ACS Bulletin - November 2016

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).