News From the College

Frank R. Lewis, MD, FACS, executive director of the American Board of Surgery (ABS), announced that he will retire from the organization at the end of 2017. The ABS will conduct a national recruitment process to identify his successor, with the goal of having that individual in place in late June.

Dr. Lewis, who joined the ABS as executive director in 2002, guided the society through many significant initiatives and changes, including the creation of the Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE), development of a primary certificate in vascular surgery, establishment of flexible rotations in residency training, and the subsequent design and implementation of the Flexibility In duty hour Requirements for Surgical Trainees (FIRST) Trial, among others.

In addition, Dr. Lewis is past chair of the ABS and the Residency Review Committee for Surgery of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Dr. Lewis also served as 1995-1996 First Vice-President of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and as the 1991-1993 Chair of the ACS Board of Governors. Read more about Dr. Lewis’ retirement and accomplishments on the ABS website at www.absurgery.org/default.jsp?news_lewis0117.

Frank R. Lewis, MD, FACS, executive director of the American Board of Surgery (ABS), announced that he will retire from the organization at the end of 2017. The ABS will conduct a national recruitment process to identify his successor, with the goal of having that individual in place in late June.

Dr. Lewis, who joined the ABS as executive director in 2002, guided the society through many significant initiatives and changes, including the creation of the Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE), development of a primary certificate in vascular surgery, establishment of flexible rotations in residency training, and the subsequent design and implementation of the Flexibility In duty hour Requirements for Surgical Trainees (FIRST) Trial, among others.

In addition, Dr. Lewis is past chair of the ABS and the Residency Review Committee for Surgery of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Dr. Lewis also served as 1995-1996 First Vice-President of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and as the 1991-1993 Chair of the ACS Board of Governors. Read more about Dr. Lewis’ retirement and accomplishments on the ABS website at www.absurgery.org/default.jsp?news_lewis0117.

Frank R. Lewis, MD, FACS, executive director of the American Board of Surgery (ABS), announced that he will retire from the organization at the end of 2017. The ABS will conduct a national recruitment process to identify his successor, with the goal of having that individual in place in late June.

Dr. Lewis, who joined the ABS as executive director in 2002, guided the society through many significant initiatives and changes, including the creation of the Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE), development of a primary certificate in vascular surgery, establishment of flexible rotations in residency training, and the subsequent design and implementation of the Flexibility In duty hour Requirements for Surgical Trainees (FIRST) Trial, among others.

In addition, Dr. Lewis is past chair of the ABS and the Residency Review Committee for Surgery of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Dr. Lewis also served as 1995-1996 First Vice-President of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and as the 1991-1993 Chair of the ACS Board of Governors. Read more about Dr. Lewis’ retirement and accomplishments on the ABS website at www.absurgery.org/default.jsp?news_lewis0117.

The Children’s Surgical Verification (CSV) Program has announced that pre-application is now available and open online, which can be accessed at facs.org/quality-programs/childrens-surgery/childrens-surgery-verification/apply. All interested sites are welcome to complete the pre-application, but note that to be approved for site verification centers must meet all of the program standards and intend to actively pursue verification for the level sought before submitting a pre-application. Pre-review questionnaires are posted for each level of certification.

The American College of Surgeons, in collaboration with the Task Force for Children’s Surgical Care, developed the CSV standards to improve surgical care for pediatric surgical patients. These standards are the nation’s first and only multispecialty benchmarks for verifying an institution’s ability to provide appropriate levels of children’s surgical care. The program evaluates three levels of care, aligned to the standards and expected scope of practice at the pediatric hospital. The CSV Program verifies that participating centers have met these standards.

Visit the Children’s Surgery Verification Program at facs.org/quality-programs/childrens-surgery/childrens-surgery-verification for more information, or contact the program team at [email protected] with any questions.

The Children’s Surgical Verification (CSV) Program has announced that pre-application is now available and open online, which can be accessed at facs.org/quality-programs/childrens-surgery/childrens-surgery-verification/apply. All interested sites are welcome to complete the pre-application, but note that to be approved for site verification centers must meet all of the program standards and intend to actively pursue verification for the level sought before submitting a pre-application. Pre-review questionnaires are posted for each level of certification.

The American College of Surgeons, in collaboration with the Task Force for Children’s Surgical Care, developed the CSV standards to improve surgical care for pediatric surgical patients. These standards are the nation’s first and only multispecialty benchmarks for verifying an institution’s ability to provide appropriate levels of children’s surgical care. The program evaluates three levels of care, aligned to the standards and expected scope of practice at the pediatric hospital. The CSV Program verifies that participating centers have met these standards.

Visit the Children’s Surgery Verification Program at facs.org/quality-programs/childrens-surgery/childrens-surgery-verification for more information, or contact the program team at [email protected] with any questions.

The Children’s Surgical Verification (CSV) Program has announced that pre-application is now available and open online, which can be accessed at facs.org/quality-programs/childrens-surgery/childrens-surgery-verification/apply. All interested sites are welcome to complete the pre-application, but note that to be approved for site verification centers must meet all of the program standards and intend to actively pursue verification for the level sought before submitting a pre-application. Pre-review questionnaires are posted for each level of certification.

The American College of Surgeons, in collaboration with the Task Force for Children’s Surgical Care, developed the CSV standards to improve surgical care for pediatric surgical patients. These standards are the nation’s first and only multispecialty benchmarks for verifying an institution’s ability to provide appropriate levels of children’s surgical care. The program evaluates three levels of care, aligned to the standards and expected scope of practice at the pediatric hospital. The CSV Program verifies that participating centers have met these standards.

Visit the Children’s Surgery Verification Program at facs.org/quality-programs/childrens-surgery/childrens-surgery-verification for more information, or contact the program team at [email protected] with any questions.

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is accepting applications for the 2018-2020 Clinical Scholars in Residence Program, a two-year fellowship in surgical outcomes research, health services research, and health care policy performed on-site at the ACS headquarters, Chicago, IL. Applications are due April 3, 2017, and the scholar begins work July 1, 2018. Applicants must have completed two years of clinical training, be U.S. citizens, and obtain two years of program funding from their home institution or other granting agency. Applicants also must be members in good standing of the College.

The Clinical Scholar will have the opportunity to work in multiple areas within the ACS Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care to advance the College’s quality improvement initiatives and to perform research relevant to ongoing projects within the organization. Participants also will earn a master’s degree in public health in their two years with the program. The Clinical Scholar will receive strong mentorship in clinical, statistical, and health services research. Previous ACS Clinical Scholars in Residence have reported excellent, productive experiences that have allowed them to launch successful careers in this field.

Important dates for this position are as follows:

• Application deadline: April 3, 2017

• Interview notification: May 1, 2017

• Interview process: May 1-31, 2017

• Notification of appointment: June 9, 2017

• Starting date: July 1, 2018

For more information about the program and the application requirements, go to the program web page at facs.org/quality-programs/about/clinical-scholars-program/details. If you have additional questions, contact the ACS Clinical Scholars in Residence Program at [email protected].

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is accepting applications for the 2018-2020 Clinical Scholars in Residence Program, a two-year fellowship in surgical outcomes research, health services research, and health care policy performed on-site at the ACS headquarters, Chicago, IL. Applications are due April 3, 2017, and the scholar begins work July 1, 2018. Applicants must have completed two years of clinical training, be U.S. citizens, and obtain two years of program funding from their home institution or other granting agency. Applicants also must be members in good standing of the College.

The Clinical Scholar will have the opportunity to work in multiple areas within the ACS Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care to advance the College’s quality improvement initiatives and to perform research relevant to ongoing projects within the organization. Participants also will earn a master’s degree in public health in their two years with the program. The Clinical Scholar will receive strong mentorship in clinical, statistical, and health services research. Previous ACS Clinical Scholars in Residence have reported excellent, productive experiences that have allowed them to launch successful careers in this field.

