Member News October 2024

Dr. Sanjay Reddy

Reddy Is Promoted to Chief at Fox Chase Cancer Center

Sanjay S. Reddy, MD, FACS, has been promoted to chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With Fox Chase since 2012, Dr. Reddy also serves as the Marvin S. Greenberg, MD, Chair in Pancreatic Cancer Surgery, associate professor in the Department of Surgery, program director of the complex general surgical oncology fellowship, and co-director of the Marvin & Concetta Greenberg Pancreatic Cancer Institute.

Dr. Richard Bleicher

Bleicher Leads New Division of Breast Surgery in Philadelphia

Richard Bleicher, MD, FACS, is chief of the new Division of Breast Surgery at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He will continue to serve as a professor in the Department of Surgical Oncology and clinical director of the breast service line.

Dr. Andrea Hayes Dixon

Dixon Is Chair of HHS Scientific Management Review Board

Andrea A. Hayes Dixon, MD, FACS, was appointed chair of the Scientific Management Review Board with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This appointment extends through June 2026. Dr. Dixon also serves as vice-president of clinical affairs and dean of the Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, DC, and is an ACS Regent.

Dr. Henry Govekar

Govekar Is Appointed Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery

Henry R. Govekar, MD, FACS, was named chief of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. With Rush since 2019, Dr. Govekar will continue his work as a surgeon at Rush University Medical Center and Rush Oak Brook and as an associate professor in the Department of Surgery at Rush Medical College.

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