Research and Development Committee

Vision

The Research and Development Committee aims to establish the American College of Surgeons Consortium of Accredited Education Institutes as the leader in simulation-based research that promotes improvements in surgeon performance and patient outcomes.

Mission

To inspire and nurture research and innovation in healthcare simulation.

Co-Chairs

Mark Aeder, MD, FACS

Director, surgical quality, department of surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, PhD

Associate professor, department of surgery & department of biomedical engineering; director, artificial intelligence and medical simulation (AIMS Lab); co-director of the center for assessment of surgical proficiency, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Vice-Chair

Kathryn M. Ziegler, MD, FACS

Assistant professor of surgery, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Members

Brittany L. Anderson-Montoya, PhD

Senior patient safety and human factors specialist, clinical quality, Teladoc Health

R. Eric Heidel, PhD

Associate professor of biostatistics, department of surgery, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine

Nehal Khamis, MD, PhD, MHPE, MAMSE

Adjunct professor of medical education, masters of education in health professions program, Johns Hopkins University

Gyusung I. Lee, PhD

Assistant Director, Simulation-Based Surgical Education and Training, division of education, American College of Surgeons

Clayton Petro, MD, FACS

General surgeon, Cleveland Clinic

Philip H. Pucher, MD, PhD, MRCS

General surgeon, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Priscila Rodrigues Armijo, MD

Educational research specialist, IEXCEL - academic affairs, department of surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Consultant Members

Richard M. Satava, Jr., MD, FACS

Professor emeritus of surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington

Mika N. Sinanan, MD, PhD, FACS

Professor, division of general surgery, University of Washington

Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS

Vice chair of education; chief, MIS/bariatric surgery; and director of surgical simulation, department of surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine

Boris A. Zevin, MD, PhD, FRCSC

Associate professor of surgery and medical education scholar, department of surgery, Queen’s University

ACS Staff

Gyusung Lee, PhD

Assistant Director, Simulation-Based Surgical Education and Training

glee@facs.org

Josh Vognsen, MSHS, CHSOS

Manager, Simulation-Based Surgical Education and Training

jvognsen@facs.org