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

The 2018-2019 Officers, Regents, and Board of Governors Executive Committee of the American College of Surgeon are listed.

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January 4, 2019

Officers/Officers-Elect

Ronald V. Maier Ronald V. Maier 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 Mark C. Weissler First Vice-President Otolaryngology Joseph P. Riddle Distinguished Professor and chief, division of head and neck oncology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC Mark C. Weissler
Philip R. Caropreso Philip R. Caropreso Second Vice-President General surgery Adjunct clinical professor of surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City, IA Barbara L. Bass Immediate Past-President General surgery John F. and Carolyn Bookout Distinguished Endowed Chair and chair, department of surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX Barbara L. Bass
Edward E. Cornwell III 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 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 William G. Cioffi, Jr.
Valerie W. Rusch Valerie W. Rusch President-Elect 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-Elect General surgery Trauma, critical care, and acute care surgeon, Sanford Health System and the University of South Dakota Sioux Falls, SD John A. Weigelt
F. Dean Griffen F. Dean Griffen Second Vice-President-Elect General surgery Albert Sklar Professor of Surgery, Louisiana State University Health (LSU) Sciences Center and general surgeon, Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, LA

Board of Regents

Gerald M. Fried Gerald M. Fried Chair General surgery Edward W. Archibald Professor and chairman, department of surgery, McGill University; and surgeon-in-chief, McGill University Health Centre Montreal, QC James K. Elsey Vice-Chair General and vascular surgery Private practice; visiting professor of surgery, Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA James K. Elsey
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 Otolaryngology–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 Henri R. Ford Pediatric surgery Dean, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Miami, FL Henri R. Ford
James W. Gigantelli 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 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 program, 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
Lena M. Napolitano 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 Linda G. Phillips
Kenneth W. Sharp 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 Anton N. Sidawy
Beth H. Sutton Beth H. Sutton General surgery Private practice 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, Cleveland Clinic Florida; affiliate professor, Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine; and clinical professor, Florida International University College of Medicine Weston, 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

Steven C. Stain Steven C. Stain Chair, Board of Governors General surgery Henry & Sally Schaffer Chair & Professor, department of surgery, Albany Medical Center Albany, NY Daniel L. Dent Vice-Chair, Board of Governors General surgery Residency program director and professor of surgery, UT Health School of Medicine San Antonio, TX Daniel L. Dent
Ronald J. Weigel Ronald J. Weigel Secretary, 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