The ABP welcomed about 20 certified pediatric subspecialists to our offices in Chapel Hill this week to help write exam questions. Each had volunteered to through the ABP’s nominations tool, which allows pediatricians to nominate themselves or someone they know for an appointment to one of the examination committees or subspecialty subboards.

“We launched the tool as a way to get more people involved from different parts of the country and in different stages of their careers,” said Linda Althouse, PhD, ABP Vice President of Psychometrics and Assessment Services. “Their involvement in question-writing helps ensure that the exams reflect what’s going on in current pediatric practice.”

After the initial meeting in Chapel Hill, these volunteers will continue to work together through online meetings.

Content Development Team Members

Pediatric Cardiology

Regina Lantin-Hermoso, MD
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX

Elizabeth Saarel, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

​Maully Shah, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Alejandro Torres, MD
Children's Hospital of New York - Columbia University
New York, NY

Mark Zilberman, MD
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

David S. Cooper, MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Cincinnati, OH

Tim Cornell, MD
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

​Maroun Mhanna, MD
Metro Medical Health Center
Cleveland, OH

​Priya Prabhakaran, MD
Children's of Alabama
Birmingham, AL

​Venkat Shankar, MD
Children's National Health System
Washington, DC

Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Joseph Cervia, MD
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine
Manhasset, NY

​Archana Chatterjee, MD
University of South Dakota
Sanford School of Medicine
Sioux Falls, SD

Hayley Gans, MD
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, CA

​Renu Verma, MD
Monmouth Medical Center
Holmdel, NJ

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Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Heidi Karpen, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

John Podraza, MD
Walter Reed NICU
Bethesda, MD

​Nandeesh Rangaswamy, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX