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ACS Officers, Regents, and Board of Governors’ Executive Committee

The 2017-2018 Officers, Regents, and Board of Governors Executive Committee of the American College of Surgeons are listed.

ACS

January 6, 2018

Officers/Officers-Elect

Barbara L. Bass Barbara L. Bass President General surgery John F. and Carolyn Bookout Distinguished Endowed Chair and chair, department of surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX Charles D. Mabry First Vice-President General surgery Associate professor of surgery, department of surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; and medical director of physician practice management, Jefferson Regional Medical Center Pine Bluff, AR  Charles D. Mabry
Basil A. Pruitt, Jr. Basil A. Pruitt, Jr. Second Vice-President General surgery Dr. Ferdinand P. Herff Chair in Surgery, clinical professor of surgery, department of surgery, trauma division, University of Texas Health Science Center; and professor of surgery at Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences San Antonio, TX Courtney M. Townsend Immediate Past-President General surgery Robertson-Poth Distinguished Chair in General Surgery, department of surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX Courtney M. Townsend, Jr.
William G. Cioffi, Jr. William G. Cioffi, Jr. Treasurer General surgery J. Murray Beardsley Professor and chairman, Alpert Medical School of Brown University; and surgeon-in-chief, Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI Edward E. Cornwell III Secretary General surgery The LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr., Professor and Chairman of Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine; and surgeon-in-chief, Howard University Hospital Washington, DC Edward E. Cornwell III
Ronald V. Maier Ronald V. Maier President-Elect General surgery Surgeon-in-chief, Harborview Medical Center; and professor and vice-chair of surgery and Jane and Donald D. Trunkey professor of trauma surgery, University of Washington, Seattle Seattle, WA Mark C. Weissler First Vice-President-Elect Otolaryngology Joseph P. Riddle Distinguished Professor and chief, division of head and neck oncology, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC  Mark C. Weissler
Philip R. Caropreso Philip R. Caropreso Second Vice-President-Elect General surgery Adjunct clinical professor of surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City, IA

Board of Regents

Leigh A. Neumayer Leigh A. Neumayer Chair General surgery Professor and chair, department of surgery; Margaret and Fenton Maynard Endowed Chair in Breast Cancer Research, College of Medicine; and interim senior vice-president for health sciences, University of Arizona Tucson, AZ Marshall Z. Schwartz Vice-Chair Pediatric surgery Professor of surgery and pediatrics and vice-chairman, department of surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine Philadelphia, PA Marshall Z. Schwartz
Anthony Atala Anthony Atala Urology Director, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, W. Boyce Professor and Chair, department of urology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC John L. D. Atkinson Neurological surgery Professor of neurosurgery, department of neurological surgery, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN John L. D. Atkinson
James C. Denneny III James C. Denneny III Otorlaryngology–head and neck surgery Adjunct professor, clinical otolaryngology, department of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine; adjunct professor, department of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Alexandria, VA Margaret M. Dunn General surgery Professor of surgery, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine Dayton, OH Margaret M. Dunn
Timothy J. Eberlein Timothy J. Eberlein General surgery Bixby Professor of Surgery and chair of surgery; Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Distinguished Professor and director, The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center; and surgeon-in-chief, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO James K. Elsey General and vascular surgery Private practice; visiting professor of surgery, Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA James K. Elsey
Henri R. Ford Henri R. Ford Pediatric surgery Vice-president and surgeon-in-chief, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles; vice-chairman and vice-dean for medical education, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Gerald M. Fried General surgery Edward W. Archibald Professor and chairman, department of surgery, McGill University; and surgeon-in-chief, McGill University Health Centre Montreal, QC Gerald M. Fried
James W. Gigantelli James W. Gigantelli Ophthalmology Professor of ophthalmology and assistant dean of government relations at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE B. J. Hancock Pediatric surgery Associate professor, departments of surgery and pediatrics and child health, University of Manitoba; and pediatric surgeon and pediatric intensivist, Children’s Hospital of Winnipeg Winnipeg, MB B. J. Hancock
Enrique Hernandez Enrique Hernandez Gynecology (oncology) The Abraham Roth Professor and Chair, department of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive science; director, division of gynecologic oncology; and professor of pathology, Temple University Philadelphia, PA Lenworth M. Jacobs, Jr. General surgery Professor of surgery and chairman, department of traumatology and emergency medicine, University of Connecticut; and director, Trauma Institute at Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT Lenworth M. Jacobs, Jr.
L. Scott Levin L. Scott Levin Orthopaedic surgery Paul B. Magnuson Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery; chair, department of orthopaedics; and professor of surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; plastic and reconstructive surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System Philadelphia, PA Fabrizio Michelassi General surgery Lewis Atterbury Stimson Professor and chairman, department of surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College; and surgeon-in-chief, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center New York, NY Fabrizio Michelassi
Linda G. Phillips Linda G. Phillips Plastic and reconstructive surgery Truman G. Blocker, Jr., MD, Distinguished Professor and chief, department of surgery, division of plastic surgery; and professor, School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX Anton N. Sidawy Vascular surgery Professor & Lewis B. Saltz Chair, department of surgery, George Washington University Washington, DC Anton N. Sidawy
Beth H. Sutton Beth H. Sutton General surgery Private practice, Wichita Falls; and clinical assistant professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas Wichita Falls, TX Gary L. Timmerman General surgery Attending surgeon, Sanford Surgical Associates; and professor and chair, department of surgery, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota Sioux Falls, SD Gary L. Timmerman
Steven D. Wexner Steven D. Wexner Colorectal surgery Director, digestive disease center; chair, department of colorectal surgery; and affiliate professor, Florida Atlantic University; and clinical professor, Florida International University University Park, FL Douglas E. Wood Cardiothoracic surgery Henry N. Harkins Professor and chair, department of surgery, University of Washington Seattle, WA Douglas E. Wood
Michael J. Zinner Michael J. Zinner General surgery CEO and Executive Medical Director, Miami Cancer Institute Coral Gables, FL

Board of Governors’ Executive Committee

Diana L. Farmer Diana L. Farmer Chair Pediatric surgery Pearl Stamps Stewart Professor of Surgery, and chair, department of surgery, University of California-Davis Health System Sacramento, CA Steven C. Stain Vice-Chair General surgery Henry & Sally Schaffer Chair & Professor, department of surgery, Albany Medical Center Albany, NY Steven C. Stain
Daniel L. Dent Daniel L. Dent Secretary General surgery Residency program director and professor of surgery, UT Health School of Medicine San Antonio, TX