Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH, FACS, was installed as the 106th ACS President at Clinical Congress 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. He succeeds Beth H. Sutton, MD, FACS.
“Dr. Sidawy brings tremendous expertise, passion, and knowledge to the role of ACS President. He is exceptionally skilled at building consensus and encouraging everyone to focus on advancing our mission as the House of Surgery,” said Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS, Executive Director & CEO.
Dr. Sidawy, a vascular surgeon, is a professor of surgery and the Lewis B. Saltz Chair of the Department of Surgery at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC.
An ACS Fellow since 1987, Dr. Sidawy is a longtime leader in the ACS, serving as Chair and member of the Board of Regents, member of the Board of Governors, Past-President of the ACS Washington Metropolitan Chapter, and leader of many committees related to those roles.
Alongside Dr. Sidawy, general surgeon Anne C. Mosenthal, MD, FACS, and pediatric surgeon Edward Barksdale Jr., MD, FACS, became first vice-president and second vice-president, respectively.
At the conclusion of the meeting, renowned surgical oncology Timonthy J. Eberlein, MD, FACS, was elected President-Elect, and trauma surgeon Sharon M. Henry, MD, FACS, and general surgeon Robert P. Sticca, MD, FACS, were elected First Vice-President-Elect and Second Vice-President-Elect, respectively. Cardiothoracic surgeon Larry R. Kaiser, MD, FACS, became Treasurer.
Other ACS leaders installed include:
Board of Regents
- Chair – Lena M. Napolitano, MD, FACS, Ann Arbor, MI (Acute Care Surgeon)
- Vice-Chair – Douglas E. Wood, MD, FACS, FRCSEd – Seattle, WA (Cardiothoracic Surgeon)
New Regents
- Joshua Broghammer, MD, FACS, Kansas City, KS (Urologist)
- Lillian S. Kao, MD, FACS, Houston, TX (Acute Care Surgeon)
- Don Selzer, MD, FACS, Indianapolis, IN (General Surgeon)
See the full list of Officers and Regents.
Board of Governors Officers
- Chair – Cherisse D. Berry, MD, FACS, Newark, NJ (General Surgeon)
- Vice-Chair and Communications Pillar Lead – Robert D. Winfield, MD, FACS, Kansas City, KS (General Surgeon)
- Secretary – Sundeep G. Keswani, MD, FACS, Houston, TX (Pediatric Surgeon)
New Board of Governors Executive Committee Members
- Quality, Research, and Optimal Patient Care Pillar Lead – Todd K. Rosengart, MD, MBA, FACS, Houston, TX (Cardiothoracic Surgeon)
- Inclusive Excellence Pillar Lead – Maheswari (Magi) Senthil, MBBS, FACS, Irvine, CA (Surgical Oncologist)
- Education Pillar Lead – Cynthia Talley, MD, FACS, Charleston, SC (Critical Care Surgeon)
See the full list of Board of Governors Executive Committee Members.
Young Fellows Association
- Chair – Jessica Burgess, MD, FACS, Norfolk, VA (Acute Care Surgeon)
Resident and Associate Society
- Chair – Fedra Fallahian, MD, Houston, TX (Breast Surgical Oncologist)
ACS leaders offered heartfelt thanks to Regents Fabrizio Michelassi, MD, FACS, and Anthony Atala, MD, FACS, following the conclusion of their 9 years on the Board, as well as to Don K. Nakayama, MD, MBA, FACS, for his services as Treasurer.
