BOARD
Karyn Butler MD FACS FCCM
Dr. Butler was born in NYC, received her B.S. from Tuskegee University and her M.D. from Morehouse School of Medicine. She completed her surgical training at Howard University Hospital and fellowship in Trauma/Critical Care at UMD-New Jersey Medical School and a NIH Trauma Research Fellowship at the University of Colorado. She is currently Medical Director of Surgical Critical Care at Abington Jefferson-Health and Professor of Surgery at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Butler has won many awards for teaching and research, has served on multiple study sections for the NIH and military, and has over 100 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts and media reports. Dr. Butler is a member of many societies, has served on numerous national committees and has mentored trainees who have pursued academic careers in Acute Care Surgery. She is a leader in the integration of teams to improve ICU quality of care.
Jerome Byam MD FACS
Dr. Byam is an acute care general surgeon with Johns Hopkins School of Medicine at Suburban Hospital in the Washington DC area. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, attended medical school at Meharry Medical College, and completed residency at the University of Louisville and a fellowship in abdominal transplant surgery at the University of Chicago. Dr. Byam has been a member of PJE since its inception and has served in multiple capacities within the organization.
Roberta Gebhard DO
Dr. Gebhard is a family practice physician, living in Grand Island, New York and currently a volunteer faculty member at SUNY Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. She was the 2019 to 2020 national president of the American Medical Women’s Association, and the founder of the AMWA Gender Equity Task Force in 2020. Dr. Gebhard was the AMWA representative to the American Medical Association Women Physician Section Governing Council from 2019-2023. She was on the Advisory Board of TIMESUP Healthcare 2018-2030. Her passion is Gender Equity in medicine and ensuring that ALL women physicians have equal pay, equal access to resources, and equal opportunity for advancement and promotion. Receiving her BS in Biology and BA in Psychology, Dr Gebhard graduated from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her family medicine residency at the Mid-Hudson Family Medicine Residency Program.
Pringl Miller MD FACS
Dr. Miller is a board-certified general surgeon and hospice & palliative medicine specialist with additional fellowship training in clinical medical ethics. The inequities faced and witnessed during her 25-year career, inspired and informed founding Physician Just Equity. Dr. Miller believes it is imperative that physicians and surgeons who experience harassment, discrimination, and retaliation be supported while navigating these harmful workplace injustices. A thriving diverse workforce is integral to achieving optimal population health. If countless physicians and surgeons encounter unethical and unlawful personal attacks based on who they are and what honorable and ethical principles, they stand for we will never realize excellence and equity in healthcare access and delivery.
Sudeep Taksali MD MHA FAAOS
Sudeep Taksali, MD, MHA, is a board-certified orthopedic trauma surgeon who serves in leadership roles within his health system. Dr. Taksali has held leadership roles across institutional, state, and national levels, contributing to initiatives that advance professionalism, patient safety, and physician accountability. His work in medical regulation has provided him with a nuanced understanding of investigative and disciplinary processes, ethical leadership, and policy development. Dr. Taksali serves on the board of Physician Just Equity and volunteers as a Peer Supporter. He is deeply committed to fostering a culture of respect, inclusion, and equity, and to supporting physicians who have experienced bias, bullying, harassment, or discrimination.