Dr. Jo Buyske has been on staff at the ABS since 2008, initially as an associate executive director and director of evaluation. She was named executive director in 2017, and president and chief executive officer in 2019. Prior to that, Dr. Buyske was chief of surgery and director of minimally invasive surgery at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia, and faculty at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Still clinically active, she remains on staff at the university as an adjunct professor of surgery. Her clinical experience focuses on applications of minimally invasive surgery to all areas of general and gastrointestinal surgery. Originally from New Jersey, she attended medical school at Columbia University and completed her general surgery residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She began her career at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Massachusetts, before coming to Philadelphia. Dr. Buyske is a past president of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons and a former ABS director. She was elected to the ABS in 2006, serving on the board of directors for two years before being hired as associate executive director. Dr. Buyske is also on the board of directors of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), ensuring that the voice of the surgical community is heard in ABMS deliberations. She is certified by the ABS in general surgery.
Selected publications from PubMed
Experience With EPAs During the Year of Progressive Engagement.
Brasel KJ, Scott-Smith C, Barry C, Lindeman B, Sarosi G, Minter R, Jones A, Mellinger J, Buyske J
J Surg Educ. 2025 Dec;82(12):103713 doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2025.103713.
Practice Readiness of Chief Residents in a National Sample During the First Year of EPA Assessments.
Lindeman B, Scott-Smith C, Jones A, Sarosi GA Jr, Minter RM, Jung S, Jesneck J, Thanawala R, Mellinger JD, Buyske J, Brasel KJ
Ann Surg. 2025 Oct 1;282(4):601-607 doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006839.
Impact of perceived attending consistency on general surgery resident feedback satisfaction in a national sample.
Muñoz Wilson DD, Akhund R, McLeod MC, Jones A, Sarosi G, Brasel K, Minter RM, Mellinger J, Buyske J, Lindeman B
Am J Surg. 2025 Aug;246:116262 doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116262.
Feedback Perceived by General Surgery Residents: What is the Influence of Program Characteristics?
Akhund R, Wilson DDM, McLeod MC, Jones AT, Sarosi G, Brasel K, Minter RM, Mellinger J, Buyske J, Lindeman B
J Surg Educ. 2025 Jun;82(6):103508 doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2025.103508.
Analysis of Surgeon and Program Characteristics Associated with Success on American Board of Surgery Examination Outcomes.
Barry CL, Jones AT, Rubright JD, Ibáñez B, Abouljoud MS, Berman RS, Berry C, Dent DL, Buyske J
J Am Coll Surg. 2025 Feb 1;240(2):136-147 doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001209.
This sixth program in our 2021 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Series features global healthcare leaders who will share their extensive experiences and incisive insights on a wide range of successfully implemented DEI programs for medical students. Residents, physicians, surgeons, other caregivers, and patients will be discussed by world-renowned faculty.
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Nov 2021
Maintaining and enhancing surgeon wellness. Dr. Tan Arulampalam (UK), Advancing science. Dr. Kenneth W. Sharp (USA), Challenges in the assessment of resident education. Dr. Jo Buyske (USA), Maintaining effective communication, Dr. Paula Ferrada (USA), Addressing and mitigating health care disparities, Dr. Wayne Meredith (USA), Impact on education. Dr. Ajit Sachdeva (USA), J&J meeting surgeons / future leaders (residents, fellows) evolving education needs. Mr. Vladimir Makatsaria (USA), Discussion. All faculty moderated by Dr Steven Wexner (USA) and Dr Patricia Turner (USA). Faculty: Dr. Tan Arulampalam (UK). Professor of Surgery, Colchester General Hospital. Dr. Jo Buyske (USA). Executive Director of the American Board of Surgery, Past President of SAGES. Dr. Kenneth W. Sharp. MD, Professor of Surgery, Vice-Chair for Faculty Affairs, Department of Surgery, VUMC. Dr. Paula Ferrada (USA). Professor of Surgery, Director Trauma and Surgical ICU, Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Wayne Meredith (USA). President of the American College of Surgeons, Chair of General Surgery and Director of Surgical Sciences at Wake Forest Baptist Health, Founding Executive Director of the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma. Dr. Ajit Sachdeva (USA). Director of the American College of Surgeons Division of Education. Dr. Patricia Turner (USA). Director, Division of Member Services, American College of Surgeons; past Chair, AMA Council on Medical Education; past Chair, Surgical Section, National Medical Association; past President, Society of Black Academic Surgeons; and Member, Board of Directors, Council on Medical Specialty Societies. Dr. Steven Wexner (USA). Director, Digestive Disease Institute, Chair, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Vice-Chair, Board of Regents, American College of Surgeons. Mr. Vladimir Makatsaria (USA). Company Group Chairman, Ethicon (J&J).
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Jan 2021
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