Ronald. V. Maier, MD, FACS, the Jane and Donald D. Trunkey Endowed Chair in Trauma Surgery, vice-chairman,
department of surgery, and professor of surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, was elected President-Elect of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) at Wednesday’s Annual Business Meeting of the... Read more

The Board of Governors (B/G) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has elected two new members of the Board of Regents: Gary L. Timmerman, MD, FACS, and Douglas E. Wood, MD, FACS, FRCSEd. In addition, the new B/G Executive Committee members have been elected.
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The Global Engagement Panel Session Wednesday morning described the strategic direction of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) in domestic and global volunteerism and addressed the challenges and benefits of providing basic surgical care to medically underserved populations domestically and abroad. “‘Global’ [in this con... Read more

“Is surgery a purely technical discipline? I think the answer is no. I think technical mastery is necessary for surgeons, but it is not sufficient,” said Peter Angelos, MD, PhD, FACS, in his opening remarks at Wednesday’s John J. Conley Ethics and Philosophy Lecture, What’s Different about Surgical Ethics and Why Does It Ma... Read more

I touched down at the San Diego International Airport at approximately 10:00 pm Friday, October 20, to attend the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2017. It was a long journey that had brought me from Accra, Ghana, in the West African sub-region. After arriving to a warm welcome at my hotel, I slept [... Read more

“The American College of Surgeons (ACS) motto is that we are ‘dedicated to improving the care of the surgical patient and to safeguarding standards of care in an optimal and ethical practice environment,’” said David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS, ACS Executive Director, Wednesday during a Theatre Session on a new College resource, Opt... Read more

Matthew D. Neal, MD, FACS, a tenure-track assistant professor of surgery and critical care medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA, received the 13th Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson II Promising Investigator Award during the Annual Business Meeting of Members on Wednesday. Barbara Lee Bass, MD, FACS, FRCS(Hon), 2017–2018 Pres... Read more

The rise in mass casualty incidents (MCIs) creates increasing challenges for both surgeons and trauma systems in terms of adequately preparing for these crises. Tuesday’s Panel Session, Lessons Learned from Las Vegas and Other Mass Casualty Events, presented real-world insights from Nevada trauma surgeons who treated... Read more

“We are all here because we care about delivering good, quality, and equal care, which is impacted by patient communication, treatment decisions, and the physician-patient relation,” said Shubhada M. Dhage, MD, FACS, assistant professor of surgery, New York University School of Medicine, NY, to open a Tuesday Pa... Read more

The four presenters at Tuesday morning’s session, Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS): Colorectal Surgery and Beyond, discussed how they have adapted ERAS concepts and techniques pioneered in colorectal surgery to their specialties. Thomas A. Aloia, MD, FACS, who specializes in hepatobiliary surgery at MD Anderson... Read more

American College of Surgeons (ACS) health policy staff are available at the Quality Payment Program (QPP) booth outside of Hall D, San Diego Convention Center, to answer questions and provide resources to help surgeons avoid a 4 percent payment penalty in 2019. Two options exist for QPP participation: Advanced Alternative P... Read more

While surgical oncologists have become the acknowledged experts in removing regional lymph nodes, most contemporary clinical trial data do not support the practice for improving survival. “There have been a legion of prospective, randomized clinical trials comparing the removal of more lymph nodes with the removal of... Read more

Surgeons celebrated the past, present, and future of surgery during a Special Session Tuesday, 50th Anniversary Celebration of Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery: First Edition: A Retrospective and Futuristic View. Clinical Congress 2017 marks 50 years since Dr. Schwartz completed the manuscript for the first edition, w... Read more

Developed by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Division of Education, the Surgical Education and Self-Assessment Program (SESAP®) 16 continues a 46-year tradition of serving as a premier educational resource for practicing surgeons. Released in October 2016, SESAP 16 features completely new peer-reviewed educational co... Read more

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) Rural Trauma Team Development Course (RTTDC) was designed to teach rural trauma teams with limited resources how to initially assess and stabilize trauma patients in anticipation of transfer. A recent study conducted at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, demonstrated the positive co... Read more

The Alliance/American College of Surgeons Clinical Research Program (ACS CRP) and the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) Research Committee will cosponsor a course, Clinical Trials for Surgeons: Hurdles and Opportunities, which will take place March 23, 2018, at the SSO Annual Cancer Symposium, Chicago, IL. This two-hour co... Read more

Certain surgical procedures require a greater level of patient involvement in preparation and recovery. The ACS has developed in-depth programs to provide the education and training needed to ensure optimal outcomes. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires health care providers to educate patients an... Read more

Clinical Congress 2017 officially began Monday morning with the Opening Ceremony, featuring the presentation of the colors and the Canadian and American national anthems. The ceremony included a brief video featuring American College of Surgeons (ACS) President Barbara Lee Bass, MD, FACS, FRCS(Hon), which focused on the the... Read more

David R. Williams, OC, OONT, MSc, MD, CM, FRCS, a retired Canadian Space Agency astronaut and now president and chief executive officer, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, described the caliber of previous Martin Memorial lecturers as “out of this world” and said he was “pleased to be in that... Read more

“What we get to do for the people who need us, our patients, is a joy and a privilege,” said Barbara Lee Bass, MD, FACS, FRCS(Hon), newly installed President of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) in her address to nearly 900 of the College’s 1,827 Initiates during Convocation Sunday evening. “Wha... Read more

Representatives of the U.S. military health system met Sunday for the Excelsior Surgical Society meeting, and a highlight of the session was the third annual Army Major John P. Pryor Lecture by guest lecturer John B. Holcomb, MD, FACS, a retired U.S. Army Colonel. Dr. Holcomb was introduced by U.S. Navy CAPT Eric A. Elster,... Read more

Each year the Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) Foundation presents awards to outstanding individuals who are supportive of the AWS mission to inspire, encourage, and enable women surgeons to meet their professional and personal goals. The AWS Foundation proudly honored the 2017 award recipients at the AWS Foundation Awar... Read more

To address the technical aspects of standardizing surgical care, the Alliance/American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Research Program (CRP), a program of the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology and the College, formed the Cancer Care Standards Development Committee in 2013. Since then, the committee, led by Matthe... Read more

Despite an ever-increasing number of surgeons turning to specialization, acute care surgery has emerged as a broadly accepted surgical specialty with a growing number of acute care surgery fellowship programs in the U.S. According to L. D. Britt, MD, MPH, DSc(Hon), FACS, FCCM, FRCSEng(Hon), FRCSEd(Hon), FWACS(Hon), FRCSl(Ho... Read more

The labels “pioneer” and “trailblazer” are often used to describe a person who has made a significant impact on his or her profession. Both words accurately describe Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, MD, the first woman surgeon in England, an advocate for women’s rights, and a champion of the underse... Read more