Committee since 2005. She has
held high-ranking positions
in other prestigious surgical
organizations as well, including
the AWS (president, 2005–2006)
and the U.S. chapter of the
International Surgical Society
(president, 2013–2015). In
addition, she has served on key
committees of the Association of
Program Directors in Surgery,
the Association for Surgical
Education, and the American
Society of Transplant Surgeons.
Dr. Sanfey is on the editorial
boards of the Association for
Surgical Education, Journal of
the Royal Colleges of Edinburgh
and Ireland, and JACS. She
is an accomplished surgical
investigator and has contributed
to more than 100 peer-reviewed
papers and 24 book chapters,
and has been a frequent
guest lecturer and visiting
professor at international
symposia and workshops.
She is the recipient of many
awards in surgical education.
The AWS in 2010 renamed
its Outstanding Woman
Resident Award as the Hilary
Sanfey Outstanding Resident
Award, and in 2013 and 2014,
respectively, Dr. Sanfey was
honored with the AWS Olga
Jonasson Distinguished
Member Award and Nina
Starr Braunwald Award.
Dr. McCarthy is the Elizabeth
Berry Gray Chair and Professor,
department of surgery, Boonshoft
School of Medicine, and adjunct
graduate faculty, School of
Engineering, Wright State
University (WSU); and an acute
care surgeon at Miami Valley
Hospital, Dayton, OH. Before
moving to WSU, she was assistant
professor of surgery (1983–1988)
at Indiana University (IU) School
of Medicine, Indianapolis.
An ACS Fellow since 1986,
Dr. McCarthy has served in a
number of leadership positions
within the organization,
including as an ACS Governor
(1995–2001). As a Specialty Society
Governor for the AWS, she served
on the Nominating Committee
(member, 1996–1997, and Vice-Chair, 1997–1998); the Governors
Committee on Chapter Activities
(1995–2001), chairing the
committee’s Subcommittee
on Chapter Membership
Recruitment, Retention, and
Diversification (1998–2001);
and Advisor to the Governors
Committee on Chapter Activities
Executive Committee (1995).
Dr. McCarthy also served on
the ACS Advisory Council for
General Surgery and is a current
member of the Committee
on Trauma. She has served on
the Surgical Education and Self-Assessment Program (SESAP®)
Committee, including as Co-Chair for SESAP XII, 1999; the
Committee on Continuing
Education (Member, 1994–1999,
and Vice-Chair, 1995–1997);
the Committee on Applicants
for District 6 (present); and
the Clinical Congress Abstract
Selection Committee (2007–2009).
While at IU, she was active in
the Indiana Chapter, and she
remains active in the Ohio
Chapter, having served on the
Executive Committee (1995–
2001) and the Ohio Committee
on Trauma (1991–present).
She is a past-president of
the AWS (1990–1992) and has
served in prominent positions
in the Association for Surgical
Education, Eastern Association
for the Surgery of Trauma,
Halsted Surgical Society, Midwest
Surgical Association, Parkland
Surgical Society, and Society
of Critical Care Medicine.
She is the recipient of
numerous professional awards,
including the American Hospital
Association Nova Award, and
AWS Distinguished Member,
Olga Jonasson Award, and
Nina Starr Braunwald Awards.
She is a prolific author of peer-reviewed publications, book
chapters, and abstracts on
trauma and critical care. ♦
An ACS Fellow since 1986, Dr. McCarthy
has served in a number of leadership
positions within the organization, including
as an ACS Governor (1995–2001).
Dr. McCarthy
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