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.
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.
Michael J. Rosen, MD, FACS, is chief of the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. A general surgeon, Dr. Rosen previously was a professor of surgery, section head of the abdominal wall reconstruction team, and surgical operations vice chair in the Department of General Surgery of the Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute, all at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
Henri L. Ford, MD, MHA, FACS
Ford Joins Group to Govern The Joint Commission
Henri L. Ford, MD, MHA, FACS, was appointed to the Board of Commissioners of The Joint Commission. The board’s 21 voting members provide policy leadership and oversight for The Joint Commission, which accredits and certifies more than 23,000 healthcare organizations and programs in the US. The ACS nominated Dr. Ford—the College’s Immediate Past-President—to serve as one of its representatives on The Joint Commission board. His 3-year term began on January 1. Dr. Ford is the dean and chief academic officer at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Florida.
Tanaz R. Ferzandi, MD, MBA, MA, FACS
Ferzandi Is President of Urogynecologic Society
Tanaz R. Ferzandi, MD, MBA, MA, FACS, has taken over as president of the American Urogynecologic Society, which supports professionals who treat female pelvic floor disorders; her term will run through the end of 2025. Dr. Ferzandi is director of the Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, as well as associate fellowship program director for urogynecology and service line chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Keck Hospital of USC. For the ACS, she serves on the Advisory Council for Gynecology and Obstetrics and the Board of Governors Infertility & Pregnancy Complications Task Force.
Nicolas J. Mouawad, MD, MPH, MBA, FACS
Mouawad Chairs Surgery in Michigan
Nicolas J. Mouawad, MD, MPH, MBA, FACS, is chair of the Department of Surgery at McLaren Bay Region Hospital in Bay City, Michigan. He also will continue in his role as chief of vascular and endovascular surgery. Dr. Mouawad serves on the ACS Advisory Council for Vascular Surgery and Legislative Committee, as well as Vice-Chair of the ACS Foundation Board of Directors.
Jennifer A. McLellan, MD, FACS
McLellan Is EPH Chief of Staff
Jennifer A. McLellan, MD, FACS, is the new medical chief of staff at Estes Park Health (EPH) in Colorado. A general surgeon, Dr. McLellan has worked at Estes Park Health since 2019.
Nelson Menezes, MD, FACS
Menezes Steps into Interim Surgery Chair Role
Nelson Menezes, MD, FACS, has been appointed interim chair of surgery at The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) in New York. He has been chief of vascular surgery since 1998. Board certified in both general and vascular surgery, Dr. Menezes also serves as the medical director of TBHC’s Vascular Lab and is involved in resident education and research.
Have you or an ACS member you know achieved a notable career highlight recently? If so, send potential contributions to Jennifer Bagley, MA, Bulletin Editor-in-Chief, at jbagley@facs.org. Submissions will be printed based on content type and available space.
