Henri R. Ford, M.D., M.H.A., dean and chief academic officer of the Miller School, has been named the 2022-2023 president-elect of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). As president-elect, Dean Ford will advance the organization’s mission of improving care of surgical patients and upholding the highest ethical standards of practice. Following a year-long term as president-elect, Dean Ford will be installed as the ACS president in October 2023.

“This is a tremendous privilege,” said Dean Ford. “It has been extremely meaningful to be part of the ACS, an organization with a rich history of inspiring quality and guiding generations of surgeons. I am honored to step into this role and continue our essential work.”