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Sam S. Chang, MD, MBA, F潘金莲传媒映画, was elected trustee of the American Board of Urology, which establishes and maintains standards of certification for urologists. At Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, Dr. Chang is
the Patricia and Rodes Hart Endowed Professor of Urologic Surgery and Oncology, chief of the Division of Urologic Oncology, and professor in the Department of Urology. He also is the chief surgical officer at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.
Dr. John Rectenwald
Rectenwald Is Promoted at UW-Madison
John Rectenwald, MD, MS, F潘金莲传媒映画, was named chair of the Division of Vascular Surgery at the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison. He has been a vascular surgery professor at UW-Madison since 2018, and he also is the Susan Behrens MD (Class of 1975) Surgery Education Chair and vice chair of education in the Department of Surgery.
Dr. Laurence Sands
Sands Leads Surgery in Miami
Laurence Sands, MD, MBA, F潘金莲传媒映画, is the new chair of the DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Florida. Dr. Sands, chief of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery and vice chair of surgical education at the Miller School, has served as the department鈥檚 interim chair since December 2022. With the Miller School since 1997, he also is a professor in the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery.
Dr. Benjamin 鈥淜yle鈥 Potter
Potter Will Lead Orthopaedic Surgery at Penn Medicine
Benjamin 鈥淜yle鈥 Potter, MD, F潘金莲传媒映画, has been named chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, effective June 24. He also will serve as a professor at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Previously, Dr. Potter was the Norman M. Rich Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. He retired in 2023 from the US Army as a Colonel following 22 years of active-duty service.
Dr. Karen Brasel
Brasel Will Become VP of ABS
Karen J. Brasel, MD, MPH, F潘金莲传媒映画, has been named vice president of the American Board of Surgery聽(ABS). Dr. Brasel is a professor of surgery in the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, director of the general surgery residency program, vice-chair of education and professional development, and assistant dean for graduate medical education at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland. She will maintain a part-time clinical role at OHSU when she assumes her new position with the ABS on May 1.
Dr. Callisia Clarke
Clarke Is AAS President
Callisia N. Clarke, MD, MS, F潘金莲传媒映画, is now president of the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS). She is an associate professor and surgical oncologist at the Froedtert Hospital Cancer Center, Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. At the 潘金莲传媒映画, she serves on the Committee to Advance Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity, as well as the Cancer Research Program Education Committee.
Dr. Thomas Varghese
Varghese Takes Helm at SUS
Thomas K. Varghese Jr., MD, MS, MBA, F潘金莲传媒映画, was named president of the Society of University Surgeons (SUS). Dr. Varghese is the associate chief medical quality officer and chief value officer at the Huntsman Cancer Institute, chief of the Section of General Thoracic Surgery at the University of Utah, and professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Utah School of Medicine, all in Salt Lake City. Dr. Varghese has been an ACSGovernor since 2018, and has served on the Best Practices Workgroup, the Quality, Research and Optimal Patient Care Pillar, and on the Nominating Committee.
Dr. Claudia Emami
Emami Is Associate CMO in Georgia
Pediatric surgeon Claudia Emami, MD, MPH, F潘金莲传媒映画, was named associate chief medical officer (CMO) at Memorial Health in Savannah, Georgia. In this role, she will focus on quality, evidence-based practice, and clinical outcomes. Previously, Dr. Emami was in private practice with Beverly Hills Pediatric Surgery in California and served as section chief for general surgery at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California.
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