See List of 12 Prominent International Surgeons Awarded Honorary Fellowship in the ACS

During Clinical Congress Convocation, Honorary Fellowship in the ACS was awarded to 12 prominent surgeons. Individuals selected for Honorary Fellowship generally practice outside of the US, possess an international reputation in the field of surgery or medicine, and have provided distinguished humanitarian service in the field of medical science.

This year’s recipients are:

Mohammad Al-Qattan, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ines Buccimazza, MBChB, FCS(SA), FACS, Durban, South Africa
Reinhold Ganz, MD, Gümligen, Switzerland 
Marco Montorsi, MD, Milan, Italy
Graham L. Newstead, MBBS, FACS, FRACS, FRCS, Randwick, Australia 
Fernando Rodriguez Montalvo, MD, PhD, FACS, Caracas, Venezuela
Paulina Salminen, MD, PhD, Turku, Finland
Samuel Shuchleib Chaba, MD, FACS, Mexico City, Mexico  
Antonio Jose Torres, MD, PhD, FACS, Madrid, Spain
Petr Tsarkov, PhD, Moscow, Russia
Laura G. Viani, BA, BCh, BAO, DMMD, MSc, FRCSI, of Dublin, Ireland
Peter-John Wormald, MD, FAHMS, FRACS, FCS(SA), FRCSEd, MBChB, North Adelaide, Australia