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Council

2011-2012 Council
Members of the 2011-2012 Council of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand want your input! These volunteer leaders represent all ASSH members and would like to hear from you regarding membership, continuing medical education programs and suggestions for continually improving the quality of service the Society provides.

President W.P. Andrew Lee, MD Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center 8152F 601 North Caroline Street Baltimore, MD 21287 Phone: (443) 287-2001 E-mail: wpal@jhmi.edu Andy immigrated to the United States at 15, where he benefited from the finest American education and opportunities, and became a general surgeon, then plastic surgeon, and then hand surgeon. He spends his cherished spare time with his wife, Terri, and their three children, Jon, Jackie and Josh. Andy also enjoys opera, politics and Chinese food.
President Elect Edward Akelman, MD University Orthopedics, Inc. 2 Dudley Street, Suite 200 Providence, RI 02905 Phone: (401) 457-1512 Fax: (401) 831-5874 Email: Edward_Akelman@Brown.edu Ed lives with his wife of 28 years, Vickie, in Barrington, Rhode Island. Their sons, Chris and Matt, are both college students at Brown University. He loves skiing, striped bass and bluefish surfcasting and golf. In New England for the past 25 years, Ed takes heat for being a rabid New York Yankee fan.
Vice President Arnold-Peter C. Weiss, MD University Orthopedics, Inc. 2 Dudley Street, Suite 200 Providence, RI 02905 Phone: (401) 457-1522 Fax: (401) 831-5874 Email: apcweiss@brown.edu Peter is married to Yvonne (pediatrician) and they have 5 kids (Krista at Harvard, Schuyler at Colby, Petra at Brown, Anders & Barrett in High School). Peter collects ancient Greek coins, enjoys overseas travel, weightlifting, and sitting at the lake house in Sunapee, NH. He serves as a Trustee of RISD and the American Numismatic Society and is Dean of Admissions for the Alpert Medical School at Brown.
Treasurer James Chang, MD Stanford University Medical Center Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 770 Welch Road, Suite 400 Palo Alto, CA 94305 Phone: (650) 723-5824 Fax: (650) 725-6605 Email: jameschang@stanford.edu Since 1993, Jim has been at Stanford University and has been married to Dr. Harriet Walker Roeder, a psychiatrist. They live on campus with their three daughters, Julia, Kathleen, and Cecilia. In his spare time, Jim enjoys traveling, flyfishing, cycling, and lots of baseball. In the operating room, he subjects the residents and fellows to hours and hours of Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead.
Immediate Past President Daniel J. Nagle, MD Chicago Hand Surgery 737 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 700 Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (312) 337-6960 Fax: (312) 337-3601 Email: daniel.nagle49@gmail.com
Education Division Director Alexander Y. Shin, MD Mayo Clinic 200 First Street, SW Gonda 14 South Rochester, MN 55905 Phone: (507) 284-0475 Fax: (507) 266-2533 Email: shin.alexander@mayo.edu Alex has been at the Mayo Clinic since 2001, and prior to that at the Naval Medical Center San Diego. He is actively involved in the hand fellowship, resident education, the microsurgery research laboratory as well as clinical research. Education of fellows and residents has been a passion of his during his entire career. When not thinking of hand surgery or research, he tremendously enjoys the time with his wife, children and 120 lb German Shepherd.
Practice Division Director David S. Ruch, MD Duke University Medical Center Box 3466 Durham, NC 27710 Phone: (919) 668-5259 Fax: (919) 668-5476 Email: d.ruch@duke.edu
Research Division Director Brent Graham, MD University Health Network Toronto Western Hospital 399 Bathurst Street 425-2 East Wing Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8 Canada (416) 603-5674, phone (416) 603-5716, fax Email: Brent.Graham@uhn.on.ca Brent is married to Dr. Helen MacRae and they have been careening through life together since 1991. They have two young teenagers, Lauren and Ross, with whom they attempt to keep up on the ski slopes and the hiking trails of Ontario. Brent loves all things related to the guitar and also the Toronto Raptors, about whom he remains eternally optimistic.
Council Member-at-Large Michelle G. Carlson, MD Hospital for Special Surgery 523 East 72nd Street 4th Floor, Room 439 New York, NY 10021 Phone: (212) 606-1546 Fax: (212) 772- 8813 Email: carlsonm@hss.edu Michelle is a native New Yorker. She has two daughters, Lilly and Ella, who attend The Chapin School where she serves on the Alumnae Board. Michelle loves sailboat racing, golf, and the New York Knicks. She is active in the community on issues of diversity. She appreciates the many mentors she has had at the ASSH and at HSS.
Council Member-at-Large A. Bobby Chhabra, MD University of Virginia School of Medicine Dept of Orthopaedics 400 Ray C. Hunt Drive, Suite 330 Charlottesville, VA 22903 Phone: (434) 243-0218 Fax: (434) 243-0290 Email: ac2h@virginia.edu Bobby, a native Virginian, has been in Charlottesville for nearly 20 years. He loves live music and enjoys going to as many concerts he can with his lovely wife Sandhya. He is a fanatic Washington Redskins fan and frequently makes the 3 hour drive on Sundays to DC to watch his beloved Skins lose. Bobby and Sandhya, have 2 energetic children, Vijay and Vaya who keep them busy with soccer games and swim meets. Family time includes tailgating before Virginia Cavalier football games, movie night and hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains. "I am honored and humbled by this opportunity to serve on the ASSH Council and wish to thank my mentors for their support and guidance."
Council Member-at-Large Edward Diao, MD Professor Emeritus, Unversity of California, San Francisco 450 Sutter Street, Suite 910 San Francisco, CA 94108 Phone: (415) 362-8880 Fax: (415) 362-8045 Email: ediao@sf-sc.com Ed is a native New Yorker who has lived in San Francisco for the last 17 years. He and his wife Theresa have three children. Catherine is graduating from the University of Wisconsin, Julia is at Columbia University, and Conrad is entering high school. Besides family ski vacations and tennis matches, they enjoy watching the kids’ soccer, rowing, and lacrosse activities, and look forward to their yearly summer trips to Cape Cod and the U.S. Open in New York. Ed is excited to serve the ASSH as Council Member-at-Large.
Council Member-at-Large Charles A. Goldfarb, MD Washington University School of Medicine Department of Orthopedic Surgery 660 S. Euclid, Campus Box 8233 St. Louis, MO 63110 Phone: (314) 747- 4705 Fax: (314) 747-2643 Email: goldfarbc@wudosis.wustl.edu Chuck is an Alabama native, a loyal alumnus of Williams College, and now a Midwest transplant. Free time is spent with his 3 children and his wife, Talia. Family activities tend to revolve around sports, especially basketball and soccer. Vacation favorites include the Rockies in the winter, beaches anytime, and Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire during the summer.
Council Member-at-Large Scott H. Kozin, MD Shriners Hospital for Children 3551 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19140 Phone: (215) 428-4288 Fax: (215) 430-4079 E-mail: skozin@shrinenet.org Scott takes great pride in his work at Shriners Hospital for Children where he specializes in pediatric upper extremity. Hobbies include travel (always with Louise), mountain biking, and food!
Chief Executive Officer Mark C. Anderson, CAE ASSH Central Office 6300 North River Road, Suite 600 Rosemont, IL 60018-4256 Phone: (847) 384-8300 Fax: (847) 384-1435 E-mail: manderson@assh.org Mark enjoys the outdoors – especially when it’s a typical freezing Chicago winter day. His passion is technology, whether it’s a new cell phone or a wireless computer. Mark also loves fiction and poetry, and solving complex detective stories.