2016 Annual Newsletter

NEWSLETTERThe American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc.®

Annual Newslet ter To Dip lomates n February 2016

Chair ReportSee Pgs 1 - 2From the Executive DirectorKeith E. Brandt, M.D.See Pg 32015-16 Officers and DirectorsSee Pgs 6 - 72015-16 Advisory CouncilMembersSee Pg 7News from theSecretary-TreasurerJames Chang, M.D.See Pg 8In RecognitionSee Pg 9New DirectorsSee Pg 11New Board DiplomatesSee Pg 12Examination StatisticsSee Pgs 14 - 16

MOC-PS® DiplomatesSee Pgs 17 - 19Diplomates in Hand SurgerySee Pg 20Potential Oral Exam CandidatesSee Pgs 21 - 23MOC-PS® ProgramSee Pgs 24 - 25Revoked CertificatesSee Pg 26

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Chair ReportSheri Slezak, M.D.

ABPS Mission Statement: “The mission of The American Boardof Plastic Surgery, Inc. is to promote safe, ethical, efficacious plas-tic surgery to the public by maintaining high standards for theeducation, examination, certification, and maintenance of cer-tification of plastic surgeons as specialists and subspecialists.”

August 1st marked an important transition for the AmericanBoard of Plastic Surgery; Barry Noone retired after 18 years asthe first Executive Director of the ABPS. He represented us su-perbly at the ABMS and led the Board through countless complexsituations. Present and past Board directors established andfunded a new Noone Endowed Lectureship to be given at the As-sociation, and presented Barry with a new set of golf clubs-whichhe promptly used to hit his first hole in one!

Keith Brandt has now capably taken over the reins of the Board.He has worked with Barry for the past two years and is now tire-lessly commuting to Philadelphia twice a month. He has readevery file in the Board Office and has established excellent tieswith the ABMS and the other Executive Directors. The transitionwas flawless and we are in very capable hands!

Our greatest strength as a Board is our presence as one of the 24member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties(ABMS). The mission of the ABMS is to serve the public andthe medical profession by improving the quality of health carethrough setting professional standards for lifelong certification inpartnership with its member boards. This relationship establishesour position as the only ABMS board with the name “plastic sur-gery” in its title.

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Chair Report - Continued from Page 1ABMS reminds patients that certification mat-ters. It also requires Maintenance of Certification(MOC-PS) to ensure that board certified doc-tors continuously refresh and expand theirknowledge. Just as you want your airline pilot tobe up to date on the newest planes and airports,the public expects that we will also continue tooperate at the highest standards of care, safety,and ethics. At a time when medical mistakes areestimated as the third leading cause of death inthe United States, it is imperative for physiciansto make patient safety a priority.

After ten years of experience with MOC, theABPS is now ready for MOC 2.0! This will bean ongoing process over several years. The Boardwants to make the MOC process educational,valuable and user friendly. We evaluated whathas been working and what was not valuable.Improvements began with the elimination of thesix month case log requirement previously sub-mitted for the examination application. Costswere high to put MOC in place, but as moreplastic surgeons enter MOC, we have been ableto decrease the price with reduction of the tracerfee, reduction of the MOC article fee, and re-duction of the examination fee. We hope tocontinue this trend. We have gathered years ofdata from the MOC tracers and this has beenutilized in several scientific publications. We re-cently voted to allow practice improvement proj-ects as delineated in the ABMS MultispecialtyMOC Portfolio Program to substitute for atracer procedure, and to allow patient safety ar-ticles and MOC articles from multiple journalsto count for your MOC credit. We want to offermore choice for your MOC requirements.

The American Board of Internal Medicine hasfaced substantial criticism from their diplomates,but they have chosen to make their MOC a highstakes examination with a fail rate of 20%! Ourplastic surgery MOC examination contains 200questions that are contained in the MOC guideavailable at ASPS. If you study, you will pass. TheMOC-PS examination is meant to be an edu-cational experience, and our fail rate is 3% to 5%.

A new, rejuvenated Board website will take youright to your MOC page after you log in. Yourrequirements will clearly be flagged and yourprogress will be easily tracked.

Did you also know that MOC participation canget you CME credits? There is a link on yourMOC tracking page on the Board’s website thatdirects you as to how you can obtain 60 CME’sfor successfully taking the MOC examination.If you go to www.ama-assn.org/go/cmeformsand click the link to direct credit application,you can create an account and use a copy of yourresult letter to obtain 60 CMEs. It does requirean AMA login and fee payment but you do nothave to be an AMA member.

MOC also continues to be recognized nationallyas a verification of continuous physician devel-opment. Eleven states currently accept MOCparticipation in lieu of the CME credits requiredfor licensure: Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota,New Hampshire, North Carolina, New Mexico,Oregon, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.Thirteen states are now in the process of accept-ing MOC: Louisiana, Georgia, Wisconsin, Con-necticut, California, Arizona, Rhode Island,Virginia, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Ohioand South Carolina. MOC is evolving, and willbecome easier, more efficient, and less costly.

The Written Examination has been developed inhouse for the past three years with a cost savingsof $60,000 per year. Each question is rigorouslyexamined by psychometric analysis and poorlyperformed questions were deleted from scoring.Overall test reliability is at an excellent level of0.9 or above.

The Oral Examination will evolve in 2016 to in-clude electronic uploading of the candidate cases.Those blue folders and thick rubber bands maysoon be souvenir items on ebay! We will test thepossibility of using iPads to present the Oral Ex-amination Theory and Practice Session A and B“unknowns” next year. At the November 2015

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Chair Report - Continued from Page 2Oral Examinations, the post examination candidatedebriefing session was very quiet with no majorcomplaints. Candidates praised the uniform, pro-fessional, and fair way that they were examined.

What does the Board Office do for you on a dayto day basis? The Board Office receives 58,000per year consumer web hits, 4,800 monthly webhits and another 2,600 per year of emails andphone calls from the public concerning boardcertification of their plastic surgeon. Letters aresent to physicians wrongly stating that they areboard certified when they are not. Exorbitantadvertising complaints are reviewed and unethi-cal behavior complaints are examined. TheBoard works in conjunction with the ResidencyReview Committee for Plastic Surgery (RRC-

PS) and the American Society for Plastic Sur-geons (ASPS) to represent our interests as we in-teract with otolaryngology, general surgery,dermatology, orthopedics, and ophthalmology.

At the May meeting in 2016, we will have a oneday retreat to strategically plan for the next fiveyears. The Board welcomes your input and ideasand appreciates all feedback. You can email yourfeedback to the Board Office at [email protected]. All ABPS directors volunteer forsix years and are not paid. We remain steadfastin our mission to promote safe, ethical, effica-cious plastic surgery to the public by maintain-ing high standards for the education,examination, certification and maintenance ofcertification of plastic surgeons as specialists andsubspecialists.

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From theExecutive DirectorKeith E. Brandt, M.D.

GIVING THANKS

So 10 weeks into my new gig as the Executive Di-rector of the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Iwas thinking, I needed to ask for a 4 month exten-sion to my contract, because nobody should haveto start this job August 1st. The selection of the 5cases for each candidate taking the Oral Examina-tion had just gone out and the Board Office wasflooded with anxious calls regarding missing pic-tures, documents or patients. The exam teams forthe upcoming Oral Examination were goingthrough layers upon layers of conflict prevention.Agenda items for the various committees, meetingduring the Semi-Annual Board meeting, were pil-ing up. A pipe leaked in the Board Office, requiringall the flooring to be ripped up and the walls to be

ripped out. I received my first hate mail, a fourpager! I felt honored that someone went to all thateffort for a guy who has only been on the job 10weeks. Despite all the fires burning, things are get-ting done with complete composure, well exceptfor that new guy. I remember looking around theoffice and thinking, this isn’t chaos this is ROU-TINE!

On an average day the Board Office phones ringnon-stop. Four immensely talented ladies field thecalls with warmth and efficiency. Melissa Hill,Gwen Hanuscin, Melissa Karch and Maria D’An-gelo, although coordinators of their own ABPSprocesses (Written Exam, Oral Exam, MOC,

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From the Executive Director - Continued from Page 3Hand Surgery and Exam Development) all knoweach exam process and training requirements sowell that they can easily handle any question.There is no automated call answering service. Thephone rings and you get a real person within threerings and that person helps solve your issue withoutreferring you to another staff member. The ulti-mate in customer service.

