Director-Elect Robert Isaak, D.O., FASA, Officially Join ABA Board of Directors

We are pleased to announce that Robert Isaak, D.O., FASA, following the fall 2024 Board Meeting, has officially begun his term on the ABA Board of Directors.

Dr. Isaak is a professor of anesthesiology and vice chair of education at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill’s Department of Anesthesiology. He also serves as the director of simulation and section chief of liver transplant and vascular anesthesiology. Clinically, Dr. Isaak’s interests include caring for patients undergoing liver transplantation surgery, vascular surgery, major oncological surgery and regional anesthesia in the ambulatory surgery setting.

His research focuses on topics related to medical education, both for formative and summative assessment. He has done extensive work in developing and validating the OSCE for both the Department of Anesthesiology at UNC and at the ABA. A large amount of his non-clinical time has been spent researching and publishing work on the care of patients undergoing vascular surgery, patients who are cared for as part of an ERAS pathway, and various quality improvement projects.

We sincerely thank Robert R. Gaiser, M.D. for his service on the Board of Directors. We are grateful for his dedication to our mission for the duration of his tenure on the Board of Directors and look forward to his continued involvement as our Executive Director of Professional Affairs.