2012 Annual Newsletter

1937 – 201275th Anniversary

1937 – 201275th Anniversary

1937 – 2012

NEWSLETTERThe American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc.

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Annual Newsletter To Diplomates n February 2012

I offer a challenge to each of our diplomates to promote themeaning of Board Certification to our patients. Theachievement of training, study and examination thatcertification and maintenance of certification represents setsyou apart.

In my role as Chair of the Board this year, diplomates oftenask me, “What are you doing to help me compete with allof those who claim they are plastic surgeons when they arenot ABPS certified?” The answer to the question is simpleand very achievable with some group effort. I recommend alittle “grass roots” work. If every ABPS diplomate convincedlocal colleagues from the other 23 member boards of theAmerican Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) who areparticipating in Maintenance of Certification (MOC) to usethe ABMS MOC Starmark logo on letterhead, websites, andbusiness cards, the impact would be large. There could benearly 800,000 certified physicians from the ABMS BoardEnterprise in America sending millions of patients themessage that this logo represents care by an ABMS BoardCertified doctor; in this case, you, the plastic surgeon.

Imagine all patients seeking healthcare viewing this logoevery day, with other medical and surgical specialists’ namesassociated with this universal “seal of approval.” We canmake this possible. ABPS led the ABMS member boards inusing the MOC logo. Others have followed and you mayneed to recommend other specialists lobby their own boardto make the ABMS Starmark logo available for use. This isall about us; it has to start with you and me and each andevery one of us in Plastic Surgery. Is this logo on yourbusiness card, website, e-mail signature and letterhead yet?It should be. I placed the logo on my own practice

documents. The Starmark logo is available to everydiplomate in the MOC Program each year when the currentrequirements are completed. Log in to your ABPS MOC-PS®Tracking Page on the Board’s website www.abplsurg.org todownload the logo. I encourage you to have a conversationwith your colleagues across the country about utilizing thislogo to distinguish them too, if approved by their ownboard. The “grass roots” movement needs to begin withplastic surgeons because it is very meaningful to us. Manyplastic surgeons promote their practices through a significantamount of advertisements, perhaps more so than thosecertified by the other ABMS member boards. A concertedeffort is needed from all of us to recruit our friends andcolleagues to assist us and we can make it happen.

This movement is also a call for all lifetime certificate holdersto voluntarily participate in MOC-PS® if not alreadydoing so. Make submission of the MOC application a 2012New Year’s resolution! Contact the Board Office [email protected] if you are interested.

ABPS MOC Program: A Leader among the ABMSSurgical Boards

Creating and participating in the Board’s mandatoryMOC-PS® program has been a challenge for every time-limited diplomate. However, our requirements during the10 year cycle, especially in years three, six and nine forcontinued education, reflection on our practice with thetracer modules and review of continued improvement witha benchmarking report, have been productive for plasticsurgeons. The initiation of our MOC program in 2007,which I was privileged to shepherd as the MOC-PS®program chair, has served as a model for the other ABMSsurgical boards.

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News From the SecretaryTreasurerThomas A. Mustoe, M.D.See Pg 2

From the Executive DirectorR. Barrett Noone, M.D.See Pg 3

2011-12 Advisory CouncilMembersSee Pg 3

2011-12 Officers and DirectorsSee Pg 6

New DirectorsSee Pg 7

Examination StatisticsSee Pg 8 & 9

New Board DiplomatesSee Pg 10

MOC-PS® DiplomatesSee Pg 11

Diplomates in Hand SurgerySee Pg 11

MOC-PS® ProgramSee Pg 12

Revoked CertificatesSee Pg 12

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Chair ReportDonald H. Lalonde, M.D.

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Celebrating 75 Years VISIT www.abplsurg.org

American Board of Plastic SurgeryAmerican Board of Plastic Surgery

News from theSecretary-TreasurerThomas A. Mustoe, M.D.

The American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc. extends sincere appreciation to the following Directorsfor their dedicated service to the Board:

Gregory R. D. Evans, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005-2011Orange, CA Craniomaxillofacial Surgery Advisory Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000-2006Written Examination Committee Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008-2011

Bahman Guyuron, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005-2011Cleveland, OHCraniomaxillofacial Surgery Advisory Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-2007

Nicholas B. Vedder, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004-2011Seattle, WAHand Surgery Advisory Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000-2006Historian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005-2008Oral Examination Committee Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007-2008Ethics Committee Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008-2009Chair of the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2010-2011ABS Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006-2011RRC-PS Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007-2012

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The computer based examination required bythe end of the 10 year cycle, with the MOCStudy Guide available from the AmericanSociety of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) has alsobeen valuable to provoke study, to strengthenour knowledge base and hopefully to improveour patient care. The Board, plastic surgerysocieties and the Board’s Advisory Councilscontinue to work extremely hard to make surethat the content of the examination and thematerial in the study guide is useful, practical,up to date information that a mature plasticsurgeon should know in today’s world.Surgeons of other specialties look to ourprogram with admiration.

The Board has worked in cooperation with allof our major societies and the journal, Plasticand Reconstructive Surgery (PRS) to createevidence based articles and courses to helpguide our diplomates in this age of informationoverload. I watched many people work veryhard for plastic surgeons in these endeavors,and we are all very indebted to them.

R. Barrett Noone, M.D.: An ABPS Icon

The Board has been truly blessed to have Dr. BarryNoone as our first and only Executive Directorsince his election in 1997. When his term ends inAugust of 2015 these 19 years will undoubtedlybe known as “the golden Noone years.”

I have been privileged to work very closely withDr. Noone over the last seven years. However,this year as chair, my respect for Barry hasquadrupled: an amazing thing considering theextremely high esteem I had for him during mylast six years as a director. In my role as chair, heand I talk on the phone weekly and e-mailalmost daily about the important issuesaffecting the specialty, the Board, its diplomatesand candidates. I now have a deep appreciationof the depth and accuracy of his understandingof the diverse details and issues that affect us all.He cares deeply about the diplomates and theBoard and dedicates his time and energy toalways doing what is right for the specialty. Heimproves with age like a fine wine.

One of the most important acts of a superstarleader is to ensure that his successor has theright tools for a seamless transition. Dr. Noonewill do just that by grooming the nextExecutive Director of the Board well before his

Special Recognition

term concludes to provide that smooth transition. Later this spring, the Board will call for applicants who wishto be considered for the role of Executive Director of ABPS in August 2015. All ABPS diplomates will be eligible.Look for an announcement in Plastic Surgery News. The Board will consider applicants for the ExecutiveDirector-Elect over the next year. ABPS will approve the final applicant in 2013. Dr. Noone will begin groominghis successor in the fall of 2013 in the same meticulous way he performs all his work for the Board; that is, withfull attention to detail in a wise, polite, and strategic fashion. Dr. Noone has even offered to be available afterAugust 2015 for whatever purpose the Board may request of him.

Thank You to Our Diplomates

Your Board works hard for you. We are also very indebted to our diplomates. With your support, both involunteerism, in financial contributions, and in valuing the certification and maintenance of certification process,we have strength and pride as the family of plastic surgery. We are indeed a powerful group with a bright future,thanks to you.

