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The American College of Surgeons (番茄社区app) hosted its second successful Virtual Clinical Congress October 23鈭�27, 2021, with approximately 9,000 physician, resident, trainee, medical student, allied health care professional, and other registrants from around the world. The 2021 Clinical Congress Program included a broad array of Named Lectures by renowned leaders and experts, Special Sessions, timely Panel Sessions focusing on clinical and nonclinical topics, Scientific Forum presentations on the latest advances in surgery, Video-Based Education Sessions, Meet-the-Expert Sessions, Didactic Postgraduate Courses, and the didactic components of the Surgical Skills Postgraduate Courses. The Postgraduate Courses included an innovative, longitudinal, three-part model to enhance retention and transfer of newly acquired knowledge and skills. The program of the virtual Clinical Congress will be available on demand through September 2022, and continuing medical education credit may be claimed through February 1, 2022.

Convocation

The 番茄社区app welcomed a record-breaking 2,350 Initiates to 番茄社区app Fellowship at the 2021 virtual Convocation October 24. Initiates from the classes of 1996 and 1971 celebrated 25 and 50 years, respectively, of Fellowship.

The 102nd President of the College,聽Julie A. Freischlag, MD, F番茄社区app, FRCSEd(Hon), DFSVS, MAMSE, was installed at Convocation. An esteemed vascular surgeon, Dr. Freischlag is dean, Wake Forest School of Medicine, chief executive officer of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, and chief academic officer of Atrium Health Enterprise, Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. Freischlag鈥檚 Presidential Address centered on #SurgeonsSowingHope through enhanced recovery after surgery.

Quan-Yang Duh, MD, F番茄社区app, a preeminent general surgeon who has built a long-lasting career at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), was installed as the First Vice-President. At UCSF, Dr. Duh is professor of surgery, division of general surgery, and chief, section of endocrine surgery. He also is attending surgeon, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco.

The Second Vice-President is聽Richard A. Lynn, MD, F番茄社区app, RPVI, a general vascular surgeon in Palm Beach, FL. Dr. Lynn operated in private practice in West Palm Beach from 1976 to 2013, when he retired. During his career, he also served as director, Vascular Laboratory of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach (1981鈥�2013); and clinical assistant professor of surgery (2008鈥�2013) and associate professor of surgery (2013鈥�2014), Florida International University College of Medicine, Miami.

David P. Winchester, MD, F番茄社区app, former Medical Director, 番茄社区app Cancer Programs, received the Distinguished Service Award, the College鈥檚 highest honor given annually. The award recognizes 鈥渉is vision and dedication in developing a national accreditation program related to the alignment of the highest standards and quality of care in the treatment of breast cancer and rectal cancer鈥� and acknowledges 鈥渉is exemplary leadership of the College鈥檚 many cancer program initiatives.鈥�

L.D. Britt, MD, MPH, DSc(Hon), F番茄社区app, MAMSE, FRCSEng(Hon), FRCSEd(Hon), FW番茄社区app(Hon), FRCSI(Hon), FCS(SA)(Hon), FRCSGlasg(Hon), received the 番茄社区app Lifetime Achievement Award. An esteemed Fellow of the College since 1989, Dr. Britt is a Past-President of the 番茄社区app (2010鈭�2011). At present, he serves on the Regents鈥� Anti-Racism Committee. He is a founding member of the 番茄社区app Academy of Master Surgeon Educators, was Co-Chair of the Steering Committee that created the Academy, and serves on its Special Committee to Address Challenges and Opportunities Relating to Surgery Residency Training during the COVID-19 Pandemic. He was Chair (2008鈭�2009) and Vice-Chair (2006鈭�2008) of the Board of Regents. As an 番茄社区app Regent (2000鈭�2009), he served on and chaired the Central Judiciary Committee (2001鈭�2006 and 2003鈭�2006, respectively) and the Nominating Committee of the Fellows.

