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Society Committees and Work Groups

Committees and Work Groups are responsible for developing action plans, implementing programs and making recommendations to the Executive Committee and Boards of Directors.

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Committees of the Board

Audit Committee

Charge:

Review the organization’s accounting and financial reporting controls.
Review significant accounting and reporting principles, practices, and procedures applied by the organization in preparing its financial statements.
Review the scope and general extent of the outside auditor’s annual audit.
Verify independence of the outside auditors and the organization, including other consulting work performed by the outside auditor for the organization.

Lawrence Green, MD, Chair
Eric Bernstein, MD, MSE
Valencia Thomas, MD
Cyndi J. Yag-Howard, MD
Anna Bar, MD, Treasurer -Ex-Officio
Staff Liaison, Betty Sarata

Finance Committee

Charge:

Oversee the annual budgeting process.
Monitor the Society’s investments to ensure they are in keeping with established policies.
Recommend new policies as appropriate.

Anna Bar, MD, Chair, Treasurer
Ashish Bhatia, MD
Diana Bolotin, MD
Kyle Coleman, MD
Ravi Krishnan, MD
Staff Liaison, Betty Sarata

Nominating Committee

Charge:

Oversee the ASDS/ASDSA annual election.
Recommend candidates for the AAD election.
Vet candidates for the Resident Representative, Historian / Parliamentarian, and Secretary positions.
Ensure Board job descriptions and service expectations are outlined and understood.

Mathew Avram, MD, JD, Chair
Vince Bertucci, MD, FRCPC
Sue Ellen Cox, MD
Girish S. Munavalli, MD
Staff Liaisons, Tara Azzano and Tamika Walton

Professional Conduct Committee

Charge:

Communicate the Society’s professional conduct policies to the membership.
Respond to violations of professional conduct policies.
Develop and modify professional conduct policies on an as needed basis.

Amy Derick, MD, Chair
Murad Alam, MD, MBA
Malan Kern, MD
Kristel Polder, MD
Samantha Schneider, MD
Staff Liaison, Tara Azzano

Leadership Development Work Group

Charge:
To oversee the newly revamp Future Leaders Network which fosters the development of future leaders.

Vineet Mishra, MD, Chair
Burt Steffes, MD, Co-chair
Lesley R. Clark-Loeser, MD
Cheri Frey, MD
Hayes Gladstone, MD
H. William Higgins, MD
Shannon Humphrey, MD, FRCPC
Sherrif Ibrahim, MD
Ardalan Minokadeh, MD
Staff Liaisons, Tara Azzano and Tamika Walton

Awards Work Group

Charge:
To select the annual recipients of the Samuel J. Stegman, MD Award for Distinguished Service, the Leadership in Innovation Lectureship, the Award for Outstanding Service, and the Dermatology Foundation’s Clark W. Finnerud and Practitioner of the Year Awards.

Divya Srivastava, MD, Chair
William Kwan, MD, Co-chair
Sarah T. Arron, MD, PhD
Vince Bertucci, MD, FRCPC
Ramona Behshad, MD
Jeremy A. Brauer, MD
Kimberly Butterwick, MD
Catherine Motosko, MD
Staff Liaison, Tamika Walton

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Work Group

Charge:

To promote cultural competency and awareness within dermatology
To increase diversity within the ASDS among members, leaders, volunteers and speakers.
To educate underrepresented minority (URM)*/** about general and procedural dermatology.

Mona Gohara, MD, Chair
Dianne Davis, MD Co-chair
Sarah T. Arron, MD, PhD
R. Sonia Batra, MD
Jacob Beer, MD
Cheryl M. Burgess, MD
Sara Hogan, MD
Eva Hurst, MD
Karan Lal, MD
Eduardo Michelen Gomez, MD
Nicole Negbenebor, MD
Lily Park, DO
Klint Peebles, MD
Nahid Vidal, MD
Naissan Wesley, MD
Staff Liaison, Tamika Walton

Development and Industry Relations

Development & Industry Relations Work Group

Charge:
Solicit grants and sponsorship from key corporations for ASDS programs Identify and cultivate relationships with corporate donors. Secure member donations for the DSAF, Stegman Circle and Legacy Circle giving programs.

