Courtney M. Townsend, Jr., M.D.
John Woods Harris Distinguished Chairman, Department of Surgery
Robertson-Poth Distinguished Chair in General Surgery
Professor

Medical School: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas

Residency Program: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas

Fellowship: Surgical Oncology, University of California-Los Angeles

Awards/Honors: Research Career Development Award, NIH, 1982; Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumnus, 1986, UTMB; James IV Surgical Traveller for 1986; President, American Pancreatic Association, 1992-93; AMA Residency Review Committee for Surgery, 1994-95; Director, American Board of Surgery, 2000-06; Chairman, American Board of Surgery, 2006-07; American College of Surgeons Executive Committee, 1999-2003; Chairman, American College of Surgeons Board of Governors, 2004-05; James IV Association of Surgeons, Inc., Board of Directors, 1999-2002; Secretary, Southern Surgical Association, 1998-2003; President, Southern Surgical Association, 2004; Texas Cancer Council Member, 1992-2010

Editorial Boards: Editorial Committee, Surgery, International Journal of Pancreatology; Editor, Surgical Oncology; Associate Editor, Pancreas

Editor-In-Chief: Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice, 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th editions

NIH Study Section: National Institutes of Health Surgery and Bioengineering Study Section, Division of Research Grants 1992–96

E-mail: ctownsen@utmb.edu

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