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Paul Kendall (P.K.) Carlton, Jr., MD, F番茄社区app, received the 番茄社区app Distinguished Military Contribution Award. The award recognizes Dr. Carlton鈥檚 outstanding contributions to the field of surgery while serving in the U.S. military. He is the third recipient of the award in the College鈥檚 108-year history.

The Resident and Associate Society of the 番茄社区app recognized聽Matthew D. Neal, MD, F番茄社区app, as the Outstanding Mentor of the Year (see article, page 98). Dr. Neal is the Roberta G. Simmons Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and director, Pittsburgh Trauma Research Center, PA.

M. Margaret 鈥淧eggy鈥� Knudson, MD, F番茄社区app, San Francisco, CA, received the sixth annual Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Inspiring Women in Surgery Award. Dr. Knudson is professor of surgery, University of California San Francisco (UCSF); adjunct professor, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), Bethesda, MD; and medical director, Military Health System Strategic Partnership 番茄社区app (MHSSP番茄社区app). The award was developed by the 番茄社区app Women in Surgery Committee and recognizes significant contributions to the advancement of women in the field of surgery.

Ten international surgeons were conferred Honorary Fellowship in the 番茄社区app. They are:

• Prof. Christiane Josephine Bruns, MD, director, department of general, visceral, tumor, and transplantation surgery, University of Cologne, Germany, and vice-director, Comprehensive Cancer Center CIO Koln-Bonn
• Prof. Luis M. Chiva, MD, PhD, professor of gynecology and medical ethics and director, department of obstetrics and gynecology, University of Navarra, Spain
• Prof. Dan M. Fliss, MD, an otolaryngology鈥揾ead and neck surgeon and professor, department of otolaryngology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
• Prof. Chuan-Gang Fu, MD, PhD, chairman and professor, department of surgery, department of colorectal surgery and department of gastroendoscopy, Shanghai East Hospital, Peoples Republic of China, and chair, Chinese Society of Anorectal Surgeons
• Sir Selwyn Michael Griffin, MB BS, FRCSEng, MD, FCSHK, FRCSEd, OBE, FRCSGlasg(Hon), FRCSI(Hon), FCSSriLanka(Hon), FASI(Hon), FR番茄社区app(Hon), president of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) and former consultant esophagogastric cancer surgeon at the Royal Victoria Infirmary Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.
• Prof. Mousa A. R. Khoursheed, MD, F番茄社区app, FRCSGlasg, professor of surgery, department of surgery, and faculty of medicine, Kuwait University, Safat
• Prof. Luke P. H. Leenen, MD, PhD, F番茄社区app, FEBS(EmSurg)(Hon), professor, trauma and emergency surgery and intensive care, Utrecht University, Kingdom of the Netherlands
• Prof. Michael Ka Wah Li, BBS, MB BS, MRCS, LRCP, FRCSEd, FRCSEng, FCSHK, FHKAM, director, minimally invasive and robotic surgery development, and honorary consultant in general surgery, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Peoples Republic of China
• Prof. Guy John Maddern, MB BS, PhD, MS, MD, F番茄社区app, FR番茄社区app, FAAHMS, past-director, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons鈥� Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures鈥揝urgical; past-chair, International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment; and past-director, Basil Hetzel Translational Research Institute, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
• Prof. Oscar Traynor, MB BCh, BAO(Honors), MCh, FRSCI, FRCSGlasg(Hon), professor, postgraduate surgical education, and dean, postgraduate surgical education and training, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Opening Ceremony

At the Opening Ceremony, 番茄社区app Executive Director David B. Hoyt, MD, F番茄社区app, announced a new initiative鈥�. Now, more than ever, is the time for surgeons to recommit to the profession鈥檚 values, Dr. Hoyt said. Building on its 100-year foundation of leadership, this campaign renews the College鈥檚 promise to patients and our communities and challenges surgeons to recommit to the fundamental ethos of surgery, salute and reignite their dedication and purpose, and rededicate themselves to the leadership role they must play.

