ABEA Council

The introduction of the ABEA Council members

A closer look at ABEA Council

Meet the distinguished members of the ABEA Council, a collective of accomplished professionals committed to elevating education and promoting academic excellence.

Executive Council 2023–2024

President — Gresham Richter
Secretary — Maggie Kuhn
President-Elect — Michael Pitman
Vice President — Mark Gerber
Treasurer — Lee Akst
Editor — Doug Sidell
Immediate Past Presdient — Peter Belafsky
Councilors-At-Large — Michael Johns, Laura Matrka
Executive Director — Martha O’Hanlon
Account Executive — Corrine Marconi

ABEA Liaisons and Representatives 2023–2024

COSM SLC Representative — Maggie Kuhn
ACS Advisory Council Representative  — Alexander Hillel
AAO-HNS BOG Governor Representative — Libby Smith
ABEA Resident Liaisons  — Matthew Hoffman, David Lee

ABEA Committee Chairs 2023–2024

Awards and Thesis Committee — Peter Belafsky
Community Outreach Committee — Shumon Dhar
Clinical Practice Committee Chair — Tom Carroll
Development Committee Chair — Deepak Mehta
Difficult Airway and Foreign Body Accidents Committee — Kris Jatana
Finance and Audit Committee — Diego Preciado
International Relations Committee — Ying-Ta Lai
Liaison Oversight Committee — VyVy Young
Membership Committee — Brianna Crawley
Nominating Committee — Peter Belafsky
Pharyngeal and Esophageal Committee — Derrick Randall
Research and Education Committee — Rebecca Howell
Scientific Program Chair — Catherine Hart
Social Media Committee — Raj Petersson

ABEA Representatives to The Laryngoscope

Associate Editor — Joel Blumin
Editorial Board — Jonathan Bock
Editorial Board — Julina Ongkasuwan

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PO Box 1488 
Warrenville, IL 60555

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American Broncho-Esophagological Association
PO Box 1488 
Warrenville, IL 60555

Email: abea@affinity-strategies.com

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