Chapter Leadership

President
Christine Laronga, MD, FACS
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL

President Elect
John Armstrong, MD, FACS
University of South Florida
Ocala, FL

Secretary
Deepak G. Nair, MD, FACS, MS, MHA
Sarasota Vascular Specialists
Sarasota, FL

Immediate Past President
Patricia M. Byers, MD, FACS
Ryder Trauma Center
Miami, FL

At-Large
Ali Kasraeian, MD, FACS
Kasraeian Urology
Jacksonville, FL

At-Large
Holly L. Neville, MD, FACS
Jackson Memorial Holtz Children's Hospital
Miami, FL

COA 2
Edwin Gonzalez, MD, FACS
Gateway Surgical Group
Lake City, FL

COA 3
Peter Anastasios Pappas, MD, FACS
Holmes Regional Medical Center
Melbourne, FL

COA 4
John E. Mullinax, MD
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL

Councilor
Joseph A. Ibrahim, MD, FACS
Orlando Regional Medical Center
Orlando, FL

Councilor
Eli N. Lerner, MD, FACS
North Florida Surgeons
Jacksonville, FL

Councilor
Alan Barth Pillersdorf, MD, FACS
Plastic Surgery of Palm Beach, PA
Palm Springs, FL

Councilor
Vic Velanovich, MD, FACS
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL

Patricia M. Byers, MD, FACS
Ryder Trauma Center
Miami, FL

Mark Alan Dobbertien, DO, FACS
United States Navy - NAS JAX
Jacksonville, FL

Christine Laronga, MD, FACS
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL

Deepak G. Nair, MD, FACS, MS, MHA
Sarasota Vascular Specialists
Sarasota, FL

Jay Alan Redan, MD, FACS
Florida Hospital-Celebration Health
Celebration, FL

Vic Velanovich, MD, FACS
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL

Advocacy Committee, Chair
Mark Alan Dobbertien, DO, FACS
United States Navy - NAS JAX
Jacksonville, FL

Annual Meeting Committee, Chair
John Armstrong, MD, FACS
University of South Florida
Ocala, FL

Carrier Advisory Committee, Chair
Patricia M. Byers, MD, FACS
Ryder Trauma Center
Miami, FL

Commission on Cancer Committee, Chair
John Paul Rioux, MD, FACS
Gulf Pointe Surgery Center
Port Charlotte, FL

Communications Committee, Chair
Atif Iqbal, MD
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Development Committee, Chair
Joseph T. Gallagher, MD, FACS
Colon & Rectal Clinic Orlando
Orlando, FL

Florida Committee on Trauma, Chair
Nicholas Namias, MD, MBA, FACS, FCCM
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Membership Committee, Chair
Vic Velanovich, MD, FACS
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL

Nominating Committee, Chair
Patricia M. Byers, MD, FACS
Ryder Trauma Center
Miami, FL

Quality & Outcomes
TBD

Surgical Education Committee, Chair
Jose G. Trevino, MD, FACS
University of Florida, Department of Surgery
Gainsville, FL

Resident & Associate Society, Chair
Michael Henry Gerber, MD
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Women in Surgery Committee, Chair
Susan Hoover, MD, FACS
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL

Young Fellow Association Committee, Chair
John E. Mullinax, MD
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL