AHNS Leadership

COMMITTEES OF THE AHNS 2011-2012

Other than as specifically stated below, The President shall appoint committee members to serve for three years.  Initial appointments shall be staggered such that approximately one-third of committee members shall change each year (other than the Scientific Program Committee and Nominating Committee).

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Ad Hoc Reconstructive Committee

Eben L. Rosenthal (Chair), MD    2009-2012   
Mark K. Wax, MD                        2009-2012
Mathew M. Hanasono, MD          2010-2013
Oleg Militsakh, MD                      2010-2013
Urjeet A. Patel, MD                     2011-2014
Jeremy Richmon, MD                   2011-201
Luke Buchmann, MD                   2012-2015 * Non-Member
Ad Hoc CME Measurement Task Force

Douglas A. Girod, MD (Chair)      2010-2012
Paul L. Friedlander, MD              2010-2012
Jonathan Irish, MD, FACS           2010-2012
Samir Khariwala, MD                  2010-2012
Greg A. Krempl, MD                    2010-2012
Ellie Maghami, MD                      2010-2012
Jeffrey N. Myers, MD, PhD          2010-2012
Karen T. Pitman, MD                   2010-2013
Eben L. Rosenthal, MD               2010-2013

Advanced Training Council (ATC): 5 year term

This committee shall consist of ten Active Fellows, each to serve a five-year term, with appointments staggered so that two Active Fellows are appointed to membership on this committee each year.  The President’s appointments to this committee shall be submitted for approval by the Council.

Ashok R. Shaha, MD (Chair)        2002-2012   
William M. Lydiatt, Secretary      2007-2012
Joseph A. Califano, MD               2007-2012
Ara A. Chalian, MD                     2007-2012
Jeffrey M. Bumpous, MD             2008-2013
Ramon Esclamado, MD               2008-2013
Kerstin M. Stenson, MD              2009-2014
Neal Topham, MD                       2009-2014
Danny Enepekides, MD              2010-2015
Erich M. Sturgis, MD                   2010-2015

Awards Committee: 3 year term

This committee shall consist of at least six active fellows, including the Chair.  Committee members are appointed by the President of the AHNS.

D. Gregory Farwell (Chair)          2010-2013
Joseph A. Califano, MD               2006-2012
William R. Carroll, MD                 2007-2013
M. Boyd Gillespie, MD                 2009-2012
Daniel G. Deschler, MD               2010-2013
Jason Kim, MD                            2010-2013
John H. Yoo, MD                         2010-2013
Miriam Lango, MD                       2011-2014

CME Compliance Committee: 2 year term

This committee should consist of at least three Active Fellows.

Paul L. Friedlander, MD (Chair)   2011-2013
Dennis H. Kraus, MD (Ex Officio) 2007-2013
Douglas A.  Girod, MD                 2008-2012
Samir Khariwala, MD                  2010-2012
Greg A. Krempl, MD                    2010-2012
Michael Kupferman, MD              2010-2012
Marilene B. Wang, MD                2010-2012
Jeffrey N. Myers, MD, PhD          2011-2013

Constitution and By-Laws Committee: 3 year term

This committee shall consist of at least five Active Fellows, with the Secretary serving ex-officio. 

Brian B. Burkey, MD  (Chair)       2010-2013
Dennis H. Kraus, MD (Ex Officio) 2007-2013
Brandon G. Bentz, MD                2007-2013
Paul L. Friedlander, MD              2007-2013
Shelley McQuone, MD                 2009-2012
Ellie Maghami, MD                      2010-2013

Credentials Committee: 3 year term

This committee shall be chaired by the President and shall additionally consist of the two immediate Past Presidents plus two Active Fellows appointed by the President. In addition, the Secretary shall be a member, ex officio.

Carol R. Bradford, MD (Chair)      2011-2012
Dennis H. Kraus, MD (Ex Officio) 2007-2013
John A. Ridge, MD, PhD              2009-2012
John W. Werning, MD                 2009-2012
David W. Eisele, MD                   2010-2013
Joseph C. Sniezek, MD               2010-2013

Education Committee: 3 year term

This committee shall consist of at least three Active Fellows.

