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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.

Cardiothoracic Surgery Steering Committee:

  • Joline M. Bruder CPC-CTS®
  • Lisa M. Blankenship,CPC-CTS®
  • Lynn Rawlings, CPC-CTS®, CPC-EMS®, CPC-I®
  • Sheri Poe Bernard, CPC®, CPC-H®, CPC-P®

Ears, Nose, and Throat Steering Committee:

  • Candice Ruffing, CPC®
  • Jean Acevedo, LHRM, CPC®, CHC
  • Linda Kidd, CPC®
  • Maryann C. Palmeter, CPC®
  • Rhonda Buckholtz, CPC®, CPC-I®

Emergency Department Steering Committee:

  • Dennis Kikuno, CPC®, CPC-H®, CPC-ED®
  • Michael A. Granovsky, MD, CPC®, FACEP
  • Mary Ellen Fletcher, CPC®
  • Sarah Todt, RN, CPC-Ed®
  • Nicole Benjamin, CPC®

  • Shirley Bass, CPC®, CPC-P®

Evaluation and Management Steering Committee:

  • 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®, CPC-OBGYN®, CPC-E/M®
  • Stephanie Jones, CPC®, CPC-E/M®

General Surgery Steering Committee:

  • Connie Martin, CPC-GENSG®
  • Debra Good, CPC®, CPC-H®, CPC-P®, GENSG
  • Rhonda Buckholtz, CPC©, CPC-I©
  • Rebecca Queer, CPC®, CPC-E/M®
  • Shelly Bauguss, CPC®, CPC-GENSG®, CPC-ANEST®
  • Suzan Berman-Hvizdash, CPC-EM®, ED

OBGYN Steering Committee:

  • Deborah Grider, CPC©, CPC-H©, CPC-I
  • Melanie Witt, RN, CPC-OBGYN®
  • On W. Lim, MD, MBA, MMM, FACOG, CPC®
  • Pamelyn Yard, CPC®, CPC-I®
  • Theresa Powers, CPC®, CPC-I®, OBGYN

Family Practice Steering Committee:

  • Debbie Cooper, CPC®, CPC-FP®
  • LuAnn Jenkins, CPC®, CPC-FP®, CPC-E/M®
  • Ann Silvia, CPC®, CPC-I®, CPC-FP®
  • Michael Sterns, MD, CPC-FP®
  • Carrie Severson, BSN, CPC®, CPC-H®

Internal Medicine Steering Committee:

  • Kelli Annis, CPC®, CPC-IM®, CPC-E/M®
  • Bruce Rappoport, MD, CPC®, CPC-IM®
  • Lisa Sowers, CPC®, CPC-IM®, CPC-E/M®
  • Jill Young, CPC®, CPC-IM®, CPC-ED®
  • Carrie Severson, BSN, CPC®, CPC-H®
 
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