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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 2026–2027
President — Lee Akst, MD
Secretary — Maggie Kuhn, MD
President-Elect — Doug Sidell, MD
Vice President — Michael Johns, MD
Treasurer — Rebecca Howell, MD
Editor — Shumon Dhar, MD
Immediate Past President — Mark Gerber, MD
Councilors-At-Large — Catherine Hart, MD, Derrick Randall, MD, Laura Matrka, MD
Executive Director — Shelley Warnock
ABEA Liaisons and Representatives 2026–2027
COSM SLC Representative — Maggie Kuhn, MD
ACS Advisory Council Representative — Kris Jatana, MD
AAO-HNS BOG Governor Representative — Libby Smith, MD
ABEA Resident Liaisons — Matthew Hoffman, MD, David Lee, MD
ABEA One Oto Representative — Diego Preciado, MD
AAO-GTF Representative — Benjamin Rubinstein, MD
ABEA Committee Chairs 2026–2027
Awards and Thesis Committee — Mark Gerber, MD
Community Outreach Committee — Sandra Stinnett , MD
Clinical Practice Committee Chair — Pavan Mallur, MD
Development Committee Chair — Kris Jatana, MD
Difficult Airway and Foreign Body Accidents Committee — Alesandro de Alarcon, MD
International Relations Committee — Gustavo Korn, MD
Strategic Partnership Committee — Derrick Randall, MD
Membership Committee — Nikita Kohli, MD
Nominating Committee — Mark Gerber, MD
Dysphagia Committee — Anais Rameau, MD
Research and Education Committee — Aaron Friedman, MD
Scientific Program Chair — Thomas Carroll, MD
Social Media Committee — Inna Husain, MD
ABEA Representatives to The Laryngoscope
Associate Editor — Joel Blumin, MD
Editorial Board — Jonathan Bock, MD
Editorial Board — Julina Ongkasuwan, MD
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