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16th Annual Academic Surgical Congress

A Virtual 2021 Experience - February 2-4, 2021

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AAS/SUS Association Information

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.

For more information on AAS, Click Here

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.

For more information on SUS, Click Here

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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