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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.

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Two Surgical Icons Pass Away

July 8, 2025

Dr. Giordano, a retired trauma surgeon at George Washington (GW) University Hospital in Washington, DC, died on June 24 at 84 years old. Dr. Leape, a retired pediatric surgeon from Tufts University School of Medicine and chief of pediatric surgery at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, passed away on June 30 at 94 years old.

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Final Chance: Apply to Join 2025–2026 Committees by July 15

July 8, 2025

Participation in ACS committees is an inclusive opportunity open to members in good standing. Committees support the work of the ACS and provide meaningful professional development and networking opportunities for members. More than 30 ACS Committees are seeking members.

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Membership Benefit Includes Guidance on Choosing Medical Malpractice Insurance

July 8, 2025

A new article from The Doctors Company, the longtime provider of ACS’s medical liability insurance program, provides tips on type of carrier, questions you should ask, types of coverage, types of policies, and how much insurance you should carry.

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Read this week's entire issue for the latest news on the ACS and the field of surgery.

July 8, 2025 Issue

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Clinical Congress 2025 Promises One of the Best Surgical Education Programs Ever

Surgeons are in store for one of the most stimulating programs in Clinical Congress history, according to ACS leaders, including Drs. Ken Sharp, Beth Sutton, Fabrizio Michelassi, Lena Napolitano, and Ajit Sachdeva. cholecystectomy.

Postoperative Sarcopenia Associated with Recurrence in Resected Early Stage Non-Small Cell Cancer

Sarcopenia is known to be a predictor of poorer outcomes in surgical patients—and for patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancer, it may be an even more serious concern. In this video, Dr. Arsalan Khan briefly summarizes his recent Journal of the American College of Surgeons article, “Postoperative Sarcopenia and Association with Recurrence in Resected Early Stage Non-Small Cell Cancer,” which found that loss of skeletal muscle volume on first surveillance CT scan after lung resection is associated with oncologic recurrence.

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