Provide a forum for industry and ASDS leadership to interact and develop mutually rewarding partnerships for the advancement of the specialty and patient care.

Policy:

Work group members who own or profit from—individually or through a third party— an educational meeting, may not concurrently serve on an education or industry-related work group. If a work group member directs an educational meeting, he/she cannot concurrently serve on an education or industry-related work group if he/she fundraises for the meeting he/she directs. These are judged to be conflicts of interest.

Susan H. Weinkle, MD, Chair
Kavita Mariwalla, MD, Co-chair
Eric Bernstein, MD, MSE
Diane Berson, MD
Ashish Bhatia, MD
Marc Brown, MD
Vivian Bucay, MD
Jean D. Carruthers, MD
Timothy Flynn, MD
Larry Green, MD
Amelia Hausauer, MD
Whitney Hovenic, MD
Omar A. Ibrahimi, MD, PhD
Suzanne Kilmer, MD
David Laub, MD
Kachiu Lee, MD
Rhoda Narins, MD
Thomas Rohrer, MD
Nazanin Saedi, MD
Kristel Polder, MD
Staff Liaisons, Tara Azzano, Kelly Jena and Tamika Walton

Tradeshow Work Group

Charge:
Develop and implement strategies to build traffic and make the Tradeshow a valuable and enjoyable component of the Annual Meeting.

Policy:

Thomas Rohrer, MD, Chair
Elizabeth Houshmand, MD, Co-Chair
Kim Bello, Sofwave
Larry Green, MD
Tricia Higgins, Proctor& Gamble
Susan Navarro, Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company
Melanie Palm, MD, MBA
Tyler Steele, La Roche Posay
Staff Liaisons, Tara Azzano, Kelly Jena and Tamika Walton

Membership

Membership Work Group

Charge:
To identify strategies to successfully grow membership in specific categories, including Mohs Surgeons, Laser Surgeons and International Dermatologists.

Composition:
Members affiliated with ACMS, ASMS, ASLMS and international organizations.

Naomi Lawrence, MD, Chair
Eric F. Bernstein, MD, MSE, Co-Chair
Terrence Cronin, MD
Catherine DiGiorgio, MD
Sabrina Fabi, MD
Hassan Galadari, MD
Sherrif Ibrahim, MD, PhD
Alex Miller, MD
Ada Trindade De Almeida, MD
Vince Bertucci, MD, FRCPC
Nour Kibbi, MD
Staff Liaison, Tamika Walton

International Traveling Mentorship Program Work Group

Charge:
Foster the exchange of information and education in dermatologic surgery through the International Traveling Mentorship Program.

Hema Sundaram, MD Chair
Anne Chapas, MD, Co-chair
Cheryl Burgess, MD
Marwan Al Haddad, MD
Sydney Proffer, MD
Scott Zahner, MD
Reni Wiyakti Nanda Dewi, MD
Nowell Solish, MD
Neil Sadick, MD
Eric Bernstein, MD
Jean Carruthers, MD
Staff Liaison, Christina Jarema

Body of Knowledge

Annual Meeting Work Group

Charge:
Based on the assessment of members’ needs and in keeping with the organization’s CME mission, increase the knowledge base and skill set of the membership through the annual scientific meeting.

Policy:
Work group members who own or profit from — individually or through a third party — an educational meeting, may not concurrently serve on an education or industry-related work group. If a work group member directs an educational meeting, he/she cannot concurrently serve on an education or industry-related work group if he/she fundraises for the meeting he/she directs. These are judged to be conflicts of interest.