Before starting, I made several trips to the BoardOffice to become oriented. I sat down with eachstaff person and said “show me what you do.” Tomy astonishment, each staff member produced adocument with all of their tasks, FOR THE EN-TIRE YEAR, laid out in chronologic order. Everytiny detail that had to happen to develop and exe-cute the four exams (Written, Oral, Hand andMOC) without a hitch was right there in print.Whoever set this up is a genius and guess what, shestill works here. Terry Cullison, RN, MSN hasbeen the office administrator for the Board Officesince 1997. To her, no detail is too small. I ask,“How do we…?”, “That’s in the operations man-ual”, she replies. “How do we determine…?”,“Look on page 23 of the Booklet of information”is the quick response. “Where can I find…?”, “It’ssaved in the server files” she answers, “How do youprepare the budget and pay all bills?”, Terry makesa spreadsheet appear. No scrambling, no hesita-tion, just everything in its own place.

Three examiners had to withdraw the week beforethe Oral Examinations. With all the potential con-flicts between examinees and examiners, I’m think-ing this is going to be a problem. Instead, threeprevious examiners who weren’t scheduled to at-tend the Oral Exams, dropped everything and gra-ciously volunteered to fill in. The exams and Boardmeetings go on without a hitch…except for thePointe Hilton at Tapatio Cliff ’s guest who crashedinto the water main of the Different Pointe of Viewrestaurant forcing the Directors to have dinner ina drab hotel ballroom.

This year’s Board meeting was filled with bold ideasfor upgrading the Oral Exam and MOC programs.Even though both programs have run smoothly for

years, the Directors focused on what’s best for thecandidates and diplomates and suggested huge ini-tiatives. The first goal will be to advance the OralExam to a digital format and convert the 3 foothigh stack of blue Case Report books the candi-dates submit on Thursday evening to just a tabletfor all three sessions of the exam. The ABPS MOCprogram has always been the envy of the ABMSmember boards but that doesn’t mean it can’t im-prove. A Board retreat is scheduled for May tocompletely reassess the program looking for newways to engage diplomates, make activities moreaccessible and more meaningful and reduce costs.

The Executive Director position is quite unlike anyother position in Plastic Surgery. Every day is filledwith activities centered around: certifying candi-dates, overseeing Maintenance of Certification, de-fending threats to our scope of practice, evaluatingstate license actions and dealing with the public, in-surers and the government. While certainly chal-lenging, I had the best mentor ever. I learned of myselection in May of 2013 and for almost two and ahalf years I was able to shadow Dr. Barry Noone ashe skillfully dealt with all these tasks. His knowl-edge of the growth and development of the spe-cialty is phenomenal as he experienced it, at thehighest level for 18 years. The respect that he hasearned at the ABMS is unmatched. The fact thathe was asked to chair the ABMS Executive DirectorCaucus of all the 24 ABMS boards for many yearsis testimony to his venerated status.

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CHANGE OF ADDRESS TO THE ABMS

Update your listing in the ABMS Directory by faxingor mailing a notice on your stationery directly to:

The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)353 North Clark Street, Suite 1400 Chicago, IL 60654Attention: Database DepartmentP: 312-436-2600F: 312-436-2700Website: ABMS.org


From the Executive Director - Continued from Page 4I am truly grateful to the Board Office staff and ad-ministrator, the directors and the past Executive Di-rector, all of whom have helped me so much duringthis transition. The dedication and professionalismdisplayed by everyone involved with the Board is ex-ceptional. So if you’re worried that the Board is in thehands of a rookie, fear not, I’m surrounded by the best.

NEW DIRECTIONS

What is the number of certified plastic surgeons whohave had their certificates revoked by the AmericanBoard of Plastic Surgery? Answer: 81 and almost allfor state medical license revocation for unethical be-havior. Surprised? The Board however has receivedten times as many notifications of State medical licens-ing actions short of revocation such as; suspension,probation, fines or censure. Many actions are for veryserious infractions but the state medical boards reactvery differently to similar infractions. The mission ofthe ABPS “is to promote safe, ethical, efficacious plas-tic surgery to the public” and the ABPS requirementsfor certification mandate that candidates/diplomateshave a “current, valid, full and unrestricted state med-ical license to practice medicine.”

To date, the Board has investigated all license actionsreceived but not publically reported the Board’s con-clusions. The Board’s mission to protect the public de-mands that. Going forward, the Board must fullydisclose confirmed state medical license actions. Ac-cordingly, all state actions will be reviewed by the Ex-ecutive Director and the Ethics Committee. If thecommittee agrees that the behavior warrants disci-pline, the Board will consider a similar action againstthe diplomate’s certificate. If a certificate is suspended,

the suspension may run concurrently with the statemedical board action. In some cases, the Board maynot take any action against the certificate but will poston the Board’s consumer search, Is Your Plastic Sur-geon ABPS Board Certified?, that there has been anaction taken against the Diplomate’s license. In all in-stances the Board will refer anyone looking for moreinformation back to the State Medical LicensingBoard for details regarding why the action was taken.

The ABPS is currently working with its webmaster tocreate the infrastructure to begin reporting license actionsand the new category of certificate “suspension.” Re-porting is estimated to begin in July. The Board will re-view all actions for the past five years and any action thatis still current may be reported. It should be noted thatmany states have rules that, in the case of court proceed-ings, no action will be taken on a license until the courtcase is complete, which can often be very prolonged. Be-cause of this, license action often occurs manyyears after the actual event. The Board will focus on thoseinfractions that impact patient safety. Any questionsshould be directed to the Executive Director via theBoard Office.

In an attempt to help diplomates, the Board has de-veloped case scenarios that showcase common entrap-ments that diplomates might be subjected to. Thesewere designed to help diplomates understand the op-tions available to them and to help them learn expectedbehavior. These scenarios has been included into theResident Educational Curriculum on the Plastic Sur-gery Education Network, http://www.psenetwork.org.Hopefully by starting in residency, plastic surgeons canbe guided by ethical principles and professionalismthroughout their careers.

ABPS CONSUMER SEARCH - “IS YOUR PLASTIC SURGEON ABPS CERTIFIED?” The Board’s website www.abplasticsurgery.org offersthe ability for consumers to search for board certifiedplastic surgeons. The surgeon’s certification status,dates of initial certification and maintenance of cer-tification and status of whether a surgeon is currentor not current with MOC requirements is provided.Lifetime Certificate Holders have a listing in theMOC-PS® Participation Column only if volun-tarily participating, otherwise that column remains

blank. There are approximately 185, not includingretired, Lifetime Certificate Holders currently en-rolled in MOC-PS®.

Web searches increase each year with an average of58,000 per year. An additional 2,600 consumerscontact the Board Office by phone or email to ver-ify certification of plastic surgeons. ABMS also ver-ifies certification at www.certificationmatters.org.


2015-2016 OFFICERS

Donald R. Mackay, M.D.Chair-E lect

Joseph M. Serletti, M.D.Vice-Chair

James Chang, M.D.Secretary-Treasurer

Sheri Slezak, M.D.Chair

First Row – L to R – Mary Jo Iozzio, Ph.D.,Juliana E. Hansen, M.D., Paul S. Cederna,M.D., Joseph M. Serletti, M.D., JamesChang, M.D., Sheri Slezak, M.D., Keith E.Brandt, M.D., Donald R. Mackay, M.D.,Donna Lamb, RN, MBA and Jeffrey M.Kenkel, M.D.

Second Row – L to R – Loree K. Kalliainen,M.D., Michael F. McGuire, M.D., Joseph E.Losee, M.D., David T. J. Netscher, M.D.,David B. Sarwer, Ph.D., Joseph J. Disa, M.D.and David H. Song, M.D.

Last Row – L to R – Michael J. Miller, M.D.,William W. Dzwierzynski, M.D., Kevin E.Behrns, M.D., James C. Grotting, M.D.,Lawrence B. Colen, M.D., Charles N. Ver-heyden, M.D. and William C. Pederson, M.D.

