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ACS Governance

How we’re organized to achieve better surgical outcomes

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ACS Governance

Collaboration and Cooperation for Better Surgical Outcomes

The policies of the ACS are formulated and implemented through the work and cooperation of various organizational and administrative elements. We’re all working together for better surgical outcomes.

Board of Regents
Governance

Board of Regents

The ACS is governed by a 24-member Board of Regents, including the ACS President. The Regents formulate policy and direct the affairs of the College.
Board of Governors
Governance

Board of Governors

The ACS Board of Governors is the official link between Fellows and our Board of Regents.
Executive Director & CEO Patricia L. Turner
Governance

Executive Director & CEO Patricia L. Turner

Learn about and keep up to date with ACS Executive Director & CEO, Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS.
Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FACS
Governance

Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FACS

Learn about Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FACS, the 104th President of the American College of Surgeons, serving 2023-present.

ACS Chapters

Chapters provide members with an opportunity to improve the quality of surgical care through engagement at the local level. 

ACS Chapters

Advisory Councils

Advisory Councils enhance the ACS’ relationship with the surgical specialties by serving as liaisons between the Board of Regents and specialty organizations.

Advisory Councils

ACS Committees

ACS Committees represent various aspects of the surgical profession to help serve members of the College. 

ACS Committees

Executive Staff

The ACS is comprised of divisions led by our Executive Staff.

Executive Staff

College Officials

Officers

Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FACS
President
Miami, FL
Tyler G. Hughes, MD, FACS
First Vice-President
Salina, KS
Deborah A. Kuhls, MD, FACS
Second Vice-President
Las Vegas, NV
E. Christopher Ellison, MD, FACS, MAMSE
Immediate Past President
Powell, OH
Sherry Wren, MD, FACS
Secretary
Palo Alto, CA
Don K. Nakayama, MD, MBA, FACS
Treasurer
Chapel Hill, NC
Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS
Executive Director & CEO
Chicago, IL
Paige A. Rodgers, CPA, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Chicago, IL

Officers-Elect

Beth H. Sutton, MD, FACS
President-Elect
Wichita Falls, TX
Nancy L. Gantt, MD, FACS
First Vice-President-Elect
Youngstown, OH
Dennis H. Kraus, MD, FACS
Second Vice-President-Elect
Centennial, CO

Conflict of Interest Policy—Officers, Officers-Elect, members of the Board of Regents, members of the Board of Governors Executive Committee, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American College Surgeons, and its affiliated organizations.