David Goldenberg, MD (Chair)    2010-2013
David I. Rosenthal, MD               2007-2013
Kelly M. Malloy, MD                     2009-2012
Mark Prince, MD                         2009-2012
Uttam K. Sinha, MD                    2009-2012
Erich M. Sturgis, MD                   2009-2012
Theodoros N. Teknos, MD          2009-2012
Stephen W. Bayles, MD              2010-2013
R. Bryan Bell, MD, DDS                2010-2013
Robert W. Dolan, MD                  2010-2013
Miriam Lango, MD                       2010-2013
Neil D. Gross, MD                        2011-2014
Eric Lentsch, MD                         2011-2014
Ellie Maghami, MD                      2011-2014
Kavita Pattani, MD, MS               2011-2014
Luke Buchmann, MD                   2012-2015 * non-member

Endocrine Committee: 3 year term

This committee should consist of at least three Active Fellows.

David J. Terris, MD (Chair)           2010-2013
Gary L. Clayman, MD, DDS          2007-2013
Gregory L. Randolph, MD            2007-2013
Maisie Shindo, MD                      2007-2013
Ralph P. Tufano, MD                   2007-2013
Kevin T. Brumund, MD                2009-2012
Russell B. Smith, MD                   2009-2012
Salvatore M. Caruana, MD          2010-2013
Amy Chen, MD                            2010-2013
Lisa A. Orloff, MD                        2010-2013
Brendan C. Stack, Jr., MD           2010-2013
David Steward, MD                     2010-2013
Eric Lentsch, MD                         2011-2014
Glenn E. Peters, MD                   2011-2014

Ethics Committee

William M. Lydiatt, MD (Chair)     2010-2013
Jeffrey M. Bumpous, MD             2010-2013
Daniel G. Deschler, MD               2010-2013
M. Boyd Gillespie, MD                 2010-2013
Douglas A, Girod, MD                 2010-2013
Wayne M. Koch, MD                   2010-2013
Susan Dixon McCammon, MD     2010-2013

Finance Committee: term varies

This committee shall consist of three Active Fellows elected at the business meeting to serve three year terms so that one member is elected each year. The Treasurer shall be an ex officio member.

Cherie-Ann O. Nathan, MD (Chair) 2011-2014
Ehab Y. Hanna, MD (Ex Officio)      2010-2013 
David J. Terris, MD                        2008-2012
Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD              2011-2013

History Committee: 2 year term

Jesus E. Medina, MD (Chair)       2010-2012
Pierre Lavertu, MD                     2008-2012
William J. Richtsmeier, MD, PhD  2008-2012
Keith S. Heller, MD                     2010-2012
Jonas T. Johnson, MD                 2010-2012
Greg A. Krempl, MD                    2010-2012
Jatin P. Shah, MD, PhD               2010-2012
Randal S. Weber, MD                 2011-2013

Humanitarian Committee: 2 or 3 year term

This committee shall consist of at least three Active Fellows.

Wayne M. Koch, MD (Chair)        2009-2012
Carol R. Bradford, MD                 2009-2012
Salvatore M. Caruana, MD          2009-2012
Douglas A. Girod, MD                  2009-2012
Dennis H. Kraus, MD                   2009-2012
James L. Netterville, MD             2009-2012
Randall P. Owen, MD                  2009-2012
Carol G. Shores, MD, PhD           2009-2012
Robert W. Dolan, MD                  2010-2013
Robert A. Frankenthaler, MD      2010-2013
Gady Har-El, MD                         2010-2013
Shawn Newlands, MD, PhD, MBA2010-2013
Francisco J. Civantos, MD           2011-2013
Gregory L. Randolph, MD            2011-2013
Merry E. Sebelik, MD                   2011-2013

Nominating Committee: 3 year term

The Nominating Committee shall consist of the three immediate past presidents and two Active Fellows elected at the business meeting.  The Nominating Committee shall be chaired by the immediate past President.

