ABMS Appoints Lisa E. Wasserman as Chief Financial Officer

CHICAGO – Dec. 16, 2011 – The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the organization overseeing the certification of physician specialists in the United States, has appointed Lisa E. Wasserman as Chief Financial Officer.  In this role, she will oversee finance and accounting, serve as both a financial and strategic business advisor to the organization and contribute actively to the evolution and execution of the organization’s strategic business plans.

"We are pleased to have Lisa on the leadership team at ABMS.  She has a proven record of accomplishment working with a Board of Directors and financial committees similar to ours,” said Kevin B. Weiss, MD, ABMS President and CEO.  “Her ability to make effective business decisions while fostering fiscal responsibility and develop long-range and strategic plans will contribute to ABMS’ growth and success.”

Ms. Wasserman has over 20 years experience as a finance and accounting leader and strategic business partner in a variety of industries, including Big Four public accounting and non-profit.  She most recently worked as a member of the senior management team at Appraisal Institute in Chicago, an international professional membership organization for real estate appraisers with over 26,000 members.  Ms. Wasserman held the position of Chief Administrative Officer/Chief Financial Officer, with oversight of the Finance, Administration and IS departments.  In this position, she served as a key member of the leadership team and led all departments in establishing measurements and reports for key performance indicators.

Ms. Wasserman received her accounting degree from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, and is a CPA.

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About ABMS
For more than 75 years, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has been the
medical organization overseeing physician certification in the United States.  It assists its
24 Member Boards in their efforts to develop and implement educational and
professional standards for the evaluation and certification of physician specialists.  ABMS Member Boards provide physician certification information to ABMS for its certification verification service programs.  ABMS is recognized by the key health care credentialing accreditation entities as a primary equivalent source of Board Certification data for medical specialists.  Patients can visit www.CertificationMatters.org or call toll-free (866) ASK-ABMS to see if their physician is Board Certified by an ABMS Member Board.  For more information about ABMS, visit www.abms.org or call (312) 436-2600.

The 24 Member Boards that comprise the ABMS Board Enterprise and certify nearly 800,000 physicians include the: American Board of Allergy and Immunology, American Board of Anesthesiology, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, American Board of Dermatology, American Board of Emergency Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Medical Genetics, American Board of Neurological Surgery, American Board of Nuclear Medicine, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Board of Ophthalmology, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Otolaryngology, American Board of Pathology, American Board of Pediatrics, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Plastic Surgery, American Board of Preventive Medicine, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Radiology, American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery and American Board of Urology.