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2011 – 2012AdvisoryCouncilMembersThe Advisory Council Members listedbelow were nominated from the AmericanAssociation of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS),the American Society of Plastic Surgeons(ASPS), the American Society forAesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), theAmerican Association for Hand Surgery(AAHS), the American Society for Surgeryof the Hand (ASSH) and the AmericanSociety of Maxillofacial Surgeons (ASMS).In addition, there are two Directors of theBoard on each Council. The Boardacknowledges the significantcontributions of each of the followingAdvisory Council Members:

Comprehensive PlasticSurgeryCharles E. Butler, M.D. (AAPS)

W. Thomas Lawrence, M.D. (AAPS)

Michael F. McGuire, M.D. (ABPS), ChairSheri Slezak, M.D. (ABPS)

Cosmetic SurgeryAl S. Aly, M.D. (ASAPS)

James C. Grotting, M.D. (ASAPS)

Thomas A. Mustoe, M.D. (ABPS)

Anne Taylor, M.D. (ASPS)

Charles H. M. Thorne, M.D. (ABPS), Chair

Craniomaxillofacial SurgerySteven R. Buchman, M.D. (ASPS)

Arun K. Gosain, M.D. (ABPS), ChairKant Y. K. Lin, M.D. (ASMS)

Donald R. Mackay, M.D. (ABPS)

Henry C. Vasconez, M.D. (ASMS)

Hand SurgeryJames Chang, M.D. (ABPS)

Kevin C. Chung, M.D. (ABPS), ChairJames P. Higgins, M.D. (ASSH)

David T. J. Netscher, M.D. (ASPS)

Michael W. Neumeister, M.D. (AASH)

This column in the Annual Newsletter to ourdiplomates allows me to review some of the highlightsof the many important activities of the Board in 2011.

THE BOARD CELEBRATES 75 YEARS OFGROWTH IN THE PUBLIC TRUST

The American Board of Plastic Surgery was founded in1937 at an organizational meeting held at the home ofVilray P. Blair, MD in St. Louis. As we begin 2012,plans are underway to mark the 75th Anniversary ofthe Board. The American Association of PlasticSurgeons Annual meeting in San Francisco in April willfeature a presentation of the Board’s history. TheAssociation meeting follows the Annual Meeting of theBoard. In addition, I have been privileged to author anupdated article as a companion to the original 50 yearhistory written by Claire G. Fox, PhD and William P.Graham, III, MD. In the spring, this monograph willbe made available in electronic form on the Board’swebsite www.abplsurg.org and will be submitted to thejournal, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery forpublication.

POLICY FOR LIMITATIONS ON BOARDELIGIBILITY

Although the Board does not endorse or allow use ofthe terms “board eligible, qualified or admissible,”by diplomates when referring to their certificationstatus, the policy has been that candidates were givenunlimited opportunities to take the examinations solong as an application was submitted every five years.This policy will change in the near future.

The twenty-four member boards of the AmericanBoard of Medical Specialties (ABMS) have beenworking on a process to determine uniformityamong the Boards in eligibility to completeexamination and certification. The Board eligibilitypolicy of ABMS was detailed in September, 2011 bythe Board of Directors of ABMS and essentiallystates that the ability of a candidate to become Boardcertified is related to the time from completion ofresidency in an ACGME accredited residencyprogram. The ABMS boards believe that it is not inthe best interest of the specialty, the credentialingcommunity, patients or the public for the status of“Board Eligibility” to remain an open andindeterminate period.

The unlimited policy of the American Board ofPlastic Surgery will need to be altered to beconsistent with the other boards of the ABMS. Thenew ABMS policy states that a candidates’ eligibilityfor board certification by an ABMS member boardexpires on a date determined by the member board,and that date must be no fewer than three and nomore than seven years following the successfulcompletion of an accredited residency trainingprogram, in addition to time in practice required bythe member board. The ABPS requires one year ofpractice following residency in order for thecandidate to collect cases for the Oral Examination.Accordingly, our Board is working on a policy forexpiration of eligibility for plastic surgery that willlikely be no more than eight years followingcompletion of the initial residency. In this timeperiod, both the Written Examination and the OralExamination must be successfully completed andcertification achieved. If eligibility expires, thecandidate must complete specific requirements forre-entry into the certification process. Theserequirements are currently under review by theBoard. Under a transition plan, those candidates whohave completed residency training but have not yetachieved initial certification as of January 1, 2012will have no longer than January 1, 2019 to achieveBoard certification. As applied to ABPS, essentiallythrough the November 2018 Oral Examinationadministration, the transition period will becomplete. The policy will be in full effect on thatdate and applicable to all candidates for certificationby any of the ABMS member boards.

MAINTENANCE OF LICENSURE

The member boards of ABMS have been workingactively with the Federation of State Medical Boards(FSMB) and the National Board of MedicalExaminers (NBME) in exploring pilot programs totest aspects of a potential national Maintenance ofLicensure (MOL) system. The discussions havefocused on a collaborative model for the threeorganizations to support State Medical Boards indeveloping and implementing their Maintenance ofLicensure requirements. As of September, 2011,eleven State Medical Boards expressed interest inparticipating in Maintenance of License pilotactivities. The groups involved are planning a processto work with the FSMB to support our memberboard diplomates to use MOC participation in order

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From theExecutive DirectorR. Barrett Noone, M.D.


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to comply with Maintenance of Licensure requirements. At the present timeover 300,000 diplomates are participating in a Maintenance of Certificationprogram of the individual boards, and it is hoped that in the future thesediplomates will be able to demonstrate ongoing competencies through MOCto satisfy licensure requirements in the individual states.

ABMS AMBASSADOR NETWORK

Communication with individual state licensing boards and state legislatorsregarding the value of certification by an ABMS member board has led tothe development of an Ambassador Network program, supervised by theABMS. This will allow direct input to state authorities and other regulatorsto highlight the value of board certification, and specifically boards that aremembers of the ABMS. In plastic surgery, this is particularly importantbecause of the high visibility of our specialty in the media. The value ofcertification by The American Board of Plastic Surgery was highlighted thispast fall in a two article series in USA Today. The future may also involve theAmbassador Network in working with the Maintenance of Licensureprogram. Dr. Michael F. McGuire, a Director of ABPS, has been nominatedto serve on the ABMS Ambassador Network.

GROWTH OF MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION

The Maintenance of Certification (MOC-PS® ) program of the Boardcontinues to grow, with valuable data being received from the Part IV practiceassessment modules (PA-PS). In the final month of 2011, a total of 3,145practice assessment modules were completed since the beginning of theprograms. A review of the statistics on PA-PS from January 2008 throughDecember 31, 2011 recognized the top five tracer procedures selected by theindividual diplomates to enter data in evaluating and improving theirpractices. The most frequently used are listed below, with augmentationmammaplasty still leading the group.

Beginning January 2012, Part IV materials are available to diplomates fromthe certification years of 1996, 1999, 2003, 2006 and 2009. Approximately1,123 diplomates are scheduled to complete these activities during the year2012, with 529 completing the MOC-PS® for the second time. This yearwill be the third year that two classes of diplomates will be completing thetracer modules for a second time, giving the opportunity for them to evaluateimprovement in practice by comparing their benchmarking report data withtheir prior MOC cycle data for the same operation. It remains empoweringto the program that the majority of diplomates completing practiceassessments state that they would change one or more aspects of their practiceas a result of the assessment.

