, Tennessee
Rusha Patel, MD
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Sapna Patel, MD
Atlanta, Georgia
Yash Patil, MD
Cincinnati, Ohio
Prasanth Pattisapu, MD
Columbus, Ohio
Nora Perkins, MD
Albany, New York
Anette Pham, MD
Rockville, Maryland
Angela Powell, MD
Plattsburgh, New York
Karthik Rajasekaran, MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yin Ren, MD
Columbus, Ohio
Ryan Rimmer, MD
New Haven, Connecticut
Lauren Roland, MD
San Francisco, California
Adam Rubin, MD
Saint Clair Shores, Michigan
Babak Sadoughi, MD
New York, New York
Breanne Schiffer, MD
Salt Lake City, Utah
Minka Schofield, MD
Gahanna, Ohio
Jeff Sharon, MD
San Francisco, California
Jigar Sitapara, MD
Bethesda, Maryland
Amanda Stapleton, MD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Charles Stewart, MD
Owing Mills, Maryland
Daniel Sun, MD
Cincinnati, Ohio
Zahrah Taufique, MD
New York, New York
Kathleen Tibbetts, MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Melanie Townsend, MD
Louisville, Kentucky
Ozlem Tulunay-Ugar, MD
Little Rock, Arkansas
Seckin Ulualp, MD
Dallas, Texas
Esther Vivas, MD
Atlanta, Georgia
Heather Weinreich, MD
Chicago, Illinois
Mitchell Worley, MD
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Michael Yim, MD
Shreveport, Louisiana
Yu-Lan (Mary) Ying, MD
Neward, New Jersey
Joe Zenga, MD
Wawatosa, Wisconsin
   

 

Our staff members are here to support physicians and uphold our mission. Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions you may have.

Administration

Nussenbaum
Brian Nussenbaum, MD, MHCM
Executive Director
bn@abohns.org

Steve Telian
Steve Telian, MD
Associate Executive Director
sat@abohns.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diana Harrell
Diana Harrell
Administrator
dlh@abohns.org
 

Marisa Zarate
Marisa Zarate
Administrative Assistant
mmz@abohns.org

Michelle Ortiz
Michelle Ortiz
Administrative Coordinator
mo@abohns.org

Carla Medlenka
Carla Medlenka
Communications Specialist
cam@abohns.org
Giovanni Pedroza
Giovanni Pedroza
Director of IT
gp@abohns.org
 

 


Exam Development

Heather Burnett
Heather Burnett
Senior Content Coordinator
hib@abohns.org
Catherine Landicho
Catherine Landicho
Content Coordinator
cvl@abohns.org
 


Training Programs / Otolaryngology Training Exam

Shannon Lamkin
Shannon Lamkin
Senior Resident Coodinator
sll@abohns.org
 

 


Primary & Subspecialty Certification

Rosa La Neve
Rosa La Neve
Certification Coordinator
rml@abohns.org

 
Aliyah Forte
Aliyah Forte
Subspecialty Coordinator / Continuing Certification
abf@abohns.org

 


Continuing Certification

Amar Preet
Amar Preet, MBA, MHA
Continuing Certification Specialist
ap@abohns.org

Nikki Ladet
Nikki Ladet
Certification Specialist
nl@abohns.org

 

 

 


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