David W. Eisele, MD (Chair)        2011-2012
Wayne Koch, MD                        2009-2012
John A. Ridge, MD, PhD              2010-2013
Karen T. Pitman, MD                   2011-2012
Theodoros N. Teknos, MD          2011-2012

Prevention and Early Detection Committee: 3 year term

This committee shall consist of at least six Active Fellows.

Elizabeth A. Blair, MD (Chair)      2007-2013
Ann M. Gillenwater, MD              2007-2013
Daniel D. Lydiatt, MD, DDS         2007-2013
Nishant Agrawal, MD                  2009-2012
Jay O. Boyle, MD                        2010-2013
Samir Khariwala, MD                  2010-2013
Karen T. Pitman, MD                   2010-2013
Eben L. Rosenthal, MD               2010-2013
Hadi Seikaly, MD                        2010-2013
Uttam  K. Sinha, MD                   2010-2013
Derrick Wallace, MD                    2010-2013
Joseph A. Califano, MD               2011-2014
Michael G. Moore, MD                 2011-2014
Cherie-Ann O. Nathan, MD         2011-2014

Publications Committee: 2 year term 

This committee should consist of at least three Active Fellows appointed by the President. This committee shall be chaired by the Associate Editor for the Head and Neck Section of the Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. In addition, the Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Editor, if a member of the Society, shall be a member of this committee, ex-officio. The Secretary and President will be members of this committee.

Bill Lydiatt, MD (Chair)                2010-2013
Bevan Yueh, MD (Co-Chair)         2008-2011
Paul A. Levine, MD (Ex Officio)    2006-2010
Elliot Abemayor, MD, PhD           2010-2012
Brandon G. Bentz, MD                2008-2012
Bruce J. Davidson, MD                2008-2012
M. Boyd Gillespie, MD, MS           2008-2012
Christine G. Gourin                     2008-2012
Derrick Lin, MD                           2008-2012
Judith C. McCaffrey, MD              2008-2012
Frank R. Miller, MD                      2008-2012
Marion E. Couch, MD, PhD          2010-2012
Terry A. Day, MD                        2010-2012
Ivan El-Sayed, MD                      2010-2012
D. Gregory Farwell, MD               2010-2012
Thomas Gal, MD                         2010-2012
Eric Genden, MD                         2010-2012
Uttam K. Sinha, MD                    2010-2012
Mark K. Wax, MD                        2010-2012
Brian B. Burkey, MD                    2011-2013
Jennifer R. Grandis, MD              2011-2013
Ehab Y. Hanna, MD                    2011-2013
Brian Nussenbaum, MD              2011-2013
Cecilia Schmalbach, MD              2011-2013
Marita S.S. Tang, MD                  2011-2013
Theodoros N. Teknos, MD          2011-2013
Ralph P. Tufano, MD                   2011-2013
Marilene B. Wang, MD                2011-2013
Wendell G. Yarbrough, MD         2011-2013


Quality Committee: 3 year term

This committee should consist of at least three Active Fellows.  

Amy Chen, MD (Chair)                2006-2012
Bruce H. Campbell, MD               2006-2012 
Bruce J. Davidson, MD                2006-2012
Amy C. Hessel, MD                     2006-2012 
Wayne M. Koch, MD                   2006-2012  
William M. Lydiatt, MD                2006-2012  
Neil Gross, MD                            2006-2012
Snehal Patel, MD, MS, FRCS       2006-2012  
John A. Ridge, MD, PhD              2006-2012  
Ralph P. Tufano, MD                   2006-2012  
Randal S. Weber, MD                 2006-2012
Robert L. Witt, MD, FACS            2006-2012  
Bevan Yueh, MD                         2006-2012
Peter M. Hunt, MD                      2009-2012
Michael Kupferman, MD              2009-2012
Elizabeth A. Blair, MD                 2010-2013
Christopher Klem, MD                 2010-2013
Jeremy Richmon, MD                   2010-2013

 

