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About ABA

The ABA is governed by a Board of Trustees consisting of 14 members who are elected by the general membership of the ABA .

2008-2009 ABA President

G. Patrick Kealey, MD, FACS
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa

President Elect- Robert L. Sheridan, MD, FACS
Shriners Hospital for Children and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

First Vice President - Sidney F. Miller, MD, FACS
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Second Vice President - Mary-Liz C. Bilodeau, RN, MS, CCRN, ACNP-BC
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Secretary - Palmer Q. Bessey, MD, FACS
Wiell Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York

Treasurer - Nicole S. Gibran, MD, FACS
Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington

Program Chair - Tina L. Palmieri, MD, FACS
Shriners Hospital for Children and University of California Davis, Sacramento, California

At-Large Members

Ronald J. Siarnicki, Firefighter
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, Crofton, Maryland

Mary Jo Baryza, PT, MS, PCS
Shriners Hospitals for Children, Boston, Massachusetts

Kathy G. Supple, MSN, CCRN
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois

Tammy L. Coffee, RN, MSN, ACNP
MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio

Past Presidents

Richard J. Kagan, MD, FACS
Shriners Hospitals for Children, Cincinnati, Ohio

David G. Greenhalgh, MD, FACS
Shriners Hospitals for Children and University of California Davis, Sacramento, California

Gary F. Purdue, MD, FACS
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas