Association for Academic Surgery (AAS)
Inspiring and Developing Young Academic Surgeons
The Academic Surgeon is the official blog of the AAS. We post anywhere from one to three times a week and our contributors will focus on issues relevant to young academic surgeons, residents, fellows, and even medical students.
If you would like to contribute, please submit your post here: https://www.aasurg.org/the-academic-surgeon-blog-submission/
Dear AAS Members, On March 15, 2021, the entire country again watched aghast at the murders of eight innocent people in Atlanta, Georgia. Six of the victims were Asian women, and while the exact motive behind the shooter’s intent is being debated, it is irrefutable that there has been an unprecedented increase in anti-Asian rhetoric, …
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” —Martin Luther King, Jr. Dear Colleagues, The last year has been difficult for all of us. Nevertheless, the AAS had a very successful year under the steadfast …
The AAS and AAS Foundation sponsor several travel, research and presentation awards in conjunction with the annual Academic Surgical Congress. We are delighted to present the 2021 Winners! Joel J. Roslyn Faculty Research Award This award provides early-career research support to junior faculty members of the AAS. The award is a one-year $50,000 research grant: …
Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Membership Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Article by Jennifer Plichta, MD MS Vanessa Nomellini, MD PhD serves as the Director for the ICU Recovery Program at the University of Cincinnati. After obtaining her MD and PhD in Biochemistry at …
We are pleased to announce that Kevin Koo, MD, MPH, MPhil (@kvnkoo), has been selected to serve as the new Social Media Editor for the Journal of Surgical Research (JSR). Dr. Koo is a urologist at Mayo Clinic and an Assistant Professor of Urology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. His academic …
Starting residency, I knew that my academic CV was meager and I humbly accepted that I would probably need to do research. But my exposure up until this point included a few chart reviews and killing rats in college. It seemed like everyone else knew how to prepare for their research time and wasn’t just …
Dr. Benjamin Powers is a fellowship-trained assistant member of surgical oncology and a member of the Health Outcomes and Behavior Program at Moffitt Cancer Center. He is also an assistant professor of oncologic science at the University of South Florida. Dr. Powers attended medical school at Wayne State University and completed his general surgery residency …
Hello AAS Members, and Welcome to the END OF 2020! Yes, it’s been a very tough year. COVID-19 tossed our relied-upon definitions of “normal” right out the window, and the shift in our day-to-day lives, jobs, relationships and interactions was significant. BUT, even in the face of so many obstacles, the AAS has reason …
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. …
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. …