Relative Value and CPT Advisory Committee: 3 year term

Wayne M. Koch, MD (Chair)        2006-2012 
Dennis H. Kraus, MD (Ex Officio) 2007-2013
Carol R. Bradford, MD                 2006-2012 
John A. Ridge, MD, PhD              2006-2012 
Richard V. Smith, MD                  2006-2012
Scharukh Jalisi, MD                     2009-2012
Michael J. Kaplan, MD                 2009-2012
Jason Newman, MD                    2009-2012
John M. Truelson, MD                 2009-2012
Robert A. Weisman, MD             2009-2012
Michael L. Hinni, MD                   2010-2013
Joshua Hornig, MD                     2010-2013
Neils Kokot, MD                          2010-2013
Amy-Anne Donatelli Lassig, MD  2010-2013
Eric J. Moore, MD                        2010-2013

Research Committee:  3 year term

This committee shall consist of at least six Active Fellows.

Cherie Ann Nathan (Chair)         2009-2012
Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD (Co-Chair)  2006-2012 
Wendell G. Yarbrough, MD  (Co-Chair)  2011-2014
Ayman Amin, MD                         2009-2012
Miriam Lango, MD                       2009-2012
Kepal N. Patel, MD                     2009-2012
Vicente Resto, MD, PhD              2009-2012
Nishant Agrawal, MD                  2010-2013
Christine G. Gourin, MD              2010-2013
Walter T. Lee, MD                       2010-2013
Eben L. Rosenthal, MD               2010-2013
John Sunwoo, MD                       2010-2013
M. Boyd Gillespie, MD, MS           2011-2014
Dieter Gruenert, MD                   2011-2014

Website Committee: 3 year term

This committee shall consist of at least three Active Fellows.

Karen T. Pitman, MD (Chair)       2009-2012
Richard J. Wong, MD (Co-Chair)  2009-2012
Dennis H. Kraus, MD (Ex Officio) 2007-2013
Brian B. Burkey, MD                    2006-2012
Peter E. Andersen, MD               2009-2012
Brian Nussenbaum, MD              2009-2012
Mark A.S. Varvares, MD              2009-2012
Marc D. Coltrera, MD                  2010-2013
Miriam Lango, MD                       2010-2013
Jeffrey Moyer, MD                       2010-2013
Joshua D. Hornig, MD                 2011-2014

