Honorary Fellowship in the American College of Surgeons is awarded to five prominent surgeons

HONORARY FELLOWSHIP IN THE
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
IS AWARDED TO FIVE PROMINENT SURGEONS

SAN FRANCISCO—Honorary Fellowship in the American College of Surgeons was awarded to five prominent surgeons from Belgium, Brazil, Ireland, United Kingdom, and Australia last night during Convocation ceremonies that preceded the official opening of the College’s annual Clinical Congress. The granting of Honorary Fellowship was one of the highlights of the Clinical Congress—one of the largest international meetings of surgeons in the world. The recipients were as follows:

Jacques Brotchi, MD, PhD.

Dr. Brotchi is president of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies and emeritus professor and honorary chairman, department of neurosurgery, Erasme Hospital, University of Brussels, Brussels, BELGIUM.

Joaquim Gama-Rodrigues, MD, FACS.

Dr. Gama-Rodrigues is director of gastrointestinal surgery and gastroenterology, Hospital Alemáo Oswaldo Cruz and Hospital da Beneficência Portuguesa, Sao Paulo, BRAZIL.

Gerald C. O’Sullivan, MB, BCh, FACS, FRCSC (Ireland).

Dr. O’Sullivan is the immediate past president, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin; lecturer and professor of surgery, University College, Cork; director, Cork Cancer Research Centre, Cork; and consultant surgeon, Mercy University Hospital, Cork, IRELAND.

Bernard Francisco Ribeiro, CBE, PRCS.

Mr. Ribeiro is a past president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England; senior lecturer, Middlesex Hospital, London; and director, undergraduate teaching for surgery, University College, London, UNITED KINGDOM.

Russell Walker Strong, MB, BCh, FACS, FRCS (Hon) (Edin), FRCS (Eng), FRACS, FRACDS.

Dr. Strong is emeritus professor, surgical specialties, Princess Alexandria Hospital, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA.

Presenting the Honorary Fellowships on behalf of the College were: Fernando G. Diaz, MD, FACS, Southfield, MI; Carlos A. Pellegrini, MD, FACS, Seattle, WA; Tom R. DeMeester, MD, FACS, Los Angeles, CA; George F. Sheldon, MD, FACS, Chapel Hill, NC; and L. D. Britt, MD, FACS, Norfolk, VA.

Fellowship in the American College of Surgeons is awarded during the ceremonies to surgeons whose education and training, professional qualifications, surgical competence, andethical conduct have passed a rigorous evaluation and have been found to be consistent with the high standards established and demanded by the College. During the College’s Convocation ceremonies this year, 1,189 surgeons from around the world were admitted into Fellowship.

With a membership of more than 73,000, the College is the largest organization of surgeons in the world. Sir Rickman Godlee, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, was awarded the first Honorary Fellowship in the College during the College’s first Convocation in 1913. Since then, 413 internationally prominent surgeons, including the five chosen this year, have been named Honorary Fellows of the American College of Surgeons.

Note: More detailed information on each Honorary Fellow may be obtained from the College’s Office of Public Information, 633 N. Saint Clair St., Chicago, IL 60611-3211; Phone: 312-202-5328; E-mail: cpetty@facs.org.