Congratulations to the six new Councilors who will be representing the classes of 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019. We look forward to their future leadership! Thank you to all the outstanding candidates who self-nominated. There are many opportunities to get involved in the AAS, including the committee self-nomination process that is currently underway. […]
AAS Member Spotlight for December 2020 – Lisa Kodadek, MD
Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Membership Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Article by Kelly Olino, MD, FACS Dr. Lisa Kodakek is a fellowship trained trauma and acute care surgeon at the Yale School of Medicine where she serves as an assistant professor of surgery. […]
AAS Member Spotlight for November 2020 – Anuoluwapo Elegbede, MD, MSc
Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Membership Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Article by Christopher S. Davis, MD, MPH Dr. Anuoluwapo (Anu) Elegbede is an Assistant Professor at Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) in Milwaukee. Dr. Elegbede joined the Division of […]
Jennifer Erdrich, MD, MPH
article by Amanda Arrington, MD and Maddie Russo Dr. Jennifer Erdrich is an assistant professor at the University of Arizona specializing in breast cancers, melanoma, and sarcoma. She joined AAS in 2019. She also provides general surgical oncology services to southern Arizona’s native populations. Dr. Erdrich earned her MD and Master’s in Public Health with […]
Courtney E. Collins, MD
Article by Valerie Grignol, MD Dr. Courtney Collins is a fellowship-trained minimally invasive assistant professor at The Ohio State University. Dr. Collins completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Puget Sound in biology and chemistry on a merit and music scholarship. She is a talented French horn player. She then went on to obtain […]
Callisia N. Clarke, MD MS
Article by Mio Kitano, MD MS Dr. Callisia N. Clarke completed her medical degree at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society. She completed a general surgery residency at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio in 2013 and a fellowship in […]
Kristin L. Long, MD, MPH, FACS
Article by Susan C. Pitt, MD, MPH Dr. Kristin L. Long is a fellowship-trained endocrine surgeon at the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health with a special interest in Global Surgery. Dr. Long plays an essential role in the training of medical students, residents, and fellows at UW and serves as […]
Joon K. Shim, MD, MPH, FACS
Article by Priti Parikh, PhD Dr. Joon K. Shim is a fellowship-trained minimally invasive and bariatric surgeon at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. As a full-time core faculty member, she plays an integral part in the medical school and surgical residency training at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. She completed […]
Feibi Zheng, MD MBA
Dr. Feibi Zheng is an endocrine surgeon at Houston Methodist Hospital and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. She attended medical school at the University of California, San Diego. During her surgical residency training at Houston Methodist, she helped to establish the General Surgery Leadership and Health Care Administration Track, an 8-year […]
Eittel E. Oppenheimer, MD
Eittel E. Oppenheimer is a staff surgeon at the University of Florida affiliated North Florida/South Georgia VA Medical Center. He completed his general surgery residency at the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus and completed a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery at Jackson South Community Hospital in Miami, Florida. During his fellowship training he […]