Member News May 2026

Reid B. Adams, MD, FACS

Adams Is Tapped as Inaugural CMO at UVA Health

Reid B. Adams, MD, FACS, has been named the inaugural chief medical officer (CMO) for University of Virginia (UVA) Health. In his new role, Dr. Adams will serve as the senior physician for the entire health system, which includes four hospitals across Charlottesville, Culpeper, and Northern Virginia, along with a statewide network of outpatient clinics. Dr. Adams has served as CMO for the UVA Health University Medical Center in Charlottesville since April 2020.

Kenneth K. Tanabe, MD, FACS

Tanabe Takes Over as SSO President

Kenneth K. Tanabe, MD, FACS, was elected 2026–2027 president of the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO). An expert in surgical oncology with a focus on hepatobiliary and colorectal cancers, Dr. Tanabe serves as chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital and professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School, both in Boston. He also is deputy clinical director at the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute.

Bethany Slater, MD, MBA, FACS

Slater Moves Up at Mount Sinai

Bethany Slater, MD, MBA, FACS, was promoted to professor of surgery and pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and system chief of pediatric surgery at Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital in New York, New York. She also is chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery at Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital.

Colin A. Martin, MD, FACS

Martin Leads Society of University Surgeons

Colin A. Martin, MD, FACS, was named president of the Society of University Surgeons, an organization that promotes excellence and leadership in academic surgery. Dr. Martin is the Brad and Barbara Warner Endowed Professor of Surgery and chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis (Missouri), as well as surgeon-in-chief at St. Louis Children's Hospital.

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