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Society of University Surgeons (SUS)

Society of University Surgeons (SUS)

Supporting and advancing leaders in academic surgery.

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Executive Council & Representatives

Executive Council

President (2022-2023)

Rebekah White, MD
University of California, San Diego

President-Elect (2022-2023)

Timothy Donahue, MD
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Secretary (2021-2024)

Danny Chu, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Treasurer (2022-2025)

Melanie Morris, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Ethics and COI Chair (2021-2024)

George Chang, MD
MD Anderson

Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee Chair (2020-2023)

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

Publications Chair (2022-2024)

Ankush Gosain, MD, PhD
University of Tennessee

Academic Global Surgery Chair (2022-2025)

Ziad Sifri, MD
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Research Co-Chair (2022-2024)

Catherine Hunter, MD
The University of Oklahoma

Research Co-Chair (2021-2023)

Melinda Maggard-Gibbons, MD
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Surgical Education Chair (2020-2023)

Ravi Radhakrishnan, MD, MBA
University of Texas Medical Branch

Social & Legislative Issues Chair (2020-2023)

Tracy Wang, MD, MPH
Medical College of Wisconsin

SUS Foundation President (2021-2024)

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

Past President (2022-2025)

Kasper Wang, MD
Keck School of Medicine at USC

Past President (2020-2023)

Gregory D. Kennedy, MD, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Past President(2021-2024)

Sandra L. Wong, MD, MS
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

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

Colin Martin, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Councilor-at-Large for Scholarship (2021-2024)

Jayme Locke, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Councilor-at-Large-Publications/Development (2020-2023)

David Stewart, MD
Southern Illinois University

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
University of Arizona

Caprice Greenberg, MD, MPH

Term: 2022-2028
Medical College of Georgia

American College of Surgeons Board of Governors

Peter Angelos, MD

Term: 2017-2023
The University of Chicago Medicine

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Benedict Nwomeh, MD, MPH

Term: 2019-2022
Nationwide Children’s Hospital

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

Sunil Geevarghese, MD

Term: 2017-2023
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Clara Lee, MD

Term: 2019-2025
The Ohio State University

Editorial Board of Surgery

Derrick C. Wan, MD

Term: 2022-2025
Stanford University

Surgical Research & Education Committee-American College of Surgeons

Adam Berger, MD

Term: 2019-2022
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

National Association of Biomedical Research

Shaun Kunisaki, MD, MSc

Term: 2022-2024
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center