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Contents:
• Dr. Britt chosen as next President-Elect
• ACS Regents and Governors named
• Innovative model for solving organ shortage involves elective surgery patients
• Past-Presidents
• Distinguished Service Award
• Best Scientific Exhibit
• International Guest Scholars
• Surgical Humanitarian and Volunteerism Awards
• Clinical Congress candids
• Nation’s capital to serve as host to 2010 Clinical Congress

Board of Governors
ACS Regents and Governors named

The Board of Governors of the American College of Surgeons has elected Rene Lafreniere, MD, FACS, Calgary, AB; Leigh A. Neumayer, MD, FACS, Salt Lake City, UT; and Marshall Z. Schwartz, MD, FACS, Philadelphia, PA, to the ACS Board of Regents.

Dr. Lafreniere

Dr. Lafreniere, a general surgeon, is professor of surgery, oncology, and anesthesia at the University of Calgary, AB. A Fellow of the College since 1989, Dr. Lafreniere has served on the Board of Governors (1998-2004), the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors (2001-2004; Vice-Chair, 2003-2004), the Program Committee (2003-2007), the Committee on Emerging Surgical Technology & Education (2004-2007), and the Committee on Development (2005-2007). Dr. Lafreniere served as Chair of the Committee on Operating Room Environment (2001-2002) and the Committee on Perioperative Care (2002-2003).

Dr. Neumayer, a general surgeon, is professor of surgery at the University of Utah; Jon and Karen Huntsman Presidential Professor of Cancer Research, Huntsman Cancer Institute; and

Dr. Neumayer

co-director, Integrated Breast Program, Huntsman Cancer Hospital, all in Salt Lake City. A Fellow since 1994, Dr. Neumayer has served on the Committee on Medical Student Education (1996-2003; Chair 2001-2003); the Program Committee (2002-2004); the Advisory Committee on SESAP (2003-2005); the Committee for the Forum on Fundamental Surgical Problems (2003-2009); and the Women in Surgery Committee (2005-present).

Dr. Schwartz, a pediatric surgeon, is professor of surgery and pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. He is also surgeon-in-chief, chief of pediatric surgery, and director of the Pediatric Surgery Research Laboratory at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children,

Dr. Schwartz

Philadelphia. A Fellow since 1982, Dr. Schwartz served as Chair of the Advisory Council for Pediatric Surgery (2002-2008) and as Chair of Advisory Council Chairs (2004-2008).  He is a member of the Public Profile and Communications Steering Committee (2007-present).

Reelected to additional three-year terms on the Board of Regents were H. Randolph Bailey, MD, FACS, Houston, TX; Bruce D. Browner, MD, FACS, Farmington, CT; Martin B. Camins, MD, FACS, New York, NY; Julie A. Freischlag, MD, FACS, Baltimore, MD; Raymond F. Morgan, MD, FACS, Charlottesville, VA; Karl C. Podratz, MD, FACS, Rochester, MN; J. David Richardson, MD, FACS, Louisville, KY; Mark C. Weissler, MD, FACS, Chapel Hill, NC; and Thomas V. Whalen, MD, FACS, Allentown, PA.

The Board of Governors reelected Michael J. Zinner, MD, FACS, Boston, MA, as Chair. Timothy C. Flynn, MD, FACS, Gainesville, FL, was elected Vice-Chair, and James K. Elsey, MD, FACS, Lawrenceville, GA, was reelected Secretary.

Also elected to the Board of Governors’ Executive Committee were Henri R. Ford, MD, FACS, Los Angeles, CA, and Lena M. Napolitano, MD, FACS, Ann Arbor, MI.

In addition, the following individuals were elected as Governors of the American College of Surgeons:

Governor-at-Large nominations for terms ending in 2012

Lisa Bailey, California; Marianne Cinat, California; Gill Cryer, California; John Garry, California; James Goodnight, Jr., California; Gregory Greaney, California; Jon Greif, California; Jan Horn, California; Krista Kaups, California; James Recabaren, California; Scott Kurtzman, Connecticut; Diana Dickson-Witmer, Delaware; Kevin Behrns, Florida; William Cohen, Florida; Stephen Moenning, Florida; Alan Pillersdorf, Florida; Joseph Tepas III, Florida; Gerard Aranha, Illinois; Lynne Jalovec, Illinois; Edwin Kaplan, Illinois; Deborah Loeff, Illinois; David Canal, Indiana; Philip Caropreso, Iowa; Tyler Hughes, Kansas; Joel Lafleur, Maine; Dale Buchbinder, Maryland; Daniel Harley, Maryland; David McAneny, Massachusetts; Michael Mulholland, Michigan; Donald Scholten, Michigan; Michael Kanosky, Mississippi; Charles Swannack, Montana; Daniel Kirgan, Nevada; H. Stephen Fletcher, New Jersey; Albert Kwan, New Mexico; Robert F. D’Esposito, New York; Burton Herz, New York; Richard Karanfilian, New York; Christopher Max, New York; James Turner, New York; Thomas Clancy, North Carolina; Robert Sticcam North Dakota; David Linz, Ohio; Christopher McHenry, Ohio; Joseph Sferra, Ohio; Thomas Broughan, Oklahoma; David Arbutina, Pennsylvania; Kevin Garrett, Pennsylvania; Linwood Haith, Jr., Pennsylvania; Michael Vezeridis, Rhode Island; Nipun Merchant, Tennessee; Laura Witherspoon, Tennessee; George Alsop, Texas; Ernest Dunn, Texas; Kevin Lally, Texas; Robert Rege, Texas; Peter Rutledge, Texas; William Smythe, Texas; Alan Tyroch, Texas; Roger Perry, Virginia; Robert Gustafson, West Virginia; James Anderson, Wyoming; John Kortbeek, Alberta; Gregory Browne, Newfoundland; Avery Nathens, Ontario; David Ban-non, Jr., Prince Edward Island; Joseph Pfeifer, Saskatchewan; Chung Lo, China; Christian Gouillat, France; Heinz Buhr, Germany; Narendra Pandey, India; Herman duPlessis, South Africa; Miguel Cainzos, Spain; Luis Carriquiry, Uraguay; Jose Padron, Venezuela.

Nominations from the Surgical Specialty Societies

Fred Fedok, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Nicholas Vedder, American Association for Hand Surgery; John Atkinson, American Association of Neurological Surgeons; James Denneny III, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery; Andrea Hayes-Jordan, Association for Academic Surgery; Martin Croce, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma; Walter Chitwood, Jr., American Association for Thoracic Surgery; Mitchell Edelson, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; John Ridge, American Head and Neck Society; George Fuhrman, Association of Program Directors in Surgery; R. Russell Martin, Department of the Army; Jay Gregory, American Society of General Surgeons; L. Scott Levin, American Society for Surgery of the Hand; Aaron Fink, Association of VA Surgeons; Hilary Sanfey, Association of Women Surgeons; John Knaus, Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; Michael Rotondo, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma; Steven DeJong, Midwest Surgeon Association; David Jacobs, National Medical Association; Enrico Ascher, Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery; Brian Burkey, Society of University Otolaryngologists; Michael Coburn, Society of University Urologists; Karen Brasel, Western Surgical Association; and John Chen, Western Thoracic Surgical Association.