Kishwer Nehal, MD, Chair
Nazanin Saedi, MD, Co-chair
Shilpi Khetarpal, MD
Harrison Nguyen, MD, PhD
Jerry Brauer, MD
Mona Sadeghpour, MD
Monica Boen, MD
Cyndi Yag-Howard, MD
Lisa Chipps, MD
Suneel Chilikuri, MD
Mona Gohara, MD
Ronald Moy, MD
Catherine DiGiorgio, MD
Rachel Pritzker, MD
Joanna Dong, MD
Kira Minkis, MD
M. Laurin Council, MD, MBA, Ex-officio
Staff Liaison, Moira Twitty

Extra Abstract Raters:

Michael Visconti, DO
William Kwan, MD
Samantha Schneider, MD
Nilesh Goyal, MD
Basia Michalski, MD
Alexandra Caresse Gamret, MD
Sydney Proffer, MD
Margo Weishar, MD
Sarah Arron, MD
Lori Kim, MD

Education Work Group

Charge:
Increase the basic and advnaced knowledge base and skill set of dermatologic surgeons through multi-media educational programs which grow in attendance and particpation each year.

Policy:
Work group members who own or profit from—individually or through a third party— an educational meeting, may not concurrently serve on an education or industry-related work group. If a work group member directs an educational meeting, he/she cannot concurrently serve on an education or industry-related work group if he/she fundraises for the meeting he/she directs. These are judged to be conflicts of interest.

Rajiv Nijhawan, MD, Chair
Abigail Waldman, MD MHS Co-Chair
Elizabeth Cusick, MD
DiAnne Davis, MD
Ashley Decker, MD
Samantha Gardeen, MD
Matthew Q. Hand, MD
Danny Mansour, MD
Alexander Miller, MD
Nazanin Saedi, MD
Seaver Soon, MD
Karan Lal, DO, MS
Lauren Moy, MD
Kimberly Ken, MD
Rohit Kakar, MD
Staff Liaison, Tracy Farhan

Cosmetic Dermatologic Surgery Fellowship Accreditation Work Group

Charge:
Oversee the Accreditation Program for Cosmetic Dermatologic Surgery Fellowship Programs.

Kira Minkis, MD, PhD Chair
Rawaa Almukhtar, MD
Naomi Lawrence, MD
Alyx Rosen Aigen, MD
Jeanette Black, MD
Paul Friedman, MD
Girish Munavalli, MD
Hyemin Pomerantz, MD
David J. Goldberg, MD, JD
Kristel Polder, MD
Anne Chapas, MD
Kachiu Lee, MD
Staff Liaison, Christina Jarema

Surgical Directors Forum

Charge:
Support the surgical directors in their practice, research and teaching responsibilities and defining areas of common interests and concerns.

Naomi Lawrence, MD, Chair
Marc D. Brown, MD, Co-chair
David Carr, MD
S. Tyler Hollmig, MD
Shari Nemeth-Ochoa MD, MS
David Leffell, MD
Kathleen Suozzi, MD
Mara Velez Weinstein, MD
Alyx Rosen Aigen, MD
David Ozog, MD
Staff Liaison, Christina Jarema

Marketing, Communications and Public Relations

Branding and Media Relations Work Group

Charge:
Increase awareness and knowledge, among the public, of the scope of practice of dermatologic surgeons as the experts and providers of choice for skin procedures and THE health and beauty experts.

Heidi Prather, MD, Chair
Mara Weinstein Velez, MD, Co-chair
Nazanin A. Saedi, MD
DiAnne Davis, MD
Robert Anolik, MD
Chris Cardini, Allergan
Sheila Farhang, MD
Corey Hartman, MD
Kerry Heitmiller, MD
Terrence Keaney, MD
Kavita Mariwalla, MD
Anthony Rossi, MD
Ava T. Shamban, MD
Tyler Steele, LaRoche-Posay
Purvisha Patel, MD
Michelle Henry, MD
Katie Beleznay, MD
Staff Liaison, Jaimey Wilman

Patient Education Work Group

Charge:
Develop strategies and tools for educating patients on dermatologic surgery procedures/treatment options.

