SAAS recognized by ACS …and more exciting news

As the surgical workforce makes strides toward greater gender and minority representation, Dr. Meghal Shah proposes ways to make the operating room, including surgical instrument design, more accessible for everyone.

Join the Society of Asian Academic Surgeons in Baltimore, Maryland, September 14-15, 2023, for the SAAS 8th annual meeting, hosted by Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery and Dr. Andrew Cameron.

Congratulations to our members for their recent accomplishments, including Dr. Mayur B. Patel who has been named Chief of the Division of Acute Care Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

This season’s “A Moment with SAAS” features one of our founding members, Dr. Herbert Chen, chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

We share program faculty and attendee reflections from the SAAS Executive Healthcare Leadership Academy, Jan. 26-28, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

SAAS congratulates Drs. Kenric Murayama, Thomas Varghese, Ankush Gosain, Shaun Kunisaki, and Vikas Dudeja for their recent accomplishments.

Congratulations to the 2023-2024 SAAS Visiting Professors: Drs. Tania Arora, Monica Dua, Emily Keung, Anai Kothari, Aarti Mathur, and Jeff Velotta.

Medical students Gopika SenthilKumar and Nate Verhagen attended their first SAAS meeting in September and said the meeting offered a place for trainees to build new, lasting relationships.

One of the highlights of the 2022 SAAS 7th Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, was Dr. Allan J. Tsung’s SAAS Presidential Address, “Have I Truly Made It?”

This “A Moment with SAAS” features SAAS President Dr. Susan Tsai and General Surgery Resident Dr. Alice Lee, both from the Medical College of Wisconsin.

“Why do we always have to play the side part? Why aren’t we the protagonist of the story?” asks award-winning filmmaker Debbie Lum at this year’s 2022 Kuo Family Lectureship.

The 2022 Kui and Wai Fong Lectureship was delivered by Professor David Hu from Georgia Institute of Technology. David Hu is a professor of mechanical engineering who draws inspiration from his observation of nature.

Connie Shao, MD, discusses the importance of sustainability in surgery in this issue of the Lotus Scroll.

Andrea Gillis, MS, discusses the importance of membership in the Society of Asian Academic Surgeons in this issue of the Lotus Scroll.

In light of recent events, the Lotus Scroll dives into the experiences of Asian Americans with regard to diversity, equity, and inclusion work in medicine.

Congratulations to the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 Society of Asian Academic Surgeons Visiting Professors!

Join us for the long-awaited, in-person annual meeting of the Society of Asian Academic Surgeons in Honolulu, Hawaii, September 16-19, 2022.

The Society of Asian Academic Surgeons would like to congratulate our members on their many recent accomplishments.

Tracy S. Wang, MD, MPH, delivered her Presidential Address to the Society during the 2021 SAAS 6th Annual Meeting, focusing on her thoughts regarding Asian American identity in relation to her role as SAAS president for the past two years.

Hahrie Han, PhD, gives a talk on social movements, titled “People, Power, and Politics in 21st c. America,” at the 2021 Kuo Family Lectureship.

James Lee, MD, presents “Innovations in Surgical Education: Metacognition and Technology in Surgical Training” at this year’s Kui and Wai Fong Lectureship.

SAAS President Dr. Allan Tsung discusses this year’s SAAS annual meeting, the pandemic and the future of the society in his December 2021 President’s Message.

This year’s SAAS annual meeting will be tentatively held in person, Sept. 25-26, 2021, at the Northwestern School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Lindsey Zhang discusses the recent rise in hate crimes, racial discrimination and violence toward the Asian American community.

Dr. Hassan Mashbar, a trauma fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses his experience with Ramadan during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Lotus Scroll interviews George Yang, MD, PhD, former president of the Society of Asian Academic Surgeons.

Congrats to the winners of the SAAS Resident/Fellow Development Scholarships and the Association of Women Surgeons Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Awards.

The fifth annual Society of Asian Academic Surgeons meeting is now virtual and will be held Sept. 24-25, 2020, from 3-5 p.m. EST.

Congratulations to the 2018-2019 SAAS Foundation Visiting Professors! SAAS Foundation Visiting Professorships support travel to host institutions for junior faculty to give grand rounds and increase the national visibility of rising stars in academic surgery.

This year, SAAS was active more than ever on Twitter! In addition to updates and announcements, more content was created for our followers to improve engagement, highlight issues and events important to our society and members, and promote the activities at SAAS.

The deadline to submit an abstract for the 2020 SAAS Annual Meeting is May 27.

First, as the current pandemic continues to affect our communities and families, we want to express our profound gratitude to our surgical colleagues and to all healthcare professionals who are the frontlines of caring for patients with the SARS-CoV2 virus/COVID-19.

The Lotus Scroll is honored to interview Kenric Murayama, MD, this year’s host of the SAAS Annual Meeting.

SAAS President Dr. Tracy Wang discusses how far the Society has come and what’s in store for 2020 in her December 2019 President’s Message.

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

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.

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.

Welcome to the launch of Lotus Scroll, the official newsletter of the Society of Asian Academic Surgeons (SAAS). Through the Lotus Scroll, we are excited to distribute and enhance the vision of SAAS: to promote diversity and inclusion in academic surgery through the sponsorship and development of its leaders.