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 the history of ASMBS.

Edward E. Mason, MD, PhD
1983-1985

John D. Halverson, MD
1985-1987

J. Patrick O’Leary, MD
1987-1989

Cornelius Doherty, MD
1989-1990

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

John H. Linner, MD
1991-1992

Boyd E. Terry, MD
1992-1993

Otto L. Willbanks, MD
1993-1994

Alex M.C. Macgregor, MD
1995-1996

Kenneth G. MacDonald, MD
1996-1997

S. Ross Fox, MD
1997-1998

Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD
1998-1999

Latham Flanagan, Jr., MD
1999-2000

Robert E. Brolin, MD
2000-2001

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

Walter J. Pories, MD
2002-2003

Alan C. Wittgrove, MD
2003-2004

Harvey J. Sugerman, MD
2004-2005

Neil Hutcher, MD
2005-2006

Philip R. Schauer, MD
2006-2007

Kelvin Higa, MD
2007-2008

Scott Shikora, MD
2008-2009

John Baker, MD
2009-2010

Bruce Wolfe, MD
2010-2011

Robin Blackstone, MD
2011-2012

Jaime Ponce, MD
2012-2013

Ninh Nguyen, MD
2013-2014

John Morton, MD
2014-2015

Raul Rosenthal, MD FASMBS
2015-2016

Stacy Brethauer, MD FASMBS
2016-2017

Samer Mattar, MD
2017-2018

Eric DeMaria, MD FASMBS
2018-2019

Matthew Hutter, MD MPH FASMBS
2020-2021

Shanu N. Kothari, MD FASMBS
2021-2022

Teresa LaMasters, MD FACS DABOM FASMBS
2022-2023

Marina Kurian, MD FACS DABOM DABS-FPMBS FASMBS
2023-2024

Ann Rogers

Ann M. Rogers, MD FACS FASMBS DABS-FPMBS
2024-2025

Richard Peterson, MD MPH FACS FASMBS DABS-FPMBS
Current President
2025-2026