The MOC program of course includes an examination which is required onceduring the ten year cycle. In 2011, the examination was taken by 174diplomates, with a passing rate of 96.6%, leaving a failure rate of 3.4%. Thiswas the fifth MOC-PS® examination since Maintenance of Certificationreplaced Recertification in plastic surgery. In 2011, 88 completed thecomprehensive module examination and 79 the next most common modulein cosmetic surgery. The balance selected either hand surgery orcraniomaxillofacial surgery. Preparing for the MOC examination by usingthe ASPS study guide continues to reinforce the educational value of MOC.

THE BOARD’S WEBSITE: “IS YOUR SURGEON CERTIFIED?”

Diplomates may now have noticed the Board’s website www.abplsurg.orghighlights a link documenting an individual surgeon’s certification history,and status of whether a surgeon is current or not current with MOCrequirements. Lifetime Certificate Holders will have a listing in the MOC-

PS® column only if voluntarily participating, otherwise that columnremains blank. There are approximately 185 Lifetime Certificate Holderscurrently enrolled in MOC-PS®. The ABPS website is in continual use byconsumers, with an average of 18,000 visits per month. Certification canalso be verified at www.certificationmatters.org.

Did You Know?The American Medical Association (AMA) Physician Recognition Awards Program provides 60 Category I CME credits

for the successful completion of initial certification and maintenance of certification. Contact the AMA at www.ama-assn.org for details.

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In Recognition

The American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc. gratefully acknowledges the contributions and commitment of those plastic surgeons who served as QuestionWriters for the Written Examination and Hand Examination and those who served as Examiners and Evaluators for the Oral Examination.

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2011 WRITTENEXAMINATION ITEMWRITERS

Al S. AlySteven R. BuchmanCharles E. ButlerPaul S. CedernaJoseph J. DisaWilliam W. DzwierzynskiFelmont F. Eaves, IIIDavid M. FisherJeffrey D. Friedman James C. GrottingJuliana E. HansenCharles S. HultmanWilliam J. KitzmillerWalter T. LawrenceJoseph E. LoseeMartha S. MatthewsMichael J. MillerDavid T. J. NetscherWilliam C. PedersonLee L. Q. PuDebra A. Reilly-CulverNeil R. ReismanJeffrey L. RosenbergWarren V. SchubertSeth R. ThallerRobert L. Walton, Jr.Joseph K. WilliamsBradon J. Wilhelmi

2012 HAND EXAMINATIONCONSULTANTS

Benjamin ChangKevin C. Chung William W. DzwierzynskiRobert J. HavlikArshad R. MuzaffarScott N. OishiDouglas E. SundeThomas A. Wiedrich

2011 ORAL EXAMINATIONEXAMINERS ANDEVALUATORS

Al S. AlyGregory A. AntoineJohn D. BauerElizabeth K. BeahmMichael L. Bentz J. Brian BoydKeith E. Brandt Steven R. BuchmanGregory M. BunckeRudolf F. BunticCharles E. ButlerGrant W. CarlsonPaul S. CedernaBenjamin ChangJames ChangWallace H. ChangKevin C. ChungRicky P. ClayGustavo A. ColonMatthew J. ConcannonMark B. ConstantianPeter G. CordeiroLynn A. DamitzLisa R. DavidSteven P. DavisonJoseph J. DisaDavid B. DrakeRaymond M. DunnWilliam W. DzwierzynskiWalter L. Erhardt, Jr.Jack A. FriedlandJeffrey D. FriedmanThomas J. GampperWarren L. GarnerRoberta L. GartsideKenna S. GivenScot B. GlasbergNelson H. Goldberg

Arun K. GosainLawrence J. GottliebLisa J. GouldJames C. GrottingKarol A. GutowskiBahman GuyuronElizabeth J. Hall-FindlayJuliana E. HansenRobert J. HavlikFrederick R. HecklerCraig H. JohnsonDebra J. JohnsonMelissa A. JohnsonLoree K. KalliainenSteven J. KastenBram R. KaufmanJeffrey M. KenkelDebbie A. KennedyCarolyn L. KerriganDavid A. KulberWilliam M. Kuzon, Jr.Donald H. LalondeHoward N. LangsteinDavid L. LarsonMark D. LarsonW. Thomas LawrenceW. P. Andrew LeeVictor L. Lewis, Jr.Kant Y. K. LinJoan E. LipaJoseph E. LoseeAlbert LoskenAdam D. LowensteinDennis J. LynchDonald R. MackayMartha S. MatthewsMichael F. McGuireMichael J. MillerLouis Morales, Jr.Thomas A. MustoeDavid T. J. NetscherMichael W. Neumeister

Daniel R. NevarreR. Barrett NooneScott N. OishiWilliam C. PedersonJohn A. Persing Linda G. PhillipsLee L. Q. PuAndrea L. PusicNorman H. RappaportJeffrey L. RosenbergLorne K. RosenfieldRobert C. RussellA. Michael Sadove Petra R. Schneider-ReddenMitchell A. ScotlandJoseph M. SerlettiLester SilverSheri SlezakPeter J. TaubAnne TaylorKhang N. ThaiSeth R. ThallerJ. M. Grant ThomsonCharles H. M. ThorneNeal S. TophamHenry C. VasconezNicholas B. VedderCharles N. VerheydenDale C. VidalAron WahrmanRobert D. WallaceRobert L. Walton, Jr.Robert A. Weber, Jr.Mark D. Wells James H. WellsAndrew M. WexlerS. Anthony WolfeWilliam A. WoodenJack C. YuWilliam A. ZamboniRichard J. ZienowiczJames E. Zins


Executive DirectorR. Barrett Noone, M.D.

2011-2012DirectorsMichael L. Bentz, M.D.Keith E. Brandt, M.D.James Chang, M.D.Kevin C. Chung, M.D.Arun K. Gosain, M.D.Robert J. Havlik, M.D.Jeffrey M. Kenkel, M.D.V. Suzanne Klimberg, M.D.William M. Kuzon, Jr., M.D.Donald H. Lalonde, M.D.W. P. Andrew Lee, M.D.L. Scott Levin, M.D.Donald R. Mackay, M.D.Michael F. McGuire, M.D.Thomas A. Mustoe, M.D.Janice Savin-WilliamsJoseph M. Serletti, M.D.Thomas A. Shannon, Ph.D.Sheri Slezak, M.D.Charles H. M. Thorne, M.D.Charles N. Verheyden, M.D.James H. Wells, M.D.

Board StaffAdministrator

Theresa M. Cullison, RN, MSN

Examination and ProjectsCoordinator

Gwen A. Hanuscin

Oral ExaminationCoordinator

Melissa M. Rinnier

Test Development/Examination Editor

Melissa A. Karch

MOC-PS® Coordinator and

SOTH Coordinator

Maria K. D’Angelo

Administrative Assistant/

Credentialing Specialist

Nicholas A. Prince

2011-2012 OFFICERS

W. P. Andrew Lee, M.D.Chair-Elect

Michael L. Bentz, M.D.Vice-Chair

Thomas A. Mustoe, M.D.Secretary-Treasurer

Donald H. Lalonde, M.D.Chair

First Row – L to R – Arun K. Gosain, M.D.,Sheri Slezak, M.D., R. Barrett Noone,M.D., Michael L. Bentz, M.D., Donald H.Lalonde, M.D., W. P. Andrew Lee, M.D.,Jeffrey M. Kenkel, M.D., V. SuzanneKlimberg, M.D. and James H. Wells, M.D.