Important dates for this position are as follows:

• Application deadline: April 3, 2017

• Interview notification: May 1, 2017

• Interview process: May 1-31, 2017

• Notification of appointment: June 9, 2017

• Starting date: July 1, 2018

For more information about the program and the application requirements, go to the program web page at facs.org/quality-programs/about/clinical-scholars-program/details. If you have additional questions, contact the ACS Clinical Scholars in Residence Program at [email protected].

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is accepting applications for the 2018-2020 Clinical Scholars in Residence Program, a two-year fellowship in surgical outcomes research, health services research, and health care policy performed on-site at the ACS headquarters, Chicago, IL. Applications are due April 3, 2017, and the scholar begins work July 1, 2018. Applicants must have completed two years of clinical training, be U.S. citizens, and obtain two years of program funding from their home institution or other granting agency. Applicants also must be members in good standing of the College.

The Clinical Scholar will have the opportunity to work in multiple areas within the ACS Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care to advance the College’s quality improvement initiatives and to perform research relevant to ongoing projects within the organization. Participants also will earn a master’s degree in public health in their two years with the program. The Clinical Scholar will receive strong mentorship in clinical, statistical, and health services research. Previous ACS Clinical Scholars in Residence have reported excellent, productive experiences that have allowed them to launch successful careers in this field.

Important dates for this position are as follows:

• Application deadline: April 3, 2017

• Interview notification: May 1, 2017

• Interview process: May 1-31, 2017

• Notification of appointment: June 9, 2017

• Starting date: July 1, 2018

For more information about the program and the application requirements, go to the program web page at facs.org/quality-programs/about/clinical-scholars-program/details. If you have additional questions, contact the ACS Clinical Scholars in Residence Program at [email protected].

Your colleagues already have a lot to say in 2017. Here are the top discussion threads in ACS Communities just prior to press time (communities in which the threads appear are listed in parentheses):

Your colleagues already have a lot to say in 2017. Here are the top discussion threads in ACS Communities just prior to press time (communities in which the threads appear are listed in parentheses):

Your colleagues already have a lot to say in 2017. Here are the top discussion threads in ACS Communities just prior to press time (communities in which the threads appear are listed in parentheses):

The January issue of ACS Surgery News is available on the website. This month’s issue features a special report on burnout. A new paradigm of burnout is emerging: The roots of the problem may be institutional. Addressing physician burnout must begin with recognition of the challenge and a commitment to change from the top levels of management, according to a study by Tait D. Shanafelt, MD, and John Noseworthy, MD, of the Mayo Clinic.

The January issue of ACS Surgery News is available on the website. This month’s issue features a special report on burnout. A new paradigm of burnout is emerging: The roots of the problem may be institutional. Addressing physician burnout must begin with recognition of the challenge and a commitment to change from the top levels of management, according to a study by Tait D. Shanafelt, MD, and John Noseworthy, MD, of the Mayo Clinic.

The January issue of ACS Surgery News is available on the website. This month’s issue features a special report on burnout. A new paradigm of burnout is emerging: The roots of the problem may be institutional. Addressing physician burnout must begin with recognition of the challenge and a commitment to change from the top levels of management, according to a study by Tait D. Shanafelt, MD, and John Noseworthy, MD, of the Mayo Clinic.

Barbara Lee Bass, MD, FACS, the John F. and Carolyn Bookout Distinguished Endowed Chair and chair, department of surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, TX, was elected President-Elect of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) at the October 19 Annual Business Meeting of the Members. Dr. Bass is executive director, Houston Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation and Education (MITIE), a state-of-the-art education and research facility developed to safely train practicing health care professionals in new technologies and procedures. She is professor of surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, and senior member of the Houston Methodist Hospital Research Institute. A Fellow of the College since 1988, former ACS Regent, and former ACS Governor, Dr. Bass is the recipient of the 2013 ACS Distinguished Service Award—the College’s highest honor.

The First Vice-President-Elect is Charles D. Mabry, MD, FACS, a general surgeon from Pine Bluff, AR, and associate professor of surgery and practice management advisor to the chair, department of surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock. He is medical director of quality, Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Pine Bluff, and serves on the Arkansas Governor’s Trauma Advisory Committee, chairing the Committee’s Quality Improvement Subcommittee. He is Chairman of the Board for the Arkansas Preferred Provider Organization. Dr. Mabry has served on the ACS Young Surgeons Committee, as an ACS representative on the American Medical Association Relative Value Update Committee, as a member of the General Surgery Coding and Reimbursement Committee, and as an ACS Regent.

The Second Vice-President-Elect is Basil A. Pruitt, Jr., MD, FACS, FCCM, MCCM, the Dr. Ferdinand P. Herff Chair in Surgery, clinical professor of surgery, department of surgery, trauma division, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, and professor of surgery at USUHS. Dr. Pruitt is an esteemed leader in four broad areas: burn, trauma, injury, and critical care surgery; biomedical research and scholarship; organizational leadership and development; and mentorship. He is a former ACS Governor, Scudder Orator, and Excelsior Surgical Society/Edward D. Churchill Lecturer.
 

Barbara Lee Bass, MD, FACS, the John F. and Carolyn Bookout Distinguished Endowed Chair and chair, department of surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, TX, was elected President-Elect of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) at the October 19 Annual Business Meeting of the Members. Dr. Bass is executive director, Houston Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation and Education (MITIE), a state-of-the-art education and research facility developed to safely train practicing health care professionals in new technologies and procedures. She is professor of surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, and senior member of the Houston Methodist Hospital Research Institute. A Fellow of the College since 1988, former ACS Regent, and former ACS Governor, Dr. Bass is the recipient of the 2013 ACS Distinguished Service Award—the College’s highest honor.

The First Vice-President-Elect is Charles D. Mabry, MD, FACS, a general surgeon from Pine Bluff, AR, and associate professor of surgery and practice management advisor to the chair, department of surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock. He is medical director of quality, Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Pine Bluff, and serves on the Arkansas Governor’s Trauma Advisory Committee, chairing the Committee’s Quality Improvement Subcommittee. He is Chairman of the Board for the Arkansas Preferred Provider Organization. Dr. Mabry has served on the ACS Young Surgeons Committee, as an ACS representative on the American Medical Association Relative Value Update Committee, as a member of the General Surgery Coding and Reimbursement Committee, and as an ACS Regent.

The Second Vice-President-Elect is Basil A. Pruitt, Jr., MD, FACS, FCCM, MCCM, the Dr. Ferdinand P. Herff Chair in Surgery, clinical professor of surgery, department of surgery, trauma division, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, and professor of surgery at USUHS. Dr. Pruitt is an esteemed leader in four broad areas: burn, trauma, injury, and critical care surgery; biomedical research and scholarship; organizational leadership and development; and mentorship. He is a former ACS Governor, Scudder Orator, and Excelsior Surgical Society/Edward D. Churchill Lecturer.
 

Barbara Lee Bass, MD, FACS, the John F. and Carolyn Bookout Distinguished Endowed Chair and chair, department of surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, TX, was elected President-Elect of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) at the October 19 Annual Business Meeting of the Members. Dr. Bass is executive director, Houston Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation and Education (MITIE), a state-of-the-art education and research facility developed to safely train practicing health care professionals in new technologies and procedures. She is professor of surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, and senior member of the Houston Methodist Hospital Research Institute. A Fellow of the College since 1988, former ACS Regent, and former ACS Governor, Dr. Bass is the recipient of the 2013 ACS Distinguished Service Award—the College’s highest honor.