Directors of the Board 2015-2016 Phoenix, Arizona

ABPS ADMISSIBILITY POLICY The American Board of Plastic Surgery, in accordancewith the ABMS Eligibility Policy, approved the admis-sibility policy in 2012 for surgeons seeking certificationin plastic surgery by ABPS:

Residents who complete an accredited plastic surgeryresidency training program in 2012, and thereafter,must complete the certification process within eightyears of the conclusion of residency. This allows for thepractice requirement of one year which is necessary tocollect and submit cases for the Oral Examination.Candidates currently in the examination process mustbecome certified by successfully completing the OralExamination by November 2018 to meet the January1, 2019 ABMS Policy deadline.

Candidates must successfully complete both theWritten and Oral Examinations required toachieve certification within eight years aftercompletion of plastic surgery residency training.Reapplication is required at the end of the firstfive years of admissibility.

Candidates are advised to utilize every opportunity (i.e.examination administration years) to complete the cer-tification examinations. That focus will help candidatesavoid reaching the maximum admissibility limits andbeing subject to the additional reapplication require-ments after five years of admissibility or the more rig-orous requirements for the RE-ENTRY Applicationfor Admissibility after eight years is exhausted in theexamination process. The full policy is posted on theBoard’s website under Policies.

Executive DirectorKeith E. Brandt, M.D.

2015-2016DirectorsKevin E. Behrns, M.D.Paul S. Cederna, M.D.James Chang, M.D.Lawrence B. Colen, M.D.Joseph J. Disa, M.D.William W. Dzwierzynski, M.D.James C. Grotting, M.D.Juliana E. Hansen, M.D.Mary Jo Iozzio, Ph.D.Loree K. Kalliainen, M.D.Jeffrey M. Kenkel, M.D.

Joseph E. Losee, M.D.Donald R. Mackay, M.D.Michael F. McGuire, M.D.Michael J. Miller, M.D.David T. J. Netscher, M.D.William C. Pederson, M.D.David B. Sarwer, Ph.D.Joseph M. Serletti, M.D.Sheri Slezak, M.D.David H. Song, M.D.Charles N. Verheyden, M.D.

Board StaffAdministratorTheresa M. Cullison, RN, MSN

Administrative Assistant/Credentialing SpecialistHope A. Allen

MOC-PS® and Hand SurgeryCoordinator Maria K. D’Angelo

Examination and ProjectsCoordinatorGwen A. Hanuscin

Oral ExaminationCoordinatorMelissa M. Hill

Test Manager/Examination EditorMelissa A. Karch

Examination AssociateCarole McCurry

Contact the Board [email protected]


2015 – 2016 AdvisoryCouncil MembersThe Advisory Council Members listed below werenominated from the American Association of Plas-tic Surgeons (AAPS), the American Society of Plas-tic Surgeons (ASPS), the American Society forAesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), the AmericanAssociation for Hand Surgery (AAHS), the Amer-ican Society of Craniofacial Surgery (ASCFS), theAmerican Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH),the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons(ASMS), and the American Society for Reconstruc-tive Microsurgery (ASRM). In addition, there aretwo Directors of the Board on each Council.

The American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc.would like to acknowledge the Advisory Councilmembers for their dedication, hard work andsignificant contributions throughout the year.In 2015, the Advisory Council members submit-ted items for the Written Examination and at-tended the annual Item Review Session.

Comprehensive Plastic SurgeryJeffrey E. Janis, M.D. (AAPS)Debra J. Johnson, M.D. (ASPS)Michael F. McGuire, M.D. (ABPS), ChairSteven L. Moran, M.D. (ASRM)Deepak Narayan, M.D. (AAPS) David H. Song, M.D. (ABPS)

Cosmetic SurgeryAl S. Aly, M.D. (ASAPS)James C. Grotting, M.D. (ABPS)Jeffrey M. Kenkel, M.D. (ABPS), ChairAnne Taylor, M.D. (ASPS)James E. Zins, M.D. (ASAPS)

Craniomaxillofacial SurgeryKant Y. K. Lin, M.D. (ASCSF)Joseph E. Losee, M.D. (ABPS), ChairDonald R. Mackay, M.D. (ABPS)Francis A. Papay, M.D. (ASPS)Henry C. Vasconez, M.D. (ASMS)

Hand SurgeryJames Chang, M.D. (ABPS), ChairMatthew J. Concannon, M.D. (ASPS)Michael W. Neumeister, M.D. (AAHS)Scott N. Oishi, M.D. (ASSH)William C. Pederson, M.D. (ABPS)


News from theSecretary-TreasurerJames Chang, M.D.

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

Robert J. Havlik, M.D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009-2015Milwaukee, WICommittees: Credentials and Requirements Chair, Written, Hand Surgery, Joint Committee on Hand Surgery, Budget andFinance, Executive Committee

William M. Kuzon, Jr., M.D., Ph.D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009-2015Ann Arbor, MICommittees: Oral Examination Chair, Credentials and Requirements, Ethics, Budget and Finance, By-Laws and Publications,Executive Committee

Charles H. M. Thorne, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-2015New York, NYOfficer of the Board:Chair 2014-2015, Chair-Elect 2013-2014, Vice-Chair 2012-2013Committees: Oral Examination, Maintenance of Certification (MOC-PS), Ethics, Budget and Finance, Executive Committee,Cosmetic Advisory Council Chair

Executive Director EmeritusR. Barrett Noone, M.D.Haverford, PAAt the April 2015 Tribute Dinner, Dr. Noone was presented with the Noone Endowed Lectureshipto be given at the American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS). He was also presented theExecutive Director Emeritus title. Dr. Noone continues to serve on the ABMS Board of Directors.

Thank you to Our Diplomates

The Board is very indebted to our diplomates. With your support in volunteerism, in financial contri-butions, and in valuing the certification and maintenance of certification processes, we have strength andpride as the family of plastic surgery. We are indeed a unique group with a bright future, thanks to you.

Special Recognition


The American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc. gratefully acknowledges the contributions and com-mitment of those plastic surgeons who served as Item Writers for the Written Examination andHand Examination and those who served as Examiners and Evaluators for the Oral Examination.2016 WRITTENEXAMINATION ITEMWRITERS Nominees and/orAdvisory CouncilMembersAl S. AlySteven R. BuchmanCharles E. ButlerMatthew J. ConcannonGregory A. Dumanian Felmont F. Eaves, IIIScot B. GlasbergGeoffrey C. GurtnerC. Scott HultmanJeffrey E. JanisDebra J. JohnsonRichard E. KirschnerWilliam J. KitzmillerBernard T. LeeKant Y.-K. LinJoan E. LipaAlan MatarassoSteven L. MoranRobert X. Murphy, Jr.Deepak NarayanMichael W. NeumeisterScott N. OishiFrancis A. PapayLorne K. RosenfieldAnthony A. SmithAnne TaylorMark M. UrataHenry C. VasconezJonathan M. Winograd Jack C. YuJames E. Zins

2016 HANDEXAMINATIONCONSULTANTS James ChangWilliam W. DzwierzynskiJeffrey B. FriedrichVincent R. HentzScott N. OishiWilliam C. Pederson

2015 ORALEXAMINATIONEXAMINERS ANDEVALUATORSKaveh AlizadehBernard S. AlpertWilliam G. Austen, Jr. Scott P. Bartlett John D. Bauer Michael L. Bentz Uldis Bite Keith E. Brandt Rudolf F. BunticCharles E. ButlerEugene C. CarrocciaPaul S. CedernaBenjamin ChangDavid W. ChangJames ChangRicky P. ClayEric L. ColeLawrence B. ColenMatthew J. ConcannonSteven P. DavisonJoseph J. DisaTrent D. DouglasDavid B. Drake

William W. DzwierzynskiWalter L. Erhardt, Jr.Elof K. O. ErikssonJaco H. Festekjian R. Jobe FixJack A. Friedland Jeffrey D. FriedmanThomas J. GampperJohn A. GirottoKenna S. GivenNelson H. GoldbergJames C. GrottingElizabeth J. Hall-FindlayJuliana E. HansenRandy M. Hauck Robert J. HavlikWilliam Y. HoffmanC. Scott HultmanRonald E. IversonJeffrey E. Janis Craig H. JohnsonDebra J. JohnsonLoree K. KalliainenNolan S. KarpBram R. KaufmanJeffrey M. KenkelJohn Y. S. KimGabriel M. KindDavid A. KulberWilliam M. Kuzon, Jr.Donald H. LalondeHoward N. Langstein Mark D. LarsonClara N.-h. LeeSalvatore C. LettieriL. Scott LevinJamie P. Levine