Second Row – L to R – L. Scott Levin,M.D., Janice Savin-Williams, Michael F.McGuire, M.D., Keith E. Brandt, M.D.,Charles H. M. Thorne, M.D., Thomas A.Mustoe, M.D., James Chang, M.D. andJoseph M. Serletti, M.D.

Last Row – L to R – Donald R. Mackay,M.D., Kevin C. Chung, M.D., William M.Kuzon, Jr., M.D., Thomas A. Shannon,PhD., Robert J. Havlik, M.D. and CharlesN. Verheyden, M.D.

Directors of the Board 2011-2012 Phoenix, Arizona


Alert to SeniorPartnersAboutAdvertisingCandidates are not permitted to advertiseany status with the Board untilcertification is achieved. This includesuse of the terms board qualified, boardeligible or board admissible. Seniorpartners and practice managers shouldcheck all advertising with new physiciansin the practice. The Board deferscandidates in the examination process forone year for misstatements, howeverinadvertent, of board status. Candidatesare responsible for misleading advertising,no matter how inadvertently placed.

The Board welcomes its Diplomates toreport any false, misleading ordeceptive advertising to the BoardOffice. For example, use of the Board’strademarked logo on a website.

The Board’sTrademarkedLogo The use of theBoard’s Logo isexclusive for businessof the Board onlyand is not permittedfor any otherpurpose. Diplomatesshould remove this logo from all practicewebsites and materials. Please notify yourweb vendor. The Board appreciates thecooperation of all diplomates.

BoardWebsitewww.abplsurg.org is the centrallocation for all resident, candidateand diplomate activities. Log in toyour physician profile. Keep yourmailing and e-mail addresses current.Diplomates are encouraged to listtheir business address and phonenumber on the profile for theconsumer search.

Medical School: Georgetown University School of MedicineGeneral Surgery Residency: Georgetown University School of MedicinePlastic Surgery Residency: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterCurrent Academic Appointment: Vice Chairman and Professor of Plastic Surgery of the

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center inDallas, Texas

Administrative Titles: Director, Clinical Center for Cosmetic Laser TreatmentRod J. Rohrich, M.D. Distinguished Professorship inWound Healing and Plastic Surgery

Leadership and Editorial Positions: President, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery,Associate Editor of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal,Editor of Selected Readings in Plastic Surgery

Board Certifications: Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery 1998 andMOC-PS® 2007

Congratulations!ELECTED TO SERVE ON THE BOARD FROM 2011 - 2017

The Board welcomes the following New Directors elected in April 2011 in Boca Raton, Florida

Jeffrey M. Kenkel, M.D.Dallas, TX

Medical School: University of RochesterGeneral Surgery Residency: University of RochesterPlastic Surgery Residency: University of RochesterFellowships: Craniofacial, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Current Academic Appointment: Henry Royster-William Maul Measey Professor of

Surgery, University of PennsylvaniaAdministrative Titles: Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of

Pennsylvania Heath SystemVice Chair (Finance), Department of Surgery

Leadership and Editorial Positions: President, American Council of Academic PlasticSurgeons: Vice President, American Society forReconstructive Microsurgery, Parliamentarian: AmericanSociety of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, Secretary,Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Vice President,Robert Ivy Society, Past Associate Editor: Plastic andReconstructive Surgery, Associate Editor: Aesthetic SurgeryJournal, Associate Editor: Annals of Plastic Surgery,Associate Editor, Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Board Certifications: Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery 1992 andMOC-PS® 2003

Joseph M. Serletti, M.D.Philadelphia, PA

Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch M.D., PhD. 1968-1973General Surgery Residency: Mayo Graduate School of MedicinePlastic Surgery Residency: Mayo Graduate School of MedicineFellowships: Craniofacial, Mayo Graduate School of MedicineCurrent Academic Appointment: Professor of Surgery, Texas A&M HSCAdministrative Titles: Director, Division of Plastic Surgery, Scott & WhiteLeadership and Editorial Positions: AACPS: President, President-Elect, Vice-President,

Secretary-Treasurer, Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons:President, Vice-President, multiple committees and chairsACGME: Residency Review Committee for PlasticSurgery, AAPS: Multiple committees, Chair of Researchand Education Committee Scott and White: Served andchaired multiple committees, Vice-President Clinic StaffOrganization, ASPS/PSF: Advertising Editor, Plastic &Reconstructive Surgery& Plastic Surgery News 2007- PresentASPS/PSF Board of Directors, 2007- Present ASPS/PSFExecutive Committee 2009-Present Immediate PastPresident American Council of Academic Plastic SurgeonsPresident Elect Plastic Surgery Foundation

Board Certifications: Diplomate, American Board of SurgeryDiplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery 1981 andMOC-PS® 2003 and 2011

Charles N. Verheyden, M.D.Temple, TX


EXAMINATION STATISTICS

WRITTEN EXAMINATION

YEAR TAKERS PASS FAIL %FAIL2001 241 190 51 21.2%2002 242 186 56 23.1%2003 230 177 53 23.0%2004 214 178 36 16.7%2005 237 191 46 19.4%2006 242 195 48 19.8%2007 235 189 46 19.6%2008 251 207 44 17.5%2009 243 204 39 16.0%2010 230 195 35 15.2%2011 234 201 33 14.1%

ORAL EXAMINATIONYEAR TAKERS PASS FAIL %FAIL

2001 236 182 54 22.9%2002 222 192 30 13.5%2003 206 173 33 16.0%2004 209 169 40 19.1%2005 203 162 41 20.2%2006 241 198 43 17.8%2007 229 180 49 21.4% 2008 230 189 41 17.8%2009 256 209 47 18.4%2010 210 164 46 21.9%2011 219 176 43 19.6%

Oral Examination Failure Rates 2001-2011

ABPS Diplomates 2001-2011 Recert withTOTAL Surgery of Total #

YEAR TAKERS PASS FAIL %FAIL the hand Recertified

2003 102 99 3 2.9% 4 1032004 122 118 4 3.3% 11 1292005 159 151 8 5.0% 5 1562006 153 142 11 7.2% 15 1572007 216 204 12 5.6% 20 2242008 274 261 13 4.7% 8 2692009 260 236 24 9.2% 9 2452010 233 225 8 3.4% 6 2312011 174 168 6 3.4% 5 173ALL 1693 1604 89 5.0% 83 1687Total Number Certified Diplomates & Number Certified by Year

Written Examination

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Diplomates Certified Over 10 Years MOC-PS® Program Examination


Written Examination Failure Rates 2001-2011

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Initial Certification in the Subspecialty of Surgery of the Hand - SOTH

Recertification in the Subspecialty of Surgery of the Hand - SOTH

2012 EXAMINATION DATES & LOCATIONS

Maintenance of Certification Examination in Plastic Surgery (MOC-PS®)April 1, 2012 through April 30, 2012 - Computer Based Test atPrometric Test Centers throughout the United States and Canada

