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.
Officers
President
Lillian Kao, MD, FACS
UT Health Houston
Houston, TX
President-Elect
David Santos, MD, FACS
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Vice President
Celia Ledet, MD, FACS
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Secretary/Treasurer
Ravi Radhakrishnan, MD, FACS
UTMB Health
Galveston, TX
Immediate Past President
Kent Van Sickle, MD, FACS
UT Health San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Councilors
Hop Tran Cao, MD, FACS
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Drew Fielder, MD, FACS
University of Texas at Austin Dell
Austin, TX
Monique Hassan, MD, FACS
Texas A&M Scott and White
Temple, TX
Julie Holihan, MD
UT Health Houston
Houston, TX
Cary Hsu, MD, FACS
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Carlos Palacio, MD, FACS
STHS-McAllen
McAllen, TX
Sarah Walker , MD, FACS
Texas Tech UHSC- El Paso
El Paso, TX
Governors
Lillian Kao, MD, FACS
UT Health Houston
Houston, TX
Brian Davis, MD, FACS
Texas Tech UHSC- El Paso
El Paso, TX
Robert Carpenter, MD, FACS
Texas A&M School of Medicine
Bryan, TX
Scott Thomas, MD, FACS
Baylor Scott & White
Temple, TX
David Santos, MD, FACS
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Committee Chairs
Commission on Cancer State Chair
Alberto Pena, MD
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinberg, TX
Committee on Trauma Chair
Justin Regner, MD, FACS
Baylor Scott & White Health
Temple, TX
STX-ACS Advocacy Chair
Robert Carpenter, MD, FACS
Texas A&M Scott and White
Temple, TX
STX-ACS YFA Co-Chairs
Richard Lu, MD
UTMB – Galveston
Galveston, TX
Carlos Palacio Lascano, MD, FACS
South Texas Health System McAllen
McAllen, TX
Shiree Berry, MD, FACS
HCA Healthcare Houston Northwest
Women in Surgery Chair
open
SoTX ACS Diversity and Inclusion Committee Co-Chairs
Mediget Teshome, MD, FACS
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Puneet Singh, MD, FACS
University of Texas HSC – Houston
Houston, TX
Staff
Executive Director
Janna Pecquet
janna@southtexasacs.org