- National Office:
- President of the Association for Academic Surgery
- President of the Halsted Surgical Society
- President of the Society of Surgical Chairmen
- President of the Society of Surgical Oncology
- President of the Southern Surgical Association
- President of the Southern Surgical Congress
- President of the American College of Surgeons 2007-2008
- Chairman of the American Board of Surgery
- Chairman of the Board of Governors of the American College of Surgeons
- Chairman of the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- Bronze Star, awarded November 23, 1970, for service in the Republic of Vietnam
- Certificate of Achievement, awarded by the U.S. Army, August 5, 1971, for service as Assistant Surgical Consultant, Surgeon General's Office, Washington, D.C.
- 1977 American College of Nutrition Award for Clinical Research
- 1982 Senior Class Outstanding Teacher Award, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School of Houston
- 1984 Lester R. Dragstedt Physician/Scientist Award,Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine
- 1984 Seale Harris Award, Southern Medical Association
- 1985 The Edward R. Woodward Professor
- 1987 Distinguished Alumnus Award, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
- 1989 Lester R. Dragstedt Physician/Scientist Award,Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine
- 1994 Distinguished Surgical Alumnus, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Interests include Breast and Colorectal cancer, Melanoma, Soft tissue sarcoma, and Thyroid disease.
| Education |
| 1959 | B.A. Duke University, Major: Chemistry |
| 1963 | M.D. Cornell University Medical School |
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| Postdoctoral Training |
| 1963-1964 | Internship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| 1964-1969 | Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
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| 1966-1967 | Research Fellow in the Harrison Department of Surgical Research, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| 1968-1969 | Clinical Fellow of the American Cancer Society, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| 1968-1969 | Chief Resident, General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1971-1972 | Advanced Senior Fellow in Cancer Surgery, The University of Texas System Cancer Center M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, Texas
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| Academic Appointments |
| Jan 2003-present | Edward R. Woodward Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine |
| 1982-Jan 2003 | Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine |
| 1996-1999 | President, Faculty Group Practice
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| 1994 - 1999 | Director, University of Florida Shands Cancer Center
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| 1996-1997 | Interim Dean, University of Florida College of Medicine
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| 1990-1993 | President, Florida Clinical Practice Association |
| 1981-1982 | University of Texas System Cancer Center M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, Texas:
Project Director, National Large Bowel Cancer Project, National Cancer Institute
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| 1977-1982 | University of Texas System Cancer Center M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, Texas:Professor of Surgery
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| 1976-1982 | University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas:Professor of Surgery
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| 1972-1977 | University of Texas System Cancer Center M.D. AndersonHospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, Texas:Assistant Professor of Surgery |
| 1973-1976 | University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas:Associate Professor of Surgery
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| 1972-1973 | University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas:
Assistant Professor of Surgery
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