Newswise — CHICAGO—Last night, the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) presented Jack W. McAninch, MD, FACS, of San Francisco, CA, with the College’s 2012 Distinguished Service Award during Convocation ceremonies that preceded the official opening of the American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Congress in Chicago. The Board of Regents recognized Dr. McAninch with the College’s highest honor for his “steadfast and inspirational commitment to the initiatives and principles embodied by the American College of Surgeons,” his service to the College, his work as a surgeon and leader in organized surgery, and his dedication to educating students and surgeons. Dr. McAninch currently serves as chief of urology at San Francisco General Hospital and vice chair and professor of urology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. A 1964 graduate of the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, he completed an internship in surgery and a residency in urology at Letterman Army Medical Center, San Francisco (1964–1969). In acknowledging Dr. McAninch’s work as a clinical academic surgeon who has pub-lished more than 400 academic papers, the Regents noted “his outstanding clinical and academic contributions to the field of genitourinary trauma and reconstructive surgery” in his professional positions at Letterman Army Medical Center (1973–1977), San Francisco General Hospital (1977–present), and UCSF (1977–present). Dr. McAninch’s career as an academic surgeon started at UCSF as an assistant professor of urology, and two years later he became vice chairman of the UCSF department of urology. In 1980, he was named an associate professor and in 1986 was appointed professor within the department of urology. He has been director of the UCSF urology residency program since 2002.
Since becoming a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) in 1973, Dr. McAninch has given “exceptional service to the American College of Surgeons and has served for [more than] 20 years in noteworthy leadership roles,” the board noted. He served as First Vice-President of the College (2008–2009), as a member of the Board of Regents (1998–2007), and as a member of the following ACS Committees: Regents Honors, Nominating, Finance, Communications, Member Services Liaison, Executive, and Organization committees. He was a member (1990–1993), program representative (1991–1996), and Regent representative (1998–2007) of the Advisory Council for Urology; a member of the Board of Governors (1992–1998); a member and Chair of the Comprehensive Communications Committee (2006–2011); and Co-Chair of the Patient Education Committee (2006–2010). Dr. McAninch is also being recognized for his “exemplary leadership of many professional organizations,” including his service as president of the Western Section of the American Urological Association and the national American Urological Association; the American Board of Urology; the Society of International Urology; the Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons; and Northern California Urological Society. Dr. McAninch is also an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
The Board of Regents also acknowledges Dr. McAninch’s “expertise in education and instruction of his fellow surgeons through more than 100 invited visiting professorships and the mentoring of 24 fellows in urologic trauma and reconstructive surgery who all hold full-time academic positions at U.S. academic medical centers.”
In acknowledgement of his dedicated and continued service to and on behalf of the College and the surgical community as well as the positive leadership shown throughout his distinguished career, the Board of Regents announced that it was pleased to recognize Dr. McAninch’s outstanding contributions by awarding him the College’s highest honor, the 2012 Distinguished Service Award.
The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational organization of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical practice and to improve the care of the surgical patient. The College is dedicated to the ethical and competent practice of surgery. Its achievements have significantly influenced the course of scientific surgery in America and have established it as an important advocate for all surgical patients. The College has more than 78,000 members and it is the largest organization of surgeons in the world.
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