The AAS and the Taiwan Surgical Association (TSA) are pleased to announce the 2025 International Visiting Professorship Award. The purpose of this award is to encourage the exchange of ideas and information about clinical, scientific and policy aspects of surgery between members of the AAS and members of the TSA.
The recipient of the AAS/TSA International Visiting Professorship Award will receive support to travel to Taiwan to attend and present at the TSA Annual Meeting in 2025. The recipient will also serve as the host for the TSA visiting professor attending the Academic Surgical Congress in February 2025.
Requirements
This award is available to active members of the AAS who meet the following requirements:
- A strong history of participation in the AAS
- A record of significant accomplishment in any aspect of surgical research
- A current full-time academic appointment
Previous Award Winners:
2024 Alexander Hawkins, MD
2022 Mehul Raval, MD
2020 Vikas Dudeja, MD
2019 Daniel Chu, MD
2018 Ajay Maker, MD
2017 Eugene Kim, MD
2016 Amir Ghaferi, MD
2015 Adil Haider, MD
2014 Wei Zhou, MD
2013 Steven Chen, MD, MBA
2012 Clifford Cho, MD
2011 Andrew G. Hill, FRACS
2010 Lillian S. Kao, MD, MS
2009 Nipun Merchant, MD
2008 Daniel Albo, MD, PhD