Hand Surgery Examination and Hand SurgeryRecertification ExaminationSeptember 10, 2012, Monday – Initial Hand Surgery ExaminationSeptember 10, 2012 through September 22, 2012 - Hand SurgeryRecertification Examination Computer Based Test at Prometric TestCenters throughout the United States and Canada

Written Examination October 15, 2012, Monday - Computer Based Test at PrometricTest Centers throughout the United States and Canada

Oral Examination November 8, 9, 10, 2012 - Thursday, Friday and Saturday inPhoenix, Arizona

Certificate in the Subspecialty ofSurgery of the Hand (SOTH)

YEAR TAKERS PASS FAIL % FAIL

2001 19 15 4 21.1%

2002 17 13 4 23.5%

2003 13 11 2 15.4%

2004 18 15 3 16.7%

2005 13 9 4 30.8%

2006 11 10 1 9.1%

2007 8 5 3 37.5%

2008 19 16 6 31.6%

2009 19 18 1 5.3%

2010 22 17 5 22.7%

2011 25 20 5 20.0%

RECERTIFICATION IN THE SUBSPECIALTY OF SURGERY

OF THE HAND (SOTH)

YEAR TAKERS PASS FAIL % FAIL

2001 23 21 2 8.7%2002 28 21 7 25.0%2003 28 21 7 25.0%2004 44 35 9 20.5%2005 22 13 9 40.9% 2006 24 19 5 20.8%2007 32 24 8 25.0%2008 19 19 1 5.3%2009 34 30 4 11.8%2010 37 28 9 24.3%2011 30 27 3 10.0%

ABPS Surgery of the Hand Failure Rates2001-2011

ABPS Recertification in Subcertification of Surgery of the Hand 2001-2012


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Congratulations

David Matthew AdelmanOmar AhmedRaj S. AmbaySewit AmdeBardia AmirlakLewis Albert AndresAdam Peter AngelesJohn George ApostolidesJames Ziegler Appel, IIIPeter Bondurant ArnoldAlisha AroraJyoti AryaMelanie Lynn Aya-ayNebil Bill AydinRussell Babbitt, IIIStephen Matthew BeckerMichael Lyn BernsteinPaul Anthony BerryMarc Emile BisseckDouglas Glynn BolithoRobert Granillo BonillasJoseph Ata BroujerdiTodd Eric BurdetteMichael Roger BurgdorfChristopher Alan CampbellEdward Joseph CatersonDaniel Joseph CeradiniDean Richard CerioCharbel Tony ChalfounJames Alan ChambersRodney Kin-Lun ChanDavid Colin ChoYounghoon Ronald ChoTae Woon ChongNiki A. ChristopoulosSamara Spring ChurginMaria CipolloneMark Arlen ClaymanMatthew Alan ClottDerek Gordon CodyBeth Ann CollinsJason Scott CooperJennifer Lauren CrawfordMichael Scott CurtisMichelle Maria Marilyn De SouzaKevin O'Neill DelaneyCynthia Lyn DiehlAmir Hossein DorafsharGaby Doumit DoumitStephen David DuffyJames Anthon EdwardsMariel ElizaWarren Aldrich Ellsworth, IVDino ElyassniaEmber Lee EwingsMichael Anthony FalluccoZachary FarrisBehnaz FayaziMichael John Feldman

Laura Mae FiguraShahrokh Jimmy FirouzWilliam Dale Franks, Jr.Jacob Joshua FreimanEarl Anthony GageMark Daniel GaonMarcelo Martinez GhersiChris Kumar GoldDana Marie GoldbergMytien Thi GoldbergTiffany Beth GrunwaldDax Alexander GuentherMatthew Hart GuzzoNabil Anton HabashJason Jennings HallKevin Robert HanzEnamul HaqueStanley Joseph HarperKathleen Suzanne HerbigHollie Jo HickmanStaci Jeanine Hix-HernandezOscar Humberto HoScott Thomas HollenbeckMaria-Barbera Odilia Mathilde HonnebierEmily HuEric Allen HumbleJohn Michael IngrahamLisa Maria JacobDaniel Christopher JaffursPayam JarrahnejadRaymond David JeanMarsha Renee JespersenMehul Rajnikant KamdarSuhail Khuzema KanchwalaRyan David KatzDavid Hiroshi KawamuraMahlon Alder KerrAbdullah Jaafar KhalilGeoffrey Sangkwun KimLiza Sunmin KimArthur Lee Kumpf, IIClaude-Jean LangevinJohn Ching-Yi LeeAshley Katherine LentzOren Zvi LermanPeter Robert LetourneauEleazar Ley TaiJames Yhi LiauAngeline Fee-Gee LimAlexander Y. LinPerry Hsien-Tsung LiuMichael Sven Lofgren, Jr.Cyrus Faz LoghmaneeMichael Alexander LypkaErick Gregorio MartellJonathan Alexander MathyEvan MatrosJonathan Dean McCueCarlos Reydell Medina

Nilton Deus MedinaDavid Michael MegeeJoseph William MichienziCecilia Alejandra MitchellKhashayar MohebaliRichard De Leon MontillaRobert Jason MorinWesley Thomas MyersElizabeth Mary NessetScott Alan NewbroughScott Matthew NishikawaJames Brian OlackKristina Dare O'ShaughnessyTanya Monique OswaldPranay Manoj ParikhBrian Michael ParrettIvona PercecBarbara Lynn PersonsIvo Alexander PestanaEthan Michael PhilpottJames Robert PiorkowskiJeffrey Marc PitcherKeith Dwayne PitzerChristina Marie PlikaitisMelissa Moon-Nan PohSamuel Oliver PooreJeremiah Star RedstoneKristen Marie RezakMurtaza RizviChadwell Mason RobbinsDavid Edris SaharThomas Daniel SamsonBenjamin Joseph SchaletTimothy Allen SchaubJaime Scott SchwartzGraham Sennett SchwarzIris Angela SeitzJames Thomas ShoukasAaron Douglas SmithDennis Yong SongDerek Matthew SteinbacherWilliam Todd StoeckelRachel Aileen SullivanGregory Allen SurfieldAmir TaherniaHemangini Jayendrakumar ThakarPhilip Joseph TorinaAli TotonchiIan Lee ValerioAndrea Emma Van PeltWilliam Joseph VinyardMark Devlin Walsh, Jr.Chad Kennedy WheelerEmily Annwyllyd WilliamsHenry Benjamin WilsonJustin YovinoJohn ZannisAndrew Michael Zwyghuizen

TO OUR NEW BOARD DIPLOMATESThe American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc. certified 176 diplomates in November 2011. To date the Board has certified 8,119 plasticsurgeons. Those certified in 2011 are:


