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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.

Become a Member
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.

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ACS
Governance

Board of Governors

The ACS Board of Governors is the official link between Fellows and our Board of Regents.

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Representing ACS Fellows

The ACS Board of Governors is the representative body of the ACS, and its members serve a critical role as liaisons between the Board of Regents and the Fellows. They bring forth the voices and views of their surgical colleagues and develop resources to support Fellows. 

Leadership of the Board

The Executive Committee of the Board of Governors has eight members who coordinate with the Board of Regents and collaborate with ACS Divisions. 

Pillars and Workgroups

The Board of Governors is structured under six Pillars and 13 Workgroups, focusing on advocacy, education, and inclusive excellence as well as best practices, surgical training, and more.

Executive Committee

Marion Curtiss Henry, MD, FACS
PEDIATRIC SURGERY

Marion Curtiss Henry, MD, FACS

Chair

University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL

Cherisse D. Berry, MD, FACS
General Surgery

Cherisse D. Berry, MD, FACS

Vice-Chair & Education Pillar Lead

NYU Langhorne Health, New York, NY

Robert D. Winfield, MD, FACS
General Surgery

Robert D. Winfield, MD, FACS

Secretary

University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

Wendy Ricketts Greene, MD, FACS
GENERAL SURGERY

Wendy Ricketts Greene, MD, FACS

Inclusive Excellence Pillar Lead

Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA

Rohan A. Joseph, MD, FACS
General surgery

Rohan A. Joseph, MD, FACS

Member Services Pillar Lead

Tallahassee Memorial Health, Tallahassee, FL

Sundeep G. Keswani, MD, FACS
Pediatric surgery

Sundeep G. Keswani, MD, FACS

Quality, Research, and Optimal Patient Care Pillar Lead

Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX

Alisha D. Reiss, MD, FACS
General Surgery

Alisha D. Reiss, MD, FACS

Advocacy Pillar Lead

Wayne HealthCare, Greenville, OH

Joseph V. Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA, FACS
General Surgery

Joseph V. Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA, FACS

Communications Pillar Lead

Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Find a Governor

Want to find the Governor who represents your region or specialty society? Use our Find a Governor search.

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Become a Governor

Read about the duties and responsibilities of a Governor and requirements for becoming a governor, as well as information on nominating and appointing governors.

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Resources for Governors

Access resources for Governors, including annual survey summaries, articles of interest, various tools developed by Governors.

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