Americas Regional Association - American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA)

Introduction

The American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA) will serve as the American Chapter of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA). The IHPBA was formally inaugurated at its first General Assembly on May 31, 1994 in Boston, Massachusetts. The AHPBA was inaugurated on November 12, 1994 in Chicago, Illinois.

Mission

• To promote understanding of the causes and treatment of disorders of the liver, pancreas, and biliary tree.
• To encourage interchange of clinical and scientific knowledge among surgeons, hepatologists, gastroenterologists and members of related disciplines.
• To foster friendship among clinicians and scientists in the hepatic, pancreatic and biliary disciplines.
• To strive towards the highest ethical standards.
• To foster education and career development.

Officers

• PRESIDENT: Mark P. Callery, MD
• PAST-PRESIDENT: Bruce D. Schirmer, MD
• PRESIDENT-ELECT: W. Scott Helton, MD
• SECRETARY: J. Nicolas Vauthey, MD
• TREASURER: Reid B. Adams, MD

• PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS: William C. Chapman, MD & Susan L. Orloff, MD
• RESEARCH COMMITTEE CHAIR: Elijah Dixon, MD
• MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIR: Charles M. Vollmer, Jr, MD
• PUBLICATION COMMITTEE CHAIR: Michael Choti, MD
• AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR: Paul C. Kuo, MD
• DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR: C. Wright Pinson, MD, MBA
• EDUCATION & TRAINING CO-CHAIRS: Paul D. Greig, MD & Rebecca M. Minter, MD
• ASSOCIATE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE FELLOWSHIP COUNCIL: Paul D. Greig, MD

Executive Council Members At Large

• Ravi S. Chari, MD
• Eduardo de Santibañes, MD, Ph.D
• William R. Jarnagin, MD
• Keith D. Lillemoe, MD
• Susan L. Orloff, MD
• Juan Pekojl, MD
• Gazi B. Zibari, MD

AHPBA Executive Secretariat:

Crow Segal Management Company
Kim O'Dell
341 N. Maitland Avenue, Suite 130
Maitland, FL 32751
USA

• Official Website: www.ahpba.org