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SAAS 2020 Meeting in Hawaii Canceled

Given the uncertainty about ongoing stay-at-home orders in conjunction with different parts of the country/world at different stages of the pandemic, and the financial impact of the pandemic on our institutions, we have decided to cancel the in-person meeting, originally scheduled to be held September 18-21, 2020 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Q&A: Dr. Kenric Murayama

SAAS 2020 Annual Meeting Chair Dr. Kenric Murayama discusses his life and offers some advice for young Asian surgeons.

Resident’s Corner: Work in the Time of Coronavirus

Dr. Lindsey Zhang describes what it’s like for Asian surgeons in the wake of COVID-19.

COVID-19 and the Rise of Racism

A statement from the SAAS Executive Council on the recent increase in Asian-American harassment.

SAAS 2019 Meeting Recap

by Nancy Cho, MD | Dec 7, 2019 | Lotus Scroll News

SAAS held its 2019 Annual Meeting at the Boston Medical Center, Sept. 26-27, with more than 148 scientific presentations and breakout sessions.

SAAS recognized by ACS …and more exciting news

by Haejin In, MD | Dec 7, 2019 | Lotus Scroll News

At this year’s American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, SAAS received approval for a seat on the ACS Board of Governors.

Artist’s Corner: The Asian Dilemma

by Thomas K. Varghese Jr., MD, MS | Dec 6, 2019 | Artist's Corner

Dr. Thomas K. Varghese Jr. presents his December 2019 editorial cartoon for the Lotus Scroll, “The Asian Dilemma.”

SAAS 2019 Meeting Highlights

by Daniel A. Hashimoto, MD, MS, Daniel Chu, MD and Zhi Ven Fong, MD, DrPH | Aug 18, 2019 | Lotus Scroll News

The fourth annual meeting of the Society of Asian Academic Surgeons will be held in Boston, Massachusetts, Sept. 26-27, 2019, and promises to be an incredibly fun, impactful and meaningful gathering of academic surgeons, trainees and students from both the U.S. and abroad.

Q&A: Dr. Jennifer Tseng

by Nancy Cho, MD | Jul 28, 2019 | Lotus Scroll News

Jennifer Tseng, MD, MPH, is the James Utley Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Boston University School of Medicine and surgeon-in-chief at Boston Medical Center. She is the current president of the Society of Asian Academic Surgeons and one of the...

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