Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs
The following individuals are the 2009-2010 SAGES Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs, as appointed by President C. Daniel Smith, MD.
| Awards | Lee L. Swanstrom, Chair |
| Bariatrics | Ninh Tuan Nguyen, Chair |
| Matthew M. Hutter, Co-Chair | |
| Business Development Advisory Group | W. Scott Melvin, Chair |
| Bylaws | Daniel J. Deziel, Chair |
| Communications Advisory Group | Daniel M. Herron, Chair |
| Conflict of Interest Task Force | David W. Easter, Chair |
| Allan E. Okrainec, Co-Chair | |
| Continuing Education | Daniel J. Scott, Chair |
| Timothy M. Farrell, Co-Chair | |
| Development | W. Scott Melvin, Chair |
| Michael J. Rosen, Co-Chair | |
| Educational Resources | Kenric M. Murayama, Chair |
| Atul K. Madan, Co-Chair | |
| Endolumenal Task Force | David W. Rattner, Chair |
| Jeffrey L. Ponsky, Co-Chair | |
| Ethics | Peter F. Crookes, Chair |
| Phillip P. Shadduck, Co-Chair | |
| Finance / Assets | Gerald M. Fried, Chair |
| Barry A. Salky, Chair | |
| Flexible Endoscopy | Thadeus L. Trus, Chair |
| Brian J. Dunkin, Co-Chair | |
| Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery | Jeffrey M. Marks, Chair |
| Brian J. Dunkin, Co-Chair | |
| Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery | Nathaniel J. Soper, Chair |
| Gerald M. Fried, Co-Chair | |
| E. Matt Ritter, Co-Chair | |
| Global Affairs | Horacio J. Asbun, Chair |
| Guidelines | Robert D. Fanelli, Chair |
| William S. Richardson, Co-Chair | |
| Industry Relations Advisory Group | C. Daniel Smith, Chair |
| Legislative | Michael D. Holzman, Chair |
| Membership | Fredrick J. Brody, Chair |
| Peter W. Marcello, Co-Chair | |
| Nominating | Mark A. Talamini, Chair |
| Pediatrics | Carroll M. Harmon, Chair |
| Timothy D. Kane, Co-Chair | |
| Program | Steven D. Schwaitzberg, Chair |
| Brent D. Matthews, Co-Chair | |
| Publications | Dennis L. Fowler, Chair |
| Bruce V. MacFadyen Jr, Co-Chair | |
| Quality, Outcomes and Safety | Daniel Bougere Jones, Chair |
| L. Michael Brunt, Co-Chair | |
| Research and Career Development | Aurora Dawn Pryor, Chair |
| Alfonso Torquati, Co-Chair | |
| Resident Education | Leena Khaitan, Chair |
| John D. Mellinger, Co-Chair | |
| Technology | Dmitry Oleynikov, Chair |
| Ronald Hanson Clements, Co-Chair |
A full committee roster is available in the Committee Zone or you can click on any committee name above.