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ASMBS Presidents

ASMBS honors the hard work and dedication from our past presidents that has helped build ASMBS in to the organization it is today. Their leadership has been invaluable in lessening the burden of the disease of obesity and related diseases.

Click on the names below to view Past Presidents and their reflections on ASMBS’s history

Edward E. Mason

Edward E. Mason, MD, PhD
1983-1985

John D. Halverson, MD

John D. Halverson, MD
1985-1987

J. Patrick O’Leary, MD

J. Patrick O’Leary, MD
1987-1989

Cornelius Doherty, MD

Cornelius Doherty, MD
1989-1990

George S. M. Cowan, Jr., MD

George S. M. Cowan, Jr., MD
1990-1991

John H. Linner, MD

John H. Linner, MD
1991-1992

Boyd E. Terry, MD

Boyd E. Terry, MD
1992-1993

Otto L. Willbanks, MD

Otto L. Willbanks, MD
1993-1994

Alex M.C. Macgregor, MD

Alex M.C. Macgregor, MD
1995-1996

Kenneth G. MacDonald, MD

Kenneth G. MacDonald, MD
1996-1997

S. Ross Fox, MD

S. Ross Fox, MD
1997-1998

Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD

Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD
1998-1999

Latham Flanagan, Jr., MD

Latham Flanagan, Jr., MD
1999-2000

Robert E. Brolin, MD

Robert E. Brolin, MD
2000-2001

Kenneth B. Jones, Jr., MD

Kenneth B. Jones, Jr., MD
2001-2002

Walter J. Pories, MD
2002-2003

Alan C. Wittgrove, MD

Alan C. Wittgrove, MD
2003-2004

Harvey J. Sugerman, MD

Harvey J. Sugerman, MD
2004-2005

Neil Hutcher, MD

Neil Hutcher, MD
2005-2006

Philip R. Schauer, MD

Philip R. Schauer, MD
2006-2007

Kelvin Higa, MD

Kelvin Higa, MD
2007-2008

Scott Shikora, MD

Scott Shikora, MD
2008-2009

John Baker, MD

John Baker, MD
2009-2010

Bruce Wolfe, MD

Bruce Wolfe, MD
2010-2011

Robin Blackstone, MD

Robin Blackstone, MD
2011-2012

Jaime Ponce, MD

Jaime Ponce, MD
2012-2013

Ninh Nguyen, MD

Ninh Nguyen, MD
2013-2014

John Morton, MD

John Morton, MD
2014-2015

Raul Rosenthal, MD

Raul Rosenthal, MD
2015-2016

Stacy Brethauer, MD

Stacy Brethauer, MD
2016-2017

Samer Mattar, MD

Samer Mattar, MD
2017-2018

Eric DeMaria, MD

Eric DeMaria, MD
2018-2019

Matthew Hutter, MD, MPH

Matthew Hutter, MD, MPH
2020-2021

Shanu N. Kothari, MD

Shanu N. Kothari, MD
2021-2022

Teresa LaMasters, MD, FACS, DABOM

Teresa LaMasters, MD, FACS, DABOM
2022-2023

Marina Kurian, MD

Marina Kurian, MD
2023-2024, Current President

Integrated Health Presidents

Georgeann Mallory, RD

Georgeann Mallory, RD
1991-1996

Mary Lou Walen

Mary Lou Walen
1996-1999

Tracy Martinez, BSN, RN, CBN

Tracy Martinez, BSN, RN, CBN
1999-2004

Deborah Cox, RN

Deborah Cox, RN
2004-2006

Bobbie Lou Price, BSN, RN, CBN

Bobbie Lou Price, BSN, RN, CBN
2006-2008

William Gourash, MSN, CRNP

William Gourash, MSN, CRNP
2008-2010

Laura Boyer, RN CBN

Laura Boyer, RN CBN
2010-2012

Karen Schulz, MSN, RN, CBN

Karen Schulz, MSN, RN, CBN
2012-2014

Christine Bauer, MSN, RN, CBN

Christine Bauer, MSN, RN, CBN
2014-2016

Karen Flanders, MSN, ARNP, CBN

Karen Flanders, MSN, ARNP, CBN
2016-2019

Lisa West-Smith, PhD, LISW-S

Lisa West-Smith, PhD, LISW-S
2019-2020

Nathaniel Sann, MSN, FNP-BC

Nathaniel Sann, MSN, FNP-BC
2020-2023

Stephanie Sogg, PhD

Stephanie Sogg, PhD
2023-2024, Current IH President

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