Congratulations

Christopher Darrel AdamsonEugenio Alfredo Aguilar, IIIArturo Aguillon-BoucheGregory David AlbertDiane Zalutsky AlexanderKaveh AlizadehMurray William AllenButhainah Moawiyah Al-ShunnarTroy James AndreasenDavid Jeffrey AntellJeffrey Russell AntimarinoPatricia R. ArledgeJame Francis ArnoldJason Todd ArringtonBernadette Wang AshrafHomayoun AttaranKeith Jared AttkissJohn Dryden BauerGary Steven BergerGeorge John BitarHarvey Jay BluesteinRichard Michael BodorKristin Ann BoehmDavid Lawrence BrownMichael John BruckerJames Robert BrunoPeter Nielsen ButlerBruce Andrew ByrneMichael Young ByunPhilippe Angelo CapraroMauricio Jose CastellonAlex Charles CechCarolyn Chieng-Lin ChangJames Jee-Ling ChaoGloria Ann ChinAlbert Wei ChowSteven Jay ClarkAndrew Todd CohenJana Klepac ColeGuy Gerald CrevecoeurCourtney Heather CrombieGeorge Attila CsankAlexander Bee DagumAnthony Nicholas Dardano

Michele Carolyn DeVitoVaishali Bimal DoolabhBrian Jeffrey EichenbergMark Steven ElliottEric Thomas ElwoodTamy Marcela FaiermanDean Joseph FardoSandra Jane FearringtonJaco Hagop FestekjianJulius Warren Few, Jr.Jeffery Stuart FlaggMiguel Lorenzo GallegosMichael Constantin GartnerAntonio Julio GayosoTodd Marcus GerlachMichael Alexander GiuffridaCynthia Marie GoodmanScott Douglas GreenSteven Michael GrossoJohnstuart Maxwell GuarnieriGeoffrey Cash GurtnerAnoushirvan HadaeghWarren Cline Hammert*Jennifer Lynn HarringtonEzat HashimRussell Scott HauptMichael Scott HaydonJames Patrick Higgins*Collin HongCheryl HuangOlivia Zanft HutchinsonLouis Michael IorioTze Yung IpEllen Amanda JanetzkeLynn Li-Yin Chen JeffersSandeep Subhash JejurikarFrancis Regis JohnsChristopher Lynn JohnsonBrian Patrick JosephLoree Kathleen Kalliainen*Yvonne Louise KaranasGaro KassabianSandeep KathjuDavid Lawrence Kaufman

Eric William KhairallaBrian KiesnowskiPrasad Gangadhar KilaruDavid Edwin KimBenjamin Joseph KirboMichael John KlebucKenneth Christopher KneessyJames Knoetgen, IIIDavid Shean-Guang KungSabrina Ann LahiriMichael Morris LawGary Paul LawtonGeoffrey Evans LeberPeter Geon LeeShinji Susan LeeJames LeeTimothy LeungJohn Joseph LoMonaco, Jr.Jay Hathaway LucasRobert Curtis LyonsRichard Eugene Mack, Jr.Susan Elizabeth MacLennanMarcel Maan MalekMahesh Hari MankaniTracy Evelyn McCallThomas Bradley McNemarStephen Marc MillerJoseph Gerald MinnitiMoriah Rebekah MoffittKiumars Kiya MovassaghiRajasekhar NalluriGregory Christopher NeilDaniel Raymond NevarreGeorge William NewtonHien Ngoc NguyenFrederick Mark OwsleyZubin Jal Panthaki*James Francis PaulAlan Barth PillersdorfMary Ann Dunn PiskunJohn Damian PotochnyKimberly Ann PummillBrian David Rinker*David Alan Robinson

Daniela Maria RodriguezKenneth Michael RoseMichael Ian RoseChristopher John SalgadoEric Stuart SchafferLoren Slone SchechterVictor Anthony Schingo, Jr.Robert Preston SchmidJames Michael ShenkoDeborah Rose SillinsRoderick John SimondsRaj Kumar SinhaPedro Miguel Soler, Jr.Hooman SoltanianSadri Ozan SozerKenrick Anthony SpenceJames Anthony StephensThomas Patrick SterryDavid Allen StokerCynthia Wen-Yeng SuScott Keith Sullivan, Jr.Patrick SwierRaad Mehdi TakiPeter James TaubRichard Eric TepperBrian Patrick TierneyAras Donatas TijunelisAlan Thai TranThomas Hsiao-Huei Tung, Jr. Antonio Luis UriaCharles Nash VerheydenSamina WahhabSeung-Yeun Rha WaitzeStewart Pey-Hsin WangMark David WigodSean Francis WolfortBennett Chen-Dah YangSamuel Anthony Yost, Jr.David Donald ZabelJames Maurice ZasulyStephen Norbert Zonca

TO OUR DIPLOMATES WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION PROGRAM (MOC-PS®) EXAMINATIONIn April 2011 the following 168 diplomates successfully completed the MOC-PS® cognitive examination in addition to 5 diplomates using the Surgery of the Hand Examination orSurgery of the Hand Recertification Examination (SOTH) to complete the process. To date, 1,687 diplomates have been recertified including 83 via SOTH*.

Katherine AuBrian Todd CarlsenCatherine Mills CurtinEric Kojo Fynn-ThompsonAaron Gavin GrandAlbert Ramsey HarrisCherrie Ann HeinrichSteven Leonard HenrySonu Abhishek JainGerald Thomas Lionelli

John Anthony LoGiudice, Jr.Fadi NuktaMichelle Deanne PalazzoEdward Martin ReeceDouglas Michael SammerScott Timothy SchmidtWesley Gordon SchoolerJaimie Troyal ShoresMaya Christina SpaethWesley Paul Thayer

CONGRATULATIONS To Our Diplomates whowere Certified orRecertified in theSubspecialty of Surgery of the Hand (SOTH)In 2011, The American Board of PlasticSurgery, Inc. certified 20 diplomates inSOTH and recertified 27 diplomates inSOTH. To date the Board has certified658 diplomates and has recertified 329diplomates in Hand Surgery.

DIPLOMATES CERTIFIEDIN HAND SURGERY IN 2011

DIPLOMATES RECERTIFIED IN HAND SURGERY IN 2011

Jose Alberto BastidasGeoffrey Harry BunckeGregory Millette BunckeJames ChangPhyllis ChangStanley Joseph Foster, IIIJoseph Lewis HaberRichard HainerWarren Cline HammertJames Patrick HigginsSohel Mohammad IslamLoree Kathleen KalliainenRobert H. KangRoger Khalil Khouri

David Churl KimJames Benjamin Lowe, IIIMahesh Hari MankaniMorry A. OlenickZubin Jal PanthakiSidney RabinowitzThomas Hall RagsdaleBrian David RinkerJohn RussinAamir SiddiquiFredrick Augustus ValauriBradon Jay WilhelmiPaul Zidel


2012 Diplomate Dues andMOC-PS® Annual Contribution Enclosed is one of two forms for reference: a 2012Diplomate Dues Remittance Form for LifetimeCertificate Holders or the 2012 MOC-PS® AnnualContribution Form for Time Limited Certificate Holders.

Time-limited Certificate Holders – The MOC-PS®

Fee of $225 is mandatory for diplomates with time-limited certificates who are participating in the MOC-

PS® Program. Log in to the Board’s website tocomplete the form on-line and pay by credit card. Youmust use your username and password. If you havenot already created a username and password, yourusername is your six digit board number which can befound on the remittance form. Your password is yourlast name (this is case sensitive, first letter should becapitalized, e.g., Smith).

