April 8, 2019
Re: Kathryn Dirkes Bass, M.D.
Thank you for your recent inquiry to the American Board of Surgery (ABS) regarding the certification status of the
above named surgeon. The specific status of this surgeon with the ABS is listed below.
Surgery

Current Status: Certified
Meeting CC Requirements

Certificate #042956
Initial Certification Date: February 11, 1998
Reverification Date: December 31, 2019

Pediatric Surgery

Current Status: Certified
Meeting CC Requirements

Certificate #000880
Initial Certification Date: March 29, 2004
Expiration Date: December 31, 2024

THE REVERIFICATION DATE (ABOVE) IS PROVIDED FOR CREDENTIALING PURPOSES.
As part of the ABS’s Continuous Certification Program, Board certification is contingent upon meeting the ongoing
requirements of the program. Surgeons who were initially certified and/or took the continuous certification
assessment after September 2018 are issued certificates with no end dates to certification. For surgeons without an
expiration date on their certification(s), annual primary source verification on or immediately after the reverification
date (annually on December 31) is necessary to accurately determine a surgeon’s current certification status.

Please inform us immediately if your information differs from what we have supplied above. If you have questions
regarding this information, please contact the ABS office.

Jo Buyske, M.D.
Executive Director

1617 John F. Kennedy Boulevard Suite 860 • Philadelphia, PA 19103 • ph. 215.568.4000 • www.absurgery.org