ABP - Key Persons

Ms. Hazinski leads all accounting, finance, tax, and treasury functions of the ABP and the ABP Foundation, including developing and monitoring the annual budget; preparing internal and external financial reports and tax returns; developing the long-range financial forecast; overseeing all short and long-term investment activities; managing high level employee benefit programs and managing the organization's comprehensive insurance and risk management programs. She works closely with the Audit, Finance, and Long-Term Investment Committees of the ABP Board of Directors to make strategic decisions regarding finances and ensure that the ABP has the resources needed to carry out its mission.

Anna R. Kuo

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Member of the Credentials Committee
Member of the Long - Term Investment Committee

Ariel S. Winn

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Member of the Competency - Based Medical Education Committee

Ashley Tucker

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Program Coordinator
Research Staff Member

Benjamin S. Alexander

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Member of the Decision Skills Committee
Medical Editor

Brad C. Weselman

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Chairman of the Charter and Bylaws Committee

Bradley G. Olson

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Member of the Decision Skills Committee

Candice P. Chen

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Member of the Nominating Committee
Member of the Research Advisory Committee

Carole M. Lannon

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Consultant
Member of the Family Leadership Committee

Cassandra Campbell Cumberlander

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Member of the Family Leadership Committee

Christopher W. Morton

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Member of the General Pediatrics MOCA - Peds Committee

Daniel J. Schumacher

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Chairman of the Competency - Based Medical Education Committee

David A. Gremse

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Chairman of the Credentials Committee

David A. Turner

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Member of the Competency - Based Medical Education Committee
Member of the Staff Leadership Team
Ex Officio
Vice President, Competency - Based Medical Education

Dr. Turner oversees the continuing development and implementation of the ABP's competency-based education initiatives that provide a comprehensive framework for assessing the readiness of trainees to advance and transition to fellowship or practice. Dr. Turner joined the ABP staff in September 2020 after serving as Associate Director, Graduate Medical Education; Section Chief of Pediatric Intensive Care; and Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Duke University Hospital and Health System. He is board certified and maintaining certification in General Pediatrics and in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

David G. Nichols

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Member of the Long - Term Investment Committee

David M. Krol

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Member of the General Pediatrics Examination Committee

David M. Rubin

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Chairman of the Nominating Committee
Chairman of the Research Advisory Committee

Dean S. Miner

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Member of the Informatics Advisory Committee

Debra M. Boyer

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Member of the Credentials Committee

DeWayne M. Pursley

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Member of the Executive Committee
Member of the Finance Committee
Member of the Long - Term Investment Committee
Member of the Nominating Committee
Chairman - Elect / Harvard Medical School

Dominick J. DeBlasio

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Member of the General Pediatrics MOCA - Peds Committee
Member of the General Pediatrics Oversight Committee

Dongming Zhang

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Member of the Informatics Advisory Committee
Member of the Staff Leadership Team
Ex Officio
Vice President, Information Technology and Informatics

Mr. Zhang provides information technology (IT) governance, leadership, and management for the ABP. He also determines the strategic goals and objectives of the IT department, aligning them with the ABP's overall business mission and plan. As a senior leader, he seeks ways to employ IT opportunities to advance health care and assure the public that standards of excellence are in place to evaluate the knowledge, skills, and training of pediatricians.

Donna R. Halloran

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Member of the General Pediatrics Examination Committee

Douglas S. Diekema

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Member of the General Pediatrics MOCA - Peds Committee

Ellyn P. Theophilopoulos

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Member of the General Pediatrics Examination Committee

Emily C. Borman-Shoap

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Member of the Competency - Based Medical Education Committee

Enid Colon

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Member of the General Pediatrics Examination Committee

Eric S. Holmboe

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Member of the Nominating Committee
Member of the Research Advisory Committee

Erin N. Hickman

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Member of the Informatics Advisory Committee

Eta S. Berner

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Member of the Informatics Advisory Committee

Faith Lockett Gardner

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Member of the General Pediatrics Examination Committee

Giselle K. Habet

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Member of the General Pediatrics Examination Committee

Gregory W. Brown

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Member of the Long - Term Investment Committee
Financial Consultant, Ex Officio

H. Stacy Nicholson

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Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Executive Committee
Member of the Finance Committee
Member of the Long - Term Investment Committee
Member of the Nominating Committee
Immediate past Chair / Atrium Health and Levine Children 's Hospital / Charlotte, NC

Henry H. Dodd

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Member of the General Pediatrics Examination Committee

Holly Rothermel

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Member of the General Pediatrics MOCA - Peds Committee

Jaime D. McKinney

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Member of the General Pediatrics Examination Committee
Member of the General Pediatrics Oversight Committee

James F. Chmiel

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Member of the Credentials Committee

James M. Moses

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Member of the Continuing Certification Committee

Jeannie S. Huang

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Member of the Continuing Certification Committee

Jennifer E. Adair

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Member of the General Pediatrics Examination Committee

Jennifer E. Wolford

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Member of the General Pediatrics Examination Committee

Jenny C. Sung

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Member of the General Pediatrics Examination Committee

