About Us

The Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons includes 62 of the 67 counties in the state. The Jacksonville Chapter is comprised of Duval county. The South Florida chapter is Broward, Dade, Palm Beach and Monroe Counties.

Mission

Chartered in 1953, the Florida Chapter, American College of Surgeons, is a non-profit medical association that advances the care of surgical patients and safeguards standards of surgical care for an optimal and ethical practice environment.

Vision

The Florida Chapter, American College of Surgeons, inspires quality through surgical community in Florida and activities within the American College of Surgeons..

Chapter Officers

  • Mark Dobbertien, MD, FACS

    President

  • Rohan Joseph, MD, FACS

    President-Elect

  • Jason Wilson, MD, FACS

    Secretary

  • John Mullinax, MD, FACS

    Treasurer

  • Susan Hoover, MD, FACS

    Immediate Past President

ACS Board of Governors
Tracy R Bilski, MD, FACS
Winter Garden, FL

Susan Hoover, MD, FACS
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL

Rohan A Joseph, MD, FACS
Tallahassee , FL

John E. Mullinax, MD
Tampa, FL

Deepak G. Nair, MD, FACS, MS, MHA
Sarasota Vascular Specialists
Sarasota, FL

Jay Alan Redan, MD, FACS
Advent Health Celebration
Celebration, FL

Councilors
At-Large
Shaikh Hai, MD
Davie, FL

At-Large
Tracy R Bilski, MD, FACS
Winter Garden, FL

COA 1
William Alan Liston, MD
Santa Rosa Beach, FL

COA 2
Jose Pimiento, MD, FACS
Tampa, FL

COA 3
Peter Anastasios Pappas, MD, FACS
Winter Park, FL

COA 4
John E. Mullinax, MD
Tampa, FL

Interested in serving on a Committee or Council?

Medical Student Committee
Caroline Baughn, Chair
Halil Ibrahim Bulut
Benjamin Lack
Caline McCarthy
Annie Tonnu
Eliesther Rivera

Membership Committee
Salvatore Docimo, Chair
Stacey Nedrud, Vice Chair
William Liston
Scott Lind
Gib Upchurch
Joe Gallagher
Jay Redan
Murray Shames
George Sarosi
Danielle Henry

Advocacy Committee
Michel Patete, Chair
John Armstrong, Vice Chair
Ross Goldberg
Rohan Joseph
Patricia Byers
Jason Wilson
Ibrahim Nassour
Deepak Nair

Communications Committee
George Sarosi, Chair
Murray Shames, Co-Chair
Edgar Figueroa
Erik Barquist
Hugh van Gelder
Santosh Potdar
Shaikh Hai

Surgical Education Committee
Jose Pimiento, Chair
Amalia Stefanou
Darshan Thakkar
William Havron
Ruchir Puri
Alene Wright
Sanda Tan
Christine Laronga
Larry Lottenberg

Committee on Trauma
Peter Pappas, Chair
Tracy Zito
Luis Llerena
R. Steven Smith
Gary Curcio
David Ebler
Ralph Barker
John Draus
Louis Pizano

Program Committee
Rohan Joseph, Chair
Susan Hoover
John Mullinax
Jason Wilson
Jose Pimiento
Peter Pappas
John Armstrong
Shaikh Hai
Jay Redan
Mark Dobbertien

Resident & Associate Society Committee
Ankita Roy, Chair
Nicolas Lago, Vice Chair
Lauren Geisel
Brandon Lucke-Wold

Florida Chapter has opportunities available for members interested in serving on one of its committees or Council.

Nominating Committee
Susan Hoover, Chair
TBD

Women in Surgery
Sharona Ross, Co-Chair
Adeline Deladisma, Co-Chair
Leigh Neumayer
Patty Byers
Amalia Cochran
Robin Petroze
Danielle Henry
Susan Hoover
Christine Laronga
Tracy Zito
Sanda Tan
Lauren Geisel
Michol Cooper
Alicia Mohr

Commission on Cancer Committee
Jose Pimiento, Chair
Jane Mendez
John Armstrong
Geoff Young
Tony Nguyen
Rosa Sanchez
Subhasis Misra
Christiana Shaw
Bharti Jasra
Debashish Bose
Jane Mendez
Christine Laronga
Ziad Awad
Ibrahim Nassour
Stephen Dreyer

Young Fellow Association Committee
Amalia Stefanou, Chair
Brian Yorkgitis,
Matthew Sander

Presidents of Florida Chapter, ACS

  • 2020-2021 Jay A. Redan, MD
    2019-2020 John H. Armstrong, MD
    2018-2019 Christine Laronga, MD
    2017-2018 Patricia Byers, MD
    2016-2017 Joseph T. Gallagher, MD
    2015-2016 Jaime Membreno, MD
    2014-2015 John Rioux, MD
    2013-2014 Alan Pillersdorf, MD
    2012-2013 John Kilkenny, MD
    2010-2012 Ernest Block, MD
    2008-2010 Lawrence Lottenberg, MD
    2006-2008 Richard A. Lynn, MD

  • 2004-2006 John Moenning, MD
    2002-2004 Charles E. Cox, MD
    2000-2002 James W. Large, MD
    1998-2000 A. Frederick Schilds, MD
    1996-1998 Phillip E. Andrews, MD
    1994-1996 T.T. Knight, MD
    1992-1994 William C. Hartley, MD
    1990-1992 William T. Branch, MD
    1988-1990 William H. Meyer, Jr. MD
    1986-1988 John O. Gage, MD
    1984-1986 David H. Shipiro, MD
    1982-1984 Quillian Jones, MD

  • 1981-1982 Arthur K. Waltzer
    1980-1981 Quillian Jones, MD
    1979-1980 Norman Kenyon, MD
    1978-1979 Arthur Trask, MD
    1977-1978 John Fletcher, MD
    1976-1977 Martin Gould, MD
    1975-1976 George Irvin, III, MD
    1974-1975 Nelson Kraeft, MD
    1973-1974 David S. Hubbell, MD
    1972-1973 Jack A. MaCris, MD
    1971-1972 Thad Mosley, MD
    1970-1971 Harry W. Rienstine, Jr., MD

About the American College of Surgeons

The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational association of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient by setting high standards for surgical education and practice.

The letters FACS (Fellow of the American College of Surgeons) after a surgeon's name mean that the surgeon's education and training, professional qualifications, surgical competence, and ethical conduct have passed a rigorous evaluation and have been found to be consistent with the high standards established and demanded by the College.

ACS Web Portal

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American College of Surgeons National Advocacy Initiatives

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Contact us

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Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons

c/o America College of Surgeons
633 N Saint Clair Street
Chicago, IL 60611-3295
Phone: 312-202-5674
Fax: 312-268-6280
florida@facs.org