About
Officers & Committees
Officers
| President Courtney Scaife Salt Lake City, UT |
President-Elect S. Rob Todd Houston, TX |
Vice President Shanu Kothari La Crosse, WI |
| Treasurer Walt Biffl La Jolla, CA |
Recorder Daniel Vargo Salt Lake City, UT |
State Councilors
(Pending 2018-2019 Appointments)
| Arizona Barb Pockaj Arkansas California (Northern) California (Southern) Colorado Hawaii Idaho Kansas |
Missouri Bryan Troop Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma South Dakota |
Texas (Northern) Justin Regner Texas(Southern) Utah Wisconsin Wyoming |
Committees
(Pending 2018-2019 Appointments)
| Budget and Finance Chair Dmitry Oleynikov Omaha, NE Constitution & Bylaws Chair Development Chair Graduate Medical Education Chair Membership Chair |
Nominating Chair John Potts Chicago, IL Program Committee Chair CME Chair Publications Chair Associate Fellow Rep |
Historian Ronald Stewart San Antonio, TX Multi Centers Trial Chair Advanced Practice Clinicians Co-Chairs Annika Kay Advanced Practice Clinicians Rep Lowry Fund Governing Committee |
Congress Representatives
As The Congress forges new partnerships with allied groups in pursuit of its objectives, it continues to represent the interests of members through established links to organizations that share common goals.
SWSC has representatives on both the Board of Governors and the Advisory Council for Surgery of the American College of Surgeons, as well as the American Board of Surgery. The strategic alliance with The Southeastern Surgical Congress and our duel representation in the American College of Surgeons governing bodies adds to our influence on behalf of members.
In their SWSC roles, our representatives argue for positions beneficial to general surgeons on matters such as national practice guidelines, managed care, physician reimbursement, Medicare payment reform, professional liability, credentialing and national practice guidelines for general surgery.
Below are the SWSC Fellows representing your interests. You are welcome to direct your issues or concerns directly to SWSC’s respresentatives or contact SWSC Headquarters at 913.402.7102 or swsc@lp-etc.com
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS – BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Barb Pockaj
Phoenix, AZ
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS – ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR SURGERY
Kenric Murayama
Honolulu, HI
AMERICAN BOARD OF SURGERY
Roxie Albrecht, MD
Oklahoma City, OK
THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY – EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
Daniel Vargo, MD
Salt Lake City, UT