Committee Chairs and Co-chairs
The following individuals are the 2008-2009 SAGES Committee chairs and co-chairs, as appointed by President Mark Talamini, MD.
| Awards | Lee L. Swanstrom, Chair |
| Bariatrics | Ninh Tuan Nguyen, Chair |
| Matthew M. Hutter, Co-Chair | |
| Bylaws | Brent D. Matthews, Chair |
| Conflict of Interest Task Force | David W. Easter, Chair |
| Continuing Education | L. Michael Brunt, Chair |
| Daniel J. Scott, Co-Chair | |
| Development | W. Scott Melvin, Chair |
| Michael J. Rosen, Co-Chair | |
| Educational Resources | Daniel Bougere Jones, Chair |
| Kenric M. Murayama, 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 | |
| Guidelines | Robert D. Fanelli, Chair |
| William S. Richardson, Co-Chair | |
| International Relations | Raul J. Rosenthal, Chair |
| Dimitrios A. Linos, Co-Chair | |
| Legislative | Michael D. Holzman, Chair |
| Mark A. Pleatman, Co-Chair | |
| Membership | Fredrick J. Brody, Chair |
| Peter W. Marcello, Co-Chair | |
| Nominating | Steve Eubanks, Chair |
| Outcomes Task Force | John M. Morton, Chair |
| Matthew M. Hutter, Co-Chair | |
| Pediatrics | Carroll M. Harmon, Chair |
| Timothy D. Kane, Co-Chair | |
| Program | Steven D. Schwaitzberg, Chair |
| Santiago Horgan, Co-Chair | |
| Public Information | Bruce J. Ramshaw, Chair |
| Alfons Pomp, Co-Chair | |
| Publications | Frederick L. Greene, Chair |
| Desmond H. Birkett, Co-Chair | |
| Research and Career Development | Aurora Dawn Pryor, Chair |
| Alfonso Torquati, Co-Chair | |
| Resident Education | Raymond P. Onders, Chair |
| Leena Khaitan, Co-Chair | |
| Technology | Michael R. Marohn, 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.