Executive Council & Representatives - Society of University Surgeons (SUS)

Executive Council

President (2024-2025)

Thomas K. Varghese Jr., MD, MS, MBA
University of Utah

President-Elect (2024-2025)

Danny Chu, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Secretary (2024-2027)

Ankush Gosain, MD, PhD, MBA
University of Colorado

Treasurer (2022-2025)

Melanie Morris, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Ethics and COI Chair (2024-2027)

Carrie Peterson, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin

Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee Chair (2023-2026)

Tracy Wang, MD, MPH
Medical College of Wisconsin

Publications Chair (2024-2026)

Genevieve Boland, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital

Academic Global Surgery Chair (2022-2025)

Ziad Sifri, MD
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Research Co-Chair (2024-2026)

Benjamin Levi, MD
UT Southwestern

Research Co-Chair (2023-2025)

Mayur Patel, MD, MPH
Vanderbilt University

Surgical Education Chair (2024-2027)

Kevin Mollen, MD
University of Pittsburgh

Social & Legislative Issues Chair (2023-2026)

Marie Crandall, MD, MPH
MetroHealth

SUS Foundation President (2021-2024)

O. Joe Hines, MD
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Past President (2022-2025)

Kasper Wang, MD
The University of Toronto

Past President (2023-2026)

Rebekah White, MD
University of California, San Diego

Past President(2024-2027)

Timothy Donahue, MD
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Councilor-at-Large -Membership (2022-2025)

Colin Martin, MD
Washington University in St. Louis

Councilor-at-Large for Scholarship (2024-2027)

Catherine Hunter, MD
University of Oklahoma

Councilor-at-Large-Publications/Development (2023-2026)

Shaun Kunisaki, MD, MSc
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

Digital Content Director (2024-2027)

Sophie Dream, MD, MPH
Medical College of Wisconsin

Representatives

The American Board of Surgery

Jennifer Tseng, MD, MPH

Term: 2019-2025
Boston Medical Center

Valentine N. Nfonsam

Valentine N. Nfonsam, MD, MS

Term: 2021-2027
LSU Health New Orleans

American College of Surgeons Board of Governors

Ravi S. Radhakrishnan, MD, MBA

Term: 2023-2026
UTMB

Benedict Nwomeh, MD, MPH

Term: 2019-2025
Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC): Council of Faculty and Academic Societies (CFAS)

Mayur Narayan, MD, MPH, MBA, MHPE

Term: 2023-2026
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Clara Lee, MD, MPP

Term: 2019-2025
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Editorial Board of Surgery

Derrick C. Wan, MD

Term: 2022-2025
Stanford University

Surgical Research Committee-American College of Surgeons

Jayme Locke, MD, MPH

Term: 2024-2028
University of Alabama at Birmingham

National Association of Biomedical Research

Matthew Neal, MD

Term: 2024-2027
University of Pittsburgh