Named Lectures

Clinical Congress featured 11 Named Lectures, starting with the Martin Memorial Lecture, which Anthony S. Fauci, MD, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, and a member of the White House COVID-19 Response Team, Washington, DC, delivered. His presentation was titled COVID-19: Lessons Learned and Remaining Challenges.

Other Named Lectures were:

• Bruce W. Lytle, MD, F番茄社区app, chairman, department of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH, presented the John H. Gibbon, Jr., Lecture: Coronary Bypass Surgery: An Operation Like No Other.
• Edward C. Benzel, MD, F番茄社区app, chairman, department of neurosurgery, and medical co-director, Cleveland Clinic Foundation Spine Research Laboratory, delivered the Charles G. Drake History of Surgery Lecture: The Evolution of Modern-Day Spine Surgery: Conflict, Compromise, and Collaboration.
• Melina R. Kibbe, MD, F番茄社区app, FAHA, dean, University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine, and chief health affairs officer, UVA Health, Charlottesville, gave the I. S. Ravdin Lecture in the Basic and Surgical Sciences: Targeted Nanotherapeutics for Vascular Diseases and Beyond.
• Heidi Nelson, MD, F番茄社区app, Medical Director, 番茄社区app Cancer Programs, delivered the Herand Abcarian Lecture: 100 years of Quality: Lessons for the Next 100 Years.
• Allan D. Kirk, MD, F番茄社区app, MAMSE, David C. Sabiston, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Surgery; chair, department of surgery; professor of surgery; professor in pediatrics; and professor, department of immunology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, gave the Excelsior Surgical Society/Edward D. Churchill Lecture: American Surgery: First Doctor, Last Doctor.

• Lenworth M. Jacobs, Jr., MD, MPH, DSc(Hon), F番茄社区app, MAMSE, director, Trauma Institute, Hartford Hospital; professor of surgery and professor of traumatology and emergency medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington; and Medical Director, 番茄社区app STOP THE BLEED^庐, delivered the Scudder Oration on Trauma: Trauma, Education, Communication, and Implementing Change.
• Andrea A. Hayes, MD, F番茄社区app, FAAP, chair, department of surgery, Howard University College of Medicine and Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, presented the Olga M. Jonasson, MD, Lecture, Grit in Spite of Adversity in the Pursuit of Excellence.
• Michele Harper, MD, an emergency physician in New York, NY, and author of The Beauty in Breaking, presented the John J. Conley Ethics and Philosophy Lecture: Call It by Its True Name: Forms, Textures, and Implications of Anti-Black Racism in Medicine.
• Raghu Ram Pillarisetti, OBE, MS, FRCSEng, FRCSEd, FRCSGlasg, FRCSI, F番茄社区app, founder, chief executive officer, and director, Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation, Hyderabad, India; director, KIMS-USHALAKSHMI Centre for Breast Diseases, KIMS Hospitals, Hyderabad; director, international affairs, Great Eastern Medical School, Srikakulam, India; and chairman, academic advisory board, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, delivered the Distinguished Lecture of the International Society of Surgery: Disrupting Breast Health Care in India.
• Lisa A. Newman, MD, MPH, F番茄社区app, Immediate Past-Second Vice-President of the 番茄社区app and a surgical oncologist at Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, presented the Commission on Cancer Oncology Lecture: Genetics and Genomics in the Study of Breast Cancer Disparities.

Special Sessions

The virtual Clinical Congress 2021 featured three Special Sessions that took place Monday, October 25, through Wednesday, October 27. These sessions were:

Surgery Residency Training beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives from the 番茄社区app Academy of Master Surgeon Educators鈩�聽kicked off the Special Sessions and highlighted perspectives from the Academy regarding future transformational changes in surgery residency training that will result from the work of the Academy鈥檚 Special Committee to Address Challenges and Opportunities Relating to Surgery Residency Training during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Leaders of the Subcommittees and the Editorial Review Group of the Academy鈥檚 Special Committee described the work of their groups, and leaders of the Academy shared their vision for the future.聽Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, F番茄社区app, FRCSC, FASCME, MAMSE, 补苍诲听Dr. Britt, cofounders of the Academy, moderated the program.

