PRESIDENT Charles V. Coren, M.D., FACS VICE-PRESIDENT James C. Rucinski, M.D., FACS SECRETARY-TREASURER Susan H. Lee, M.D., FACS STANDING COMMITTEES CHAIR Scientific & Cont. Ed. James C. Rucinski, M.D.FACS CO-CHAIR Margaret Chen, M.D. FACS CHAIR Resident Essay Comp. Michael A. Levine, M.D. FACS CO-CHAIR Elliot Mak Paul, M.D.FACS CHAIR Young Surgeons Comm. Armondo Castro, M.D. FACS CO-CHAIR Moshe Ephrat, M.D. FACS ELECTED TO THE BOARD BOARD MEMBERS Patrick Vetere, M.D. FACS Nassau County Expires 2011 Daniel W. Green, M.D. FACS Queens County Expires 2011 Hueldine Webb, M.D. FACS Kings County Expires 2011 Rajiv Datta, M.D. FACS Nassau County Expires 2012 J. Morgan Cosgrove, M.D. FACS Nassau County Expires 2012 Fred Nicholas, M.D. FACS Kings County Expires 2012 Dean Pappas, M.D. FACS Nassau County Expires 2010 Michael M. Ziegelbaum, M.D.FACS Queens County Expires 2010 Bimal V. Ghosh, M.D. FACS Kings County Expires 2010 AD HOC COMMITTEE COMMITTEE and CHAIRPERSONS Communications - Newsletter Barry S. Savits, M.D.FACS Media Liaison S.Daniel Huang, M.D. FACS Resident and Associate Soc/ACS Anna Kundel, M.D. FACS Trauma EMS Council Matthew Bank, M.D. FACS John McNelis, M.D. FACS Membership Committee Xenophon Xenophontos, M.D. FACS Charles V. Coren, M.D. FACS State Advocacy Committtee Barry S. Savits, M.D.FACS Keneth Mattucci, M.D. FACS Student & Resident Education Michael E. Zenilman, M.D.FACS Gene Coppa, M.D. FACS Socio Economic Affairs Robert J. Caponegro, M.D.FACS Douglas Held, M.D.FACS Howard L. Sussman, M.D.FACS COMMITTEE ON APPLICANTS Dist. #1 Brooklyn-Queens Michael O. Bernstein, M.D. FACS, Chair L.I. Dist. #2 Nassau-Suffolk Robert J. Ward, M.D. FACS, Chair PAST PRESIDENTS Drs. Henry J. Abrams, Michael O. Bernstein, Joseph R. Cali, Saqib S. Chaudhry, Edward N. Cartnick, Robert F. D'Esposito, Ralph S. Emerson, James D. McMahon, Thomas L. Raferty, Calvin L. Rasweiler, Barry W. Rubin, Gerald W. Shaftan, James. W. Turner, & Anthony J. Tortolani HISTORIAN A. Addison Barman, MD FACS PARLIAMENTARIAN Horace Herbsman, MD FACS GOVERNORS Bimal M. Ghosh, M.D.FACS*(K) 2012 Anthony J. Tortolani, M.D.FACS(Q) 2009 Robert F. D'Esposito, M.D.FACS(N) 2012 Robert J. Ward, M.D.FACS (N) 2010 Michael O. Bernstein, M.D. FACS*(K) 2011 James W. Turner, M.D. FACS* Q 2012 *eligible for re-election NOMINATING COMMITTEE Mitchell Chorost, M.D.FACS Robert F. D'Esposito, M.D.FACS S. Daniel Huang, M.D.FACS Antonio Alfonso, M.D.FACS Anthony J. Tortolani, M.D.FACS ACS CANCER LIAISON STATE CHAIR Mitchell Chorost, MD, FACS CHAPTER ADMINISTRATOR Teresa A. Barzyz E-Mail: Acsteresa@aol.com Telephone: 516-741-3887 Fax: 516-741-9162