Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FACS, FRCSC, FSACME, MAMSE, is the Senior Vice President, Education, at the American College of Surgeons (ACS). He previously served as Founding Director of the ACS Division of Education. Dr. Sachdeva is also adjunct professor of surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Prior to joining ACS, he was the Leon C. Sunstein, Jr., Professor of Medical and Health Sciences Education, associate dean for medical education, and professor and vice chairman for educational affairs, department of surgery, at MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Sachdeva served as chief of surgical services at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, overseeing all surgical services at this tertiary care academic institution staffed by the faculty of two medical schools (University of Pennsylvania and MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine).
Dr. Sachdeva is the founder of the ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators and founder of the ACS Program for Accreditation of Education Institutes (Simulation Centers). He has been the recipient of the Distinguished Educator Award (Lifetime Achievement Award) of the Association for Surgical Education, the Dave Davis Research in Continuing Medical Education Award of the Society for Academic CME, the Hamilton Russell Memorial Medal of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, the Margaret Hay Edwards Achievement Medal of the American Association for Cancer Education for Outstanding Contributions to Cancer Education, the Theodore McGraw Medal of the Detroit Surgical Association, the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, and the Blockley-Osler Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching. Dr. Sachdeva is a Member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He has participated in the Harvard Macy Program for Leaders in Medical Education. Dr. Sachdeva has been a recipient of major educational grants and has published more than 120 peer-reviewed papers mainly on surgical and medical education topics. He has delivered invited presentations and conducted courses on educational topics in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and Japan. Dr. Sachdeva has chaired the Scientific Review Group Education Subcommittee (Study Section) of the National Cancer Institute. He has served on the boards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
Dr. Sachdeva has served as president of the following organizations: Association for Surgical Education; Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education; American Association for Cancer Education; Council of Medical Specialty Societies; and Alliance for Clinical Education.
