Valerie W. Rusch, MD, FACS, has been elected to serve as the 2018−2019 President-Elect of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Rusch and the First and Second Vice-Presidents-Elect were elected at Wednesday’s Annual Business Meeting of Members. Read more

The Board of Governors (B/G) of the American College of Surgeons has elected two new members of the Board of Regents: Lena M. Napolitano, MD, FACS, FCCP, FCCM, and Kenneth W. Sharp, MD, FACS. In addition, 10 Regents have been reelected and several B/G Executive Committee seats have been filled. Read more

A decade after the development of the Surgical Safety Checklist, data and anecdotal evidence reveals that mortality rates have been reduced at sites that successfully adopt it, but implementation challenges remain a barrier to more widespread use of the checklist. Read more

Hari Nathan, MD, PhD, FACS, is the recipient of the 14th Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson II Promising Investigator Award. Dr. Nathan’s clinical focus includes the multidisciplinary treatment of tumors of the liver, bile duct, pancreas, and stomach. Read more

The American College of Surgeons is accepting nominations for the 15th Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson II Promising Investigator Award to be conferred in 2019. The award recognizes outstanding surgeons who are engaged in research that advances the art and science of surgery and who demonstrate early promise of significant co... Read more

Marcelo A. F. Ribeiro, Jr., MD, MSc, PhD, FACS, an International Guest Scholar from São Paulo, Brazil, recounts his time in Boston, MA, at Clinical Congress 2018. Read more

In front of a capacity crowd, Atul A. Gawande, MD, MPH, FACS, presented the Charles G. Drake History of Surgery Lecture, Slow Ideas: Scaling Surgery, Monday afternoon at Clinical Congress. Read more

The Global Engagement Panel Session Monday morning described a range of the surgical volunteerism efforts that the American College of Surgeons Operation Giving Back program and other medical organizations are involved in at home and abroad. Read more

Last year, the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Medical Specialties introduced a Continuous Certification initiative for surgeons and physicians seeking to maintain board certification. Panelists during a session Tuesday morning explored why Continuous Certification is relevant to surgeons who want to pro... Read more

On Monday, Joseph V. Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA, FACS, and a panel of experts urged attendees—gun owners and non-gun owners alike—to put politics aside and take a public health approach to reducing firearm-related injuries and death at the session, Firearm Injuries in the United States: A Public Health Approach Centered Upon Part... Read more

Heidi Nelson, MD, FACS, will discuss the latest gut microbiome research and how it may one day affect colon cancer treatment during Wednesday’s annual Commission on Cancer Oncology Lecture, Microbes and Cancer: A Missing Link. Read more

“I don’t think there is any doubt that it is a tremendous privilege to be a surgeon … and that privilege comes with a certain responsibility,” said Zane Cohen, MD, FACS, FRCSC, who presented Tuesday morning’s Herand Abcarian Lecture, Privilege and Responsibility: A 20-Year Journey. Read more

Program directors and participants discussed their experiences with the American College of Surgeons Mastery in General Surgery Program during a Tuesday morning session. “When I completed the program, I felt fortified in my independent decision making,” said Talitha Brown, MD. Read more

The Commission on Cancer recognized three State Chairs for their outstanding performance in 2017: Timothy Mullet, MD, FACS, Kentucky State Chair; Michael Sarap, MD, FACS, Ohio State Chair; James Harris, MD, FACS, Nevada State Chair. Read more

Helmi Khadra, MD, received the top award in the Commission on Cancer (CoC) Paper Competition from CoC Chair Lawrence N. Shulman, MD, FACP, Sunday. Read more

Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, a physician-geneticist and Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH), describes the NIH as the “steward of medical and behavioral research for the U.S.” He presented the 2018 Martin Memorial Lecture, NIH: The National Institutes of Hope, immediately following Monday’s Opening Ceremony to Cli... Read more

Sunday's joint meeting of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Board of Regents (B/R) and Board of Governors (B/G) outlined strategies to enhance communication with the Fellows they represent, identified underused College resources to promote the organization’s brand, and provided an update on ACS health policy initiative... Read more

In his Presidential Address at the Convocation Sunday night, Ronald V. Maier, MD, FACS, FRCSEd(Hon),FCSHK(Hon), the newly installed President of the American College of Surgeons, said surgeons should follow the “Platinum Rule” in caring for their patients. Read more

Sunday night during Convocation, the American College of Surgeons presented the 2018 Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Inspiring Women in Surgery Award to Yeu-Tsu Margaret Lee, MD, FACS. Read more

Professionalism is the cornerstone of medical practice, yet there is no generally accepted definition of professional conduct, according to Thomas M. Scalea, MD, FACS, MCCM, who will deliver Tuesday’s annual Scudder Oration on Trauma, Homeward Bound. Read more

Everyone in the medical profession has a role to play in bringing increased diversity to the physician workforce, according to Joan Y. Reede, MD, MS, MPH, MBA, who will deliver Tuesday’s annual Olga M. Jonasson Lecture, A Path Toward Diversity, Inclusion, and Excellence. Read more

The American College of Surgeons sponsors the Strong for Surgery campaign to help surgeons guide their patients in modifying the behaviors that put them at risk of negative outcomes. The campaign codifies the steps surgeons should take to ensure patients are healthy and strong enough for surgery. Read more

The intersection of information technology, imaging, and robotics is transforming surgery more fundamentally than the transition from open to laparoscopic procedures, according to Jacques Marescaux, MD, FACS, FRSC(Hon), FJSES(Hon), FASA(Hon), who will present the annual Distinguished Lecture of the International Society of... Read more

Michael E. Porter, PhD, who is widely recognized as the father of modern business strategy, will deliver Wednesday’s John J. Conley Ethics and Philosophy Lecture, Value-Based Health Care Delivery: The Strategic Agenda. Read more

Recipients of the 2018 American College of Surgeons Surgical Humanitarian Awards and Surgical Volunteerism Awards will be recognized Tuesday evening at the Board of Governors annual reception/dinner. Recipients were selected by the Board of Governors Surgical Volunteerism and Humanitarian Awards Workgroup. 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 2018 Award recipients at the AWS Foundation Awa... Read more

The American College of Surgeons is offering several Stop the Bleed®: Bleeding Control Basic and Instructor Courses during Clinical Congress 2018. Read more

Representatives of the U.S. military health system met Sunday for the Excelsior Surgical Society meeting, and a highlight of the daylong session was the fourth annual Army Major John P. Pryor Lecture by guest lecturer Basil A. Pruitt, Jr., MD, FACS, FCCM, MCCM. Read more

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has announced the Late-Breaking Clinical Trials lineup at Clinical Congress 2018 in Boston, MA. Join us 9:45–11:15 am Monday at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, 254AB, for discussion of the following trials: A VA Cooperative, Randomized Trial of Medical and Surgical Treat... Read more

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, will discuss the NIH's mission to instill hope during Monday’s annual Martin Memorial Lecture, NIH: The National Institutes of Hope. Read more

For more than two decades, Atul A. Gawande, MD, MPH, FACS, has worked at the intersection of direct patient care and population-level impact and asked a fundamental question: How do we fix health care systems to deliver better care for every patient, everywhere? He will present Monday’s Charles G. Drake History of Surgery L... Read more