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In addition, Dr. Corvo is president
and co-founder, Connecticut
Surgical Quality Collaborative,
which comprises all 28 acute-care Connecticut hospitals that
meet regularly to share outcomes
reported to the ACS National
Surgical Quality Improvement
Program and to discuss successes,
best practices, and enhanced
recovery after surgery protocols.
Neil F. Jones, MD, FACS, FRCS,
was elected 2016 president
of the American Society for
Surgery of the Hand. Dr.
Jones is chief of hand surgery,
professor of orthopaedic surgery,
and professor of plastic and
reconstructive surgery, University
of California, Irvine. In addition,
Dr. Jones is a consultant in
hand surgery and microsurgery
at Shriners Hospital Los
Angeles and Children’s
Hospital of Orange County.
Dr. Jones is internationally
recognized for his expertise in
microsurgical reconstruction
of the hand and upper limb
and toe-to-hand transfers in
children. He is past-president
of the American Society for
Reconstructive Microsurgery.
Michel S. Makaroun, MD, FACS,
was elected vice-president of
the Society of Vascular Surgery
at the group’s annual meeting
this summer in Washington,
DC. Dr. Makaroun is professor
and chief, division of vascular
surgery, University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine, PA.
Two officers of the South
Florida Chapter of the ACS
have filled leadership positions
in domestic and international
organizations focused on treating
obesity. ACS Governor Raul J.
Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS,
President of the ACS South
Florida Chapter, was elected
2015–2016 president of the
American Society for Bariatric
and Metabolic Surgery in New
Orleans, LA. Dr. Rosenthal serves
as director, general surgery
residency program; director,
bariatric and [minimally invasive
surgery] fellowship program
Cleveland Clinic Florida,
Weston; and professor of surgery,
Herbert Wertheim School of
Medicine, Florida International
University and Charles E.
Schmidt College of Medicine,
Florida Atlantic University,
Boca Raton. In addition,
Dr. Rosenthal was recently
selected for membership in the
American Surgical Association.
Natan Zundel, MD, FACS,
FASMBS, Secretary/Treasurer of
the chapter, presided as 2015–2016
president at the World Federation
of Obesity Surgery at the World
Bariatric Congress held earlier
this year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Dr. Zundel is clinical professor
of surgery and vice-chairman,
department of surgery, Herbert
Wertheim College, Florida
International University, and is
medical director, Bariatric and
Metabolic Institute, Jackson
North Medical Center, Miami.
In addition, Dr. Zundel received
honorary membership from
the Spanish Society for the
Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic
Disorders in July 2016 and
honorary membership from the
Chinese Association of Bariatric
and Metabolic Surgery. ♦
Dr. Jones Dr. Zundel Dr. Makaroun Dr. Rosenthal