Amelia Hausauer, MD, Chair
Jeffrey F. Scott, MD, Co-Chair
Amy Brodsky, MD
Shraddha Desai, MD
Lindsey Goddard, MD
Lesley R. Clark-Loeser, MD
Elisabeth Hurliman, MD
Kathleen Spitz, MD, MBA
Joely Kaufman, MD
Jeremy Bordeaux, MD
Diane Madfes, MD
Farhan Mahmood, MD
Dylan Haynes, MD
Keegan O’Hern, MD
Staff Liaison, Jaimey Wilman

Journal Awards Work Group

Charge:
Oversee the journal writing incentive programs and provide direction for journal-related awards, as needed.

Jeremy Brauer, MD, Chair
Isabela Jones, MD, Co-chair
Alyx Rosen Aigen, MD
Conory Chow, MD
Kelly Park, MD
Caroline Morris, MD
Robert Murgia, III, DO
Stan N. Tolkachjov, MD
Sandy S. Tsao, MD
Staff Liaison: Katie Allodi, Communications Manager

Survey Work Group

Charge:
Oversee the annual dermatologic surgery procedures and consumer surveys; promote and publish results.

Diane S. Berson, MD, Chair
Hayley Goldbach, MD, Co-Chair
M. Laurin Council, MD
Carrie Galpin, Galderma
Tricia Higgins, P&G
Garrett Shumate, Allergan
Kimberly Butterwick, MD
Catherine Motosko, MD
Shari Lipner, MD
Staff Liaison, Jaimey Wilman

Social Media Work Group

Charge:

Develop strategies to drive public awareness of ASDS members as experts and member engagement on the Society’s social media channels.

ASDS Social Media Liaison

Defined: ASDS Social Media Liaisons are ASDS residents or early-career members who curate content for the ASDS social media networks. ASDS Social Media Liaisons must align to the ASDS Social Media Guidelines and ASDS Social Media Ambassador requirements.

Responsibilities:

Create content for the Society’s two target audiences:

For ASDS Member (member-facing audience): Create 1 social media tip or trick that members can utilize to help build their professional social media brand. You can submit a written tip or create a video.
For ASDS Skin MD (consumer/patient-facing audience): Create 1 reel/video/ post per month that promote patient education that aligns with the Society’s monthly topic or theme or pulls together member-created content.

Social Media Work Group:

Kemmy Mokaya, MD, Chair
Maral Skelsey, MD, Co-chair
Mara Weinstein Velez, MD
Katie Beleznay, MD
Michele F. Henry, MD
Shereene Idriss, MD
Karan Lal, MD
Kavita Mariwalla, MD
Harrison Nguyen, MD, MBA, MPH
Nazanin Saedi, MD
Elizabeth Tanzi, MD
Toral Vaikya, MD
Jarette Casale, MD
Stanislav Tolkachjov, MD
Ronda Farah, MD
Brianna Olamiju, MD
Katie Given, MD
Staff Liaisons, Jaimey Wilman & Liz Juchno

Digital Community Work Group

Charge:
To develop strategies to increase member participation on ASDS Connect.

Shannon Humphrey, MD, FRCPC, Chair
Shivani Tripathi, MD, Co-chair
Doris Day, MD
Heidi A. Waldorf, MD
Jude Khatib, MD
Sydney Proffer, MD
Larry Green, MD
Rebecca Kazin, MD
Ajay Sharma, MD
Staff Liaisons, Jaimey Wilman & Liz Juchno

Product and Service Development Work Group

Charge:
To generate and vet new revenue generating program and service ideas for consideration by the Board of Directors.

Rebecca A. Kazin, MD, Chair
Cheryl Burgess, MD, Co-chair
Doris Day, MD
Ashish Bhatia, MD
Emily C. Keller, MD
Young Lim, MD PhD
Christine Kilcline, MD
George Jeha, MD
Noelle Sherber, MD
Sarah Jackson, MD
Staff Liaisons, Jaimey Wilman

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Society Committees and Work Groups

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Society Committees and Work Groups

Committees and Work Groups are responsible for developing action plans, implementing programs and making recommendations to the Executive Committee and Boards of Directors.

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