80/10 Anniversary

February 18–20, 2025 | Excelsior Hotel, Rome, Italy

This international surgical educational event will commemorate 80 years since the first Excelsior meeting between allied military surgeons following World War II, and will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the reestablished Excelsior Surgical Society as part of the Military Health System Strategic Partnership with American College of Surgeons.

Program Agenda CME Information

Speaker Bios

Read short biographies for the 80/10 Anniversary program speakers.

Lt. Col. Ievgenii (Eugene) Antonyuk, MD

Col. (Ret.) John H. Armstrong, MD, FACS, FCCP

Lt. Col. Andrew Beckett, CD, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS

Col. Douglas M. Bowley, MBBS, FRCS

Col. (Ret.) Mark W. Bowyer, MD, FACS, DMCC, FRCS (Glasg)

Capt. Matthew J. Bradley, MD, FACS

Col. (Ret.) Jeremy W. Cannon, MD, SM, FACS

Col. J. Alan Chambers, MD, MPH&TM, FACS

Gen. (Ret.) Peter W. Chiarelli

Col. (Ret) Warren C. Dorlac, MD, FACS

Col. (Ret.) Brian J. Eastridge, MD, FACS

Col. (Ret.) Matthew J. Eckert, MD, MHPE, FACS

Capt. (Ret.) Eric A. Elster, MD, FACS

Col. (Ret.) Stephen F. Flaherty, MD, FACS

Paul A. Friedrichs, MD, FACS

Brig. Gen. Elon Glassberg, MD, MHA, MBA

Col. (Ret.) Kirby R. Gross, MD, FACS

Col. Jennifer M. Gurney, MD, FACS

Col. (Ret.) John B. Holcomb, MD, FACS

Col. (Ret.) Donald H. Jenkins, MD, FACS

Jeffrey D. Kerby, MD, PhD, FACS

M. Margaret (Peggy) Knudson, MD, FACS

Ari Leppäniemi, MD, PhD, FACS (Hon.), FISS, DMCC

Cmd. (Ret.) Robert Mabry, MD, MBA

Emily Mayhew, PhD

Gen (Ret.) Austin Scott Miller

Capt. Travis M. Polk, MD, FACS

Col. (Ret.) Todd E. Rasmussen, MD, FACS

Col. Valerie G. Sams, MD, FACS

Col. Martin Schreiber, MD, FACS

Maj. Gen. Andreas Stettbacher, MD

Ronald M. Stewart, MD, FACS

Maj. Michael J. Sutherland, MD, MBA, FACS

Capt. Matthew D. Tadlock, MD, FACS

Col. Nigel Tai, MD, CBE

Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Jonathan Woodson, MD, MSS, FACS

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