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:
- The promotion of membership
- The provision of advocacy for surgeons and patients
- The education of surgeons and surgical residents
- The ultimate improvement and measurement of patient care and safety
- The study of the educational and professional needs of underrepresented surgeons and surgical trainees and the impact that its work may have on the elimination of health disparities among diverse population groups
Executive Council
Joseph Victor Sakran
President
Margaret H. Lauerman
President-Elect
Nader Nabil Hanna
Secretary
Ahmad Waqas Ahad
Treasurer
Jose Jesus Diaz Jr.
Past President
Councilors
Kimberly Lumpkins
Councilor
Kyle N. Remick
Councilor
Jacques Mather
Councilor
Committee Chairs
Ray Fang
Chair, Committee on Trauma
Sara Paley Fogarty
Chair, Committee on Cancer
Representatives
Jinny Ha
YFA Representative
Mira H. Ghneim
YFA Representative
Alistair J. Kent
YFA Representative
Vacant
Associate Representative
Eliza Slama
Resident Representative
Nikhil Prasad
Resident Representative
Hossam Abdou
Resident Representative
Nicole Joanne Kus
Resident Representative
Alyson Buckner Wells
AWS Representative
Board of Governors
Jose Jesus Diaz Jr.
Governor at Large
Joseph Victor Sakran
Governor at Large
Jennifer S. Lawton
Governor, American Association for Thoracic Surgery