The First Vice-President-Elect is Charles D. Mabry, MD, FACS, a general surgeon from Pine Bluff, AR, and associate professor of surgery and practice management advisor to the chair, department of surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock. He is medical director of quality, Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Pine Bluff, and serves on the Arkansas Governor’s Trauma Advisory Committee, chairing the Committee’s Quality Improvement Subcommittee. He is Chairman of the Board for the Arkansas Preferred Provider Organization. Dr. Mabry has served on the ACS Young Surgeons Committee, as an ACS representative on the American Medical Association Relative Value Update Committee, as a member of the General Surgery Coding and Reimbursement Committee, and as an ACS Regent.

The Second Vice-President-Elect is Basil A. Pruitt, Jr., MD, FACS, FCCM, MCCM, the Dr. Ferdinand P. Herff Chair in Surgery, clinical professor of surgery, department of surgery, trauma division, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, and professor of surgery at USUHS. Dr. Pruitt is an esteemed leader in four broad areas: burn, trauma, injury, and critical care surgery; biomedical research and scholarship; organizational leadership and development; and mentorship. He is a former ACS Governor, Scudder Orator, and Excelsior Surgical Society/Edward D. Churchill Lecturer.
 

Two new members of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Board of Regents (B/R) were elected at the October 19 Annual Business Meeting of Members: Anthony Atala, MD, FACS, and Fabrizio Michelassi, MD, FACS. Dr. Atala is director, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, and W. Boyce Professor and Chair, department of urology, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC. Dr. Michelassi is the Lewis Atterbury Stimson Professor and Chair, Weill Cornell Medical Center, and surgeon-in-chief, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NY, and Immediate Past-Chair of the Board of Governors (B/G).

The 2016-2017 Chair of the B/R is Michael J. Zinner, MD, FACS, an ACS Regent since 2010 and founding chief executive officer and executive medical director, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Coral Gables. The Vice-Chair is Leigh A. Neumayer, MD, MS, FACS, a Regent since 2009 and professor and chair, department of surgery, University of Arizona, and Margaret and Fenton Maynard Endowed Chair in Breast Cancer Research, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson.

Replacing Dr. Michelassi as Chair of the B/G Executive Committee is Diana L. Farmer, MD, FACS, a pediatric surgeon, Pearl Stamps Stewart Professor of Surgery, and chair, department of surgery, University of California Davis Health System, Sacramento. Steven C. Stain, MD, FACS, a general surgeon and Henry and Sally Schaffer Chair and Professor, department of surgery, Albany Medical Center, NY, has been elected Vice-Chair; and Susan K. Mosier, MD, MBA, FACS, an ophthalmologist, Secretary, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, and State Health Officer for Kansas, Topeka, has been elected Secretary.

In addition, S. Rob Todd, MD, FACS, FCCM, was elected to serve an initial one-year term on the Executive Committee of the B/G. Dr. Todd is professor and chief, section of acute care surgery, department of surgery, and program director, surgical critical care residency, Baylor College of Medicine; and chief, general surgery, and director, Ginni and Richard Mithoff Trauma Center, Ben Taub Hospital, Houston, TX. Elected to an initial two-year term on the B/G Executive Committee was Nicole S. Gibran, MD, FACS, David and Nancy Auth-Washington Research Foundation Endowed Chair for Restorative Burn Surgery, professor, department of surgery, director, UW Medicine Regional Burn Center at Harborview Medical Center, and adjunct professor, department of medicine, division of dermatology, University of Washington, Seattle.
 

Two new members of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Board of Regents (B/R) were elected at the October 19 Annual Business Meeting of Members: Anthony Atala, MD, FACS, and Fabrizio Michelassi, MD, FACS. Dr. Atala is director, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, and W. Boyce Professor and Chair, department of urology, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC. Dr. Michelassi is the Lewis Atterbury Stimson Professor and Chair, Weill Cornell Medical Center, and surgeon-in-chief, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NY, and Immediate Past-Chair of the Board of Governors (B/G).

The 2016-2017 Chair of the B/R is Michael J. Zinner, MD, FACS, an ACS Regent since 2010 and founding chief executive officer and executive medical director, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Coral Gables. The Vice-Chair is Leigh A. Neumayer, MD, MS, FACS, a Regent since 2009 and professor and chair, department of surgery, University of Arizona, and Margaret and Fenton Maynard Endowed Chair in Breast Cancer Research, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson.

Replacing Dr. Michelassi as Chair of the B/G Executive Committee is Diana L. Farmer, MD, FACS, a pediatric surgeon, Pearl Stamps Stewart Professor of Surgery, and chair, department of surgery, University of California Davis Health System, Sacramento. Steven C. Stain, MD, FACS, a general surgeon and Henry and Sally Schaffer Chair and Professor, department of surgery, Albany Medical Center, NY, has been elected Vice-Chair; and Susan K. Mosier, MD, MBA, FACS, an ophthalmologist, Secretary, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, and State Health Officer for Kansas, Topeka, has been elected Secretary.

In addition, S. Rob Todd, MD, FACS, FCCM, was elected to serve an initial one-year term on the Executive Committee of the B/G. Dr. Todd is professor and chief, section of acute care surgery, department of surgery, and program director, surgical critical care residency, Baylor College of Medicine; and chief, general surgery, and director, Ginni and Richard Mithoff Trauma Center, Ben Taub Hospital, Houston, TX. Elected to an initial two-year term on the B/G Executive Committee was Nicole S. Gibran, MD, FACS, David and Nancy Auth-Washington Research Foundation Endowed Chair for Restorative Burn Surgery, professor, department of surgery, director, UW Medicine Regional Burn Center at Harborview Medical Center, and adjunct professor, department of medicine, division of dermatology, University of Washington, Seattle.
 

Two new members of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Board of Regents (B/R) were elected at the October 19 Annual Business Meeting of Members: Anthony Atala, MD, FACS, and Fabrizio Michelassi, MD, FACS. Dr. Atala is director, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, and W. Boyce Professor and Chair, department of urology, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC. Dr. Michelassi is the Lewis Atterbury Stimson Professor and Chair, Weill Cornell Medical Center, and surgeon-in-chief, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NY, and Immediate Past-Chair of the Board of Governors (B/G).

The 2016-2017 Chair of the B/R is Michael J. Zinner, MD, FACS, an ACS Regent since 2010 and founding chief executive officer and executive medical director, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Coral Gables. The Vice-Chair is Leigh A. Neumayer, MD, MS, FACS, a Regent since 2009 and professor and chair, department of surgery, University of Arizona, and Margaret and Fenton Maynard Endowed Chair in Breast Cancer Research, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson.

Replacing Dr. Michelassi as Chair of the B/G Executive Committee is Diana L. Farmer, MD, FACS, a pediatric surgeon, Pearl Stamps Stewart Professor of Surgery, and chair, department of surgery, University of California Davis Health System, Sacramento. Steven C. Stain, MD, FACS, a general surgeon and Henry and Sally Schaffer Chair and Professor, department of surgery, Albany Medical Center, NY, has been elected Vice-Chair; and Susan K. Mosier, MD, MBA, FACS, an ophthalmologist, Secretary, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, and State Health Officer for Kansas, Topeka, has been elected Secretary.

In addition, S. Rob Todd, MD, FACS, FCCM, was elected to serve an initial one-year term on the Executive Committee of the B/G. Dr. Todd is professor and chief, section of acute care surgery, department of surgery, and program director, surgical critical care residency, Baylor College of Medicine; and chief, general surgery, and director, Ginni and Richard Mithoff Trauma Center, Ben Taub Hospital, Houston, TX. Elected to an initial two-year term on the B/G Executive Committee was Nicole S. Gibran, MD, FACS, David and Nancy Auth-Washington Research Foundation Endowed Chair for Restorative Burn Surgery, professor, department of surgery, director, UW Medicine Regional Burn Center at Harborview Medical Center, and adjunct professor, department of medicine, division of dermatology, University of Washington, Seattle.
 

