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US nonprofit · EIN 113824510 · Lexington, KYiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 113824510) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

American Assoication of Endocrine Surgeons' network

19 people2 organisationsi19 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (19). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

19 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 19 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Barbra Miller Term Ended May 2025Company secretary2025
1 yr
Benjamin JamesCouncilor2024
2 yrs
Carmen SolorzanoPast President2018
8 yrs
Carrie CunninghamCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Cord Sturgeon MD (also filed as Cord Sturgeon)Past President2022
4 yrs
David SchneiderCouncilor2024
2 yrs
David Velzquez-FernndezCouncilor2025
1 yr
James HoweVice President2018
8 yrs
Jennifer KUO Term Ended May 2025Councilor2025
1 yr
Joyce ShinCouncilor2024
2 yrs
Linwah YIPTreasurer2024
2 yrs
Masha LivhitsCouncilor2024
2 yrs
Paul Gauger MD (also filed as Paul Gauger)President Elect2018
8 yrs
Rachel KelzRecorder2023
3 yrs
Rebecca SippelPast President2018
8 yrs
Sareh ParangiPresident2018
8 yrs
Scott WilhelmCouncilor2024
2 yrs
Thomas Fahey Term Ended May 2025Past President2025
1 yr
WEN Shen Term Ended May 2025Vice President2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 19 →

Officers and senior leadership

6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Barbra MillerCompany secretary2023
Carmen SolorzanoPresident-El2023
Cord Sturgeon MDPresident2023
Kepal Patel MDRecorder2023
Mira MilasVice Preside2023
Tracy Wang MD MPHTreasurer2023

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Sareh ParangiPresident1.5$0
Paul GaugerPresident Elect1$0
James HoweVice President0.5$0
Linwah YipTreasurer0.5$0
Rachel KelzRecorder1$0
Carrie CunninghamSecretary2$0
Scott WilhelmCouncilor0.5$0
Rebecca SippelPast President0.5$0
Masha LivhitsCouncilor0.5$0
Joyce ShinCouncilor0.5$0
David Velzquez-FernndezCouncilor0.5$0
David SchneiderCouncilor0.5$0
Cord SturgeonPast President0.5$0
Carmen SolorzanoPast President0.5$0
Benjamin JamesCouncilor0.5$0
Wen Shen Term Ended May 2025Vice President0.5$0
Thomas Fahey Term Ended May 2025Past President0.5$0
Jennifer Kuo Term Ended May 2025Councilor0.5$0
Barbra Miller Term Ended May 2025Secretary2$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
American Assoication of Endocrine Surgeons
EIN
113824510
Address
201 E Main St Ste 810, Lexington, KY, 40507-2010
State
Kentucky
Mission
Advance the science and art of endocrine surgery through education. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
E03 Health care
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Health Care
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2006
Principal officer
Linwah Yip MD (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 2008
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsCarmen Solorzano
≥8years on the filingsJames Howe
≥8years on the filingsPaul Gauger MD
≥8years on the filingsRebecca Sippel

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.5m
Total liabilities
$123k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.4m
Contributions and grants received
$400k
Program service revenue
$439k
Employees
0
Volunteers
15

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$878k$620k$258k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.