About South Texas Chapter
Mission
The mission of the South Texas Chapter is to provide education and advocacy for its members in order to deliver optimal care of the surgical patient in South Texas.
Vision
The vision of the South Texas Chapter is to improve quality of care through enhancing surgical education, providing a forum for young surgeons, advocating for the optimal surgical practice, fostering communication with all fellows and to support the goals of the American College of Surgeons.
History
The South Texas Chapter of the American College of Surgeons was established on October 16, 1970. We would like to invite you to become a member of one of the most active state chapters. Our mission is to improve quality of care through enhancing surgical education, maintenance of competency, providing a forum for young surgeons and fostering communication with all fellows and to support the goals of the American College of Surgeons It’s your membership that will continue to let the Chapter focus on important issues facing South Texas surgeons.
President
Davis Santos, MD, FACS
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
President-Elect
Celia Ledet, MD, FACS
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Vice President
Ravi Radhakrishnan, MD, FACS, MBA
University of Texas Medical Branch Health
Galveston, TX
Treasurer
Hop Tran Cao, MD, FACS
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Secretary
Richard Lu, MD, FACS
University of Texas Medical Branch Health
Galveston, TX
Immediate Past President
Lillian Kao, MD, FACS
University of Texas Health Houston
Houston, TX
Councilors
Sarah Walker, MD, FACS
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, TX
Carlos Palacio, MD, FACS
South Texas Health System –McAllen, TX
Drew Fielder, MD, FACS
University of Texas at Austin Dell
Austin, TX
Cary Hsu, MD, FACS
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Julie Holihan, MD, FACS
University of Texas Health
Houston, TX
Monique Hassan, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Baylor Scott and White
Temple, TX
Michelle Loor, MD, FACS
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Carlos Brown, MD, FACS
Dell Medical School at the
University of Texas at Austin, TX
Rodolfo J. Oviedo MD, FACS, FRCS, FICS, FASMBS, DABS-FPDMBS
Nacogdoches Medical Center, TX
Governors
Jonah Stulberg, MD, FACS, PhD
University of Texas Health
Houston, TX
Carlos Brown, MD, FACS
Scott & White Memorial Hospital
Temple, TX
Robert Carpenter, MD, MPH, FACS
Texas A&M University Narresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine
Salado, TX
Brian Davis, MD, FACS
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
El Paso, TX
David Santos, MD, FACS
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
ACS Committees
Committee on Trauma Chair
Carlos Palacio, MD, FACS
South Texas Health System
McAllen, TX
Committee on Cancer Chair
Makesha Miggins, MD, FACS
MD Anderson
Houston, TX
Committees
2027 Program Chair
Grace Ng, MD, FACS
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Baylor College of Medicine
Temple, TX
Young Fellows Association Chair (YFA)
Sarah Samreen, MD, FACS, FASMBS
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
Resident and Associate Society Chair (RAS)
Megan McClanahan, MD
Houston Methodist
Houston, TX
Women in Surgery Chair (WIS)
Jessica Buicko Lopez, MD, FACS
University of Texas Health Houston
Houston, TX
South Texas Advocacy Chair
Robert Carpenter, MD, MPH, FACS
Texas A&M University Narresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine
Salado, TX