Jessica S. Rappaport

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Member of the General Pediatrics MOCA - Peds Committee

Joanna E. Perdomo

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Member of the Continuing Certification Committee

Johanna Bergan

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Member of the Family Leadership Committee

John A. Barnard

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Chairman of the Audit Committee
Chairman of the Finance Committee
Member of the Executive Committee
Member of the Long - Term Investment Committee
Secretary - Treasurer

John D. Lantos

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Member of the Nominating Committee
Member of the Research Advisory Committee

John G. Frohna - Chairman

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Chairman

Jonathan Webb

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Member of the Family Leadership Committee
Public Member

Jorge M. Quiñonez

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Member of the Continuing Certification Committee

Joseph A. Zenel

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Member of the Education and Training Committee

Joseph R. Powell

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Member of the Family Leadership Committee

Joseph W. St. Geme III

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Member of the Credentials Committee

Judith S. Shaw

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Member of the Credentials Committee
Public Member

Judy Schaechter - CEO, President

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CEO
Member of the Charter and Bylaws Committee
Member of the Competency - Based Medical Education Committee
Member of the Continuing Certification Committee
Member of the Executive Committee
Member of the Family Leadership Committee
Member of the Finance Committee
Member of the General Pediatrics Oversight Committee
Member of the Informatics Advisory Committee
Member of the Long - Term Investment Committee
Member of the Nominating Committee
Member of the Research Advisory Committee
Member of the Staff Leadership Team
President
Ex Officio

Dr. Schaechter leads the work of the ABP in setting standards of excellence, improving child health outcomes, and engaging trainees and pediatricians to continuously improve learning and care. In previous roles, Dr. Schaechter was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellow, Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Miami, Service Chief for Child Health at Jackson Memorial Health System, and Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health Sciences at the University of Miami. Dr. Schaechter received her initial board certification in 1996 and is maintaining her certification in General Pediatrics.

Justin C. Schwartz

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Member of the Decision Skills Committee

Kathryn A. Sabadosa

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Chairman of the Family Leadership Committee
Public Member

Keith J. Mann

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Member of the Continuing Certification Committee
Member of the Decision Skills Committee
Member of the Education and Training Committee
Member of the Staff Leadership Team
Ex Officio
Vice President, Continuing Certification

Dr. Mann oversees the continued development and implementation of the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program for the ABP. He provides expertise in health care quality, lean methodology, patient safety, evidence-based medicine, and education. Dr. Mann joined the ABP staff in November 2018 after serving as the Vice President, Chief Medical Quality and Safety Officer at Children's Mercy - Kansas City. He was also a Vice Chair for Quality and Safety in the Department of Pediatrics and a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri - Kansas City. He is board certified and maintaining certification in General Pediatrics.

Kelley H. Shultz

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Member of the General Pediatrics Examination Committee

Kelly A. Orringer

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Member of the General Pediatrics MOCA - Peds Committee

Kevin B. Johnson

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Chairman of the Informatics Advisory Committee

Kristi M. Williams

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Member of the Decision Skills Committee

Laura M. Brooks

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Member of the General Pediatrics MOCA - Peds Committee
Member of the General Pediatrics Oversight Committee
Consultant and Medical Editor

Laurel K. Leslie

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Member of the Family Leadership Committee
Member of the Finance Committee
Member of the Nominating Committee
Member of the Research Advisory Committee
Member of the Staff Leadership Team
Research Staff Member
Vice President for Research
Ex Officio

Dr. Leslie facilitates and oversees all research, evaluation, and other special initiatives funded by the ABP Foundation. She has extensive research experience in the areas of identifying, treating, and delivering health services to children and adolescents with medical, developmental, and mental health needs. She also maintains her position as Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine and has worked with a number of pediatric initiatives to improve the future of physician training and practice. Dr. Leslie is board certified and maintaining certification in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics.

Linda A. Althouse

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Member of the General Pediatrics Oversight Committee
Member of the Nominating Committee
Member of the Staff Leadership Team
Ex Officio
Vice President, Assessment

Dr. Althouse oversees the test development and psychometric activities for the ABP assessment products. This includes, but is not limited to, practice analysis, item development, scoring, standard setting, statistical analysis, and evaluation of measurement properties with a focus on ensuring the validity and reliability of the final product. She is also active in collaborative projects involving innovative assessment approaches, lifelong learning, and the next generation of continuous professional development models for physicians. Her doctorate is in educational psychology with a concentrated focus on measurement and assessment.