Courtney M. Townsend, Jr., MD, FACS, a general surgeon from Galveston, TX, was installed as the 97th President of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) during the Convocation on October 16 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC.

Dr. Townsend is the Robertson-Poth Distinguished Chair in General Surgery, department of surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston; professor of surgery, department of surgery; professor of physician assistant studies, School of Allied Health Sciences; and graduate faculty in the cell biology program, UTMB.

Vice-Presidents

In addition, during the Convocation, Hilary Sanfey, MB, BCh, MHPE, FACS, FRCSI, FRCS, was installed as ACS First Vice-President, and Mary C. McCarthy, MD, FACS, was installed as ACS Second Vice-President.

Dr. Sanfey is professor of surgery and vice-chair for educational affairs, department of surgery, and associate director, Academy for Scholarship and Education, Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine, Springfield. Dr. Sanfey, who hails from Ireland, graduated from Trinity College Dublin School of Medicine in 1976. She trained at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), spent three years as a research fellow at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, and worked as a consultant transplant surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for four years before moving to the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, in 1996. She remained on the clinical faculty at the University of Virginia, starting as an assistant professor of hepatobiliary surgery in 1991 and leaving in 2008 for SIU as a tenured professor of surgery. In 2009, she received a master’s degree in health professions education from the University of Illinois, Chicago.

Dr. Sanfey is the immediate past-president of the International Society of Surgery, U.S. chapter, and a member of the American Surgical Association. Dr. Sanfey serves as faculty for the ACS Residents as Teachers and Leaders Program and has served as a specialist advisor in postgraduate surgical training and education in the department of surgical affairs, RCSI.

An ACS Fellow since 2001, Dr. Sanfey served as the ACS Liaison to the American Medical Association (AMA) Women Physicians Congress (2006–2009) and an ACS Governor (2006–2012). As a Governor, she chaired the B/G Committee on Chapters Subcommittee on Diversity (2009–2011) and the Nominating Committee (2010–2012). In addition, she served on the Executive Committee of the Committee on Medical Student Education (2005–2011) and as a liaison to the Program Committee. She presently serves on the Executive Committee of the Scholarship Committee.

She has been active on the Women in Surgery Committee since 2005. She has held high-ranking positions in other prestigious surgical organizations as well, including the AWS (president, 2005–2006) and the U.S. chapter of the International Surgical Society (president, 2013–2015). In addition, she has served on key committees of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery, the Association for Surgical Education, and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.

Dr. Sanfey is on the editorial boards of the Association for Surgical Education, Journal of the Royal Colleges of Edinburgh and Ireland, and JACS. She is an accomplished surgical investigator, has contributed to more than 100 peer-reviewed papers and 24 book chapters, and has been a frequent guest lecturer and visiting professor at international symposia and workshops.

She is the recipient of many awards in surgical education. The AWS in 2010 renamed its Outstanding Woman Resident Award as the Hilary Sanfey Outstanding Resident Award, and in 2013 and 2014, respectively, Dr. Sanfey was honored with the AWS Olga Jonasson Distinguished Member Award and Nina Starr Braunwald Award.

Dr. McCarthy is the Elizabeth Berry Gray Chair and Professor, department of surgery, Boonshoft School of Medicine, and adjunct graduate faculty, School of Engineering, Wright State University (WSU); and an acute care surgeon at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, OH. Before moving to WSU, she was assistant professor of surgery (1983–1988) at Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine, Indianapolis.

An ACS Fellow since 1986, Dr. McCarthy has served in a number of leadership positions within the organization, including as an ACS Governor (1995–2001). As a Specialty Society Governor for the AWS, she served on the Nominating Committee (member, 1996–1997, and Vice-Chair, 1997–1998); the Governors Committee on Chapter Activities (1995–2001), chairing the committee’s Subcommittee on Chapter Membership Recruitment, Retention, and Diversification (1998–2001); and Advisor to the Governors Committee on Chapter Activities Executive Committee (1995).

Dr. McCarthy also served on the ACS Advisory Council for General Surgery and is a current member of the Committee on Trauma. She has served on the Surgical Education and Self-Assessment Program (SESAP®) Committee, including as Co-Chair for SESAP XII, 1999; the Committee on Continuing Education (Member, 1994–1999, and Vice-Chair, 1995–1997); the Committee on Applicants for District 6 (present); and the Clinical Congress Abstract Selection Committee (2007–2009). While at IU, she was active in the Indiana Chapter, and she remains active in the Ohio chapter, having served on the Executive Committee (1995–2001) and the Ohio Committee on Trauma (1991–present).

She is a past-president of the AWS (1990–1992) and has served in prominent positions in the Association for Surgical Education, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Halsted Surgical Society, Midwest Surgical Association, Parkland Surgical Society, and Society of Critical Care Medicine.

She is the recipient of numerous professional awards, including the American Hospital Association Nova Award, and AWS Distinguished Member, Olga Jonasson Award, and Nina Starr Braunwald Awards. She is a prolific author of peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and abstracts on trauma and critical care.

Courtney M. Townsend, Jr., MD, FACS, a general surgeon from Galveston, TX, was installed as the 97th President of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) during the Convocation on October 16 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC.

Dr. Townsend is the Robertson-Poth Distinguished Chair in General Surgery, department of surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston; professor of surgery, department of surgery; professor of physician assistant studies, School of Allied Health Sciences; and graduate faculty in the cell biology program, UTMB.

Vice-Presidents

In addition, during the Convocation, Hilary Sanfey, MB, BCh, MHPE, FACS, FRCSI, FRCS, was installed as ACS First Vice-President, and Mary C. McCarthy, MD, FACS, was installed as ACS Second Vice-President.

Dr. Sanfey is professor of surgery and vice-chair for educational affairs, department of surgery, and associate director, Academy for Scholarship and Education, Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine, Springfield. Dr. Sanfey, who hails from Ireland, graduated from Trinity College Dublin School of Medicine in 1976. She trained at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), spent three years as a research fellow at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, and worked as a consultant transplant surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for four years before moving to the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, in 1996. She remained on the clinical faculty at the University of Virginia, starting as an assistant professor of hepatobiliary surgery in 1991 and leaving in 2008 for SIU as a tenured professor of surgery. In 2009, she received a master’s degree in health professions education from the University of Illinois, Chicago.

Dr. Sanfey is the immediate past-president of the International Society of Surgery, U.S. chapter, and a member of the American Surgical Association. Dr. Sanfey serves as faculty for the ACS Residents as Teachers and Leaders Program and has served as a specialist advisor in postgraduate surgical training and education in the department of surgical affairs, RCSI.

An ACS Fellow since 2001, Dr. Sanfey served as the ACS Liaison to the American Medical Association (AMA) Women Physicians Congress (2006–2009) and an ACS Governor (2006–2012). As a Governor, she chaired the B/G Committee on Chapters Subcommittee on Diversity (2009–2011) and the Nominating Committee (2010–2012). In addition, she served on the Executive Committee of the Committee on Medical Student Education (2005–2011) and as a liaison to the Program Committee. She presently serves on the Executive Committee of the Scholarship Committee.

She has been active on the Women in Surgery Committee since 2005. She has held high-ranking positions in other prestigious surgical organizations as well, including the AWS (president, 2005–2006) and the U.S. chapter of the International Surgical Society (president, 2013–2015). In addition, she has served on key committees of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery, the Association for Surgical Education, and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.