In Recognition

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Kant Y.-K. LinJoan E. LipaThom R. LoreeJoseph E. LoseeAdam D. Lowenstein Dennis J. Lynch Donald R. MackayBruce A. Mast David W. MathesMartha S. MatthewsMichael J. MillerSteven L. MoranDelora L. MountRobert X. Murphy, Jr. Thomas A. MustoeDeepak NarayanDavid T. J. NetscherMichael W. NeumeisterR. Barrett NooneScott N. OishiZubin J. Panthaki

Francis A. PapayWilliam C. PedersonJohn A. Persing Linda G. PhillipsC. Lin Puckett Norman H. Rappaport Richard J. Redett, IIIDebra A. Reilly-Culver Jeffrey L. RosenbergJ. Peter Rubin Michael SadoveJames R. Sanger Joseph M. SerlettiMichele A. ShermakRandolph ShermanSheri SlezakAnthony A. Smith Hooman SoltanianMitchell A. StotlandMichael J. Sundine William M. Swartz

Peter J. TaubKhang N. ThaiSeth R. Thaller James M. G. ThomsonNeal S. TophamGary A. TumaThomas H.-H. Tung, Jr. Mark M. UrataHenry C. Vasconez Charles N. VerheydenDale C. VidalAron WahrmanRobert D. WallaceRobert A. Weber, Jr. James H. Wells Philip D. WeyMichael S. WongJack C. YuRoss I. S. Zbar James E. Zins

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Alert to Senior PartnersAbout AdvertisingCandidates are not permitted toadvertise any status with theBoard until certification isachieved. This includes use of theterms board qualified, board eli-gible or board admissible. Seniorpartners and practice managersshould check all advertising withnew physicians in the practice.The Board reaffirmed this policyin November 2012 and deferscandidates in the examinationprocess for one year for misstate-ments, however inadvertent, ofboard status.

The Board welcomes its diplo-mates to report any false, mis-leading or deceptive advertisingto the Board Office. For exam-ple, use of the Board’s trade-marked logo on a website. Referto the Board’s logo notice.

THE BOARD’S TRADE-MARKED LOGO – Notpermitted for useThe use ofthe Board’sLogo is ex-clusive forbusiness ofthe Boardonly and isnot permitted for any other pur-pose. Diplomates should removethis logo from all practice web-sites and materials. Please notifyyour web vendor. The Board ap-preciates the cooperation of alldiplomates.

THE ABMS STARMARK LOGO The American Board of MedicalSpecialties (ABMS) Starmark® logois allowed for use by each diplo-mate who participates in the

MOC® program. A sample of theStarmark® logo is below. TheBoard encourages those who qual-ify to use the logo on public com-munications such as letterhead,websites, etc. Logo files are availablefor download once MOC require-ments are met each calendar year.

RENEWALCERTIFICATESRenewal certificates are mailed De-cember 1st of the expiration yearrather than at the completion of theMOC-PS® examination. AllMOC-PS®requirements must bemet for diplomates to receive a newcertificate. Look for frequent e-mailreminders regarding outstanding re-quirements. As of 2015, the originalcertification dates will be included onall MOC certificates.

American Board of Plastic Surgery


Medical School: Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, ILGeneral Surgery Residency: Chicago Medical School Affiliated Hospitals,

North Chicago, ILPlastic Surgery Residency: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MIFellowship: Hand and Microsurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin,

Milwaukee, WICurrent Academic Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery andAppointment: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical College of

Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WIAdministrative Titles: Program Director, Plastic Surgery Residency Medical

College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WILeadership and Editorial Board of Directors, American Association for HandPositions: Surgery, ReviewerAnnals of Plastic Surgery, Reviewer

HAND, Medical Director Pharmocotherapeutics -Froedtert Hospital/MCW, Past President MidwesternAssociation of Plastic Surgeons

Board Certification: Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery 1994,MOC-PS 2007. Certification in Hand Surgery 1995,Recertification in Hand Surgery 2003 and 2014

William W. Dzwierzynski, M.D. Milwaukee, WI

Congratulations!ELECTED TO SERVE ON THE BOARD FROM 2015 - 2021The Board welcomes the following New Directors elected in April 2015 in Scottsdale, Arizona

Medical School: University of Michigan School of MedicineGeneral Surgery Residency: University of Iowa, Iowa CityResearch Fellowship: University of Michigan Muscle Mechanics LabPlastic Surgery Residency: University of Michigan, Ann ArborHand Fellowship: University of Virginia, CharlottesvillePostgraduate Degrees: MA, Philosophy, University of Minnesota, Epistemology and Ethics Past Academic University of Minnesota, Associate Professor,Appointment: Department of Surgery (Section of Plastic Surgery) and

Orthopaedic SurgeryCurrent Academic University of North Carolina, Associate Professor, Appointment: Department of Surgery (Division of Plastic Surgery).Administrative Titles: Chief of Staff Past, Regions Hospital. Past Program

Director, HealthPartners Hand Surgery FellowshipLeadership and Editorial: Past Chair, ASPS Health Policy. PSF Visiting Professor,

Editorial Board PRS-GO, Past Chair ASPS Profession-alism Task Force, Past AAHS Board of Directors, Chairof Assistant Diversity Committee

Board Certification: Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery 2002, MOC-PS 2011. Certification in Hand Surgery 2004 and Recertifiedin Hand Surgery 2011.

Loree K. Kalliainen, M.D.St. Paul, MN

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) General Surgery Residency: University of Chicago, IL Plastic Surgery Residency: University of Chicago, ILFellowship: Reconstructive Microsurgery, University of Chicago, ILCurrent AcademicAppointment: The Cynthia Chow Professor of SurgeryAdministrative Titles: Associate Dean for CME; Vice-Chair, Department of Sur-

gery; Chief, Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,University of Chicago

Leadership and Editorial ASPS President, Associate Editor PRS, Editor Volume 4, Positions: Neligan Plastic Surgery 3eBoard Certification: Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery 2002, MOC-

PS 2012David H. Song, M.D.Chicago, IL


Congratulations

Brenon Lee AbernathieTahsin Oguz AcarturkJoshua Michael AdkinsonSonya Paisley AgnewNaveen Kumar AhujaSteven Benjamin AlbrightBrian Michael AllenAlexander Christopher AlloriAndrew Michael AltmanSergio Arturo AlvarezDunya Mary AtishaJeroen Pieter BalleduxDaniel Oliver BeckMyla Nicole BennettAaron Jacob BergerJonathan Steven BlackJacob Maxwell-Phillip BloomAndrew Loren BlountCraig Ashley BlumLaura Ann BonneauDallas R. BuchananMarie-Claire BuckleyWhitney Alexis BurrellDavid Shannon CabilingRuth Nerline CelestinManish Chandu ChampaneriaKyle James CheplaHarvey Wei Ming ChimBenjamin Powell ChristianMichael CohenJessica CollinsFadi Christopher Constantine

Bryan Joseph CorreaRaul Albert CortesElizabeth Stirling CraigCarolyn Ann CushingNeil Dilip DalalSanjay Venkat DaluvoyWojciech DecUrmen DesaiArthur Edmond Desrosiers, III Rafael Jose Diaz-GarciaVanessa Dajda DimasLewis Arnold Diulus, III David Wade DorfmanCara Ryan DowneyNatalie Claire DriessenJason Robert DudasVidas DumasiusKyle Richard EberlinJason Wesley EdensDavid Anthony EhrlichHaithem Musaab Elhadi BabikerRiver McKenzie ElliottChandra Varner EllisMatthew Rodrigo EndaraRyan Douglas EndressJoshua Daniel FarrarZachary Alexander FilipChristine FisherMark Daniel FisherKeith Elliott FollmarKenton Dodyan FongDaniel Peter Mazei Fowler

Francesco GarganoManuel GigenaMarco Antonio GonzalezSylvia Susana GrayMatthew Robert GreivesRaffi GurunluogluAndy Allan HandCorey Patrick HarkinsBrett Coby HartmanAustin George HayesTheresa Anne HeggeFloyd John HermanPatrick Christian HettingerMatthew Edward HiroElliot Matthew HirschM'liss Erin HoganKathryn Nicole HonzAri Steven HoschanderLori Kathryn HowellVivian Min-Hwei HsuDuncan Buermann HughesKristi Lynn HustakMatthew Louis IorioJohn Arthur Jarrell, IV Nelson Lee JenkinsNicholas Isaac JonesSantosh S. KaleJennifer Schklair KargelSumesh KaswanShahrooz Sean KelishadiJohn Collier KirkhamMelissa Ann Klausmeyer

TO OUR NEW BOARD DIPLOMATESThe American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc. certified 203 diplomates in November 2015.To date the Board has certified 8,882 plastic surgeons.

