Team

President

James Taylor, MBBCHir, MPH

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center

President Elect

Daniel Mansour, MD

Thoracic Surgical OncologyThoracic Surgery, Palisades Medical Center

Immediate Past President

Andrew Schlussel, MD, FACS

Colorectal/Genital Surgeon, HCA Memorial Medical Center

Past President

Alexis Moren, MD, MPH, FACS

Trauma, Surgical Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery, Oregon Health & Sciences University

Secretary

Harveshp Mogal MD, MS, FACS, DABS, FSSO

Division of General Surgery, Director, UWMC

Treasurer

Patrick Worth, MD, FACS, FSSO

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University

Founding Advisory Chair

David S. Shapiro, MD

Resident-Fellow Representative

Banan Otaibi

Past Resident-Fellow Representative

Jillian Wothe, MD

Resident, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Christine Castater MD, MBA

Vice Chair of Operational Diversity, Inclusive Excellence, Justice, and Belonging – MSM Department of Surgery; Trauma Surgeon – Grady Memorial Hospital

Grant Gershner, MD

PGY-3 General Surgery Resident, UTHSCSA

Toby Le Nguyen

Social Media & Website Chair

Andrew Young, MD, FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Membership & Program Chair

Elinore Kaufman, MD, MSHP, FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency Surgery

Outreach & Education Chair

Melissa Horner, MD, MS

Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Care, Loyola University Medical Center