Dr. Sanfey is on the editorial boards of the Association for Surgical Education, Journal of the Royal Colleges of Edinburgh and Ireland, and JACS. She is an accomplished surgical investigator, has contributed to more than 100 peer-reviewed papers and 24 book chapters, and has been a frequent guest lecturer and visiting professor at international symposia and workshops.

She is the recipient of many awards in surgical education. The AWS in 2010 renamed its Outstanding Woman Resident Award as the Hilary Sanfey Outstanding Resident Award, and in 2013 and 2014, respectively, Dr. Sanfey was honored with the AWS Olga Jonasson Distinguished Member Award and Nina Starr Braunwald Award.

Dr. McCarthy is the Elizabeth Berry Gray Chair and Professor, department of surgery, Boonshoft School of Medicine, and adjunct graduate faculty, School of Engineering, Wright State University (WSU); and an acute care surgeon at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, OH. Before moving to WSU, she was assistant professor of surgery (1983–1988) at Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine, Indianapolis.

An ACS Fellow since 1986, Dr. McCarthy has served in a number of leadership positions within the organization, including as an ACS Governor (1995–2001). As a Specialty Society Governor for the AWS, she served on the Nominating Committee (member, 1996–1997, and Vice-Chair, 1997–1998); the Governors Committee on Chapter Activities (1995–2001), chairing the committee’s Subcommittee on Chapter Membership Recruitment, Retention, and Diversification (1998–2001); and Advisor to the Governors Committee on Chapter Activities Executive Committee (1995).

Dr. McCarthy also served on the ACS Advisory Council for General Surgery and is a current member of the Committee on Trauma. She has served on the Surgical Education and Self-Assessment Program (SESAP®) Committee, including as Co-Chair for SESAP XII, 1999; the Committee on Continuing Education (Member, 1994–1999, and Vice-Chair, 1995–1997); the Committee on Applicants for District 6 (present); and the Clinical Congress Abstract Selection Committee (2007–2009). While at IU, she was active in the Indiana Chapter, and she remains active in the Ohio chapter, having served on the Executive Committee (1995–2001) and the Ohio Committee on Trauma (1991–present).

She is a past-president of the AWS (1990–1992) and has served in prominent positions in the Association for Surgical Education, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Halsted Surgical Society, Midwest Surgical Association, Parkland Surgical Society, and Society of Critical Care Medicine.

She is the recipient of numerous professional awards, including the American Hospital Association Nova Award, and AWS Distinguished Member, Olga Jonasson Award, and Nina Starr Braunwald Awards. She is a prolific author of peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and abstracts on trauma and critical care.

Courtney M. Townsend, Jr., MD, FACS, a general surgeon from Galveston, TX, was installed as the 97th President of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) during the Convocation on October 16 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC.

Dr. Townsend is the Robertson-Poth Distinguished Chair in General Surgery, department of surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston; professor of surgery, department of surgery; professor of physician assistant studies, School of Allied Health Sciences; and graduate faculty in the cell biology program, UTMB.

Vice-Presidents

In addition, during the Convocation, Hilary Sanfey, MB, BCh, MHPE, FACS, FRCSI, FRCS, was installed as ACS First Vice-President, and Mary C. McCarthy, MD, FACS, was installed as ACS Second Vice-President.

Dr. Sanfey is professor of surgery and vice-chair for educational affairs, department of surgery, and associate director, Academy for Scholarship and Education, Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine, Springfield. Dr. Sanfey, who hails from Ireland, graduated from Trinity College Dublin School of Medicine in 1976. She trained at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), spent three years as a research fellow at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, and worked as a consultant transplant surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for four years before moving to the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, in 1996. She remained on the clinical faculty at the University of Virginia, starting as an assistant professor of hepatobiliary surgery in 1991 and leaving in 2008 for SIU as a tenured professor of surgery. In 2009, she received a master’s degree in health professions education from the University of Illinois, Chicago.

Dr. Sanfey is the immediate past-president of the International Society of Surgery, U.S. chapter, and a member of the American Surgical Association. Dr. Sanfey serves as faculty for the ACS Residents as Teachers and Leaders Program and has served as a specialist advisor in postgraduate surgical training and education in the department of surgical affairs, RCSI.

An ACS Fellow since 2001, Dr. Sanfey served as the ACS Liaison to the American Medical Association (AMA) Women Physicians Congress (2006–2009) and an ACS Governor (2006–2012). As a Governor, she chaired the B/G Committee on Chapters Subcommittee on Diversity (2009–2011) and the Nominating Committee (2010–2012). In addition, she served on the Executive Committee of the Committee on Medical Student Education (2005–2011) and as a liaison to the Program Committee. She presently serves on the Executive Committee of the Scholarship Committee.

She has been active on the Women in Surgery Committee since 2005. She has held high-ranking positions in other prestigious surgical organizations as well, including the AWS (president, 2005–2006) and the U.S. chapter of the International Surgical Society (president, 2013–2015). In addition, she has served on key committees of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery, the Association for Surgical Education, and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.

Dr. Sanfey is on the editorial boards of the Association for Surgical Education, Journal of the Royal Colleges of Edinburgh and Ireland, and JACS. She is an accomplished surgical investigator, has contributed to more than 100 peer-reviewed papers and 24 book chapters, and has been a frequent guest lecturer and visiting professor at international symposia and workshops.

She is the recipient of many awards in surgical education. The AWS in 2010 renamed its Outstanding Woman Resident Award as the Hilary Sanfey Outstanding Resident Award, and in 2013 and 2014, respectively, Dr. Sanfey was honored with the AWS Olga Jonasson Distinguished Member Award and Nina Starr Braunwald Award.

Dr. McCarthy is the Elizabeth Berry Gray Chair and Professor, department of surgery, Boonshoft School of Medicine, and adjunct graduate faculty, School of Engineering, Wright State University (WSU); and an acute care surgeon at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, OH. Before moving to WSU, she was assistant professor of surgery (1983–1988) at Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine, Indianapolis.

An ACS Fellow since 1986, Dr. McCarthy has served in a number of leadership positions within the organization, including as an ACS Governor (1995–2001). As a Specialty Society Governor for the AWS, she served on the Nominating Committee (member, 1996–1997, and Vice-Chair, 1997–1998); the Governors Committee on Chapter Activities (1995–2001), chairing the committee’s Subcommittee on Chapter Membership Recruitment, Retention, and Diversification (1998–2001); and Advisor to the Governors Committee on Chapter Activities Executive Committee (1995).

Dr. McCarthy also served on the ACS Advisory Council for General Surgery and is a current member of the Committee on Trauma. She has served on the Surgical Education and Self-Assessment Program (SESAP®) Committee, including as Co-Chair for SESAP XII, 1999; the Committee on Continuing Education (Member, 1994–1999, and Vice-Chair, 1995–1997); the Committee on Applicants for District 6 (present); and the Clinical Congress Abstract Selection Committee (2007–2009). While at IU, she was active in the Indiana Chapter, and she remains active in the Ohio chapter, having served on the Executive Committee (1995–2001) and the Ohio Committee on Trauma (1991–present).

She is a past-president of the AWS (1990–1992) and has served in prominent positions in the Association for Surgical Education, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Halsted Surgical Society, Midwest Surgical Association, Parkland Surgical Society, and Society of Critical Care Medicine.

She is the recipient of numerous professional awards, including the American Hospital Association Nova Award, and AWS Distinguished Member, Olga Jonasson Award, and Nina Starr Braunwald Awards. She is a prolific author of peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and abstracts on trauma and critical care.

