In October 2019, the Executive Council approved the following Slate of Nominees as well as candidates for an online election as recommended by the Nominating Committee for the 2020 – 2021 governance year. This Slate will be presented to the membership for official approval during the Annual Business Meeting on March 28 at SSO 2020 in Boston, MA.
Officers
James Howe, MD
Douglas Tyler, MD
Sandra Wong, MD, MS
Ronald DeMatteo, MD
Councilors - Executive Council Members
Chandrakanth Are, MD, MBA
Charles Scoggins, MD, MBA
Jennifer Tseng, MD, MPH
An online election took place from January 13 to January 31, 2020 to elect candidates for a vacant Councilor-at-Large position on the Executive Council and 3 Nominating Committee Member positions.
Over 20% of the eligible voters participated. Thank you to all SSO members who voted in this important Society initiative. SSO is pleased to announce results for the four positions included in the election.
Executive Council: Councilor-at-Large Representative
Sarah McLaughlin, MD
Professor of Surgery, Division Chair of General Surgery
Program Director of the General Surgery Residency
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Nominating Committee: International Surgical Oncologist Representative
Felipe Coimbra, MD
Chief, Department of Abdominal Surgery on Surgical Oncology
AC Camargo Cancer Center
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Nominating Committee: Community-Based Surgical Oncologist Representative
Jill Onesti, MD
Medical Director of Surgical Oncology
Mercy Health Saint Mary’s
Grand Rapids, MI
Nominating Committee: Undesignated Active Member Representative
Cristina Ferrone, MD, MS
Director of Liver Program, Department of Surgery
Associate Program Director, Surgical Residency Program, Department of Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA