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AAPC Specialty Exam Steering Committee
Serving as a member on the AAPC Specialty Exam Steering Committee is an important leadership position in the coding community. Committee members are conducting important official business for the members of the AAPC by contributing to the advancement of national coding and billing accuracy by way of trusted certification testing. AAPC Specialty Exam Steering Committee members represent the expertise and experience to enrich the test development process with current industry knowledge and different points of view.
Ambulatory Surgery Steering Committee (CASCC™):
- Michael Miscoe, JD, CPC®, CHCC, CRA
- Susan M. Howe, RHIT, CCS
- Reacal Martin, CPC®
- Joyce Jones, CPC®, CPC-H®, CPC-I®
- Donna SanGiovanni, CPC®
Anesthesia and Pain Management (CANPC™):
- Lindsay Anne Jenkins, CRNA, CPC®, CPC-H®, CPC-I®
- Lisa Zigarovich, CPC®
- Raemarie Jimenez, CPC®
- Michele Deleonibus, CPC®
Cardiology Steering Committee (CCC™):
- Jim Collins, CPC®, CCC™, CHCC
- Carolyn McLaughlin, CPC®
- Kimberly Floyd Waldman, CPC®, CCC™, CPC-H®
- Belinda Inabinet, CPC®, CCC™
- Salet Handley, CPC®, CCVTC™
- Anne C. Karl, RHIA, CPC®, RHIA, CCS-P, ACS-CA
Cardiothoracic Surgery Steering Committee (CCVTC™):
- Joline M. Bruder CCVTC™
- Lisa M. Blankenship, CCVTC™
- Lynn Rawlings, CCVTC™, CEMC™, CPC-I®
- Sheri Poe Bernard, CPC®, CPC-H®, CPC-P®
Ears, Nose, and Throat Steering Committee (CENTC™) :
- Candice Ruffing, CPC®
- Jean Acevedo, LHRM, CPC®, CHC
- Linda Kidd, CPC®
- Maryann C. Palmeter, CPC®
- Rhonda Buckholtz, CPC®, CPC-I®
Emergency Department Steering Committee (CEDC™):
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Dennis Kikuno, CPC®, CPC-H®, CEDC™
- Michael A. Granovsky, MD, CPC®, FACEP
- Mary Ellen Fletcher, CPC®
- Sarah Todt, RN, CEDC™
- Nicole Benjamin, CPC®
- Shirley Bass, CPC®, CPC-P®
Evaluation and Management Steering Committee (CEMC™):
- Dennis P.H. Mihale, MD, MBA
- Kimberly D. Perazzoli, CPC®, CPC-I®, CCP
- Maggie Mac, CMM, CPC®, CMSCS, CCP, ICCE
- On W. Lim, MD, MBA, MMM, FACOG, CPC®, COBGC™, CEMC™
- Stephanie Jones, CPC®, CEMC™
Family Practice Steering Committee (CFPC™):
- Debbie Cooper, CPC®, CFPC™
- LuAnn Jenkins, CPC®, CFPC™, CEMC™
- Ann Silvia, CPC®, CPC-I®, CFPC™
- Michael Sterns, MD, CFPC™
- Carrie Severson, BSN, CPC®, CPC-H®
Gastrointestinal Steering Committee (CGIC™):
- Nina Leeth, CPC®, CGIC™
- Marilou Key, CPC®, CGIC™
- Catherine Gray, CPC®, CGIC™
- Laurette Pitman, CPC-H®, CGIC™
- Sheri Bernard, CPC®, CPC-H®, CPC-P®
General Surgery Steering Committee (CGSC™):
- Connie Martin, CGSC™
- Debra Good, CPC®, CPC-H®, CPC-P®, GENSG
- Rhonda Buckholtz, CPC®, CPC-I®
- Rebecca Queer, CPC®, CEMC™
- Shelly Bauguss, CPC®, CGSC™, CANPC™
- Suzan Berman-Hvizdash, CEMC™, ED
- Debra Mariani, CPC®
Internal Medicine Steering Committee (CIMC™):
- Kelli Annis, CPC®, CIMC™, CEMC™
- Bruce Rappoport, MD, CPC®, CIMC™
- Lisa Sowers, CPC®, CIMC™, CEMC™
- Jill Young, CPC®, CIMC™, CEDC™
- Carrie Severson, BSN, CPC®, CPC-H®
- Jackie Stack, CEMC™, CPC-I®
OBGYN Steering Committee (COBGC™):
- Deborah Grider, CPC®, CPC-H®, CPC-I®
- Melanie Witt, RN, COBGC™
- On W. Lim, MD, MBA, MMM, FACOG, CPC®
- Pamelyn Yard, CPC®, CPC-I®
- Theresa Powers, CPC®, CPC-I®, OBGYN
- Michelle Davis, CPC®, COBGC™
Orthopaedics Steering Committee (COSC™):
- Lynn Anderanin, CPC®, CPC-I®
- Leslie Follebout, CPC®, COSC™
- Michelle Lian, CPC®, CASCC™, CEMC™, COSC™
- Heidi Stout, CPC®
- Brad Ericson, CPC®, COSC™
Pediatrics Steering Committee (CPEDC™):
- Jackie Stack, CEMC™, CPC-I®
- Cassandra Endres, CPC®
- Becky Dolan, CPC®
- Teri Salus, CPC®
- Dr. Jamie Calabrese
- Rhonda Buckholtz, CPC®, CPC-I®
Urology Steering Committee (CUC™):
- Michael Miscoe, JD, CPC®, CHCC, CRA
- Sharon Williamson, CPC®, CHCC
- M. Ryan Poston, CPC®