New Board Diplomates - Continues on Page 13


Audrey Anne KlenkeNathan Andrew KludtSom KohanzadehJason Michael KornDzifa S. KpodzoBrian Daniel KubiakKate Ashli Kuhlman-WoodFrank Ho Pak LauWayne Nguyen LedinhBenjamin LeviMark Mikhail LeyngoldNi-JuiLiangAllen Shuyuan LiuNatasha Nicole LuckeyLiana M. LugoJoseph Peter LupoJanae Lynn MaherBenjamin Alden MandelMichael Dean MarionGarry Michael Martin, II Matthew Daniel MartinJarred Michael McDanielJohn Allen McFateBryan Charles McIntoshMiguel Angel Medina, III Ankur Kishor MehtaDuncan Alexander Goodwin MilesRyan Taylor Marshall MitchellRolando Morales, Jr. Clinton Strauss MorrisonCarlos Andres MurilloJill Marie MurphyMeghan Hennessey NadeauKailash NarasimhanRahim Shiraz NazeraliHoang M. Lawrence Nguyen

Trang Quynh NguyenMostafa M. Noury, Jr. Matthew Jordan NykielElizabeth Amy O'ConnorChristopher John PannucciPaul Warner PapillionJoseph William Parks, IV Ketan Mukund PatelNiyant Virendra PatelLauren Marie PatrickMartin Theodore PaukertStephanie Lee PengHelen PerakisMichael Robert PharaonBenjamin Zachary PhillipsPaul Michael PierceDavid Michael PlankElisabeth House PotterKarina Laura Paulius QuinnSmita Rao RamanadhamGangadasu E. C. V. Sagar ReddyRichard Garett ReishMatthew James ReissJeffrey Ryan RiceBryson Gibbs RichardsElise Marie RoeJason RoostaeianSteven J. RottmanKarim Walid SadikRafael Emerick SalasJeremy Drew SandersonErika Aki SatoThomas SatterwhiteSyed Mujahid SayeedLisa Frances SchneiderMitchel Seruya

Anil Kolkebail Rajeeva ShettyPak Ho Samuel ShihBrian Michael ShowalterAleksandr ShteynbergAngela Yunyoung SongCharles Derron SpikesJack Baker Stephenson, IV Julia Catherine StevensonTyler Clayton StreetRachel Elizabeth StreuJessica Sommer SuberScott David SwansonMaakan TaghizadehGoretti Ho TaghvaYoussef Tahiri John Ray TalleyDavid Madison TauberEdward TengOren Ezekiel Solomon TesslerJulia Marie TotoJohn Paul TutelaCristiane Mayumi UenoPrashant UpadhyayaHaritha Bodduluri VeeramachaneniRaj Mahesh VyasJules Andrew Walters, III Kelli Nicole WebbTonja Ielene Palauro WeedKatie Elizabeth WeichmanTormod Schumacher WestvikNancy WongRyan Keith WongBenjamin Chadwick WoodJeyhan Suzan WoodCindy Wu

New Board Diplomates - Continued from Page 12

EXAMINATION STATISTICSWritten Examination 2006 - 2015

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TRACER TRACER PROCEDURES COMPLETION % TOTAL # TRACER CASES MODULE

Primary Augmentation Mammaplasty 2001 27.37 20,010 CosmeticReduction Mammaplasty 1627 22.26 16,270 ComprehensiveBreast Reconstruction* 783* 7.41 7,830 Comprehensive

Breast Reconstruction (Primary) Included Above*Expander/Implant* 2.24 0 Comprehensive

Autologous Breast Reconstruction Included Above*Primary - Immediate or Delayed* 1.05 0 Comprehensive

Abdominoplasty 559 7.65 5,590 CosmeticFacial Skin Malignancy 455 6.22 4,550 Comprehensive

Face Lift 218 2.98 2,180 CosmeticBlepharoplasty 192 2.63 1,920 Cosmetic

Cleft Palate (Primary) 191 2.61 1,910 CMFSuction Assisted Lipectomy 144 1.97 1,440 Cosmetic

Lower Extremity Acute Trauma 68 0.93 680 ComprehensiveMetacarpal Fracture 66 0.90 660 HandPressure Sores 63 0.86 630 Comprehensive

Non-Syndromal Craniosynostosis 58 0.79 580 CMFFlexor Tendon Laceration 51 0.70 510 Hand

Carpometacarpal Joint Arthroplasty 37 0.51 370 HandWound Management (including burns) 33 0.45 330 Comprehensive

Zygomatic Orbital Fractures 30 0.41 300 CMFRhinoplasty 20 0.27 200 Cosmetic

Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair 18 0.25 180 CMFDupuytrens Disease 14 0.19 140 HandMandible Fractures 9 0.12 90 CMF

Secondary Cleft Nasal Deformity 7 0.10 70 CMFTotal All Tracers 6644 100 66,440

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2016 EXAMINATION DATES & LOCATIONSMaintenance of Certification in Plastic Surgery (MOC-PS®) ExaminationApril 1, 2016 through April 30, 2016 - Computer Based Test at Prometric Test Centers throughoutthe United States and Canada

Hand Surgery ExaminationSeptember 8, 2016, Thursday - Computer Based Test at Prometric Test Centers throughout the UnitedStates and Canada

Hand Surgery Recertification Examination September 8, 2016 through September 22, 2016 - Computer Based Test at Prometric Test Centersthroughout the United States and Canada

Written ExaminationOctober 17, 2016, Monday - Computer Based Test at Prometric Test Centers throughout the UnitedStates and Canada

Oral Examination November 10, 11, 12, 2016, Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Phoenix, Arizona

250 TOTAL NUMBER OF ABPS CERTIFIED DIPLOMATES = 8882

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Congratulations

Edward Alan AbellAndre AboolianNadia Shahbano AfridiNawaiz AhmadLeonik Angelo AhumadaAntoine Habib Aizarani-HallakGeorge John AlexanderJoseph David AlkonManushak AmzoyanScott Edward AndochickPaul David AngelchikGoesel AnsonJeffrey Alan Arons*Tracy McDougal BakerLawrence Samuel BassMichael Charles BatemanGregory Michael BazellBenjamin Wallace BeckertRichard Jacob Beil, Jr. Ksenija BelsleyMichael Lloyd BentzSean Michael Bidic*Amardip Singh BhullerAlan Marc BienstockMichael Eugene BlatnerDaniel Philip BortnickJames Franklin BoyntonJames Andrew BradyGary David BreslowPatricia Ann BriscoeBrian Fred BurnsJohn Lanier Burns, Jr.

James Douglas Burrows*Daniel Murray CallowayArthur Michael CambeiroSteven Scott CarpWilliam Michael CarpenterWalter Ting-Yu Chang*Jeffrey Kermit Chapman*Andrew Chen*June S. ChenStephen Min ChenChristopher Tae-kyung ChiaErnest Sai-Yun ChiuMinas Theodore ChrysopouloYoon Sun ChunKevin Francis CiresiClifford Pray Clark, III Richard Brannon ClaytorBarry Joseph CohenSherry Stine CollawnMichael Joseph ConnChristopher Weeks ConnerPeter Gabriel CordeiroCurtis Allen Crimmins*Melissa Ann CrosbyLuke James Curtsinger, III Brian William DalyDimitrios DanikasWilliam Hugus DascombeThomas Andrew DavenportChristopher James DavidsonStephen Frederick DavidsonDonen Davis

Paul Michael DavisCharles Ryon DayCarolyn DeLaCruzStephen James DelatteDaniel Alexander DelVecchioKevin Wayne DieffenbachRisal Satiaputra DjohanLuu Q. DoanAllen Michael DoezieGary Robert DonathAndrea Mary DoyleBrenda McCain DraperMichael Joseph DuffyFelmont Farrell Eaves, III Joseph Bryan EbyAnne Louise EdwardsHeather Anne ErhardChristopher James EwartGrant Andreas FairbanksPaul Dennis FaringerTodd Keith FarnworthLeo Daniel FarrellJohn Bradford FasanoNeil Anthony FineDanny FongStanley Joseph Foster*James Lyman Fowler, III Ronald Michael FriedmanKent Willis Gabriel*Alberto S. GalleraniMatthew Alan GalumbeckThomas Joseph Gampper

TO OUR DIPLOMATES WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETEDTHE MOC-PS® COGNITIVE EXAMINATIONIn 2015 the following 289 diplomates successfully completed the MOC-PS® cognitive examination. Diplomates who successfullycomplete all components of the MOC-PS® Program, including successful completion of the Examination, will be sent a newcertificate at the end of the ten-year cycle before expiration of the existing certificate.

