Committee

Health Policy and Advocacy Group (HPAG)

The purpose of the Health Policy and Advocacy Group is to identify public policy issues and concerns affecting surgeons and our patients; prioritize these issues and concerns, identify those that the ACS should focus its attention and resources, and recommend these priorities to the Board of Regents; develop action plans for addressing these issues, including recommending positions and initiatives the College should adopt; expand and monitor mechanisms by which the ACS makes surgeons, our patients, and the public aware of our health policies and agendas; and develop and maintain mechanisms by which legislative and regulatory issues can be addressed in a timely and effective manner.

Chair

Health Policy and Advocacy Group, Board of Regents

Shelly Timmons, MD, FACS, FAANS

Alisha Dawn Reiss, MD FACS

Sarwat Salim, MD FACS

Christopher Senkowski, MD FACS

Anton Sidawy, MD FACS

Margaret Clarke Tracci, MD FACS

Fabrizio Michelassi, MD FACS

Ahmad Hider, MD

Kenneth Sharp, MD, FACS

Gary Timmerman, MD FACS

Stephanie Bonne, MD FACS

Jacob Moalem, MD FACS

Beth Sutton, MD FACS

Patricia Turner, MD, MBA, FACS

Michael Sutherland, MD, MBA, FACS

Christian Shalgian