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Institutional Member

Since its inception, the Society of Asian Academic Surgeons has been committed to the personal and career development of Asian academic surgeons. In keeping with this mission, the Society of Asian Academic Surgeons (SAAS) Fund supports the SAAS Visiting Professor Program, the SAAS-Society of University Surgeons Promising Leaders Program, SAAS Diversity and Inclusion Initiative, and other important programs. If an institution pledges/donates $2,000 per year, it will be named an Institutional Member. Institutional members will have access to the Job Board, recognition at the SAAS Annual Meeting and supported events, and unlimited memberships for trainees (students, residents, fellows). 

 Active Institutional Members

  • Albany Medical Center (Chair: Dr. KMarie King)
  • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (Chair: Dr. John Mullen)
  • Duke University (Chair: Dr. Peter Allen / Sponsor: Dr. Suresh “Mitu” Agarwal)
  • George Washington University (Chair: Dr. Anton Sidawy / Sponsor: Dr. Juliet Lee)
  • Loma Linda (Chair: Dr. Sharon Lum / Sponsor: Dr. Raja Narayan)
  • Mayo Clinic (Chair: Dr. Michael Kendrick / Sponsor: Dr. Shon Black)
  • Medical College of Wisconsin (Chair: Dr. Douglas B. Evans / Sponsor: Dr. Tracy Wang)
  • Northwestern University (Chair: Dr. Hasan B. Alam)
  • Oregon Health & Science University (Chair: Dr. Kenneth Azarow / Sponsor: Dr. Liana Tsikitis)
  • Roswell Park Institute (Sponsor: Dr. Sai Yendamuri)
  • Tulane University (Chair: Dr. Mary Killackey)
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham (Chair: Dr. Herb Chen)
  • University of Cincinnati (Chair: Dr. David Gerber)
  • University of Utah (Chair: Dr. Fiemu Nwariaku / Sponsor: Dr. Cindy Matsen)
  • University of Wisconsin (Chair: Dr. Rebecca Minter / Sponsor: Dr. Hee Soo Jung)
  • Yale University (Chair: Dr. Benjamin Judson)

Previous Institutional Members

  • Boston University Medical Center (Chair: Dr. Jennifer Tseng)
  • City of Hope (Chair: Dr. Yuman Fong)
  • Indiana University (Chair: Dr. Karl Bilimoria / Sponsor: Dr. Mimi Ceppa)
  • Lahey Hospital and Medical Center (Chair: Dr. Steven Stain)
  • Louisiana State University Health New Orleans (Chair: Dr. Valentine Nfonsam)
  • MetroHealth (Chair: Dr. Marie Crandall)
  • Ohio State University (Chair: Dr. Tim Pawlik)
  • Rutgers (Chair: Dr. Leonard Y. Lee / Sponsor: Dr. Haejin In)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (Chair: Dr. O. Joe Hines)
  • University of California, San Diego (Chair: Dr. Bryan Clary)
  • University of California San Francisco (Chair: Dr. Julie Ann Sosa)
  • University of Colorado (Chair: Dr. Richard Schulick)
  • University of Florida – Jacksonville (Chair: Dr. Leigh Neumayer)
  • University of Miami (Chair: Dr. Larry Sands / Sponsor: Dr. Nipun Merchant)
  • University of Pittsburgh (Chair: Dr. Timothy R. Billiar)
  • University of South Florida (Chair: Dr. Murray L. Shames / Sponsor: Dr. Paul Kuo)

Institutional Membership

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If you are interested in pledging to the Fund, please contact Nipun Merchant, SAAS Fund President at nmerchant@med.miami.edu.

Membership fees are to be remitted annually, and payment can be made either online or by check. For those opting to pay by check, kindly make it payable to the “Society of Asian Academic Surgeons” and dispatch it to the designated address provided below.

Society of Asian Academic Surgeons Fund
Boshell Diabetes Building, 505
1720 2nd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294

As a 501(c)(3) organization, the Society ensures that all contributions are tax-deductible in accordance with the prevailing legal provisions. Any inquiries pertaining to specific institutional documentation or additional information required for the transfer of payments should be directed to the Treasurer.

 

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