The ASC is a joint meeting of the two leading associations for academic surgery – The Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) and The Society of University Surgeons (SUS). Together the AAS and SUS boast more than 5,000 members from leading institutions nationwide.
Association for Academic Surgery
Mission Statement: The AAS mission is to inspire and develop young academic surgeons.
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Executive Council | |
| President | Eugene Kim, MD |
| President-Elect | Amir Ghaferi, MD |
| Secretary | Fabian Johnston, MD |
| Recorder | Carrie Lubitz, MD, MPH |
| Treasurer | Hari Nathan, MD |
| Past President | Karl Y. Bilimoria, MD |
| Past President | Adil H. Haider, MD, MPH |
| Past President | Rebecca S. Sippel, MD |
Society of University Surgeons
Mission Statement: The SUS mission is to support and advance leaders in academic surgery.
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Executive Council | |
| President | Sandra L. Wong, MD, MS |
| President-Elect | Kasper Wang, MD |
| Secretary | Cristina Ferrone, MD |
| Secretary-Elect | Danny Chu, MD |
| Treasurer | Timothy Donahue, MD |
| Ethics and COI Chair | Melinda Maggard-Gibbons, MD |
| Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee Chair | Thomas K. Varghese Jr., MD, MS |
| Publications Chair | Melanie Morris, MD |
| Global Academic Surgery Chair | Sanjay Krishnaswami, MD |
| Research Co-Chair | Allan Goldstein, MD |
| Research Co-Chair | Arden Morris, MD |
| Surgical Education Chair | Ravi Radhakrishnan, MD, MBA |
| Social & Legislative Issues Chair | Tracy Wang, MD, MPH |
| SUS Foundation President | George Yang, MD, PhD |
| Past President | Taylor S. Riall, MD, PhD |
| Past President | Allan Tsung, MD |
| Past President | Gregory Kennedy, MD, PhD |
| Councilor-At-Large-Membership | Cynthia Downard, MD, MMSC |
| Councilor-at-Large-Scholarship | Rebekah White, MD |
| Councilor-at-Large-Publications/Development | David Stewart, MD |
Representatives | |
| The American Board of Surgery | Dev M. Desai MD, PhD & Jennifer Tsung, MD, MPH |
| American College of Surgeons Board of Govenors | Benedict Nwomeh, MD, MPH |
| Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC): Council of Faculty and Academic Societies (CFAS) | Clara Lee, MD |
| Editorial Board of Surgery | Jussuf Kaifi, MD |
| Surgical Research & Education Committee – American College of Surgeons | Adam Berger, MD |
| National Association of Biomedical Research | Danny Chu, MD |
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