During this webinar, a panel of international surgeons share their stories on being an ally to female surgeons, why they support the , and what prompted them to support women surgeons along with the benefits, challenges, barriers, and what they’ve found unique in supporting and promoting women surgeons, plus a live Q&A. This collaborative webinar was hosted by the ACS International Relations Committee and Women in Surgery Committee.
Hiba Abdel-Aziz, MBBch, FACS
Chair, Fellowship Subcommittee of the International Relations Committee; Consultant, Women in Surgery Committee; Vice Chair, Chapter Activities-International Workgroup; Senior Consultant, Department of Surgery, Hamad General Hospital
Haytham Kaafarani, MD, MPH, FACS
Vice Chair, Executive Committee of the International Relations Committee; Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School; Director, Center for Outcomes & Patient Safety in Surgery, Director, Wound Center, Massachusetts General Hospital
Hani Al-Qadhi, MD, FRCSC
Senior Consultant Trauma Surgeon; Sultan Qaboos University Hospital Oman; Chairman of the General Surgery Residency Training Program; Oman Medical Specialty Board
Isabella Frigerio, MD, PhD, FACS
Senior Consultant Pancreatic Surgeon; Pancreatic Surgical Unit; Pederzoli Hospital - Italy; Co-Founder of Women in Surgery Italia
Mallika Tewari, MBBS, MS (Hons & Gold Medalist), MCh (Surgical Oncology), MRCSEd
Chief, Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary and Gastrointestinal Division; Former Head, Department of Surgical Oncology; Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology; Institute of Medical Sciences; Banaras Hindu University, India
Lilian Torregrosa Almonacid, MD, MA, FACS
President, Colombian Surgical Society; ACS Governor, Colombia Chapter; Chair, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Javeriana University; Professor and Head of Breast Surgery Unit - San Ignacio University Hospital, Bogotá, Colombia
William Sanchez Maldonado, MD, FACS
Chair, Department of Surgery, Hospital Militar Central; Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogota, Colombia; President, ACS Colombia Chapter; Director, Colombian Surgical Society
Hosted by the American College of Surgeons International Relations Committee and Women in Surgery Committee.