L.D. Britt, MD, MPH, Brickhouse professor and chair of surgery at Eastern Virginia Medical School, has been chosen as president-elect of the American College of Surgeons, the world's largest surgeon organization.

Dr. Britt was elected at the organization's annual Clinical Congress in Chicago, at which he also was a keynote speaker. He will hold the post until his inauguration as the 74,000-member college's president next fall. Until then, he will be one of the leading voices for the ACS' priorities as he develops the theme for his presidency, the latest in a series of high-profile appointments within the college for Dr. Britt.

For the past year, he led the college's 22-member governing board for the last year and has spoken nationally on behalf of causes the ACS supports, such as ensuring patients' access to care and curing a shortage of general surgeons. Dr. Britt previously served as a member of the Board of Regent's Executive Committee and as chair of the Finance and Central Judiciary committees.

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