MD Chapter of ACS Leadership

The purpose of the Chapter shall be to endeavor to attain the objectives of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), which include:

  • Elevating the standards of surgery
  • Establishing a standard of competency and character for practitioners of surgery
  • Providing a method of granting membership in the organization
  • Educating the public and the profession to understand that the practice of surgery calls for special training and that a surgeon elected to Fellowship in the College has had such training and is properly qualified to practice surgery

The Chapter is dedicated to:

Executive Council

Joseph Victor Sakran

Joseph Victor Sakran

President

Ahmad Waqas Ahad

Ahmad Waqas Ahad

President-Elect

Jinny Ha

Jinny Ha

Secretary

Kimberly Lumpkins

Kimberly Lumpkins

Treasurer

Councilors

Jacques Mather

Councilor

Vacant

Councilor

Kyle N. Remick

Councilor

Committee Chairs

Ray Fang

Chair, Committee on Trauma

Sara Paley Fogarty

Chair, Committee on Cancer

Representatives

Vacant

YFA Representative

Mira H. Ghneim

YFA Representative

Alistair J. Kent

YFA Representative

Alyson Buckner Wells

AWS Representative

Vacant

Associate Representative

Eliza Slama

Resident Representative

Nikhil Prasad

Resident Representative

Hossam Abdou

Resident Representative

Nicole Joanne Kus

Resident Representative

Board of Governors

Ahmad Waqas Ahad

Governor at Large

Joseph Victor Sakran

Governor at Large

Jennifer S. Lawton

Governor, American Association for Thoracic Surgery