present board members
David Notrica, MD, FACS
President Phoenix Children's Hospital
Dr. David Notrica is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated Cum Laude from Duke University in 1988 and Emory University School of Medicine in 1992 where he was class president and a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha ... Read More
President Phoenix Children's Hospital
Robert Maxson, MD, FACS
Vice President Arkansas Children's Hospital
Dr. Maxson received his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University, his M.D. from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and completed a surgical residency at UAMS in 1996... Read More
Vice President Arkansas Children's Hospital
Jessica Naiditch, MD
Secretary Dell Children’s Medical Center
Dr. Naiditch was born and raised outside of Pittsburgh, PA. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Carnegie-Mellon University in 2003. She completed her general surgery residency at ... Read More
Secretary Dell Children’s Medical Center
Karla Lawson, PhD, MPH
Treasurer Dell Children’s Medical Center
Dr. Karla A. Lawson, PhD, MPH is the Director of the Dell Children’s Trauma and Injury Research Center and an Associate Professor of Surgery and Perioperative Care at the University of Texas-Austin Dell Medical School... Read More
Treasurer Dell Children’s Medical Center
Barbara Gaines, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Barbara Gaines, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center and the Division Chief of Pediatric Surgery. Dr. Gaines earned her medical degree at the University of Virginia ... Read More
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Jeremy Johnson, MD, FACS, FAAP
Oklahoma Children’s Hospital at OU Health
Jeremy Johnson, MD, FACS, FAAP, is an Associate Professor in the Pediatric Surgery section of the Department of Surgery at the University of Oklahoma. He is the Pediatric Trauma Medical Director... Read More
Oklahoma Children’s Hospital at OU Health
John K. Petty, MD
Atrium Health Brenner Children's Hospital
John K. Petty, M.D. is a Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC. He grew up Portland, Oregon and left to attend college at Duke University. He proceeded to the ... Read More
Atrium Health Brenner Children's Hospital
Katie Russell, MD
Primary Children’s Hospital
Dr. Russell stands at the forefront of pediatric surgery, specializing in neonatal and pediatric conditions treated with minimally invasive techniques. As a leading figure at Primary Children’s Hospital ... Read More
Primary Children’s Hospital
Mark Ryan, MD, MSPH, FACS
Children's Medical Center Dallas / University of Texas Southwestern
Mark L. Ryan, M.D., M.S.P.H., FACS, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery and the Assistant Director of Pediatric Trauma at UT Southwestern Medical Center... Read More
Children's Medical Center Dallas / University of Texas Southwestern
Regan Williams, MD, MS, FACS, FAAP
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital
I am a pediatric surgeon with a clinical and research focus on pediatric trauma. I have been the Trauma Medical Director at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital for 5 years... Read More
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital
