STANDING & AD-HOC COMMITTEES 2025-2026

Executive Committee

Dr. Sharon Henry, President - USA 

Dr. Juan Carlos Salamea, President-Elect - Ecuador

Dr. Antonio Marttos, Executive Director - USA/Brazil

Dr. Edgar Rodas, Secretary - Ecuador/USA

Dr. Nicholas Namias, Treasurer, USA

Dr. Michel Aboutanos, VCU/MCVF Representative - USA

Dr. Sandro Rizoli, Editor in Chief - Qatar/Brazil

Dr. Juan C. Duchesne, Co-Editor in Chief - USA

Dr. Marcelo Ribeiro, Program Committee Chair – Brazil/USA

Dr. Martha Quiodettis, Past President 1- Panama

Dr. Paola Ferrada, Past President 2 - Colombia/USA

Dr. Esteban Foianini, Past President 3 – Bolivia

 

Bylaws Committee >>

Dr. Carlos Morales, Chair, Bylaws Committee (2022-2025)  (1)

Dr. Juliana Ordoñez, Co-Chair (2022-2025) (1)

 

Publication Committee

Dr. Sandro Rizoli, Chair Publication Committee, Canada (2025-2029) (2) - Qatar/Brazil

Dr.  Juan C. Duchesne, Co-Editor in Chief - USA (2025)

Members:

Dr. Esteban Foianini, Bolivia

Dr. Thomas Scalea, USA

Dr. Nicholas Namias, USA

Dr. Juan Carlos Salamea, Ecuador

Dr. Michel B. Aboutanos, USA

Dr. Jose Diaz, USA

Dr. Juan Carlos Duchesne, USA

Dr. Carlos Morales, Colombia

Dr. Marcelo Ribeiro, Brazil/USA

Dr. Jorge Sproviero, Argentina

 

Program Committee 

Dr. Marcelo Ribeiro, Chair Program Committee, Brazil/USA - (2025-2028) (1)

Members:

Dr. Paula Ferrada, President - USA/Colombia

Dr. Martha Quiodettis, President-elect - Panama

Dr. Esteban Foianini, Past President - Bolivia

Dr. Antonio Marttos, Past President-Executive Director - USA/Brazil

Dr. Nicholas Namias, Treasurer - USA

Dr. Juan Carlos Salamea, Secretary - Ecuador

Dr. April Mendoza, USA-Cuba - (2022-2025) (1)  

Dr. Gabriel Ruiz, USA/Colombia (2022-2025) (1)  

Dr. Carlos Menegozzo, Brazil (2022-2025) (1) 

Dr. José Gustavo Parreira, Brazil (2022-2025) (1) 

Dr. Guillermo Barillaro, Argentina (2022-2025) (1)

R.N. Cristiane de Alencar Domingues, PhD, Brazil (Nursing) (2022-2025) (1) 

Dr. Fabio Carvalho, Brazil (Pre-Hospital) (2022-2025) (1) 

Dr. Laureano Quintero, Colombia (Pre-Hospital) (2022-2025) (1) 

Local representative congress site - TBD

Dr. Carlos Ordoñez, South America/Central America Representative - Colombia
Dr.  Jose Gustavo Parreira - Brazil Representative

Dr.  Marc de Moya, North America Representative - USA

Dr. Juan Duchesne, USA – EMT representative (2023-2026) (1) 

 

Nursing Committee >>

Marita Acosta Fernandez, Chair Nursing Committee, Uruguay, (2025-2028) (1)

Cibele Andres Solai, Co-Chair Nursing Subcommittee, Brazil, (2025-2028) (1)

 

Membership Committee

Dr.  Julie Valenzuela, Chair Membership Committee, USA (2025-2028) (1)

Members:

Dr. Esteban Foianini, Bolivia

Dr. Juan Carlos Salamea, Ecuador

Dr. Paula Ferrada, Colombia/USA

Dr. Sharon Henry, USA

Dr. Pablo Ottolino, Venezuela

Student Subcommittee >>

Dr. Juliana Ordoñes, Chair Student Sub-Committee (2025-2027) (1)

Camila Diaz, Co-Chair Student Sub-Committee (2025-2027) (1)

Resident Subcommittee >>

Dr. D’Andrea Joseph, Chair Resident Subcommittee (2025-2027) (1)

Dr. Giovanny Valdivia, Co-chair Resident Subcommittee (2025-2027) (1)

Pre-hospital Subcommittee >>

Laureano Quintero, Chair Pre-hospital Subcommittee (2023-2026) (2)

Dr. Juan Duchesne, USA – EMT representative (2023-2026) (1) 

 

AD-HOC COMMITTEES

 

Education & Research Committee >>

Dr. Marcus Hoffman, Chair Education Committee, USA (2025-2027) (1)

Dr. Otilda Valderrama, Co-chair Education Committee, Panama (2025-2027) (1)

Dr. Pablo Ottolino, Co-chair Education Committee, Venezuela (2025-2027) (1)

Research Sub-Committee – TBR

Dr. Patrizio Petrone, Chair Research Committee (2025-2027) (1)

Dr. Juan Duchesne, Co-chair Research Committee, USA (2025-2027) (1)

 

Burn Subcommittee

Dr. Shevonne Satahoo, Chair of Burn Sub-Committee, USA (2022-2025) (1)

Trauma Systems Committee >>

Dr.  Enrique Ginzburg, Chair, Trauma Systems Committee, USA, (2025-2026) (2)

Dr. Luis Fernando Pino, Colombia (2025-2026) (2)

Members: 

Dr. Ezequiel Monteverde- Secretary of Trauma Systems Committee, PTS

Carol Olson- Chair of Violence Prevention Subcommittee of TSC of PTS

Dr. Michel Aboutanos- Senior Advisor of Trauma Systems Committee, PTS

Dr. Edgar Rodas - Associate Senior Advisor of Trauma Systems Committee

Dr. Marissa Boeck- Secretary of the Registry Subcommittee of PTS

Dr. D'Andrea Joseph - Trauma leader, Dominica

Dr. Justine Broecker

Disaster Management Subcommittee

Dr. Dan Pust, Chair Disaster Management Subcommittee, USA (2025-2027) (1)

Development & Scholarship Committee

Dr. Thomas Scalea, Chair Development Committee, USA, (2020-2022) (2)

Members:

Dr. Esteban Foianini, Past President

Dr. Juan Carlos Salamea, Secretary

Dr. Nicholas Namias, Treasurer

Dr. Michel B. Aboutanos (VCU Foundation representative)

PTS Foundation Subcommittee

Dr. Sharon Henry, Chair, PTS Foundation Subcommittee (2023-2025)

 

Scholarship Subcommittee

Dr. Patricia Martinez, Chair Scholarship Sub-committee, USA, (2025-2027) (1)

Members:

Dr. Paula Ferrada

Dr. Susan Briggs

Dr. Michel Aboutanos

Dr. Terence O'Keeffe

Dr. Sharon Henry

Dr. Manuel Lorenzo

Dr. Michael Feldman

Dr. Stephanie Goldberg

Dr. Esteban Foianini

 

Media Relations Subcommittee >>

Dr.  Abbas Ali Badami, Chair Media Relations Sub-committee, USA, (2023-2025) (1)

Members:

Dr. Carlos Menegozzo

Dr. Luis Felipe Cabrera Vargas

Dr. Giovanny Valdivia Salas

Dr. Ana Reyes