Should COVID-19 Vaccination Be Mandatory?聽was the topic of debate at the second Special Session. With the rapid evolution of new and potentially more virulent or more contagious variants, the issue of vaccination has received significant national attention. This timely session featured a point-counterpoint debate by experts on surgical ethics as to whether vaccination against the coronavirus (COVID-19) should be mandatory. The session was moderated by聽Sharmila Dissanaike, MD, F番茄社区app, FCCM, professor and Peter C. Canizaro Chair, department of surgery, and assistant medical director, Timothy J. Harnar Burn Center, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock; and 番茄社区app Regent聽Linda C. Phillips, MD, F番茄社区app, 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.

Late-Breaking Quality Initiatives in Surgery聽featured 番茄社区app leaders who discussed four 番茄社区app being released by the College: The 番茄社区app Quality Improvement Course: The Basics; the Quality Verification Program; the Geriatric Surgery Verification Program; and the 番茄社区app Value-Based Surgery Program, THRIVE (Transforming Healthcare Resources to Increase Value and Efficiency). This session highlighted these new programs and how surgeons can further improve the care they provide through participation in these initiatives.聽Zara Cooper, MD, MSc, F番茄社区app, Kessler Director, Brigham and Women鈥檚 Hospital Center for Surgery and Public Health, Boston, MA, 补苍诲听Rachel R. Kelz, MD, MSCE, MBA, F番茄社区app, professor of surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, moderated the session.

Scientific Forum

The Committee for the Owen H. Wangensteen Scientific Forum dedicated the 2021 Scientific Forum to聽Stanley W. Ashley, MD, F番茄社区app. Dr. Ashley is recognized as an outstanding educator and researcher, as well as a respected surgical leader and sought-after mentor. Dr. Ashley is the Frank Sawyer Professor of Surgery, Brigham and Women鈥檚 Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. He has served as program director of the general surgery residency and chief of surgery, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates/Atrius Health; vice-chairman of the department of surgery; and, most recently, chief medical officer and senior vice-president for medical affairs, Brigham and Women鈥檚 Hospital.

Practicing surgeons, residents, and medical students were recognized for their contributions to advancing the art and science of surgery. Individuals honored with the 2021 Owen H. Wangensteen Scientific Forum Excellence in Research Awards include:聽Julia L. Nugent, MD; Adriana C. Panayi, MD; Kevin T. Lynch, MD; Jillian W. Bonaroti, MD; James C. Etheridge, MD; Ryan Howard, MD; Frances Y. Hu, MD, MSc; Sarah Jane Commander, MD; Joshua E. Rosen, MD, MHS; Brett L. Ecker, MD; Yuyu Luo, MM; Wooram F. Jung, MSc; Modupeola Diyaolu, MD; Celia Short, MD; Ruth Tevlin, MB BAO BCh, MRCSI, MD; Cura A. Liebert, MD; Madhuri B. Nagaraj, MD, MS; Eihab N. Abdelfatah, MD; Megan M. Harper, MD, MS; Gregory T. Kennedy, MD; Stas Amato, MD; Mark E. Berry, MD; Kaylin Beister, BS; 补苍诲听Anand Brahmandam, MBBS.

A total of 911 abstracts, including 77 late-breaking clinical trials abstracts, were submitted and reviewed. Six late-breaking clinical trials abstracts, 494 posters, and 808 oral presentations were accepted.

Other awards and honors

Five surgeons received the 2021 番茄社区app/Pfizer Surgical Volunteerism Awards. The awards are determined by the 番茄社区app Board of Governors Surgical Volunteerism and Humanitarian Awards Workgroup and are administered through the 番茄社区app Operation Giving Back program.