In addition, *24 diplomates used the Hand Surgery Examination or Hand Surgery Recertification Examination (HSE) tocomplete the process. To date, 2,632 diplomates completed the MOC examination process including 145 via HSE.

Cognitive Examination - Continues on Page 18

Cognitive Examination - Continued from Page 17


James Nicholas GardnerJose Ignacio GarriTimothy Justin GermainElias George GikasDenis LeRoy Gonyon, Jr. Julian Benjamin GordonRafael David GottengerDavid Joseph GrayMeegan Minori GruberLifei GuoBhupinder Rai GuptaRobert Randal HaganRobin Rene HamlinStephen Patrick HardyElizabeth Spinuzza HarrisSteven Gilbert HarrisRandy Milton Hauck*Claude Anthony HawkinsJohn Michael Hensel, Jr. Christopher Lee HessNeal Edward Hoganson*Thomas William HornHampton Alexander HowellRobert Lawson Howell*Virginia Shau Shen HuangEric Heinz HubliSamuel Winston Huddleston, IV Dennis Jay HurwitzThomas Charles Jacob, Jr. Rupesh JainDavid Alan JanssenLeilie June JavanJohn Francis JenningsCraig Howard Johnson*Debra Jolyn JohnsonAjaipal Singh KangMichael Glenn KanoskyFiras Ruphail KarmoJeffrey Reynald KeimChristine Louise Kelley-PattesonSami Ullah Khan

John Yah-Sung KimGary KimmelThomas Edward KinneySofia Krkljus KirkAndrew Mark KlapperEwa D. Komorowska-TimekMark Charles KomorowskiAndrew Nelson KornsteinJoshua Carl KreithenAnna Ai-Tsi KuangAnand Raj KumarMarkian George KunaszWilliam Michael Kuzon, Jr. Daniel Alan LadizinskyBruce Victor LattyakTenley Kristin LawtonClara Nan-hi LeeDong-Joon Lee*Gilbert Wesley LeeGordon Kwanlyp LeeMichael Jae LeeWei-Ping Andrew Lee*Linda Joann LeffelDouglas Mark LeppinkJoshua Louis LevineEdward Albert LevySheryl Lynn LewinGregory John LiebscherKant Yuan-Kai LinThomas George LiszkaJuan Manuel LopezThom Robert LoreeJohn Todd LouisKimberly Kwei-Mei LuRonald William LuethkeBilly Paul LynnDebora I-Ping MaDonald Roy MackayTerry Richard MaffiSergio Pasquale MaggiJeffrey Robert Marcus

Christopher Alan MarekVincent Patrick MarinDavid Scott Martin*Kurtis Wayne MartinRichard Thomas Martin*Peter Alan MarzekMartha Shenot MatthewsTiffany Danton McCormackDavid MendesSonya June MerrimanSarah Ann MessAndrew Daniel MessaKathleen Marie MeyerJoseph Minarchek*Reza MiraliakbariNana N. MizuguchiDavid Michael MonacelliLuis Ivan MorellMark Wayne MorganTamir Mostafa MosharrafaAlexander Paul MoyaAlan David MuskettReza NabavianBrad Robert NanigianGerman NewallDavid Adam NewmanScott Elliot NewmanNavinderdeep Singh NijherKatharine Chisato NittaRobert Barrett NooneLeif Otto NordbergLaura Elizabeth O'HalloranScott Noboru Oishi*Morry A. Olenick*Michael Maziar OmidiThomas Angelo PaneFrancis Anthony PapayGregory Charles ParkJoanna Lee PartridgeMichael Christopher PatsisStephen Murray Paulsen

Cognitive Examination - Continues on Page 19


Cognitive Examination - Continued from Page 18

Gregory David PearsonRichard Alan PecuniaFloyd Leigh Phillips, III Susan Mary PikeBohdan PomahacJuliet Vahid PorchAndrea Lee PozezBarry Harris Jay PressSidney Rabinowitz*Joyesh RajLaura Catherine RandolphDavid Alan RankinRene Francisco RecinosDavid Settle Reid, IV John Francis ReillyElan ReisinRichard Joseph Restifo, Jr. William Robert ReynoldsEduardo De Jesus RodriguezLeif Liu RogersAlvin Ira RosenthalGedge David RossonRobert Eric RothfieldClaude Cayce Rumsey, III Mian Zakir SabryRainer Elmar SachseShahram SalemyChristian Edward Sampson*William SamsonJulene Braunecker SamuelsAysel Kurda SandersonAntonio Santin-HodgesKamal T. SawanRobert James SchutzRobert Nicholas SeverinacDaniel Ivan ShapiroJames Michael ShawDaniel Dennis SherbertMansour V. ShirbachehVirender Kumar SinghalFady Assem SinnoJordan David Sinow

Richard Michael SleeperEugene Edward SloanKenneth Ray Smart, Jr. Rick Joel SmithNicole SommerChia SooEvan Scott SorokinHarris Robert StermanStephanie Andrea StoverKinga Eva Styperek-GrohmannJohn Blair SummittDouglas Edward Sunde*Michael Ervin SweetArvin TanejaMorad TavallaliGordon Michael TelepunDonna Gilman TepperScott Thomas ThellmanBarton Alan ThomasJohn Michael ThomassenJames McTavish Grant Thomson*Jon Paul TrevisaniDouglas Robert TrzcinskiChristopher Michael TsoiJohn Theodore TymchakWilliam Steven Umansky

Mark Masaru UrataFrancine Lea VagotisKaren Beth VaniverSteven David VathGary Anthony VelaAdam James VernadakisLambros Konstantinos ViennasKim-Chi VuJeffrey David WagnerJennifer Lee WaldenKenneth Glen WaltonHoward Tz-ho WangMaurine Anne WaterhouseEric Andrew WeissAlyson Delane WellsScott Brian WellsDavid Mark WhitemanRobert M. WhitfieldWesley Garth WilsonWilliam P. D. Wilson, III Garrett Andrew WirthAlbert Suk Won WooAnthony Sungjin YounAnthony Mehdi ZacharekLinda Lee ZeinehStephen Ignatius Zuniga

BOARD WEBSITE The Board launched a rejuvenated website in the fall of 2015. Anew URL, www.abplasticsurgery.org premiered as well to makeit easier for consumers. The new look was designed to be moreuser-friendly, minimize scrolling, and to provide quick access togeneral information for the public, candidates and diplomates.

• A new MOC landing page provides an at-a-glance view ofactivities, requirements and reference documents.

Visit the Board’s website at www.abplasticsurgery.org for the following:

• Booklets of Information are published annually and contain the estab-lished requirements, policies and procedures of the Board relating to res-idency training and the certification, MOC-PS® and SOTH processes.

• Annual Newsletters to Diplomates are archived in the diplomates tab. • Address Changes should be updated on the physician profile. • Board’s 75th Anniversary History Presentation by R. Barrett

Noone, M.D.

Karim BakriJohn Richard BarbourNada Nikolic BerryAnthony Emil CapitoMichael Thomas FrielFernando Antonio HerreraLan Bich HuaMauricio Kuri

Matthew David KwanDerek Lee MasdenMarissa Rae MatarreseVictor Andres MoonKeith Charles NeamanShelley Suzanne NolandAdam Daniel PerryAravind Pothula

Jason Paul RehmTodd Alan RichardsSalem SamraManoucher Lance TavanaVishal Dev ThanikJonathan Christian YangSiranush Sara Yegiyants

CONGRATULATIONS To Our Diplomates who were Certified or Recertified in theSubspecialty of Hand Surgery In 2015, The American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc. certified 23 diplomates in Hand Surgery andrecertified 29 diplomates in Hand Surgery. To date, the Board has certified 723 diplomates in HandSurgery and has recertified 415 diplomates in Hand Surgery.