Lifetime Certificate Holders – The Diplomate Dues of$225.00 is requested of lifetime certificate holders whoelect not to participate in MOC-PS®. Credit Cardpayment is the preferred method for remittance.However, if necessary, you can complete the form andforward a check for $225.00 made payable to TheAmerican Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc. and return tothe Board Office by April 15, 2012.

The ongoing support of the Diplomate Dues requesthas been gratifying. Since 1999, approximately 65% ofour diplomates have responded. The income from thedues has greatly assisted the Board in its operationsand its mission, and has been especially helpful indefense of the standards represented by the ABPScertificate and development of web-based procedures.

Change of Address to the ABPS Help the Board keep our records up to date. Enter yourchange of address via your physician profile by loggingin to www.abplsurg.org.

Change of Address to the ABMS Update your listing in the ABMS Directory by faxing ormailing a notice on your stationery directly to:

The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)222 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1500Chicago, IL 60601Attention: Database DepartmentPhone Number: 312-436-2600Fax Number: 312-436-2700Website: ABMS.org

Newsletters and Booklets ofInformation are on the Board’sWebsiteThis and past years Newsletters are posted on theBoard’s website. The Booklets of Information arepublished annually and contain the establishedrequirements, policies and procedures of the Boardrelating to residency training and the certification,MOC-PS® and SOTH processes.

MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION (MOC-PS®) PROGRAMAll diplomates should log in to the Board’s website to review their individual MOC-PS® tracking pageto ensure they are current with requirements to maintain certification. The tracking page outlines MOC-

PS® requirements by year and lists deadline dates, status and completion dates.

Once the MOC-PS® requirements are met in any calendar year, look for the ability to download thefollowing:

1-Confirmation of Participation letter; 2-Certificate verifying the MOC-PS® requirements have been met; and 3-The ABMS MOC Starmark logo. Diplomates are encouraged to use this logo on their website, letterhead, advertisements and business cards.

Review the general timeline below for an outline of requirements within the 10 year MOC cycle:

Plan ahead for completion of the PA-PS Module MOC CME activity.The MOC CME must be aligned with the specific tracer procedure selected.

The following societies and medical journals offer MOC-approved activities: • The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(PRS) - www.psenetwork.org

• The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) and Aesthetic Surgery Journal (ASJ) -www.surgery.org or www.aestheticsurgeryjournal.com

• The American Society of Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) and Journal of Hand Surgery (JHS) –www.assh.org orwww.jhandsurg.org/cme/home

• The American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS) - www.handsurgery.org• The Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons (NESPS) - www.nesps.org

Contact the society directly for details on the individual MOC-approved courses and articles offered. TheBoard is also accepting course submissions from other specialty societies and will update the website as theyare approved. The CME credit earned by completing the MOC-approved educational activity will alsobe applied to your 150 CME hour requirements.

NOTE: The Board Office will send mailings and e-mail notices to the applicable diplomates priorto any deadlines. Be sure that your e-mail address is updated in the “My Profile” tab available oncelogged in to the Board’s website. E-mail [email protected] with questions about the MOC program.

RENEWAL CERTIFICATESRenewal certificates are mailed December 1st of the expiration year rather than at the completion of theMOC-PS® examination. All MOC-PS® requirements must be met to receive your new certificate.Look for frequent e-mail reminders regarding outstanding requirements.

REVOKED CERTIFICATESThe Board continues to review and assess diplomates who have had sanctions, revocations, etc. on statemedical licenses. In 2011, the following ABPS certificates were revoked. To date, a total of 75certificates have been revoked.

John Ernest Christ, M.D. - TX • Richard Arthur Jaqua, M.D. - CAMark Anthony Knight, M.D. - CA • Alfred Julian Koonin, M.D. - CA

Barry Frederick Shesol, M.D. - CO

10 YEAR CYCLE: MOC-PS® Annual Contribution required each year

YEAR 3

STEP 1: Practice Assessment in Plastic Surgery (PA-PS) Module including: tracer procedure,benchmarking report, MOC-approved CME, action plan.

STEP 2: Professional Standing Update including CME report(s). Additional documentationrequired if selected for audit.

YEAR 6 STEPS 1 & 2: PA-PS Module & Professional Standing

YEAR 7, 8 OR 9 Examination Application and 6 month Case List compilation.

YEAR 9 STEPS 1 & 2: PA-PS Module and Professional Standing

YEAR 8, 9 OR 10 MOC-PS® April Computer Based Test (CBT)

YEAR 10 MOC-PS® Certificates mailed to those who successfully completed the 10 year cycle


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2012 POTENTIAL ORAL EXAMINATION CANDIDATESThe following physicians are candidates potentially admissible to the 2012 Oral Examination. The Board will review comments regarding thesuitability of any candidate for certification. Please direct written comments on official letterhead, signed and received in the Board Office byApril 1, 2012. If you are aware of a potential candidate omitted from this list, please e-mail to [email protected].

Nour AbboushiSharline Zacur AboutanosRichard Louis AgagJamil AhmadAbdullah Yahya Al-ShaikhiJohn Paul AmatoBrian Thomas AndrewsAlexander David AnzarutMorad AskariAlexander Francis AuJason Richard BaileyRobert BajnrauhCraig Andrew BaldenhoferJeroen Pieter BalleduxGregory Nelson BancroftSophie Annette BartsichMichael Joseph BassRichard Caringal BaynosaMazen Ibrahim BedriAmir Babak BehnamDerek Edward BellNada Nikolic BerryMichael BezuhlyJason Matthew BlocksomMartin Luther BlueBranko BojovicKelly Michelle BoldenRonnie Mitchel BorsukJoseph Bou-MerhiDaniel Jonathan BrownEdward Patrick BuchananMark Steven BurkeRenee Michelle BurkeChristopher Alexander CampbellDavid Laurence CangelloClifton Lamar Cannon, IIIJennifer Michelle CaplaDaniel Eduardo CareagaJoseph Nicholas CareyKimberly Marie CarpinKongkrit ChaiyasateAngela Kaye ChampionJennifer Wai-Haine Chan

Edward I-Fei ChangJerry Weiger ChangPeter ChangShiliang ChangSuzie Heejeong ChangYeon-Jeen ChangAlbert Huang ChaoSwetanshu ChaudhariMarjorie Rachel ChellyJoyce Chi-yi ChenWei Fan ChenHank Shuo-Horng ChienKevin Jungwoo ChoJose Guilherme Christiano NetoDustin ChristiansenChia Jen ChungMark Warren Clemens, IIJennyfer Faridy CoccoBrian Douglas CohenShannon Margaret ColohanAlex Peter ColqueDamon Sean CooneyLaura Beth CooperMichael James CooperRoss David CoopermanOvidiu Gratian CristeaMarcin CzerwinskiDavid Daizadeh DanielsAugusto Santos DaSilvaDennis DassDanielle Marie DauriaDrew Johnson DavisPeter Karas DavisJeffrey Christopher DawesKevin Allen DayJoseph Lewis DeBellisEmmanuel Avelino DeLaCruzJeffrey Stanton DeMercurioChristopher Armen DerderianLeo Christopher DeRosierBrian Peter DickinsonRyan Sean DiederichNathan Bradley Easterlin