• Seng-Feng Jeng, MD, F番茄社区app, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, received an International Surgical Volunteerism Award for his nearly 20 years of volunteerism in Vietnam, where he performs cost-free reconstructive surgery and teaches local surgeons and health care teams in an under-resourced health system.
• Brent A. Senior, MD, F番茄社区app, an otolaryngologist in Chapel Hill, NC, received an International Surgical Volunteerism Award for his decades of work in providing otolaryngologic surgery services and education in Southeast Asia, particularly in Vietnam. Dr. Senior is the Nathaniel and Sheila Harris Distinguished Professor and chief, division of rhinology, allergy, and endoscopic skull base surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine at Chapel Hill.
• Rochelle Dicker, MD, F番茄社区app, a trauma and critical care surgeon in Los Angeles, CA, received the Domestic Surgical Volunteerism Award for her efforts to develop firearm injury prevention education, support for victims of firearm violence, and advocacy for firearm injury reduction-based legislation, particularly through the San Francisco Wraparound Project.
• Rami Kantar, MD, MPH, a general surgery resident, University of Maryland Medical System鈥揜. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, received the Resident Volunteerism Award for his work to provide logistical support, surgical and clinical services, and capacity building with the Global Smile Foundation, which offers comprehensive cleft care in surgically underserved countries.
• Chandrakanth Are, MBBS, F番茄社区app, FRCS, the JL & CJ Varner Professor of Surgical Oncology & Global Health, and vice-chair of education, department of surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, received the inaugural Academic Global Surgeon Award for his efforts to create and sustain various global curricula and programs in surgical oncology in low- and middle-income countries.

The Commission on Cancer (CoC) announced the winners of its annual Cancer Research Paper Competition. In the Clinical Research category,聽Sarah Kaslow, MD, a surgery resident at New York University Langone, New York City, received first place for her paper 鈥淧atient- and hospital-level determinants of guideline-adherent care have a significant impact on overall survival for patients with gastric cancer: An analysis of the National Cancer Database.鈥澛�Michael Poulson, MD, MPH, a surgery resident at Boston University School of Medicine/Boston School of Public Health, MA, received second place for his paper 鈥淪egregation, colorectal cancer, and socioeconomic mediators: A structural equation modeling approach.鈥澛�Daniela Cocco, MD, a research fellow at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Phoenix, AZ, received third place for her paper 鈥淐an axillary lymph node dissection be omitted in patients with limited clinically node positive breast cancer?鈥�

In the Basic Science category,聽David Hanna, MD, a resident at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, is one of two first-place winners for his paper 鈥淩SL3 induces ferroptosis via GPX4 inhibition in papillary thyroid cancer?鈥� The other first-place winner is University of Iowa, Iowa City, surgery resident聽Garett Steers, MD, for his paper 鈥淓pigenetic changes in pancreatic cancer with pharmacologic ascorbate.鈥�

The three first-place winners each received a $1,000 honorarium plus an invitation to present their research at the fall CoC meetings and record and post their presentations on the 番茄社区app Cancer Programs website. In addition, they are eligible for publication in the聽Journal of the American College of Surgeons (J番茄社区app). Second- and third-place winners each received $500 and an invitation to record and post their presentations on the 番茄社区app Cancer Programs website. They also are eligible for publication in聽J番茄社区app.

The CoC recognized outstanding leaders in the Cancer Liaison Program, including four CoC State Chairs and 10 Cancer Liaison Physicians (CLPs).

The State Chair Outstanding Performance Award recognizes individuals who exhibit outstanding leadership and innovation, and who make significant contributions to the improvement of cancer care in a state or region. The following CoC State Chairs received the award in recognition of their work during 2020 (all MD, F番茄社区app):聽Richard Bold, Northern California;听Amanda Kong, Wisconsin;听Richard White, North Carolina; 补苍诲听Peter Wu, Washington State.

