ACS Clinical Congress

The 11th Annual Excelsior Surgical Society Symposium will take place at Clinical Congress 2025 in Chicago, IL, along with other military-related sessions.

Saturday, October 4

Excelsior Surgical Society Business Meeting

0700-0800 | Hilton Chicago, Marquette Room 3

Excelsior Surgical Society Symposium - The Military Surgeon as a Leader: Adaptive Surgical Leadership to Combat the Peacetime Effect

0830-1600 | Hilton Chicago, International Ballroom South 2
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The Symposium Will Include:

• Region 13 Paper Competition
• Panel Session: Adaptive Surgical Leadership in Action: Tactical & Strategic Leadership Improving Military and Civilian Surgical Care
• The Major John P. Pryor Memorial Lecture, delivered by John Oh, MD, FACS - Leadership in Extreme Situations: Mitigating the Walker Dip

New This Year:

• The inaugural Lest We Forget Lecture, delivered by Warren Dorlac, MD, FACS - Spanish Civil War: Medical Management in the Face of Total War
• ESS Mentorship Committee Breakout Sessions - replacing the service-specific breakout sessions this year, the ESS Mentorship Committee will host breakout sessions around mentorship topics and opportunities for ESS members at any stage in their career

Clinical Congress Military Track Highlights

In addition to the Excelsior Surgical Society Symposium, Clinical Congress features a variety of military-relevant sessions and events. You can explore the full Military Track here: Military Track. A few highlights are listed below (all times in CT):

Saturday, October 4

• • 7:00 am – Excelsior Surgical Society Business Meeting

  • 8:00 am – Excelsior Surgical Society Symposium

  • 4:30 pm – ESS Mentorship Committee Meet-and-Greet

Sunday, October 5

• • 9:00 am – History of Surgery Poster Session & ESS Poster Recognition

  • 2:00 pm – Unofficial ESS Group Trip to the Museum of Science and Industry

  • 6:00 pm – Committee on Trauma Reception & Banquet

Monday, October 6

• • 9:45 am – Edward D. Churchill Memorial Lecture

  • 2:30 pm – War, Surgery, and Remembrance: 80th Anniversary of World War II

  • 4:15 pm – Military Scientific Forum

  • 6:00 pm – Excelsior Surgical Society Reception

Tuesday, October 7

• • 12:45 pm–2:30 pm – Challenging Combat Trauma: Case Records of the JTS

Please direct all questions/concerns to excelsior@facs.org.