Jessica Kate EmelinJennifer Lee EmmettMohammad Sadi ErfaniRichard Thomas EthridgeGamal Peter FakhreScott Thorne FarberEvan Michael FeldmanDavid Aaron FeldmarDavid Charles Alexander FisherOrna FisherRoy FooStacey Hindy FrancisRyan Cyril FrankGary Leland Freed, Jr.Andrew Charles FreelBrooke MacLeod FrenchJoubin Solomon GabbayAndrew John Leishman GearNevin Elizabeth GokalpChad Ronald GordonParviz Hiroshi GoshtasbyKatharine Roxanne GrawePatrick Joseph Greaney, Jr.Joseph Angelo Greco, IIIJoshua Richard GrovesGregg Michael GuilfoyleSalil GulatiAnshu GuptaJosef George HadeedJaime HaidenbergMonica Susan HallNicole Katherine HallgrenAndy Allan HandCatherine Mary HannanDavid Hardman HarleyTristan Layton HartzellJohn David HayesMargo Stevenson HerronKent Kihyet HigdonDaron Cecil HittLuther Hamilton Holton, IIILan Bich HuaCatherine Kailyn Huang-Begovic

William Clifford HuettnerKenneth Benjamin HughesTara Lynn HustonSeree IamphongsaiJesus Gil Tito Belen InciongHarry Hubertus IntsifulHector Luis IrizarryOllie Joseph Jackson, IIIWilliam Dotie JacksonShareef JandaliTina Fan JenqMark Hall JensenSeth Reuben JonesDennis Shun-Jen KaoWrood Madeleine KassiraChristian Anthony KauffmanAmy Frances KellsNabeel Ali KhanChristopher KhorsandiKelly Lynne KilleenEugene Kyoungchul KimHahns KimPeter Seihwan KimMelissa Rae KinderAnya KishinevskyIvette Elise KlumbBianka Ilona KnollKevin Robert KnoxDaniel Gene KolderJeffrey Hall KozlowMichael Francis KutkaRichard Henry Kutz, IIIDaniel Kwock-Way KwanRobert Kang KwonJoshua Ainsley LampertEthan Erik LarsonJohn Christian LaykeNam Hoai LeThuy Thanh LeMartin Raoul LeBlancAnhTuyet Thi Bui LeeJennifer SoYoung LeeJulia Yeng-Yeng Lee

VISIT www.abplsurg.org

Valerie LemaineStanley L. LibrachInes Chi-Ying LinAvron Herschel LipschitzJerome Hu LiuTom Sheng LiuPercy Hsu LoMichael Anthony LoffredoChristopher John LowMario LucMelody LyndGustavo Rozindo MachadoRichard Jonathan MackoolShirley Marie MadhereRian Adam MaercksRafael Gerardo MaganaAshish Yogindera MahajanSumeet Narender MakhijaniBrandon-Dzung Tien-Duc MangGideon Simon MareskyEsteban MartenMark Collin MartinAaron Corde MasonCarlos MataSamuel Michael MauriceBeth Lynley McCampbellPaul Duncan McCluskeyBryan Charles McIntoshBenjamin Clayton McIntyreDouglas Robert McKayJuan Nicolas McLeanEdward Thomas MelkunNathan Gopi MenonJohn Mario MesaEric Christopher MinnsHaaris Saadullah MirTansar Naveed MirAdeyiza Olutoyin MomohMyat Myat MonAndrea Arnaud Moreira-GonzalezTimothy Scott MountcastleMirsad MujadzicAnil Kumar MungaraPatrick Shaun MurphyRobert Scott MyersDeepak Kanakasundaram Naidu

Robert Matthew NajeraHossein NasajpourAmir Raza NasirNoel Blythe NatoliGuillermina NavaTrista Margit NegeleRobert Becker NemerofskyAlexander Thien-Quang NguyenDung Hoang NguyenLuan Nghi NguyenSon Xuan NguyenOscar OchoaMillicent OdunzeOsakatukei Otwane OmulepuJuan Antonio OrtizRafael Alberto Ortiz-ColbergDavid Mark OtterburnEllen Beth Ozolins TravisHumberto PalladinoBrian Shen-Ta PanJuliet C. ParkBrain Juel ParkerMaida Ann ParkinsAshit PatelKamlesh Babulal PatelNima P. PatelSejal Mukund PatelLucio Alessandro PavoneAnthony PerroneJason Michael PetrungaroRocco Charles Piazza, IIVirginia Alicia Pittman-WallerKiran PolavarapuEffie Pappas PolitisBrian Scott PorshinskyKaren Lynne PowersJason Michael PrigozenAdrian Mariusz PrzybylaJeremy William PyleKhurram RashidMari RebaneMarjorie Angela ReidBrian Christopher ReubenRonald Emilio ReynaEmily Boye RidgwayJeremy Ronald Rinard

John Michael Stuart RobinsonDonovan Thomas RosasJames Howard RosingSteven Joel RottmanMichelle Curtis RoughtonRoee Elan RubinsteinBarbara Jean RyanRita Marie SadowskiSumita SahaRafael Emerick SalasGeorge Emmanuel SalibMichael James SalvinoThomas Trey SandsClaire SangerMajed Youssef Sarouf MaaloufAndres Guillermo SarragaShawkat SatiAbeer Mohamad Walid SawwafHani SbitanyUlysses ScarpidisAdam David SchaffnerPatrick John SchanerClark Friedrich SchierleRobert Eric SchlenkerWarren Patrick SchutteKarl William SchwarzJeffrey Luy SebastianHans Jonathan SerlethFarooq ShahzadThomas Oswald ShannonBasel SharafMark Prithvi ShashikantRobert Bruce Shaw, Jr.Anil Kolkebail Rajeeva ShettyDavid Alan ShifrinAdam T. SilvermanOliver Pope SimmonsMeryl Ann SingerJitendra Veer Vikram SinghKamaljot SinghKimberly Ann SinghPiotr Pawel SkowronskiJames Alan SlabyMelissa Marie SmithJuan SocasRavi Somayazula

Marvin Douglas SpannCharles Derron SpikesDavid Heath StaceyStacy Michelle StephensonJon Bradley StrawnChristian Robert SubbioReps Barnes SundinJimmy Chi-Yun SungJohn David SymbasSimon George TalbotJoseph Francis TamburrinoNicholas Albert TarolaTraci Marie TemmenOren Mordechai TepperAlvaro Javier Testa, Jr.Spero John Vladimir TheodorouTaylor Bryan TheunissenElizabeth Peebles TranMatthew John TrovatoKatie Rebecca UgoliniRoderick Maxwell UrbaniakGeorge Michael VarkarakisSnezana VeljicNicholas VendemiaAnthony William ViolVanessa Lynn Voge-BarnettJimmy Lee Waldrop, Jr.Catherine Ann WalshDerrick Check WanLeland Shayne WebbTonja Ielene Palauro WeedGila R. WeinsteinJennifer Lorie WeintraubKenneth Adam Welty, Jr.Justin Eric WestLisa Ann WhittyPatrick Charles WilsonMichael Brent WolfeldMary Johanna Dailey WrightLaurence Casey YeungKamakshi Raimondo ZeidlerAndrew Yuan ZhangChristopher George ZochowskiJoshua David Zuckerman

2012 POTENTIAL ORAL EXAMINATION CANDIDATES (continued)

Documents

2012 Annual Newsletter