Welcome New Directors

Welcome New Directors

The American Board of Plastic Surgery is pleased to introduce three new directors who joined the Board in May 2023. All ABPS directors (non-public members) are currently certified by the ABPS and meeting requirements of the Continuous Certification program. They will each serve a six-year term. All directors of the Board serve voluntarily and without remuneration.

 Amanda A. Gosman, M.D.

 San Diego, CA

 Dr. Gosman is Professor and Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery at UC San Diego School of Medicine.  She serves as Director for the Plastic Surgery Residency Program and Director of the Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery Fellowship Program. She is Chief of Plastic Surgery at Rady Children’s Hospital and Director of the Fresh Start Clinic for Craniofacial Anomalies at Rady Children’s Hospital. She has served in numerous national plastic surgery leadership roles including Chair of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Ethics Committee and Judicial Council, and Co-Editor of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open Journal. Dr. Gosman attended medical school at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She completed both general surgery and plastic surgery residencies at University of Texas Southwestern. She also completed a fellowship in Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery at University of Texas Southwestern. Dr. Gosman was certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery in 2007.

 C. Scott Hultman, M.D.

 Raleigh, NC

 Dr. Hultman is Professor of Surgery at Campbell University and Adjunct Professor of Plastic Surgery at Johns Hopkins University. He also serves as Director for the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at WakeMed Health and Hospitals. Dr. Hultman attended medical school at the University of Pittsburgh. He completed general surgery residency training at University of North Carolina and plastic surgery residency training at Emory University. He returned to UNC to complete fellowship training in Surgical Critical Care and Burn Surgery. Dr. Hultman was certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery in 2001. He is also certified by the American Board of Surgery in general surgery and surgical critical care.

 Galen Perdikis, M.D.

 Nashville, TN

 Dr. Perdikis is Professor and Chair of Plastic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Southeastern Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons, the Board of Governors for ASPS PlastiPAC and is on the Editorial Board for the Aesthetic Surgery Journal. Dr. Perdikis attended medical school at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. He completed general surgery residency training at Creighton University followed by plastic surgery residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He returned to Creighton University to complete a research fellowship. Dr. Perdikis was certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery in 2002.