ABMS Board of Directors
2026–2027
J. Brantley Thrasher, MD, FACS — Chair
Michael R. Nelson, MD, PhD — Chair-Elect
Warren P. Newton, MD, MPH — Secretary-Treasurer
Rebecca L. Johnson, MD — Immediate Past Chair
Richard E. Hawkins, MD — President and Chief Executive Officer
Michael Barone, MD, MPH
George B. Bartley, MD
Beth A. Bortz, MPP
Keith E. Brandt, MD
Sheila Bush
Jo Buyske, MD
Colleen M. Conry, MD
Kirk Frey, MD, PhD
Robert R. Gaiser, MD, MSEd
David B. Joseph, MD, FACS, FAPP
John L. Kendall, MD, FACEP
Carolyn L. Kinney, MD
Mitchell R. Lester, MD
Azra Ligon, PhD, FACMG
Jeffrey M. Lyness, MD
David F. Martin, MD
Furman S. McDonald, MD, MPH
Walter H. Merrill, MD
Mary (Mimi) S. Newell, MD, FACR, FSBI
Wendy K. Nickel, MPH
Brian Nussenbaum, MD, MHCM
Heather O’Hara, MD, MSPH, FACOEM, FACPM
Donald J. Palmisano Jr., JD, CAE
Carl W. Patten Jr., JD, MPH
Gary W. Procop, MD, MS
Thomas E. Read, MD
Randall K. Roenigk, MD
Tara Bristol Rouse, MA, CPHQ, BCPA
John A. Wilson, MD, FAANS, FACS
Amy E. Young, MD
