Officers/Officers-Elect
Valerie W. Rusch President Cardiothoracic surgery Vice-chair, clinical research, department of surgery; Miner Family Chair in Intrathoracic Cancers; attending surgeon, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; and professor of surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY
John A. Weigelt First Vice-President General surgery Trauma, critical care, and acute care surgeon, Sanford Health System and the University of South Dakota Sioux Falls, SD
F. Dean Griffen Second Vice-President General surgery Clinical professor of surgery and general surgeon, Ochsner Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, LA
Ronald V. Maier Immediate Past-President 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
Tyler G. Hughes Secretary General surgery Clinical professor of surgery and director of medical education, Kansas University School of Medicine Salina, KS
Don K. Nakayama Treasurer Pediatric surgery Clinical professor, division of pediatric surgery, department of surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC
J. Wayne Meredith President-Elect Trauma, thoracic, and critical care surgery Richard T. Myers Professor and Chairman, department of surgery; chair of surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine; and medical director, The Children’s Institute for Pediatric Trauma Winston-Salem, NC
H. Randolph Bailey First Vice-President-Elect Colorectal surgery Professor of surgery and emeritus program director, University of Texas colon and rectal surgery residency training program; chief, division of colon and rectal surgery, Memorial Hermann Hospital Texas Medical Center; and deputy chief of surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX
Lisa A. Newman Second Vice-President-Elect General surgery Adjunct professor of breast surgery, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; and director, interdisciplinary breast program; chief, division of breast surgery; and medical director, International Center for the Study of Breast Cancer Subtypes, Weill Cornell Medicine-New York Presbyterian Hospital Network New York, NY
Board of Regents
Beth H. Sutton Chair General surgery Private practice Wichita Falls, TX
L. Scott Levin Vice-Chair Orthopaedic surgery Paul B. Magnuson Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery; chair, department of orthopaedics; professor of surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; and professor of surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System Philadelphia, PA
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
James C. Denneny III Otolaryngology–head and neck surgery Adjunct professor, clinical otolaryngology, department of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine; and adjunct professor, department of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Alexandria, VA
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
Diana L. Farmer Pediatric surgery Pearl Stamps Stewart Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor and Chair, department of surgery, University of California (UC), Davis School of Medicine; surgeon-in-chief, UC Davis Children’s Hospital; and chief of surgery, Shriners Hospitals for Children Sacramento, CA
Henri R. Ford Pediatric surgery Dean, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Miami, FL
Board of Regents
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
James W. Gigantelli Ophthalmology Professor of ophthalmology and assistant dean of government relations, 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
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 program, Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT
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
Lena M. Napolitano General surgery Massey Foundation Professor of Surgery; founding division chief, acute care surgery; and director, surgical critical care, department of surgery, University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI
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
Kenneth W. Sharp General surgery Professor of surgery and vice-chair, department of surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN
Anton N. Sidawy Vascular surgery Professor & Lewis B. Saltz Chair, department of surgery, George Washington University Washington, DC
Steven C. Stain General surgery Henry & Sally Schaffer Chair & Professor, department of surgery, Albany Medical Center Albany, NY
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
Steven D. Wexner Colorectal surgery Director, digestive disease center; chair, department of colorectal surgery; affiliate professor, Florida Atlantic University; and clinical professor, Florida International University Weston, FL
Douglas E. Wood Cardiothoracic surgery Henry N. Harkins Professor and chair, department of surgery, University of Washington Seattle, WA
Board of Governors’ Executive Committee
Ronald J. Weigel Chair, Board of Governors General surgery Professor, chair of surgery, and associate vice-president, University of Iowa Health Alliance; and professor of surgery-surgical oncology and endocrine surgery, biochemistry, anatomy and cell biology, and molecular physiology and biophysics, University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
Taylor Riall Vice-Chair, Board of Governors General surgery Professor and interim chair, department of surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, AZ
Mika Sinanan Secretary, Board of Governors General surgery General surgeon, UW Medicine and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; and professor of general surgery and adjunct professor of electrical engineering, University of Washington Seattle, WA
