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Breast cancer specialist elected chair of American College of Surgeons’ board of regents
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Leigh A. Neumayer, MD, FACS, has been elected chair of the American College of Surgeons’ board of regents.
In this role, Neumayer will work with the American College of Surgeons’ executive director. She also will chair the regents’ finance and executive committees.
Neumayer, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons since 1994 and a member of its board of regents since 2009, is professor in and chair of the department of surgery at University of Arizona College of Medicine. She also is Margaret and Fenton Maynard endowed chair in breast cancer research in the college of medicine, as well as interim senior vice president for UA Health Sciences.
Neumayer’s most recent work has focused on the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer through innovative technology and clinical trials.
She previously served as professor in the department of surgery at University of Utah Health Sciences Center, as well as Jon and Karen Huntsman presidential professor at University of Utah Huntsman Cancer institute.