Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Elects New Officers for 2009-2010 Term

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 30, 2009 -- The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) has elected new officers for its 2009-2010 term. The new officers are:

President

C. Daniel Smith, M.D.

Mayo Clinic

Jacksonville, FL

President-Elect

Jo Buyske, M.D.

American Board of Surgery

Philadelphia, PA

1st Vice President

Steven D. Schwaitzberg, M.D.

Cambridge Health Alliance

Cambridge, MA

2nd Vice President

Daniel M. Herron, M.D.

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

New York, NY

Secretary

Adrian E. Park, M.D.

University of Maryland Med.Ctr

Baltimore, MD

Treasurer

Gerald M. Fried, M.D.

McGill University Health Centre

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

SAGES is the largest professional organization of gastrointestinal surgeons in the United States and is the leading international society for modern minimally invasive and endoscopic surgery. The newly elected executive committee will guide the association in fulfilling its mission, including increasing training in laparoscopy and therapeutic endoscopy, evaluating emerging technologies, continuing to set the standards of practice in laparoscopy, fostering clinical and basic science research and expanding educational activities in laparoscopy across the globe.

Others members of the Board of Governors include:

Craig T. Albanese, M.D.

Stanford, CA

Horacio J. Asbun, M.D.

Jacksonville, FL

Fredrick J. Brody, M.D.

Washington, DC

L. Michael Brunt, M.D.

St. Louis, MO

Brian J. Dunkin, M.D.

Houston, TX

Michael B. Edye, M.D.

New York, NY

Steve Eubanks, M.D.

Columbia, MO

Michael D. Holzman, M.D.

Nashville, TN

Daniel B. Jones, M.D.

Boston, MA

Jeffrey M. Marks, M.D.

Cleveland, OH

John D. Mellinger, M.D.

Augusta, GA

W. Scott Melvin, M.D.

Columbus, OH

Ninh T. Nguyen, M.D.

Orange, CA

Brant K. Oelschlager, M.D.

Seattle, WA

Alfons Pomp, M.D.

New York, NY

Aurora D. Pryor, M.D.

Durham, NC

David W. Rattner, M.D.

Boston, MA

William O. Richards, M.D.

Mobile, AL

Raul J. Rosenthal, M.D.

Weston, FL

Daniel J. Scott, M.D.

Dallas, TX

Paresh C. Shah, M.D.

New York, NY

Mark A. Talamini, M.D.

San Diego, CA

Thadeus L. Trus, M.D.

Lebanon, NH

Steven Wexner, M.D.

Weston, FL

Tonia M. Young-Fadok, M.D.

Scottsdale, AZ

A.B.S. Representative

Bruce D. Schirmer, M.D.

Charlottesville, VA

A.C.S. Representative

Nathaniel J. Soper, M.D.

Chicago, IL

A.M.A. H.O.D. Representative

Eli N. Lerner, M.D.

Jacksonville, FL

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