Lisa Pitch

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Member of the Family Leadership Committee
Member of the Research Advisory Committee
Public Member

Lloyd N. Werk

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Member of the Informatics Advisory Committee

Lori J. Wan

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Member of the Education and Training Committee

Lucy Lot

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Member of the General Pediatrics Examination Committee

Madhu D. Voddi

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Member of the General Pediatrics Examination Committee

Maneesh Batra

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Member of the Education and Training Committee

Marc A. Yester

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Member of the General Pediatrics MOCA - Peds Committee

Martha C. Middlemist

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Member of the General Pediatrics Examination Committee
Member of the General Pediatrics Oversight Committee
Medical Editor

Martha E. Gagliano

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Member of the General Pediatrics Examination Committee

Mary Beth Fasano

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Member of the General Pediatrics Examination Committee

Mary Carol Burkhardt

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Member of the Continuing Certification Committee

Mary K. Bissell

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Member of the Charter and Bylaws Committee
Public Member

Matthew J. Gracianette

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Member of the General Pediatrics MOCA - Peds Committee

Meredith F. Bone

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Member of the Education and Training Committee

Michael J. Jones

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Member of the General Pediatrics MOCA - Peds Committee

Michael P. Lukela

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Member of the General Pediatrics MOCA - Peds Committee
Member of the General Pediatrics Oversight Committee

Michele J. Wall

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Member of the Charter and Bylaws Committee
Member of the Staff Leadership Team
Vice President, Operations
Ex Officio

Ms. Wall oversees strategic management, contract management, facilities, the physician support center, and computer-based testing for the ABP. Additionally, she is the ABP's liaison to outside legal counsel. She provides expertise in project management, strategic planning, and organizational excellence. Ms. Wall has a master's degree in Liberal Studies from Duke University, is a Baldrige Executive Fellow, and is a certified Project Management Professional.

Mikhal G. Schiffer

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Member of the Decision Skills Committee

Nancy R. Doelling

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Member of the General Pediatrics Examination Committee

Neal L. Rojas

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Member of the General Pediatrics Examination Committee

Nicole R. Washington - Chairman

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Chairman

Norman D. Ferrari III

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Member of the General Pediatrics Examination Committee
Member of the General Pediatrics Oversight Committee
Chairman, Medical Editor

Pamela J. Simms-Mackey

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Member of the Finance Committee

Pamela K. Shaw

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Member of the Continuing Certification Committee

Patience Leino

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Patient and Family Initiatives Coordinator

Patricia Poitevien

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Member of the Competency - Based Medical Education Committee

Porshia J. Mack

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Member of the Continuing Certification Committee

Priyanka Kaul

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Member of the General Pediatrics Examination Committee
Member of the General Pediatrics Oversight Committee

Rachel L. Dawkins

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Member of the General Pediatrics MOCA - Peds Committee
Member of the General Pediatrics Oversight Committee

Rani G. Elwy

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Member of the Research Advisory Committee
Public Member

Rebecca L. Blankenburg

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Member of the Education and Training Committee

Renata A. Sanders

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Member of the Nominating Committee
Member of the Research Advisory Committee

Richard B. Mink

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Member of the Competency - Based Medical Education Committee

Richard P. Shugerman

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Member of the Credentials Committee

Robert A. Poth

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Member of the General Pediatrics MOCA - Peds Committee

Robert W. Grundmeier

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Member of the Informatics Advisory Committee

Roberto J. Ortiz-Aguayo

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Member of the General Pediatrics MOCA - Peds Committee

Robin H. Steinhorn

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Member of the Finance Committee
Member of the Nominating Committee

Robin Madden

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Member of the General Pediatrics MOCA - Peds Committee

Sangeeta K. Gill Schroeder

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Chairman of the Continuing Certification Committee

Sarah Pitts

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Member of the Education and Training Committee

Sinda W. Althoen

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Member of the General Pediatrics Examination Committee

Stephanie D. Davis - Chairman

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Chairman
Chairman of the Executive Committee
Chairman of the Long - Term Investment Committee
Chairman of the Nominating Committee
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Charter and Bylaws Committee
Member of the Competency - Based Medical Education Committee
Member of the Continuing Certification Committee
Member of the Credentials Committee
Member of the Family Leadership Committee
Member of the Finance Committee
Member of the General Pediatrics Oversight Committee
Member of the Informatics Advisory Committee
Member of the Research Advisory Committee
Ex Officio

Stephen L. Nelson Jr.

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Member of the General Pediatrics Examination Committee

Su-Ting T. Li

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Member of the Education and Training Committee

Sussan Mbi

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Member of the Decision Skills Committee

Suzanne K. Berman

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Member of the Continuing Certification Committee

Suzanne K. Woods - EVP

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Executive Vice President
Member of the Credentials Committee
Member of the Finance Committee
Member of the General Pediatrics Oversight Committee
Member of the Long - Term Investment Committee
Member of the Nominating Committee
Member of the Research Advisory Committee
Member of the Staff Leadership Team
Ex Officio
Executive Vice President, Credentialing and Initial Certification

Dr. Woods is responsible for initial certification in both general pediatrics and its subspecialties. She provides oversight for the development of training standards, the tracking and evaluation of residents and fellows, initial certification, and credentialing. In addition, she oversees the development of the certification process for new subspecialties, and serves as the ABP liaison to a number of organizations with common interests in graduate medical education and workforce issues. Dr. Woods joined the ABP staff in January of 2018 after serving at Duke University as the combined Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program Director and Section Chief. Dr. Woods is board certified and maintaining certification in General Pediatrics and General Internal Medicine.