Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF HAND AND UPPER EXTREMITY SURGERY THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF PATIENTS AND PRACTITIONERS.
ANNUAL MEETING: THE ANNUAL MEETING IN 2019 WAS HELD IN LAS VEGAS AND HAD ATTENDANCE CLOSE TO 2,850 PEOPLE. THERE WERE NUMEROUS SESSIONS WHICH HELPED WITH CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR HAND SURGEONS AND OTHERS. BEFORE AND AFTER THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE MEETING, THERE WERE NINETEEN LAB AND DIDACTIC COURSES HELD WHICH DEALT WITH ARTHROPLASTY, DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURES, ULNAR SIDED WRIST PAIN, MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND, CARPAL INSTABILITY, DRUI PATHOLOGY, KIENBOCK'S DISEASE, WIDE AWAKE SURGERY, UPPER EXTEMITY FLAPS, SPORTS INJURIES, PEDIATRICS, LEADIERSIP, CODING AND REIMBURSEMENT, AND BROKEN SCHAPHOID. THERE WAS A SUB MEETING, WHICH WAS FOR THE FURTHERING EDUCATION OF RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS. THERE WERE ALSO SEVERAL SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS IN WHICH DOCTORS REPORT ON AND DISCUSS DIFFERENT SURGICAL TECHNIQUES RESEARCHED AND USED IN UPPER EXTREMITY CARE. ALMOST EVERY EVENT AT OUR ANNUAL MEETING IS PRODUCED TO SERVE OUR MISSION OF ADVANCING THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF HAND AND UPPER EXTREMITY SURGERY.
EDUCATION MATERIALS: INCLUDED IN HERE ARE THE JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY, SELF-ASSESSMENT EXAM AND ALL PUBLICATIONS OFFERED BY ASSH. THE SELF-ASSESSMENT EXAM IS PRODUCED BY ASSH EVERY YEAR AND IS A SELF-STUDY PROGRAM WHICH MEMBERS USE TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE CURRENT WITH THEIR HAND SURGERY KNOWLEDGE. IN 2019 THERE WERE 2,254 REGISTRANTS. THE EXAMINATION IS OFFERED AS A CONVENIENT SELF-EDUCATION EXERCISE BY THE SOCIETY AND IS AVAILABLE TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION, ESPECIALLY THOSE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS FOCUSING ON THE CARE OF THE HAND AND UPPER EXTREMITY. DESIGNED TO ASSIST THE PHYSICIAN IN REVIEWING BASIC PRINCIPLES OF HAND CARE, THE EXAM ALSO HELPS TO KEEP THE PHYSICIAN ABREAST OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND CONCEPTS WITHIN THE SPECIALTY. THE EXAMINATION COVERS DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PROBLEMS, BOTH SURGICAL AND NON-OPERATIVE, BASIC SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE, AND FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF HAND SURGERY. THE INTERPRETATION OF THE ILLUSTRATIVE MATERIAL (CLINICAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND RADIOGRAPHS) IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE EXAMINATION. THE JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY IS THE FLAGSHIP PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE HAND. THE JHS OFFERS ORIGINAL, PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES REFLECTING CLINICAL AND BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH AS WELL AS SURGICAL TECHNIQUES RELATED TO DISEASES AND CONDITIONS OF THE UPPER EXTREMITY. THE PUBLICATION CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 5,000 PAYING SUBSCRIBERS AND IS GIVEN TO ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE ASSH AS PART OF THEIR MEMBERSHIP. THE JOURNAL IS PUBLISHED BY ELSEVIER INC., THROUGH A LONG-TERM CONTRACT WITH THE HAND SOCIETY. ALL EDITORIAL TASKS ARE PERFORMED BY AN EDITOR IN CHARGE AND DEPUTY EDITORS WHO ARE ALL ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. OUR CONTRACT WITH ELSEVIER PROVIDES FOR GUARANTEED ROYALTIES WHICH PROVIDE A MAIN SOURCE OF THE SOCIETY'S REVENUE. PUBLICATIONS OFFERED BY ASSH INCLUDE THE ASSH TEXTBOOK WHICH IS COMPRISED OF 81 CHAPTERS THAT COMPREHENSIVELY COVER THE FULL CURRICULUM OF HAND AND UPPER EXTREMITY SURGERY, FEATURING OVER 2000 IMAGES AND NEARLY 140 TECHNIQUE VIDEOS. DOZENS OF INFORMATIONAL BROCHURES, TRADITIONAL PRINT AND E-BOOKS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS RELATED TO HAND AND UPPER EXTREMITY SURGERY.
IN 2019 ASSH CONTRIBUTED $3,200,000 TO AFSH. THROUGH THE COMBINED SUPPORT OF DONORS AND ASSH, AFSH WILL BE ABLE TO FURTHER THEIR FUNDING OF RESEARCH EFFORTS TO ENHANCE TREATMENT OF AND PREVENT HAND AND UPPER EXTREMITY DIFFICULTIES. FUNDING FOR EDUCATION OF HAND SURGEONS IS ALSO PROVIDED BY AFSH IN ORDER TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE SKILL SET OF HAND AND UPPER EXTREMITY SURGEONS. OUTREACH INITIATIVES ARE ALSO FUNDED BY THE SUPPORT OF DONORS AND ASSH. THESE INITIATIVES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, NUMEROUS MISSIONS TO UNDER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES TO PROVIDE FREE SURGERY AND CONSULTATION AND DOMESTIC OUTREACH DAYS TO PROVIDE FREE SERVICES IN VARIOUS CITIES THROUGHOUT THE US TO THOSE WITHOUT ACCESS TO HAND AND UPPER EXTREMITY CARE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mark C Anderson Fasae Cae | CEO/EXEC VP | 54.5 | $612,172 |
| Angie Legaspi | CHIEF MTGS AND EDUC OFFICE | 40 | $239,652 |
| Pamela Schroeder | DEPUTY EXEC VP | 45 | $201,951 |
| Jacob Adler | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | 40 | $183,814 |
| Tara Spiess | CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFIC | 39.75 | $156,963 |
| William Chandler | CFO | 39 | $154,669 |
| Danielle Roesmann | AFSH DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR | 23 | $68,456 |
| Jennifer Wolf Md | TREASURER | 15 | $55,000 |
| Warren Hammert Md | MEMBER-AT-LARGE | 7 | $40,000 |
| Tamara D Rozental | RESEARCH DIVISION DIRECTOR | 1 | $25,000 |
| Ryan Calfee | MEMBER-AT-LARGE | 10 | $20,000 |
| Dawn Laporte | MEMBER-AT-LARGE | 3 | $15,000 |
| Sanjeev Kakar Md | MEMBER-AT-LARGE | 1 | $5,000 |
| Stephen Mccollam | PRACTICE DIVISION DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Hausman Md | EDUCATION DIVISION DIRECTO | 1 | $0 |
| Martin Boyer Md Frcs | DEPUTY EXEC VP/ PRESIDENT ELECT | 1 | $0 |
| L Scott Levin Md Facs | PAST PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT | 14 | $0 |
| Kevin Chung | PRESIDENT ELECT/ VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| James Chang Md | PAST PRESIDENT | 14 | $0 |
| Jeffrey A Greenberg | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Fraser J Leversedge Md | RESEARCH DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Donald Lalonde | OUTREACH DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Donald H Lee Md | MEMBER-AT-LARGE | 1 | $0 |
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