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CLINICAL CONGRESS NEWS
Trauma surgeon M. Margaret
Knudson, MD, FACS, to be honored
for inspiring women in surgery
M.
Margaret " Peggy " Knudson, MD, FACS, San Francisco,
CA, will receive the 2021 American College of
Surgeons (ACS) Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Inspiring
Women in Surgery Award at the virtual Convocation Sunday evening,
October 24. Dr. Knudson is professor of surgery, University
of California, San Francisco (UCSF); adjunct professor, Uniformed
Services University, Bethesda, MD; and medical director, Military
Health Service Strategic Partnership−ACS (MHSSP−ACS). In addition,
Dr. Knudson is Deputy Editor, Journal of the American College
of Surgeons and serves on the editorial board of the Journal
of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. The award was developed by
the ACS Women in Surgery Committee and recognizes significant
contributions to the advancement of women in the field of surgery.
Dr. Knudson completed medical school and general surgery
training at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, followed by
a fellowship in pediatric surgery at Stanford University, CA. She
joined the faculty at UCSF in 1989, working primarily at San Francisco
General Hospital (SFGH), where she was the second woman
surgeon working at the trauma center.
In addition to her work at UCSF and SFGH, Dr. Knudson has
been on the front lines treating trauma victims of major disasters,
including the 2010 Haiti earthquake and
the 2013 crash of Asiana Airlines
Flight 214 in San Francisco. She
has served as visiting surgeon
at both Landstuhl Regional
Medical Center, Germany, and
Balad Air Force Hospital, Iraq,
while treating soldiers injured
on the battlefield. Dr. Knudson
has a long and dedicated
career of service with the U.S.
military that began in 2003
when she taught ultrasound
to surgeons who were
deployed to battle zones.
She developed and
formalized the Senior Visiting
Surgeon program,
which promoted civilian
trauma and vascular surgeons
to rotate through
the Army Hospital in
Landstuhl, Germany,
and assisted in the care
of injured troops from
Iraq and Afghanistan. In
2008, she was the only
M. Margaret " Peggy "
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M. Margaret " Peggy " Knudson, MD, FACS, recipient of the 2021
American College of Surgeons Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Inspiring
Women in Surgery Award, served as visiting surgeon at Balad Air Force
Hospital, Iraq, where she treated soldiers injured on the battlefield.
civilian who spent time downrange at a military hospital in Iraq.
With her extensive military experience, dedication to improving
the outcomes of active soldiers, and her surgical expertise, Dr.
Knudson has served as the Director, MHSSP−ACS, since 2015.
Dr. Knudson has held leadership positions in several professional
organizations, including the American Association for the Surgery
of Trauma (AAST), the Western Trauma Association, and the ACS
Committee on Trauma (COT), where she became the first woman
Vice-Chair. She has served as the Chair of the Research Committee
for the National Trauma Institute and remains on the Board
of Directors for the Coalition for National Trauma Research. Dr.
Knudson currently holds grants from the Department of Defense to
study post-traumatic pulmonary embolism and from the National
Institutes of Health for investigating the use of anticoagulants in
patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Dr. Knudson was honored with
the National Safety Council Award by the AAST/COT. She has delivered
the Fitts Oration at the AAST annual meeting and the Scudder
Oration at the ACS. In addition, Dr. Knudson gave the 2019 Paint
the Ceiling Lecture at the Western Trauma Conference.
In her nomination letter, the UCSF Muriel Steele Society stated,
" The call for nominations describes Dr. Mary Edwards Walker as
being 'unwavering in her commitment to service to her country
and surgical profession' and a woman whose perseverance, excellence,
and pioneering behavior paved the way for the women
surgeons of today. We can think of no person who embodies that
legacy more than our own Dr. M. Margaret 'Peggy' Knudson. "
Dr. Knudson's pioneering career has paved the way for young
women in surgery, and her perseverance, dedication, and focus
exemplify the spirit of the Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Inspiring
Women in Surgery Award. The award is named for the first woman
surgeon to be employed by the U.S. Army and the only woman
in the 1855 graduating class of Syracuse Medical School, NY. Dr.
Walker is the only woman to have received the Congressional
Medal of Honor. Her extensive commitment to the surgical profession
has helped pave the way for the women surgeons of today. *
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RAS to present Outstanding Mentor of the Year Award to Dr. Matthew D. Neal
he Resident and Associate Society of the American College
of Surgeons (RAS-ACS) will recognize Matthew D. Neal,
MD, FACS, as the Outstanding Mentor of the Year during
Convocation, Sunday evening, October 24. Dr. Neal is the
Roberta G. Simmons Associate Professor of Surgery, University
of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and director, Pittsburgh
Trauma Research Center, PA.
Dr. Neal was nominated by Anupamaa Seshadri, MD, a
trauma and acute care fellow at the University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center. In the application, Dr. Seshadri said of Dr. Neal,
" Both through his words as well as through his actions as a rising
academic star in the field of trauma-induced coagulopathy, Dr. Neal
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was a huge factor in my deciding that continuing to pursue a passion
for both trauma surgery and basic science was not only possible,
but also would truly enrich my future career. Dr. Neal is a true role
model as a trauma surgeon, a surgical intensivist, and a rigorous
and talented researcher, but his real gift is mentorship. "
Dr. Neal is a member of the Association for Academic
Surgery as well as the ACS. He began his association with
the ACS as a resident when he was the 2009 recipient of the
Wyeth Resident Research Scholar. Dr. Neal became a Fellow of
the College in 2018.
Dr. Neal will receive a monogramed vase to memorialize his
contributions to the field of surgery. *
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