Timothy A. Pritts, MD, PhD

It is a great honor to serve as your President. I would like to thank everyone who helped make the combined CSA and MSA meeting in Chicago a great success. In the midst of the pandemic, we were fortunate to be able to come together to further the practice of surgery through new knowledge, the exchange of ideas, and fellowship. More

Wendy L. Wahl, MD

Summer 2021 brought us the second joint meeting of the CSA and MSA in Chicago with 225 attendees between the two societies. The CSA career development awards, the Turcotte Award and the CSAF Enrichment Award, were awarded to Dr. Joal D. Beane and Dr. Kyle J. Van Arendonk, respectively. Congratulations, we look forward to hearing how these awards support your future work! As a devoted trainee of Dr. Turcotte, I know... More

Melissa Times, MD

The Program Committee is planning an outstanding 79th Annual Meeting of the Central Surgical Association. Our meeting will be held at the Saint Kate-The Arts Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from June 1-4, 2022. The program will include... More




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In June of 2021, the American College of Surgeons Board of Regents (BoR) meetings took place. The following is a summary of some of the highlights from this meeting. More We wanted to take the opportunity in this newsletter to acknowledge the outstanding achievements of our members. Below are some notable achievements of our membership. It is not exhaustive, and all members are encouraged to inform the CSA of achievements over the year so they can be shared with our surgical community. More

Save the Date for the Central Surgical Association 79th Annual Meeting in Milwaukee, WI, at the Saint Kate-The Arts Hotel from June 2-4, 2022. More As exemplified in the CSA/MSA Diversity Panel and the goals of the Central Surgical Association's Statement on Racism & Diversity, the newly created CSA Committee on Diversity, Inclusion and Race has already been quite productive. The goal of the Committee is to better understand DEI issues within the association and implement strategies that will have a positive impact on the membership. The Task Force is asking for your help. Please update your CSA membership profile with your demographics by November 15, 2021. More The Foundation supports the research awards and other activities related to the Central Surgical Association. More The list of Foundation Contributors is updated annually. View the list of donors to the CSA Foundation by gift level. More The Central Surgical Association Foundation, with support provided by Elsevier, Inc., offers two annual awards, each in the amount of $20,000, to support surgical scholarship, research and advance the science of surgery. Continue reading to see the 2021 recipients. More If you have not already paid your dues, please pay your dues online via the Members Only Area of the CSA website. More Congratulations again to our newly elected members at the 2021 Business Meeting. These members will receive their membership certificates at the 2022 Annual Meeting. More Purpose:

The purpose of the Central Surgical Association shall be to further the practice of Surgery in its various departments, and the study and investigation of surgical problems.

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