Gerald B. Healy, M.D., FACS, an otolaryngologist from Boston, MA, was recently named President-Elect of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Dr. Healy is the Gerald B. Healy Chair in Otolaryngology and professor of otology and laryngology at Harvard Medical School, and the otolaryngologist-in-chief, at Childrens Hospital, in Boston.
A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons since 1977, Dr. Healy has been actively involved in the governance of the College, including serving as a member of the Colleges Board of Regents since 1997 and as Chair from 2005 to 2006. Dr. Healy was the first otolaryngologist to serve in that capacity. He was Vice-Chair of the Board of Regents from 2003 to 2005, Chair of the Regents Finance Committee from 2005 to 2006, Chair of the Regents Executive Committee from 2005 to 2006, and served as Chair of the Member Services Liaison Committee of the Board of Regents (2003-2005). Dr. Healy has also served as a member (1999-present) and Chair (2000-04) of the Regents Central Judiciary Committee, a member of the Nominating Committee (2000-01), and a member of the Honors Committee (1999-present).
Furthermore, he has been Chair of (1995-98) and Board of Governors representative to (1991-96) the ACS Advisory Council for Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Healy also served as President of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American College of Surgeons from 1997 to 1998.
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