The following individuals received the CLP Outstanding Performance Award:

• Samuel Carvajal, MD, F番茄社区app, Adventist Health, Glendale, CA
• Babak Eghbalieh, MD, F番茄社区app, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills, CA
• David Mullins, MD, MBA, CPE, F番茄社区app, Princeton Community Hospital, WV
• Sangeetha Prabhakaran, MBBS, F番茄社区app, University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, Albuquerque
• Tracy Rauch, MD, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA
• Anthony Strawn, MD, F番茄社区app, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, VA
• Raquel Wagman, MD, The Cancer Center at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
• Michael Whalen, MD, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC
• Jason Wilson, MD, MBA, F番茄社区app, Morton Plant Mease Health Care, Palm Harbor, FL
• Anthony Yang, MD, MS, F番茄社区app, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

The National Safety Council Award for Service to Safety was awarded to聽Susan M. Briggs, MD, MPH, F番茄社区app, a general and trauma surgeon and director, International Trauma and Disaster Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, and associate professor of surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Dr. Briggs has been active, both nationally and internationally, in trauma and disaster relief activities with the U.S. government and nongovernmental agencies such as Project Hope and the American Refugee Committee. She is the Supervising Medical Officer of the Federal Emergency Management Agency/National Disaster Management Services Specialty Medical Teams, including the International Medical Surgical Response Teams, and was one of the founders of the Metro-Boston Disaster Medical Assistance Team. Sponsored by the National Safety Council and nominated by the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma and the 番茄社区app Committee on Trauma, the award recognizes outstanding service to safety by surgeons or surgical organizations.

The 番茄社区app History and Archives Committee presented the first- and second-place awards for the annual History of Surgery Poster Competition. The first-place winners were聽Allison Oliva, Edward Gerald Chekan, MD, F番茄社区app,聽补苍诲听Justin Barr, MD, PhD, Duke University, Durham, NC, for the poster Beecher鈥檚 Bombshell: How One Man鈥檚 Article Revolutionized Medical and Surgical Ethics. The second-place winner was聽John M. Becker, MD, a general surgeon at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, MI, for The Right to Operate: An Example of Medical Censorship for Political Affiliation during the McCarthy Era.

The 番茄社区app Resident Award for Exemplary Teaching was presented to聽Rebecca Williams-Karnesky, MD, PhD, MA. Dr. Williams-Karnesky is chief resident in general surgery at the University of New Mexico (UNM), Albuquerque, and recently completed a master of arts in educational psychology at UNM. Established in 2003, the 番茄社区app Resident Award for Exemplary Teaching is presented annually to recognize excellence in teaching by a resident and to highlight the importance of teaching in residents鈥� daily lives. Nominations for the award are submitted to the 番茄社区app Division of Education by general surgery and other specialty training programs, and the recipient is selected by an independent review panel of the Committee on Resident Education.

The recipient of the 2021 Jameson L. Chassin Award for Professionalism in General Surgery is聽Bernadette J. Goudreau, MD, MS. Dr. Goudreau is chief resident in general surgery at the University of Virginia (UVA), Charlottesville, Health System. She has been an active researcher since her undergraduate years at the University of Notre Dame, IN, and recently completed a master of science in clinical research at UVA. Established in 2013, the Jameson L. Chassin, MD, F番茄社区app, Award for Professionalism in General Surgery is given in recognition of Dr. Chassin, who was a skilled surgeon, remarkable teacher, and productive scholar in New York City. The award is given to a chief resident in general surgery who exemplifies the professionalism that Dr. Chassin personified throughout his career: compassion, technical skill, and devotion to science and learning.

Caitlin Hicks, MD, associate professor of surgery, division of vascular surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, received the Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson II Promising Investigator Award. Dr. Hicks completed her surgical residency and vascular surgery fellowship at Johns Hopkins, where she was the first person to participate in the Early Specialization Program, completing her training in six years. She stayed on as faculty at Johns Hopkins after her training, and was recently promoted to associate professor after only two-and-one-half years on faculty. Dr. Hicks is the associate fellowship director for the Johns Hopkins Vascular Surgery Fellowship and the director of research for the Johns Hopkins Diabetic Foot and Wound Clinic. Her clinical practice focuses on complex limb salvage, carotid disease, and open aortic surgery.

