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Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits
Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.
Dr. Heidi Nelson Retires as Medical Director of ACS Cancer Programs
Heidi Nelson, MD, FACS, plans to retire as Medical Director of the ACS Cancer Programs later this year.
Dr. Nelson, a colorectal surgeon from Rochester, MN, joined the ACS staff in 2018 after having served in various leadership roles for the College, including Director of the ACS Clinical Research Program, Co-Chair of the ACS Oncology Group, and a member of the Commission on Cancer (CoC) Executive Committee.
Through her leadership, vision, and research acumen, ACS Cancer Programs have come together and more closely integrated their strategies and activities. Dr. Nelson oversaw the 100th anniversary of the CoC and the release of new cancer standards, including the recent National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers standards and the new CoC operative standards. She also launched the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer, as well as led major transitions of the National Cancer Database infrastructure.
In addition, Dr. Nelson spearheaded the release of new synoptic operating reports, quality measures, and national quality improvement projects such as Return to Screening, Beyond ASK, and Breaking Barriers.
Dr. Susan Moffatt-Bruce Is New President of Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Cardiothoracic surgeon Susan Moffatt-Bruce, MD, PhD, FACS, has started a new role as president of Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, MA. Previously, she served as chief executive officer of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the Royal College International. Dr. Moffatt-Bruce also was a professor at the University of Ottawa in ON. She has served as an ACS Governor since 2022.
Dr. Jennifer Davids Takes Over as Division Chief at BMC
Jennifer S. Davids, MD, FACS, has started a new role as chief of colon and rectal surgery at Boston Medical Center (BMC) in MA. Prior to this role, Dr. Davids was an attending colorectal surgeon and associate professor of surgery at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in Worcester. She has served on the ACS Advisory Council for General Surgery and currently is a member of the ACS Massachusetts Chapter Credentials Committee.
Dr. Misty Humphries Will Lead VESS
Vascular surgeon Misty D. Humphries, MD, FACS, has been chosen as president-elect of the Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS), with her term beginning in 2024. Dr. Humphries is an associate professor in the Department of Surgery and interim chief of vascular surgery at the University of California (UC) Davis Health, as well as interim director of the UC Davis Vascular Center and the UC Davis Advanced Wound Care Clinic. She serves on the ACS Northern California Chapter Credentials Committee.
Dr. Amy Liepert Guides Acute Care Surgery in Missouri
General surgeon Amy E. Liepert, MD, FACS, has been appointed as division chief of acute care surgery at the University of Missouri Health Care in Columbia. Before starting this new role, she served as medical director of acute care surgery and associate professor of surgery at UC San Diego Health.
Within the ACS, Dr. Liepert has been an active participant in several committees and workgroups, including currently serving on the board of the ACSPA-SurgeonsPAC, as a member on the Advisory Council for Rural Surgery, and as a member of the Clinical Congress Program Committee.
In addition, she recently played a key role in advocating for and helping to secure passage of STOP THE BLEED®-supported legislation in California.
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