2012 Program Committee for Annual Meeting: 1 year term

David J. Adelstein, MD                2011-2012
Petra Ambrosch, MD                   2011-2012
Gideon Bachar, MD                     2011-2012
Chung-Hwan Baek, MD              2011-2012
Jay O. Boyle, MD                         2011-2012
Mijenko Bura, MD                       2011-2012
Barbara Burtness, MD                2011-2012
Barton Branstetter, MD              2011-2012
James Brown, MD                       2011-2012
David Brizel, MD                         2011-2012
Joseph A. Califano, MD               2011-2012
Claudio R. Cernea, MD               2011-2012
Soo Kee Chee, MD                     2011-2012
Amy Chen, MD                            2011-2012
Mu-Kuan Chen, MD                     2011-2012
Douglas B. Chepeha, MD            2011-2012
Anthony Chan Talk Cheung, MD 2011-2012
Christine Chung, MD                  2011-2012
Ezra E.W. Cohen, MD                 2011-2012
June Corry, MD                           2011-2012
Anil D’Cruz, MD                           2011-2012
Fernando L. Dias, MD, PhD         2011-2012
Avraham Eisbruch, MD                2011-2012
David W. Eisele, MD                   2011-2012
Adel El-Naggar, MD                    2011-2012
Johannes J. Fagan, MD              2011-2012
Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD           2011-2012
Marcelo Figari, MD                      2011-2012
Daniel M. Fliss, MD                     2011-2012
Satoshi Fukuda, MD                   2011-2012
Neal D. Futran, MD, DMD            2011-2012
Ralph W. Gilbert, MD                  2011-2012
Hernan E. Gonzalez, MD            2011-2012
Reidar Grenman, MD                  2011-2012
Robert Haddad, MD                    2011-2012
Ehab Y. Hanna, MD                    2011-2012
Gady Har-El, MD                         2011-2012
Thomas Hoffmann, MD               2011-2012
J.C. Horiot, MD                            2011-2012
Sefik A., Hosal, MD                     2011-2012
Kwang Hyun-Kim, MD                 2011-2012
Seungwon Kim, MD                    2011-2012
Jens Peter Klussmann, MD         2011-2012
Luiz P. Kowalski, MD, PhD          2011-2012
Stephen Y. Lai, MD, PhD            2011-2012
Stephan Lang, MD                     2011-2012
Nancy Lee, MD                           2011-2012
C. Rene Leemans, MD, PhD        2011-2012
Thomas Kwok-Seng Loh, MD      2011-2012
Adam Maciejewski, MD               2011-2012
Ellie Maghami, MD                      2011-2012
Antti Makitie, MD, PhD                2011-2012
Hisham Mehanna, MBChB           2011-2012
Randall P. Morton, MD                2011-2012
Cherie-Ann O. Nathan, MD         2011-2012
Metin T. Onerci, MD                    2011-2012
Brian O’Sullivan, MD                   2011-2012
Carsten Palme, MBBS                 2011-2012
Sheng Pao Hao, MD                   2011-2012
David G. Pfister, MD                   2011-2012
Drago Prgomet, MD                   2011-2012
David Raben, MD                        2011-2012
Alexander D. Rapidis, MD, DDS, PhD 2011-2012
Marc J. Remacle, MD, PhD          2011-2012
James Rocco, MD, PhD               2011-2012
Eben L. Rosenthal, MD              2011-2012
Raja Seethala, MD                     2011-2012
Duane A. Sewell, MD                 2011-2012
Eric Sherman, MD                      2011-2012
Ashok Shenoy, MD                     2011-2012
Dong Moon Shin, MD                  2011-2012
Christian Simon, MD                   2011-2012
Bhuvanesh Singh, MD, PhD       2011-2012
Uttam K. Sinha, MD                    2011-2012
Giuseppe Spriano, MD                2011-2012
Sandro J. Stockli, MD                  2011-2012
Carlos Suarez, MD                     2011-2012
Stefan Temam, MD                     2011-2012
Conrad Timon, MD                     2011-2012
Michiel Van Den Brekel, MD, PhD 2011-2012
Angel M. Vannelli, MD                 2011-2012
Xiao-Jing Wang, PhD                 2011-2012
Mark K. Wax, MD                       2011-2012
Randal S. Weber, MD                 2011-2012
Frank Worden, MD                     2011-2012
Peirong Yu, MD                          2011-2012

 

 

Hoc ATC Advanced Technologies Task Force

Randal S. Weber (Chair), MD  2011-2013
Jeffrey M. Bumpous, MD          2011-2013
Terry A. Day, MD                     2011-2013
Ramon Esclamado, MD           2011-2013
J. Scott Magnuson, MD           2011-2013
Bert W. O’Malley, Jr., MD         2011-2013
Ashok R. Shaha, MD               2011-2013
REPRESENTATIVES:

American College of Surgeons Board of Governors
John A. Ridge, MD, PhD                           2009-2012

American Board of Otolaryngology Liaison
Mark K. Wax, MD                                     2010-2013

American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
Pierre Lavertu, MD                                  2010-2012

Archives of Otolaryngology Associate Co-Editor
William M. Lydiatt                                    2010-2013

Archives of Otolaryngology News Editor
M. Boyd Gillespie, MD                               2010-2013

American Joint Committee on Cancer
James Rocco, MD, PhD                             2010-2013

AAO-HNSF Legislative Liaison
Bruce J. Davidson, MD                             2006-2012

Thyroid Robotics Group Representative
Gregory L. Randolph, MD                         2010-2013

AAO-HNSF Board of Governors
Uttam K. Sinha, MD                                 2010-2012

Sisson Lecture course director
Marion E. Couch, MD, PhD                       2006-2012
Peter Andersen, MD                                2010-2013