Officers/Officers-Elect
Dr. Rusch
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
Dr. Weigelt
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
Dr. Griffen
F. Dean Griffen
Second Vice-President
General surgery
Clinical professor of surgery and general surgeon, Ochsner Louisiana State University Health
Shreveport, LA
Dr. Maier
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
Dr. Hughes
Tyler G. Hughes
Secretary
General surgery
Clinical professor of surgery and director of medical education, Kansas University School of Medicine
Salina, KS
Dr. Nakayama
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
Dr. Meredith
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
Dr. Bailey
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
Dr. Newman
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
Dr. Sutton
Beth H. Sutton
Chair
General surgery
Private practice
Wichita Falls, TX
Dr. Levin
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
Dr. 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
Dr. Atkinson
John L.D. Atkinson
Neurological surgery
Professor of neurosurgery, department of neurological surgery, Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Dr. Denneny
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
Dr. 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
Dr. Elsey
James K. Elsey
General and vascular surgery
Private practice; visiting professor of surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Dr. Farmer
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
Dr. Ford
Henri R. Ford
Pediatric surgery
Dean, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Miami, FL
Board of Regents
Dr. Fried
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
Dr. Gigantelli
James W. Gigantelli
Ophthalmology
Professor of ophthalmology and assistant dean of government relations, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
Dr. Hancock
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
Dr. 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
Dr. Jacobs
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
Dr. Michelassi
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
Dr. 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
Dr. 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
Dr. Sharp
Kenneth W. Sharp
General surgery
Professor of surgery and vice-chair, department of surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Dr. Sidawy
Anton N. Sidawy
Vascular surgery
Professor & Lewis B. Saltz Chair, department of surgery, George Washington University
Washington, DC
Dr. Stain
Steven C. Stain
General surgery
Henry & Sally Schaffer Chair & Professor, department of surgery, Albany Medical Center
Albany, NY
Dr. Timmerman
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
Dr. Wexner
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
Dr. Wood
Douglas E. Wood
Cardiothoracic surgery
Henry N. Harkins Professor and chair, department of surgery, University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Board of Governors’ Executive Committee
Dr. Weigel
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
Dr. Riall
Taylor Riall
Vice-Chair, Board of Governors
General surgery
Professor and interim chair, department of surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine
Tucson, AZ
Dr. Sinanan
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
