Dr. Konstantinos Konstantinidis, MD, PhD, FACS, was elected a full member of the Academy of Master Surgeon Educators™ of the American College of Surgeons
Dr. Konstantinos Konstantinidis is now among the 35 surgeons who were elected this year as full members of the Academy of Master Surgeon Educators™, the top academy of the American College of Surgeons. The total number of full members of the Academy is 130. Among them, there are world-renowned and most accomplished surgeons.
The American College of Surgeons-ACS, with more than 85,000 members, is the strongest scientific and educational organization representing all surgical specialties worldwide and offering quality support to surgeons. It was founded in 1913 to improve the quality of surgical patient care by setting very high ethical, educational and practical goals. The Academy of Master Surgeon Educators was founded by the College in 2018 with the aim of recognizing and highlighting the importance of the academic and educational work of its members as an integral part of their scientific activity.
With the main goal of promoting science and its transmission, through the educational process, the Academy helps younger surgeons of every specialty to develop in surgical technique and deepen their knowledge, so that they are able to offer the most complete and highest level health services to patients
The election of Dr. K. Konstantinidis comes in recognition of his continuous and many years of educational work in General, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery, to hundreds of his fellow physicians, both in Greece and in many other countries abroad. It is worth noting that The Clinic of General, Laparoscopic, Oncological and Robotic Surgery of the Athens Medical Center, under the direction of Dr. K. Konstantinidis, is a Center of Excellence, with him recently receiving from the manufacturer of Robotic Systems the award for the leading General Surgeon in Robotic Surgery in the world.
During the ceremony, L.D.Britt, MD, FACS, MAMSE, Chairman of the Academy’s Crisis Committee stated, among other things: “The highest quality patient care through education is a cornerstone of the American College of Surgeons. For this reason, the Academy of Leading Surgical Educators is one of the most significant achievements of our College, the largest organization of surgeons in the world.”
In parallel, David B. Hoyt MD, FACS, MAMSE, Executive Director of the American College of Surgeons, stated: “We welcome the class of 2021 to the most prestigious academy of surgical educators in the world. In the face of the challenges of the pandemic, surgical science relies on exceptional and unique individuals to continue the integral education of surgeons,” said David B. Hoyt MD, FACS, MAMSE, Executive Director of the American College of Surgeons.
While Dr. Konstantinos Konstantinidis MD, PhD, FACS, MAMSE, Scientific Director and Director of the General, Oncology, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery Clinic of the Athens Medical Center, Governor of the ACS for the Greek Section, Secretary of the World Scientific Society of Robotic Surgery, Adjunct Professor of Surgery of Ohio State University, stated upon his election: “It is a tremendous honor for me personally to be elected to the world’s leading Educational Academy of surgeons. From the first steps of Laparoscopic Surgery to the establishment of Robotic Surgery, I have always believed that the education of surgeons in new technologies is the most important legacy of a physician. The transfer of knowledge and especially my accumulated experience to young physicians gives me great joy. I am thrilled that the American College of Surgeons has ranked me among the top surgeons in the world and now I am given the opportunity to work with them to set educational pillars and implement ideas for the good of surgeons but mainly for the excellent health outcome of surgical patients. I am very proud that from now on, next to my name, there will forever be the title “MAMSE” which stands for Member of the Academy of Master Surgeon Educators.
