Chapter Leadership

2012-2013 Executive Committee
President John W. Kilkenny, III, MD, FACS University of Florida Jacksonville, FL Email	President Elect Alan Pillersdorf, MD, FACS Palm Springs, FL Email
Secretary-Treasurer John P. Rioux, MD, FACS Port Charlotte, FL Email	Past President Ernest F.J. Block, MD, FACS Health First Trauma Service Melbourne, FL Email

Councilors
Ziad Awad, MD, FACS University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville, FL	Joseph Bianci, MD, FACS Twin Lakes Medical Center Daytona Beach, FL
Patricia Byers, MD, FACS University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	Eli Lerner, MD, FACS University of Florida Jacksonville, FL
Kenneth Meredith H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Jacksonville, FL	Charles Neustein, MD, FACS Ocala Surgical Associates Ocala, FL
Deepak Nair, MD, FACS Sarasoa Vascular Specialists Sarasota, FL	Sharona Ross, MD, FACS Tampa General Tampa, FL
Carl Schulman, MD, FACS University of Miami Miami, FL

ACS Board of Governors
John Armstrong, MD, FACS Florida Surgeon General Ocala, FL	Kevin E. Behrns, MD, FACS University of Florida Gainesville, FL
Jamie Membreno, MD, FACS Retina Macula Specialists, PL Kissimmee, FL	Alan B. Pillersdorf, MD, FACS Palm Springs, FL
John P. Rioux, MD, FACS Port Charlotte, FL	J.J. Tepas, MD, FACS University of Florida Jacksonville, FL

Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs
Advocacy & Health Policy Thomas Gadacz, MD, FACS	Advocacy & Health Policy Vice-Chair Joseph Gallagher, MD, FACS
Resident Christopher Ducoin, MD, FACS Port Charlotte, FL	Communications Ziad Awad, MD, FACS University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville, FL
Nominating Ernest F.J. Block, MD, FACS Health First Trauma Service Melbourne, FL

Liaisons & Department Chairs
Kevin E. Behrns, MD, FACS Chairman Department of Surgery University of Florida Gainesville	David J. Smith Jr., MD, FACS Chairman Department of Surgery University of South Florida Tampa
Alan S. Livingstone, MD, FACS Chairman Department of Surgery University of Miami	Michael S. Nussbaum, MD, FACS Chairman Department of Surgery University of Florida Jacksonville
C. Daniel Smith, MD, FACS Chairman Department of Surgery Mayo Clinic Jacksonville	Karan Gill, MD, FACS Florida Committee on Trauma Chair Sacred Heart Health Systems Pensacola, FL
Steven Wexner, MD, FACS Chairman Department of Surgery Cleveland Clinic Florida	Christine Laronga, MD, FACS Commission on Cancer Chair H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Ctr Tampa, FL
Jaime Humberto Membreno, MD, FACS Young Surgeons Committee Chair Retina Macula Specialists, PL Kissimmee, FL	Elisabeth Dupont, MD, FACS Women in Surgery Committee Chair Watson Clinic Lakeland, FL
Carlos Suarez, MD, FACS CMS Coral Gables, FL

Interested in Serving on a Committee or Council?

Florida Chapter has opportunities available for members interested in serving on one of its committees or Council. The following committees are available:

AWS
CMS
Commission on Cancer
Legislative Committee
Membership Committee
Florida Committee on Trauma
Vendor Relations Committee

If you are interested in serving on one of these committees or on Council, complete the Florida Chapter Online Volunteer Form. You may also contact the Florida Chapter Executive Office at (877) 310-7316, or email us.