To celebrate the centennial of the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), David L. Nahrwold, MD, FACS, has written a history of the ACS member magazine, titled, “A Mirror Reflecting Surgery, Surgeons, and their College: The Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons.”

“After studying the history of the College and the content of 100 years of Bulletins,” writes Dr. Nahrwold in the book’s foreword, “I soon realized that the Bulletin has conveyed the remarkable story of how the College and its members laid the foundation for our healthcare system.”

The Bulletin began in 1916 as a series of single-subject bulletins to the Fellowship from the College’s founders. The first issue described the mission of the College, listed the requirements for admission to Fellowship, and included a packet of blank case history forms for candidates to fill out and submit with their application. Subsequent issues established hospital standards, summarized external and internal meetings and conferences, and reported on credentialing, record keeping, education, specialization, ACS finances and structure, public health issues, scientific advances, international relations, and military surgery, among other subjects.

The book covers the history of the magazine through the end of World War II, and illuminates the background, concerns, and personalities of the College’s founders and leaders as they explained and defended their actions to the members and determined what role the ACS would play in the practice of surgery.

“Given the unpredictable fates of periodicals,” Dr. Nahrwold writes, “it is remarkable – indeed astonishing – that this mirror, the Bulletin, has not only existed, but has thrived, for one hundred years. Its fortunes, of course, have been tied to those of the College, but its editors and staff have continuously adjusted the mirror to make it informative, pertinent, and interesting, and its readers have found deep within the mirror a reservoir of truthfulness, accuracy, and good taste.”

Dr. Nahrwold is Emeritus Professor of Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, where he was the Loyal and Edith Davis Professor and Chairman, department of surgery, and surgeon-in-chief, Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He served as a Regent, Chairman of the Board of Governors, First Vice-President, and Interim Director of the ACS, and in 2001 he received its highest honor – the Distinguished Service Award. He represented the College at The Joint Commission, where he was chairman of the Board of Commissioners.

He was a director and chairman of the American Board of Surgery and president of the American Board of Medical Specialties.

Dr. Nahrwold is co-author, with Peter J. Kernahan, MD, PhD, FACS, of “A Century of Surgeons and Surgery: The American College of Surgeons 1913-2012.”

“A Mirror Reflecting Surgery, Surgeons, and their College” is available for purchase for $15.95 at amazon.com.

To celebrate the centennial of the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), David L. Nahrwold, MD, FACS, has written a history of the ACS member magazine, titled, “A Mirror Reflecting Surgery, Surgeons, and their College: The Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons.”

“After studying the history of the College and the content of 100 years of Bulletins,” writes Dr. Nahrwold in the book’s foreword, “I soon realized that the Bulletin has conveyed the remarkable story of how the College and its members laid the foundation for our healthcare system.”

The Bulletin began in 1916 as a series of single-subject bulletins to the Fellowship from the College’s founders. The first issue described the mission of the College, listed the requirements for admission to Fellowship, and included a packet of blank case history forms for candidates to fill out and submit with their application. Subsequent issues established hospital standards, summarized external and internal meetings and conferences, and reported on credentialing, record keeping, education, specialization, ACS finances and structure, public health issues, scientific advances, international relations, and military surgery, among other subjects.

The book covers the history of the magazine through the end of World War II, and illuminates the background, concerns, and personalities of the College’s founders and leaders as they explained and defended their actions to the members and determined what role the ACS would play in the practice of surgery.

“Given the unpredictable fates of periodicals,” Dr. Nahrwold writes, “it is remarkable – indeed astonishing – that this mirror, the Bulletin, has not only existed, but has thrived, for one hundred years. Its fortunes, of course, have been tied to those of the College, but its editors and staff have continuously adjusted the mirror to make it informative, pertinent, and interesting, and its readers have found deep within the mirror a reservoir of truthfulness, accuracy, and good taste.”

Dr. Nahrwold is Emeritus Professor of Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, where he was the Loyal and Edith Davis Professor and Chairman, department of surgery, and surgeon-in-chief, Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He served as a Regent, Chairman of the Board of Governors, First Vice-President, and Interim Director of the ACS, and in 2001 he received its highest honor – the Distinguished Service Award. He represented the College at The Joint Commission, where he was chairman of the Board of Commissioners.

He was a director and chairman of the American Board of Surgery and president of the American Board of Medical Specialties.

Dr. Nahrwold is co-author, with Peter J. Kernahan, MD, PhD, FACS, of “A Century of Surgeons and Surgery: The American College of Surgeons 1913-2012.”

“A Mirror Reflecting Surgery, Surgeons, and their College” is available for purchase for $15.95 at amazon.com.

To celebrate the centennial of the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), David L. Nahrwold, MD, FACS, has written a history of the ACS member magazine, titled, “A Mirror Reflecting Surgery, Surgeons, and their College: The Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons.”

“After studying the history of the College and the content of 100 years of Bulletins,” writes Dr. Nahrwold in the book’s foreword, “I soon realized that the Bulletin has conveyed the remarkable story of how the College and its members laid the foundation for our healthcare system.”

The Bulletin began in 1916 as a series of single-subject bulletins to the Fellowship from the College’s founders. The first issue described the mission of the College, listed the requirements for admission to Fellowship, and included a packet of blank case history forms for candidates to fill out and submit with their application. Subsequent issues established hospital standards, summarized external and internal meetings and conferences, and reported on credentialing, record keeping, education, specialization, ACS finances and structure, public health issues, scientific advances, international relations, and military surgery, among other subjects.

The book covers the history of the magazine through the end of World War II, and illuminates the background, concerns, and personalities of the College’s founders and leaders as they explained and defended their actions to the members and determined what role the ACS would play in the practice of surgery.

“Given the unpredictable fates of periodicals,” Dr. Nahrwold writes, “it is remarkable – indeed astonishing – that this mirror, the Bulletin, has not only existed, but has thrived, for one hundred years. Its fortunes, of course, have been tied to those of the College, but its editors and staff have continuously adjusted the mirror to make it informative, pertinent, and interesting, and its readers have found deep within the mirror a reservoir of truthfulness, accuracy, and good taste.”

Dr. Nahrwold is Emeritus Professor of Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, where he was the Loyal and Edith Davis Professor and Chairman, department of surgery, and surgeon-in-chief, Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He served as a Regent, Chairman of the Board of Governors, First Vice-President, and Interim Director of the ACS, and in 2001 he received its highest honor – the Distinguished Service Award. He represented the College at The Joint Commission, where he was chairman of the Board of Commissioners.

He was a director and chairman of the American Board of Surgery and president of the American Board of Medical Specialties.

Dr. Nahrwold is co-author, with Peter J. Kernahan, MD, PhD, FACS, of “A Century of Surgeons and Surgery: The American College of Surgeons 1913-2012.”

“A Mirror Reflecting Surgery, Surgeons, and their College” is available for purchase for $15.95 at amazon.com.

Honorary Fellowship in the American College of Surgeons (ACS) was awarded to five prominent surgeons from Colombia, France, Pakistan, Japan, and Australia at the October 16 Convocation that preceded the official opening of Clinical Congress 2016 in Washington, DC. The granting of Honorary Fellowships is one of the highlights of the Clinical Congress. This year’s recipients were as follows.

Hernando Abaúnza Orjuela, MD, FACS, MACC(Hon), Bogotá, Colombia, is the founder, past-president, and current executive director of the Colombian Association of Surgery. He also is past-president of the Latin American Federation of Surgery (FELAC), which promotes research, teaching, and the practice of surgery among surgeons in Latin America. He became a Fellow of the ACS in 1970 and served on the ACS Board of Governors (1993–1999) and as President of the ACS Colombia Chapter (1990–1991). Dr. Abaúnza has written several articles on breast cancer and complex abdominal surgery problems, as well as more than 120 scientific papers and book chapters on gastric cancer, pancreaticoduodenectomy, laparoscopy, and other clinical topics. Dr. Abaúnza became professor of general surgery and chief, department of surgery, San Pedro Claver Hospital, and professor, National University of Colombia, Bogota. Dr. Abaúnza is a member of the International Society of Surgery and past-president of the Colombian Association of Gastroenterology.

