Disciplinary Actions Taken in 2025

The Board of Regents of the ACS took the following disciplinary actions at its 2025 meetings on February 7, June 6, and October 3, in Chicago, Illinois:

• One Fellow was admonished.
• The following Fellows were placed on suspension with terms and conditions for reinstatement:
  • Nadiv Shapira, MD, Newark, DE
  • David Greuner, MD, New York, NY
  • David Hartman, MD, Dover, OH
  • Brett Cordes, Lafayette, LA
  • David Webb, DDS, Pocatello, ID
  • Francis Herrbold, MD, Albany, GA
• The following Fellows were placed on probation with terms and conditions for reinstatement:
  • Daniel Smith, MD, Park Rapids, MN
  • Luis Vinas, MD, West Palm Beach, FL
• The following Fellows were expelled from the College:
  • Aravind Sankar, MD, Austin, TX
  • Lawrence Sherman, MD, Shelby Township, MI
  • James Kaufman, Hurst, TX
  • Yongsoo Kwon, Chicago, IL
  • Garrison Morin, Purcellville, VA
  • Bruce Pierce, Millstone Township, NJ
  • Peter George, Bopolu, Liberia

DEFINITION OF TERMS

The following are the disciplinary actions that may be imposed for violations of the principles of the ACS:

• Admonition: A written notification, warning, or serious rebuke.
• Censure: A written judgment condemning the Fellow’s or Member’s actions as wrong. This is a firm reprimand.
• Probation: A punitive action for a stated period of time, during which the Member: (a) loses the rights to hold office and to participate as a leader in College programs; (b) retains other privileges and obligations of membership; (c) will be reconsidered by the Central Judiciary Committee periodically and at the end of the stated term.
• Suspension: A severe punitive action for a period of time, during which the Fellow or Member, according to the membership status: (a) loses the rights to attend and vote at College meetings, to hold office, and to participate as a leader, speaker, or panelist in College programs; (b) is subject to the removal of the Member’s name from the public listing and mailing list of the College; (c) surrenders his or her Fellowship certificate to the College, and no longer explicitly or implicitly claims to be a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons; (d) pays the visitor’s registration fee when attending College programs; and (e) is not subject to the payment of annual dues. When the suspension is lifted, the Fellow or Member is returned to full privileges and obligations of Fellowship.
• Expulsion: The certificate of Fellowship and all other indicia of Fellowship or Membership previously issued by the College must be forthwith returned to the College. The surgeon thereafter shall not explicitly or implicitly claim to be a Fellow or Member of the American College of Surgeons and may not participate as a leader, speaker, or panelist in College programs.