American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), formerly the American Proctologic Society, is a professional society for surgeons specializing in colorectal surgery. It is one of the oldest surgical societies, having been established in 1899.

History The organization was established as the American Proctologic Society in 1899, at a meeting held in Columbus, Ohio:Transactions of the Annual Meeting of the American Protologic Society (1940), p. 12.

The name of the organization was changed to American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons in 1973 "to indicate more clearly the scope of its specialty".Roslyn G. Nitzberg, Choosing a Medical Specialty (1990), Vol. 7, p. 9.

Activities The ASCRS has described its activities as follows:

The ASCRS offers continuing medical education courses. For this provision, it is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

The ASCRS holds an annual conference "to provide participants with in-depth and up-to-date knowledge relative to surgery for diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus", with an emphasis on patient care, teaching, and research. The ASCRS is a participant in the American Joint Committee on Cancer. In 2016, the American College of Surgeons reported on its partnership with the ASCRS in developing technical skill assessments in the colorectal surgery field.

The ASCRS was one of the contributors in the formation of the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer.

Past Presidents The following list of surgeons have served as President of the ASCRS: Year Name2022Conor P. Delaney2021Thomas E. Read2020Neil H. Hyman2019Tracy L. Hull2018David A. Margolin2017Guy R. Orangio2016Patricia L. Roberts2015Charles E. Littlejohn2014Terry C. Hicks2013Michael J. Stamos2012Alan G. Thorson2011Steven D. Wexner2010David Beck2009James W. Fleshman2008Anthony Senagore2007W. Douglas Wong2006Lester Rosen2005Ann C. Lowry2004Bruce G. Wolff2003David J.Schoetz, Jr.2002Richard P. Billingham2001Robert D. Fry2000John M. MacKeigan1999H. Randolph Bailey1998Lee E. Smith1997Ira J. Kodner1996David A. Rothenberger1995Victor W. Fazio1994Philip H. Gordon1993Samuel B. Labow1992W. Patrick Mazier1991Robert W. Beart, Jr.1990Peter A. Volpe1989J. Byron Gathright, Jr.1988Herand Abcarian1987Frank J. Theuerkauf1986H. Whitney Boggs, Jr.1985Eugene P. Salvati1984A.W. Martin Marino, Jr.1983Stanley M. Goldberg1982Eugene S. Sullivan1981Bertram A. Portin1980Malcolm C. Veidenheimer1979Stuart H.Q. Quan1978Donald M. Gallagher1977Alejandro F. Castro1976John R. Hill1975Patrick H. Hanley1974Rupert B. Turnball1973John H. Remington1972John E. Ray1971Andrew Jack McAdams1970Walter Birnbaum1969James A. Ferguson1968Neil W. Swinton1967Raymond J. Jackman1966Maus W. Stearns, Jr.1965Norman D. Nigro1964Garnet W. Ault1963Robert A. Scarborough1962Robert J. Rowe1961Merrill O. Hines1960Walter A. Fansler1959Hyrum R. Reichman1958Karl Zimmerman1957Julius E. Linn1956Rufus C. Alley1955Stuart T. Ross1954A.W. Martin Marino, Sr.1953W. Wendell Green1952Newton D. Smith1951Robert A. Scarborough1950Hoyt R. Allen1949Louis E. Moon1948Harry E. Bacon1947George H. Thiele1946Joseph W. Ricketts1944, 1945William H. Daniel1942, 1943Homer I. Silvers1941Frederick B. Campbell1940Clement J. De Bere1939Martin S. Kleckner1938Dudley Smith1937Harry Z. Hibshman1936Marion C. Pruitt1935Frank G. Runyeon1934Louis A. Buie1933Curtis C. Mechling1932Curtice Rosser1931W. Oakley Hermance1930Dudley Smith1929Walter A. Fansler1928Edward G. Martin1927Louis A. Buie1926William H. Kiger1925Descum C. McKenney1924Frank C. Yeomans1923Ralph W. Jackson1922Emmett H. Terrell1921Granville S. Hanes1920Alois B. Graham1919Collier F. Martin1917, 1918Jerome M. Lynch1916Alfred J. Zobel1915T. Chittenden Hill1914Louis J. Krause1913Joseph M. Mathews1912Louis J. Hirschman1911John L. Jelks1910George J. Cook1909Dwight H. Murray1908George B. Evans1907A. Bennett Cooke1906Samuel G. Gant1905Lewis H. Adler, Jr.1904J. Rawson Pennington1903William M. Beach1902Samuel T. Earle1901Thomas C. Martin1900James P. Tuttle1899Joseph M. Mathews

References

Further reading American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons