Board of Directors
The Board shall manage the Association’s affairs in its sole and absolute discretion. Without limiting the foregoing, the Board: (i) may invite Members and other individuals to participate in its discussions in an advisory capacity (but not vote) at any meeting; (ii) shall receive and approve the reports of all Divisions, Committees, and Taskforces (defined below) as requested by the Board; and (iii) will, prior to presentation at the business meeting, review and approve the report of the activities of the Divisions and Committees, as deemed necessary by the Board.
The Board shall consist of twelve (12) individuals, and will include: (i) the Association’s officers: President, President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and Immediate Past-President (“Officer-Directors”); and (ii) seven (7) directors-at-large (“At-Large Directors”), comprising the six (6) Division Chairs (defined below), at least one (1) Mentor member. The Officer-Directors and At-Large Directors shall be collectively referred to herein as “Directors.” The number of Directors may be decreased to no fewer than three (3) or increased to any number from time to time by amendment of this section. No decrease shall have the effect of shortening the term of an incumbent Director.
In order to enhance the Board’s ability to manage the Association’s affairs, the Association’s operational activities that are not conducted by the standing committees shall be divided among divisions (“Divisions”). The Divisions are chaired by a Director-at-Large and shall include:
(A) Division of Education;
(B) Division of Member Services;
(C) Division of Patient Care and Resources;
(D) Division of Professional Development;
(E) Division of Publications; and
(F) Division of Research.
Committee Chairs included in the Board list are individuals chairing the various committees within the six divisions of EAST. Committee Chairs and Ad Hoc Task Force Chairs do not serve on the board nor do they vote.
Members
- Jamie J. Coleman, MD, FACS, Secretary
- University of Louisville in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
- Brad Dennis, MD, FACS, Director-at-Large/Division of Education
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Jennifer L. Hartwell, MD, FACS, Director-at-Large/Division of Patient Care and Resources- University of Kansas in Kansas City, KS
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Bellal Joseph, MD, FACS, Director-at-Large/Division of Publications- University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Jeffry Nahmias, MD, MHPE, FACS, FCCM, Director-at-Large/Division of Professional Development- University of California, Irvine in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Avi Bhavaraju, MD, Committee Chair- Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center in Marietta, GA
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Melissa M. Boltz, DO, MBA, FACS, Committee Chair- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Jessica Burgess, MD, FACS, Committee Chair- Eastern Virginia Medical School in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Michael W. Cripps, MD, FACS, Committee Chair- University of Colorado in Aurora, CO
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Lauren Dudas, MD, Committee Chair- West Virginia University in ,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
- Jennifer J. Freeman, MD, MPH, FACS, Committee Vice Chair
- TCU Burnett School of Medicine in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
- Mira H Ghneim, MD, Committee Chair
- R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Vanessa P. Ho, MD, MPH, PhD, FACS, Committee Chair- MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, OH
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Laura S. Johnson, MD, FACS, Committee Chair- Emory University in Atlanta, GA
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Lisa M. Kodadek, MD, FACS, Committee Chair- Yale New Haven Health/Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, CT
- Term ends 01/16/2027
- Monty R. Littlejohn, MD, Committee Chair
- Geisinger in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
- Alexis M. Moren, MD, MPH, FACS, Committee Chair
- Salem Health in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
- Ronnie N. Mubang, MD, Committee Chair
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center in ,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
- Patrick B Murphy, MD, MPH, MSc, Committee Chair
- in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Carlos H. Palacio, MD, FACS, Committee Chair- McAllen Medical Center in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Stephanie Streit, MD, FACS, Committee Vice Chair- George Washington University School of Medicine in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Leah C. Tatebe, MD, FACS, Committee Chair- Northwestern University in Chicago, IL
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Taryn Elise Travis, MD, FACS, Committee Chair- Medstar Washington Hospital Center in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027