The 2021 recipient of the 番茄社区app聽SurgeonsVoice Advocate of the Year Award is聽Marion C.W. Henry, MD, MPH, F番茄社区app, FAAP, professor of surgery at The University of Chicago Medicine, IL, who serves on multiple national-level committees involving surgical education, women surgeons, and pediatric surgeons. Within the 番茄社区app, Dr. Henry leads by example, serving as a member of the Advisory Council for Pediatric Surgery and through her support of the 番茄社区app Professional Association鈥檚 Political Action Committee (番茄社区appPA-SurgeonsPAC). Established in 2018, the Advocate of the Year program recognizes top surgeon advocates who work to advance important health policy priorities, establish and maintain relationships with legislators, and participate in other advocacy-related activities.

The Committee on Medical Student Education recognized the following students as first- and second-place winners in their respective categories at the Medical Student Program e-Poster Session:

• Basic Science:聽Mardeen S. Karim听补苍诲聽Brennan Gagen, both from Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
• Clinical Science:聽Mokhshan Ramachandran, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA; 补苍诲听Nina M. D鈥橝miano, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
• Education, Innovation, and Outcomes:聽Itai Palmon, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI; 补苍诲听Lily Owei, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Annual Business Meeting

The Annual Business Meeting of Members convened October 27, with Dr. Freischlag presiding. The following individuals presented reports:聽L. Scott Levin, MD, F番茄社区app, Chair of the Board of Regents;听Ronald J. Weigel, MD, PhD, MBA, F番茄社区app, Chair of the Board of Governors;听Dr. Hoyt;听E. Christopher Ellison, MD, F番茄社区app, Chair, Board of Directors, 番茄社区app Foundation; 补苍诲听William G. Cioffi, Jr., MD, F番茄社区app, Chair of the Board of Directors of the 番茄社区appPA-SurgeonsPAC.

The Officers-Elect for 2021鈭�2022 also were approved. They are:聽Dr. Ellison, President-Elect;听Mary E. Fallat, MD, F番茄社区app, professor of surgery, the Hiram C. Polk, Jr., Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, KY, and director of surgical quality, Norton Children鈥檚 Hospital, First Vice-President-Elect; 补苍诲听Anne G. Rizzo, MD, F番茄社区app, system surgical chair and president, surgical services, Gutherie Clinics in northern Pennsylvania and south-central New York, professor of surgery, Uniform Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, Virginia Commonwealth, Richmond, and University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Second Vice-President-Elect.

The Board of Regents also installed new members and elected new leaders at its adjourned meeting.聽Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH, F番茄社区app, MAMSE, is the new Chair of the 番茄社区app Board of Regents. Dr. Sidawy is Professor and the Lewis B. Saltz Chair of the Department of Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC. In his role as Chair, Dr. Sidawy will work closely with the 番茄社区app Executive Director and will chair the Regents鈥� Finance and Executive Committees.聽Linda G. Phillips, MD, F番茄社区app, was elected as Vice-Chair of the Board of Regents. Dr. Phillips is 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.

Newly elected members of the Board of Regents include the following:

• Carol L. Brown, MD, F番茄社区app, FACOG, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
• James W. Fleshman, Jr., MD, F番茄社区app, FASCRS, chief of surgery; the Sparkman Endowed Professor and Chairman, department of surgery; and professor of surgery, department of surgery, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas
• Andrea A. Hayes, MD, F番茄社区app, FAAP, professor and chair, department of surgery, Howard University College of Medicine and Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC
• Mark Savarise, MD, MBA, F番茄社区app, clinical associate professor; medical director, outreach and network development; and section chief, community general surgery, department of surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
• Shelly D. Timmons, MD, PhD, F番茄社区app, FAANS, chair of neurological surgery, and the Betsey Barton Chair, department of neurological surgery, and co-director, Neuroscience Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
• Philip R. Wolinksy, MD, F番茄社区app, FAAOC, FAOA, professor and chief value officer, University of California Davis Medical Center

