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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(2020-2021)

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

President-Elect(2020-2021)

Kasper Wang, MD
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Secretary (2018-2021)

Cristina Ferrone, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital

Secretary-Elect (2020-2021)

Danny Chu, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Treasurer (2019-2022)

Timothy Donahue, MD
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Ethics and COI Chair (2018-2021)

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

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

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

Publications Chair (2020-2022)

Melanie Morris, MD
University of Alabama Birmingham

Global Academic Surgery Chair (2019-2022)

Sanjay Krishnaswami, MD
Oregon Health & Science University

Research Co-Chair (2019-2021)

Allan Goldstein, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital

Research Co-Chair (2019-2022)

Arden Morris, MD
Stanford University

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 (2019-2022)

George Yang, MD, PhD
University of Alabama Birmingham

Past President (2018-2021)

Taylor S. Riall, MD, PhD
University of Arizona College of Medicine

Past President (2019-2022)

Allan Tsung, MD
The Ohio State University

Past President (2020-2023)

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

Councilor-at-Large -Membership (2019-2022)

Cynthia Downard, MD, MMSC
University of Louisville

Councilor-at-Large-Scholarship (2018-2021)

Rebekah White, MD
University of California, San Diego

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

David Stewart, MD
University of Arizona

Representatives

The American Board of Surgery

Dev M. Desai, MD, PhD

Term: 2016-2022
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Jennifer Tseng, MD, MPH

Term: 2019-2025
Boston Medical Center

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: 2019-2022
The Ohio State University

Editorial Board of Surgery

Jussuf Kaifi, MD

Term: 2019-2022
University of Missouri

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

Ankush Gosain, MD, PhD

Term: 2020-2021
University of Tennessee