Jacques Belghiti, MD, PhD, Paris, France, has made significant contributions to the fields of hepatocellular carcinoma and liver transplantation and has conducted vital studies in liver resection and hepatobiliary surgical oncology. His technical innovations include preservation of portal and caval flows during liver transplantation, the hanging maneuver to facilitate liver resection, and the use of peritoneal patch to provide an immediate and safe vascular graft. Dr. Belghiti was chief, department of hepato-bilio-pancreatic surgery and liver transplantation, Beaujon Hospital, University of Paris, for 20 years. In 2014, the department was classified as the first French surgical digestive center. French President François Hollande invited Dr. Belghiti to serve on the board of the National Health Authority in 2014; he now chairs the board’s medical devices and health technology committee for reimbursement. Dr. Belghiti is associate editor, liver surgery and biliary section, World Journal of Surgery.

S. Adibul Hasan Rizvi, MB, BS, FRCSEng, FRCSEd, Karachi, Pakistan, is the founder of the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) and a leader of transplantation in Pakistan. He started SIUT, which has become one of the fastest-growing urological and transplant centers in the region, in 1972. SIUT offers procedures such as dialysis, lithotripsy, surgery, and transplantation. Pakistan’s first successful liver transplant was performed there in 2003, eight years after Dr. Rizvi and his team performed the first deceased renal transplant in the country. SIUT’s Dewan Farooque Medical Complex trains nurses, technical staff, and postgraduate physicians. All patient care is provided free of charge. The SIUT’s Hanifa Sulaiman Dawood Oncology Center now treats patients with post-transplant cancers and other malignancies. SIUT opened its first satellite unit in 2000, and three other dialysis centers that are part of the institute offer free dialysis to medically indigent patients in Karachi. Dr. Rizvi is a member of the World Health Organization advisory panel on organ transplantation and the Global Alliance for Transplantation.

Sachiyo Suita, MD, PhD, Fukuoka, Japan, was the first woman professor to head a surgery department at a Japanese national university. Dr. Suita realized she wanted to become a surgeon during the Vietnam War, when she interned at the American Air Force Hospital, Tachikawa, Japan. A mentor at Kyushu University, Fukuoka, encouraged her interest in pediatric surgery. Dr. Suita became surgeon-in-chief at Fukuoka Children’s Hospital in 1983 and professor of pediatric surgery at Kyushu University in 1989. Her promotion to professor marked the first time a woman had been on the faculty of medicine at the university. Dr. Suita’s areas of interest include fetal surgery, neonatal surgery, pediatric oncology, clinical nutrition, liver and small bowel transplantation, and grief care. In 2004, Dr. Suita became the first woman director of Kyushu University Hospital.

John Francis Thompson, AO, MD, FACS, FRACS, FAHMS, Sydney, Australia, has provided distinguished service in the field of oncology research, particularly melanoma, in international and national professional organizations, and in medical education. Dr. Thompson has written more than 700 peer-reviewed scientific articles, which led to his appointment as an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2014. His research interests are in lymphatic mapping and regional node management of patients with melanoma and other malignancies, and local and regional therapies for recurrent and advanced limb tumors. He is executive director and research director, Melanoma Institute Australia, and professor, melanoma and surgical oncology, University of Sydney. Dr. Thompson is a member of the Melanoma Staging Committee of the American Joint Committee on Cancer and chairs the workgroup to update Australia’s clinical practice guidelines for management of cutaneous melanoma in Australia.

Presenting on behalf of the College, respectively, were Marco Patti, MD, FACS, Chicago, IL; Leslie H. Blumgart, MD, FACS, FRCS, New York, NY; Prof. Mehmet A. Haberal, MD, FACS(Hon), FICS (Hon), FASA(Hon), Ankara, Turkey; Arnold G. Coran, MD, FACS, Ann Arbor, MI; and Jeffrey E. Gershenwald, MD, FACS, Houston, TX.

Sir Rickman Godlee, president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, was awarded the first Honorary Fellowship in the ACS during the College’s first Convocation in 1913. Since then, 458 internationally prominent surgeons, including the five chosen this year, have been named Honorary Fellows of the ACS. The citations presented at the Convocation follow.

Honorary Fellowship in the American College of Surgeons (ACS) was awarded to five prominent surgeons from Colombia, France, Pakistan, Japan, and Australia at the October 16 Convocation that preceded the official opening of Clinical Congress 2016 in Washington, DC. The granting of Honorary Fellowships is one of the highlights of the Clinical Congress. This year’s recipients were as follows.

Hernando Abaúnza Orjuela, MD, FACS, MACC(Hon), Bogotá, Colombia, is the founder, past-president, and current executive director of the Colombian Association of Surgery. He also is past-president of the Latin American Federation of Surgery (FELAC), which promotes research, teaching, and the practice of surgery among surgeons in Latin America. He became a Fellow of the ACS in 1970 and served on the ACS Board of Governors (1993–1999) and as President of the ACS Colombia Chapter (1990–1991). Dr. Abaúnza has written several articles on breast cancer and complex abdominal surgery problems, as well as more than 120 scientific papers and book chapters on gastric cancer, pancreaticoduodenectomy, laparoscopy, and other clinical topics. Dr. Abaúnza became professor of general surgery and chief, department of surgery, San Pedro Claver Hospital, and professor, National University of Colombia, Bogota. Dr. Abaúnza is a member of the International Society of Surgery and past-president of the Colombian Association of Gastroenterology.

Jacques Belghiti, MD, PhD, Paris, France, has made significant contributions to the fields of hepatocellular carcinoma and liver transplantation and has conducted vital studies in liver resection and hepatobiliary surgical oncology. His technical innovations include preservation of portal and caval flows during liver transplantation, the hanging maneuver to facilitate liver resection, and the use of peritoneal patch to provide an immediate and safe vascular graft. Dr. Belghiti was chief, department of hepato-bilio-pancreatic surgery and liver transplantation, Beaujon Hospital, University of Paris, for 20 years. In 2014, the department was classified as the first French surgical digestive center. French President François Hollande invited Dr. Belghiti to serve on the board of the National Health Authority in 2014; he now chairs the board’s medical devices and health technology committee for reimbursement. Dr. Belghiti is associate editor, liver surgery and biliary section, World Journal of Surgery.

S. Adibul Hasan Rizvi, MB, BS, FRCSEng, FRCSEd, Karachi, Pakistan, is the founder of the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) and a leader of transplantation in Pakistan. He started SIUT, which has become one of the fastest-growing urological and transplant centers in the region, in 1972. SIUT offers procedures such as dialysis, lithotripsy, surgery, and transplantation. Pakistan’s first successful liver transplant was performed there in 2003, eight years after Dr. Rizvi and his team performed the first deceased renal transplant in the country. SIUT’s Dewan Farooque Medical Complex trains nurses, technical staff, and postgraduate physicians. All patient care is provided free of charge. The SIUT’s Hanifa Sulaiman Dawood Oncology Center now treats patients with post-transplant cancers and other malignancies. SIUT opened its first satellite unit in 2000, and three other dialysis centers that are part of the institute offer free dialysis to medically indigent patients in Karachi. Dr. Rizvi is a member of the World Health Organization advisory panel on organ transplantation and the Global Alliance for Transplantation.