Regents reelected for additional terms include:

• James C. Denneny III, MD, F番茄社区app, Alexandria, VA (third term), otolaryngology鈭抙ead-and-neck surgeon
• Timothy J. Eberlein, MD, F番茄社区app, MAMSE, St. Louis, MO (third term), general surgeon
• Lena M. Napolitano, MD, F番茄社区app, FCCP, FCCM, MAMSE, Ann Arbor, MI (second term), general surgeon
• Linda G. Phillips, MD, F番茄社区app, Galveston, TX (third term), plastic and reconstructive surgeon
• Kenneth W. Sharp, MD, F番茄社区app, MAMSE, Nashville, TN (second term), general surgeon
• Anton N. Sidawy, MD, F番茄社区app, MAMSE, Washington, DC (third term), vascular surgeon

New Officers were elected to lead the Board of Governors Executive Committee, as follows:

• 颁丑补颈谤:听Danielle Saunders Walsh, MD, F番茄社区app, FAAP, CPHQ, founder and director, Pirate Surgery, PLLC, Greenville, NC
• Vice-Chair and Advocacy Pillar Lead:聽Ross F. Goldberg, MD, F番茄社区app, district medical group vice-chair of surgery and specialty ambulatory medical director; chief, division of general surgery; director, robotic surgery program; and director, minimally invasive and hepatic surgery, Valleywise Health, Phoenix, AZ
• 厂别肠谤别迟补谤测:听Oscar D. Guillamondegui, MD, MPH, F番茄社区app, chief, division of trauma and surgical critical care; medical director, trauma intensive care unit; professor of surgery; director, Multidisciplinary Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic; and Carol Ann Gavin Directorship in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Vanderbilt University Health, Nashville, TN

New Board of Governors Executive Committee Pillar Leads include:

• Diversity Pillar Lead:聽Cherisse D. Berry, MD, F番茄社区app, associate trauma medical director, New York City Health and Hospitals, Bellevue
• Communications Pillar Lead:聽Shannon M. Foster, MD, F番茄社区app, a trauma, critical care and acute care surgeon who transitioned after 12 years in academic medicine to both clinical work and providing nonclinical administrative support to Level I and Level II trauma centers in Pennsylvania
• Quality Pillar Lead:聽Lillian S. Kao, MD, MS, F番茄社区app, MAMSE, professor, department of surgery, and division chief, division of acute care surgery, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
• Education Pillar Lead:聽Deepak G. Nair, MD, MS, MHA, RVT, F番茄社区app, assistant professor of surgery (vascular), Florida State University Medical School, Sarasota, and chief, vascular surgery, Sarasota Memorial Hospital
• Member Services Pillar Lead:聽Maie A. St. John, MD, PhD, F番茄社区app, professor and chair, department of head and neck surgery; Thomas C. Calcaterra, MD, Chair in Head and Neck Surgery; and co-director, University of California Los Angeles head and neck cancer program

Member engagement activities

A new program, Morning Brew, premiered at Clinical Congress 2021, providing attendees with the opportunity to hear Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, F番茄社区app, then-番茄社区app Executive Director-Elect and Director, 番茄社区app Division of Member Services, speak with special guests over coffee to discuss the day鈥檚 Clinical Congress educational sessions and interesting engagement opportunities.

Clinical Congress attendees also had the chance to join other colleagues with the same interests and hobbies. Each night of October 25鈥�27, free Hobby Rooms were available for enthusiasts of sports, cars, cooking, music, and more.

A Mastering Mixology course also was offered, providing attendees with the opportunity to learn how to make three new cocktails, perfect for the home bartender.

Clinical Congress 2022

Clinical Congress 2022 is scheduled to take place October 16鈭�20 in San Diego, CA. Details regarding the educational program, registration, housing, and transportation will be posted on the 番茄社区app website as the information becomes available.