Shelly Timmons, MD, PhD, FACS, was elected to The American College of Surgeons (ACS) Board of Regents during its annual meeting in October. Timmons is Chair and Betsy Barton Professor of the Department of Neurological Surgery.
She is one of six surgeons to be newly elected members of the Board of Regents who represent a range of surgical specialties. The Board of Regents is responsible for the management and business affairs of the ACS.
Timmons has been a Fellow of the ACS (FACS) since 2005 and was an ACS Governor from 2012–2018. She has also served on numerous ACS workgroups. We congratulate her on this honor.