Sachiyo Suita, MD, PhD, Fukuoka, Japan, was the first woman professor to head a surgery department at a Japanese national university. Dr. Suita realized she wanted to become a surgeon during the Vietnam War, when she interned at the American Air Force Hospital, Tachikawa, Japan. A mentor at Kyushu University, Fukuoka, encouraged her interest in pediatric surgery. Dr. Suita became surgeon-in-chief at Fukuoka Children’s Hospital in 1983 and professor of pediatric surgery at Kyushu University in 1989. Her promotion to professor marked the first time a woman had been on the faculty of medicine at the university. Dr. Suita’s areas of interest include fetal surgery, neonatal surgery, pediatric oncology, clinical nutrition, liver and small bowel transplantation, and grief care. In 2004, Dr. Suita became the first woman director of Kyushu University Hospital.

John Francis Thompson, AO, MD, FACS, FRACS, FAHMS, Sydney, Australia, has provided distinguished service in the field of oncology research, particularly melanoma, in international and national professional organizations, and in medical education. Dr. Thompson has written more than 700 peer-reviewed scientific articles, which led to his appointment as an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2014. His research interests are in lymphatic mapping and regional node management of patients with melanoma and other malignancies, and local and regional therapies for recurrent and advanced limb tumors. He is executive director and research director, Melanoma Institute Australia, and professor, melanoma and surgical oncology, University of Sydney. Dr. Thompson is a member of the Melanoma Staging Committee of the American Joint Committee on Cancer and chairs the workgroup to update Australia’s clinical practice guidelines for management of cutaneous melanoma in Australia.

Presenting on behalf of the College, respectively, were Marco Patti, MD, FACS, Chicago, IL; Leslie H. Blumgart, MD, FACS, FRCS, New York, NY; Prof. Mehmet A. Haberal, MD, FACS(Hon), FICS (Hon), FASA(Hon), Ankara, Turkey; Arnold G. Coran, MD, FACS, Ann Arbor, MI; and Jeffrey E. Gershenwald, MD, FACS, Houston, TX.

Sir Rickman Godlee, president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, was awarded the first Honorary Fellowship in the ACS during the College’s first Convocation in 1913. Since then, 458 internationally prominent surgeons, including the five chosen this year, have been named Honorary Fellows of the ACS. The citations presented at the Convocation follow.

Honorary Fellowship in the American College of Surgeons (ACS) was awarded to five prominent surgeons from Colombia, France, Pakistan, Japan, and Australia at the October 16 Convocation that preceded the official opening of Clinical Congress 2016 in Washington, DC. The granting of Honorary Fellowships is one of the highlights of the Clinical Congress. This year’s recipients were as follows.

Hernando Abaúnza Orjuela, MD, FACS, MACC(Hon), Bogotá, Colombia, is the founder, past-president, and current executive director of the Colombian Association of Surgery. He also is past-president of the Latin American Federation of Surgery (FELAC), which promotes research, teaching, and the practice of surgery among surgeons in Latin America. He became a Fellow of the ACS in 1970 and served on the ACS Board of Governors (1993–1999) and as President of the ACS Colombia Chapter (1990–1991). Dr. Abaúnza has written several articles on breast cancer and complex abdominal surgery problems, as well as more than 120 scientific papers and book chapters on gastric cancer, pancreaticoduodenectomy, laparoscopy, and other clinical topics. Dr. Abaúnza became professor of general surgery and chief, department of surgery, San Pedro Claver Hospital, and professor, National University of Colombia, Bogota. Dr. Abaúnza is a member of the International Society of Surgery and past-president of the Colombian Association of Gastroenterology.

Jacques Belghiti, MD, PhD, Paris, France, has made significant contributions to the fields of hepatocellular carcinoma and liver transplantation and has conducted vital studies in liver resection and hepatobiliary surgical oncology. His technical innovations include preservation of portal and caval flows during liver transplantation, the hanging maneuver to facilitate liver resection, and the use of peritoneal patch to provide an immediate and safe vascular graft. Dr. Belghiti was chief, department of hepato-bilio-pancreatic surgery and liver transplantation, Beaujon Hospital, University of Paris, for 20 years. In 2014, the department was classified as the first French surgical digestive center. French President François Hollande invited Dr. Belghiti to serve on the board of the National Health Authority in 2014; he now chairs the board’s medical devices and health technology committee for reimbursement. Dr. Belghiti is associate editor, liver surgery and biliary section, World Journal of Surgery.

S. Adibul Hasan Rizvi, MB, BS, FRCSEng, FRCSEd, Karachi, Pakistan, is the founder of the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) and a leader of transplantation in Pakistan. He started SIUT, which has become one of the fastest-growing urological and transplant centers in the region, in 1972. SIUT offers procedures such as dialysis, lithotripsy, surgery, and transplantation. Pakistan’s first successful liver transplant was performed there in 2003, eight years after Dr. Rizvi and his team performed the first deceased renal transplant in the country. SIUT’s Dewan Farooque Medical Complex trains nurses, technical staff, and postgraduate physicians. All patient care is provided free of charge. The SIUT’s Hanifa Sulaiman Dawood Oncology Center now treats patients with post-transplant cancers and other malignancies. SIUT opened its first satellite unit in 2000, and three other dialysis centers that are part of the institute offer free dialysis to medically indigent patients in Karachi. Dr. Rizvi is a member of the World Health Organization advisory panel on organ transplantation and the Global Alliance for Transplantation.

Sachiyo Suita, MD, PhD, Fukuoka, Japan, was the first woman professor to head a surgery department at a Japanese national university. Dr. Suita realized she wanted to become a surgeon during the Vietnam War, when she interned at the American Air Force Hospital, Tachikawa, Japan. A mentor at Kyushu University, Fukuoka, encouraged her interest in pediatric surgery. Dr. Suita became surgeon-in-chief at Fukuoka Children’s Hospital in 1983 and professor of pediatric surgery at Kyushu University in 1989. Her promotion to professor marked the first time a woman had been on the faculty of medicine at the university. Dr. Suita’s areas of interest include fetal surgery, neonatal surgery, pediatric oncology, clinical nutrition, liver and small bowel transplantation, and grief care. In 2004, Dr. Suita became the first woman director of Kyushu University Hospital.

John Francis Thompson, AO, MD, FACS, FRACS, FAHMS, Sydney, Australia, has provided distinguished service in the field of oncology research, particularly melanoma, in international and national professional organizations, and in medical education. Dr. Thompson has written more than 700 peer-reviewed scientific articles, which led to his appointment as an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2014. His research interests are in lymphatic mapping and regional node management of patients with melanoma and other malignancies, and local and regional therapies for recurrent and advanced limb tumors. He is executive director and research director, Melanoma Institute Australia, and professor, melanoma and surgical oncology, University of Sydney. Dr. Thompson is a member of the Melanoma Staging Committee of the American Joint Committee on Cancer and chairs the workgroup to update Australia’s clinical practice guidelines for management of cutaneous melanoma in Australia.

Presenting on behalf of the College, respectively, were Marco Patti, MD, FACS, Chicago, IL; Leslie H. Blumgart, MD, FACS, FRCS, New York, NY; Prof. Mehmet A. Haberal, MD, FACS(Hon), FICS (Hon), FASA(Hon), Ankara, Turkey; Arnold G. Coran, MD, FACS, Ann Arbor, MI; and Jeffrey E. Gershenwald, MD, FACS, Houston, TX.

Sir Rickman Godlee, president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, was awarded the first Honorary Fellowship in the ACS during the College’s first Convocation in 1913. Since then, 458 internationally prominent surgeons, including the five chosen this year, have been named Honorary Fellows of the ACS. The citations presented at the Convocation follow.