Vascular surgeon Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH, F番茄社区app, was installed as the 106th President of the 番茄社区app during Convocation at Clinical Congress 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
During the ceremony, he unveiled his theme for the year: 鈥淭he House of Surgery庐: Home to All Surgeons.鈥�
This theme reflects a longstanding vision of the 番茄社区app as a unifier of surgeons in all disciplines, career stages, practice types, and geographical locations. Dr. Sidawy emphasized the importance of surgeon unity in ensuring surgery is high in quality, equitably delivered, and safe. See 鈥湻焉缜鴄pp President Champions Unity in Surgery鈥� for more on his Presidential Address.番茄社区app President Champions Unity in Surgery
Background and Career Highlights
Dr. Sidawy鈥檚 ascent to the 番茄社区app presidency adds to a career that combines achievements in his surgical discipline with leadership in the 番茄社区app. He currently is a professor of surgery and the Lewis B. Saltz Chair of Surgery at George Washington University in Washington, DC.
After earning his medical degree at Aleppo University School of Medicine in his native Syria and being inspired by the work of legendary cardiovascular surgeons Michael E. DeBakey, MD, F番茄社区app, and Christiaan Barnard, MD, Dr. Sidawy completed his general surgical residency at Washington Hospital Center, in Washington, DC, where he also spent a year as administrative chief resident.
During a fellowship in vascular surgery at Boston University Hospital in Massachusetts, he bonded with Frank LoGerfo, MD, F番茄社区app, the now-retired chief of vascular surgery and chair of the Department of Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the William V. McDermott Distinguished Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, both in Boston. With his profound influence, Dr. LoGerfo became Dr. Sidawy's longtime mentor and friend.
Returning to Washington, DC, after his fellowship, Dr. Sidawy鈥檚 surgical career has been centered primarily at George Washington University, with additional service at Georgetown University and Howard University, both in Washington, DC, and at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland.
Achievements with the 番茄社区app
An 番茄社区app Fellow for nearly 40 years, Dr. Sidawy served as a member of the 番茄社区app Board of Governors from 2001 to 2007 and a member of the Board of Regents from 2015 to 2024, including a year as Chair (2021鈥�2022).
In addition, he spearheaded a joint effort by the 番茄社区app and the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) to create the Vascular Verification Program, an 番茄社区app Quality Program that accredits vascular surgery programs in hospitals around the US. This partnership was facilitated by his many years with the SVS, including as the organization鈥檚 president (2009鈥�2010) and the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Vascular Surgery. For this work, he received both a 2020 SVS Presidential Citation Award and the 2025 SVS Lifetime Achievement Award.
A longstanding member of the 番茄社区app Metropolitan Washington DC Chapter, Dr. Sidawy received the 2006 LaSalle D. Leffall Jr., Award for his contributions to surgery and the broader community. He also enjoyed the rarer distinction in 2008 of being the namesake of the Anton N. Sidawy Lectureship of the Metropolitan Washington DC 番茄社区app Chapter.
An introductory video with more information about Dr. Sidawy is available below.