DIPLOMATES CERTIFIED IN HAND SURGERY IN 2015

DIPLOMATES RECERTIFIED IN HAND SURGERY IN 2015

Jeffrey Alan AronsMelissa Lewis BartonSean Michael BidicJames Douglas BurrowsWalter Ting-Yu ChangAndrew ChenCurtis Allen CrimminsRaymond Michael DunnMark Daniel EpsteinRandy Milton Hauck

Robert Lawson HowellCraig Howard JohnsonRamasamy KalimuthuJames Woodfin KennedyRavi Veeramasuneni KiranDong-Joon LeeWei-Ping Andrew LeeJames Tseng-Chin LinRobert Frank LohmanMansour Vincent Makhlouf

Richard Thomas MartinJoseph MinarchekDonald Jay Orens MorrisScott Noboru OishiCraig Mark PersonDouglas Edward SundeJames M. G. ThomsonDana Raymond TowlePeter Glenn Wallick


Donna L. Lamb, RN, MBA, Executive Director of the RRC-PS joined the Board forthe first time in November 2015 as an ex-officio member. Pictured here withKeith E. Brandt, M.D., Executive Director and Sheri Slezak, M.D., Chair


Lindsay Elise AbbottHamid AbdollahiWilliam Abouhassan, Jr.Mouchammed AgkoJamil AhmadSaif Saad Al-BustaniBrian Christopher Uy AngTyler Mark AngelosLuis Ricardo AponteBrian Haroutune ArslanianAzra Abida AshrafTomer AvrahamOlubimpe AyeniKamran Justin AzadHeather Lucretia BaltzerJonathan BankZachariah James BarnesDaniel Matthew BarrettNiles John BatdorfJessica Marie BelzMichael BezuhlyMahsa Bidgoli MoghaddamMatthew Gabriel BindewaldAtanu BiswasKim Andrea BjorklundCarrie Elise BlackMartin Luther BlueCristiano BonetiRonnie Mitchel BorsukDavid Jean-Guy BoudreaultKristen Parker BroderickRonald Miller BrooksBenjamin Jacob Brown

Joseph Michael BrownTimothy Lloyd BrowneRiesa Monet BurnettMichael Eugene BurtonParag ButalaDaniel Calva-CerqueiraOrlando Canizares, Jr.Michael Paul CarlisleCourtney Anne CarpenterKimberly Marie CarpinJose Antonio Castro GarciaCenk CayciDavid Thomas ChandlerChristopher Charles ChangEmme Dustin Chapman-JacksonAbhishek ChatterjeeHo Man ChengAmy Louise ChesneyMichael Chun Fai CheungBianca Celeste ChinKevin Jungwoo ChoSaeed Ahmad ChowdhryKai-Cheng Carrie ChuMichael W. ChuSusan ChungCaroline Elizabeth ClarkeKimberly Ann ClawsonPatrick Dale ColeJames Bartow CollinsMeredith Suzanne CollinsGeorge Nicholas CollisJohn Michael CompoginisJeffrey D. Cone, Jr.

Michael James CooperMelinda Aliza CostaRandall Oliver CraftKaren Michelle CrossLily Naz DanialiDavid Daizadeh DanielsDanielle Marie DauriaFlavia Evangelista DavitJeffrey Christopher DawesEmmanuel Avelino DeLaCruzJeffrey Stanton DeMercurioBrian Michael DerbyKunj Kishore DesaiLisa Marie DicksonViet Huu DoMark Christian DomanskiCristina DraceaClaire Susan DuggalSeth Ashley EberlinJennifer Lee EmmettRyan K. EngdahlAlexander Quidayan EresoMohammad Sadi ErfaniLinsey EtheringtonMaristella Salgado EvangelistaFrank FangHeather Rosen FaulknerSarah Isabel FernandezHetal Kumudchandra FichadiaJohn Patrick FischerNicholas Adam FlugstadMitchell Duncan FlurryBennett Boustany Fontenot

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2016 POTENTIAL ORAL EXAMINATION CANDIDATESThe following physicians are candidates potentially admissible to the 2016 Oral Examination. TheBoard will review comments regarding the suitability of any candidate for certification. Please directwritten comments on official letterhead, signed and received in the Board Office by April 1, 2016. Ifyou are aware of a potential candidate omitted from this list, please e-mail to [email protected].


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Roy FooAntonio Jorge de Vasconcelos FortePaige McCarthy FoxRyan Cyril FrankNoopur GangopadhyayRyan Michael GarciaPerry GdalevitchAndrew John Leishman GearTheodore Lawrence GerstleKiranjeet Kaur GillRoop GillRyan Michael GobbleNevin Elizabeth GokalpMichael Samuel GolinkoLaura Ann GowenShawn Travis GreathouseJoseph Angelo Greco, III DeLorean Quinby GriffinDevan GrinerVarun GuptaAnandev Narahari GurjalaMazen Samir HarakeEmily Cleland HartmannDaniel Aaron HatefYaron HazaniDominic Frank HeffelAmani Franklin HemphillRussell Gerard Hendrick, Jr.Erika Anne HenkelmanDaron Cecil HittWyatt Waiyip HoThomas Christopher HowardMichael V. Hromadka, Jr.Helen Gloria Hui-ChouYin Kan HweeThomas Aghahowa Imahiyerobo, Jr.Ali IzadpanahNolan James Jaeger

Lila JazayeriKunaal JindalEarl McArthur Johnson, Jr.Simone Welch KantolaAnil Kumar KashyapMelissa Anne KathGabriel Justin KaufmanYoav KaufmanMelinda Gail KeenerJoseph Alexander KelamisDavid Alexander KellyJames Murray Craig KennedyPhillip David KhanShaher Waheed KhanAnya KishinevskyGrant Michael KleiberCasey Trudene KnightAndrew James KochevarRouzbeh Khosrovi KordestaniTomasz Roman KosowskiDaniel James KrochmalEdwin KwonEric Christian LaiMichael Christian LaliberteLesley Vaughn LandisPatrick O'Connor LangWilliam Wei-Kai LaoNathalie LavalleeMyChi Han LeJames LeeJennifer SoYoung LeeJulia Yeng-Yeng LeeAmber Rachel LeisErich Stefan LemkerNicholas Raymond LeonardiWilliam McIver LeppardJason Evan LevineWai Yee Li

Samuel Cote LienRizal LimJeffrey Gilbert Lind, II Joshua David LinnellCain Robert LinvillePercy Hsu LoMichael Paul LynchStephanie MaRian Adam MaercksRafael Gerardo MaganaHerbert Stephen MaguireBrian Alphonse MaileyEdward Walter Malin, IV Stephanie DeBlois MalliarisBrandon-Dzung Tien-Duc MangOscar Javier Manrique MogollonJason James MarengoRenata L. B. deSouza MaricevichMark Khajag MarkarianAntony Eugin MartinJustin Parish MartinMark Collin MartinJorys Martinez JorgeGlykeria MartouAndres Antonio Mascaro PankovaOscar Eugenio Masters, III Michael Evans McClureCindy Marie McCordThomas William McEwanJoyce Kathryn McIntyreMark Hippolyte John McRaeMatthew Christian McRaeMark Manuel MelendezBrent Richard MoisterTimothy Scott MountcastlePatrick Shawn MurphyRene Pierre MyersTheodore William Nagel

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Oral Exam Candidates - Continued from Page 22

Arthur Jung NamJane NamkungNathan Paul NarasimhanNirmal Rama NathanAndrew Donald NavarreteRyan Michael NeinsteinRobert Guy NeumannKhang Thai NguyenLuan Nghi NguyenPhuong Duong NguyenSon Xuan NguyenMichael Carl NicosonJared Christian NimtzMillicent OdunzeHaruko OkadaWindy Ann OlayaLaurence Samuel PaekNicholas John PanettaRikesh Terence ParikhBrian Juel ParkerCraig Joseph PastorRobert Michael PaulMaxim PekarevAnne Grayson Warren PeledClifford Thomas PereiraRonald Steven PerlmanEmile Anthony PicarellaVirginia Alicia Pittman-Waller Jason Michael PrigozenAdrian Mariusz PrzybylaBenson Joseph PulikkottilMatthew Jared RanzerScott Joseph RappPatrick Lambert ReaveyRukmini Satyamritha RednamJonathan Craig RimlerCarlos Mario Rivera SerranoAngel Eduardo Rivera-Barrios

