Academy Fireside Chat with Dr. Gerald B. Healy

The ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators^® virtual Fireside Chat Series connects you with experts for an open dialog driven by audience questions. This discussion will focus on Dr. Healy's career and lessons learned.

Gerald B. Healy, MD, FACS, FRCSIre (Hon), FRCS (Hon), MAMSE

Gerald B. Healy, MD is the emeritus surgeon-in-chief and the emeritus Gerald B. Healy Chair in Otolaryngology at Children's Hospital Boston. He also served as a trustee of the hospital.  Dr. Healy is currently a professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Healy is a member of numerous honorary societies, including the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, the Triological Society, the American Laryngological Association, the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, the American Society of Head and Neck Surgery and the American Surgical Association. He has served as President of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, the American Broncho­esophageal Association, and the Triological Society (the leading academic society in the specialty of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery). He has served as Secretary and President of the American Laryngological Association. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland and the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He has served as a Chairman of the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons and is a past-President of the American College. He was the first Otolaryngologist to be elected President of the College. Currently, he is a Fellow at the Institute for Health Care Improvement.

Host and Welcome Remarks

The host for the Fireside Chat is Mohsen M. Shabahang, MD, PhD, FACS, MAMSE, Vice President/Chief Medical Officer of the Wellspan Surgery Service Line, York, PA. Dr. Shabahang joined Wellspan in the summer of 2021. He serves as the Chair of the Subcommittee on Novel Teaching and Assessment Methods and Educational Resources for the ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators.

Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FACS, FRCSC, FSACME, MAMSE, Director of the ACS Division of Education and Co-Chair of the ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators Steering Committee, will give welcoming remarks.

About the Series

The ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators Fireside Chat Series was developed as an outcome of discussions of the ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators Special Committee to Address Challenges and Opportunities Relating to Surgery Residency Training during the COVID-19 pandemic. The committee was charged to address the challenges faced by educators and to harness innovative opportunities in surgical education. The Fireside Chat Series will enable programs and their learners to have access to valuable talks and discussions with experts both in a synchronous and asynchronous manner.

If you have questions about the series, please contact ACSAcademy@facs.org.