Jose Rafael Rodriguez-FelizForrest Sussman RothStephen Alexander RottgersJames Paul Jose RoughMichael Colin RymerAhmad Nazih SaadSalim Charles SabaRobyn SackeyfioSumita SahaFrederick Cortney SailesHector Salazar-ReyesGeorge Emmanuel SalibLars Johan Marcus SandbergChristopher Michael SandersShawkat SatiAbeer Mohamad Walid SawwafBrenda Gayle SchieselWilliam Frederick SchleicherBrent Earl SchultzKarl William SchwarzRachel Ellen ScottWilliam Andrew Scroggs, III Erika Davis SearsHans Jonathan SerlethKyle Kit ShaddixDarshan Ravindra ShahVidya ShankaranThomas Oswald ShannonSachin Mahavir ShridharaniNyama Mariama SillahIndranil SinhaHani Hashem SinnoKevin Howard SmallMagdalena SoldanskaJason Manuel SouzaJordan Philip SteinbergIan Richard SunderlandJordan Williams Swanson

Anthony John TaglientiRavi TandonShruti Chudasama TannanDiya Hassan TantawiBrentley Richard TaylorWinnie Mao Yiu TongRozbeh TorabiTsung-Lin Roger TsaiArthur TurkoJohn Bradley TurnerJacob Garrett UngerSybile ValAndrew James VardanianNicholas VendemiaPedro VieiraIda Janelle WagnerWilliam Bryant WalkerJoshua Tzvi WaltzmanWilliam Mark WarfelLindsey Wong WebbCindy Hsin-yao WeiKanye WillisSunishka Maithri WimalawansaEric Geoffrey WimmersKeith Garret WolterDaniel Sielin WuJeffrey Yunjord WuAlan YanAlice Shufeng YaoKristen Shui-chun YeeMax YeslevDeborah YuJanet Han YuehChristopher Stephen ZarellaJonathan Amer ZelkenGeorgios ZiakasTodd Albert Zuhlke

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

Timeline for 10 year MOC-PS® cycle

Your MOC-PS® Tracking Page on the Board’s website will list each component with deadline date.Email notifications will be sent in advance of the deadlines.

Contact the Board Office at [email protected] with any questions.

10 YEARCYCLE:

MOC-PS® Annual Contributionrequired each year – submit online on the Board’s website

www.abplasticsurgery.org Deadline Dates

YEAR 3

STEP 1: Practice Assessment in Plastic Surgery (PA-PS)Module including: tracer procedure, benchmarking report,

MOC-approved educational activity, action plan.

STEP 2: Professional Standing Update including CMEreport(s), medical license, hospital privileges, outpatient

facility accreditation, advertising material, societymembership and peer evaluations.

December 1st

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

YEAR 7, 8OR 9

Examination ApplicationSix-month case list no longer required September 1st

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

YEAR 8, 9OR 10

MOC-PS®Computer Based Test (CBT)Study Guide available at www.psenetwork.org April 1st – 30th

YEAR 10 MOC-PS® Certificates mailed to those who successfullycompleted the 10 year cycle December 1st


MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION (MOC-PS®) PROGRAMThe Board Office sends mailings and email notifications to the applicable diplomates prior to anydeadlines. Be sure that your e-mail address is updated in the “My Profile” tab available once loggedin to the Board’s website. E-mail [email protected] if you did not receive your MOC informa-tion for 2016-2017.

Diplomates should log in to the Board’s website to review their individual MOC-PS® Tracking page toensure 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 theMOC-PS® requirements are met in any calendar year, the following files are available to download: • Annual MOC Participation letter; • Annual MOC Participation Certificate verifying the MOC-PS® requirements have been met; and • The ABMS MOC Starmark logo. Diplomates are encouraged to use this logo on their website,

letterhead, advertisements and business cards.

American Board of Plastic Surgery

MOC-PS® HighlightsBoard Retreat: The Directors will hold a Strategic Planning Retreat in May 2016 as a follow-up to theNovember 2014 MOC Retreat. Decisions for MOC from the Board’s ongoing assessment of all MOCprograms resulted in:

• Elimination of the six – month case list for the MOC Application• Reduction in the MOC Examination Fee by 10%• Reduction in the Part IV Self-Assessment Tracer module fee by $50.00• Worked with PSEN/ASPS resulting in a 50% reduction in tracer-related journal CME cost• Initiation of investigations to offer more options for the MOC Program• Approval of the ABMS Multispecialty Portfolio Program launching in 2016 as an alternate to

Part IV for those participating in approved QI projects at their institutions

ASPS MOC Study Guide The MOC exam study guide offered by the Plastic Surgery Education Network (PSEN) is an excellentreference for exam preparation,www.psenetwork.org/onlinecourses/selfassessments.

60 Category I CME credits for completing the MOC Examination. The American Medical Association (AMA) Physician’s Recognition Award (PRA) and Credit System pro-vides 60 category I CME credit hours for the successful completion of initial certification, maintenanceof certification and the hand surgery examinations. Contact the AMA at www.ama-assn.org/go/cmeformsfor details. The AMA does charge an application fee, but AMA membership is not required.

2016 MOC Examination Scheduling Permits were posted in mid-February for the 2016 MOC Examination held during the monthof April at Prometric Test Centers.

2016 MOC ActivitiesAn Information Packet and an Activities Booklet of Information were mailed in January for those in years 3,6 or 9 of the ten year MOC Cycle. An email was sent and all documents are posted to your tracking page.

2017 MOC ExaminationAn Information Packet and a Booklet of Information were mailed in January for those in the last fouryears of the certification cycle. An email was sent and all documents are posted to your tracking page.The Board Office can help with any questions! Email [email protected] or call 215-587-9322.

Hand Surgery Examination in lieu of the MOC Hand Module Examination The successful completion of the Hand Surgery Examination will satisfy the MOC Examination require-ment. However, an application for MOC is required. Contact the Board Office [email protected] for all questions.

2016 Diplomate Contribution and MOC-PS® Annual Contribution Enclosed is one of two forms for reference: the 2016 Diplomate Contribution Invoice for Lifetime Certifi-cate Holders or the 2016 MOC-PS® Annual Contribution Form for Time Limited Certificate Holders.

Time-limited Certificate Holders – The MOC-PS® Fee is an annual requirement and is mandatoryfor diplomates with time-limited certificates who are participating in the MOC-PS® Program. Onlinecredit card payment via your tracking page is preferred by April 15th.


Lifetime Certificate Holders – The Diplomate Contribution is requested of lifetime certificate holderswho elect not to participate in MOC-PS®. Credit card payment is the preferred method for submission.However, if necessary, you can complete the form and forward a check made payable to The AmericanBoard of Plastic Surgery, Inc. Return to the Board Office by April 15, 2016.

The ongoing support of all diplomates has been gratifying. Since 1999, more than half of our diplomateswith lifetime certificates have responded to this annual request. The income from this support has greatlyassisted the Board in its operations and its mission, and has been especially helpful in defense of the stan-dards represented by the ABPS certificate and development of web-based procedures.

REVOKED CERTIFICATES

The Board continues to review and assess diplomates who have had revocations of state medical licenses.The Board revoked two certificates in 2015. To date, a total of 81 certificates have been revoked. Thoserevoked ABPS certificates in 2015 are:

1) Lawrence Hunt Foster, Jr., M.D. - CA 2) John Wallace Smith, M.D. - IL

Suspension of Certification and Consumer ReportingThe Board added the status of “Suspended” to the public reporting of diplomate certification based onState Medical Board sanctions.

ABPS will refer consumers to the Federation of State Medical Boards website to further research diplomateswith probation or other restrictions to a state medical license.


ABPS Current, Future and Past ChairsPhoenix, Arizona

ABPS Current and Past Advisory Council MembersPhoenix, Arizona

ABPS Current and Past DirectorsPhoenix, Arizona

ABPS Current and Past Secretary-TreasurersPhoenix, Arizona


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