World-renowned pediatric surgeon, prolific physician-scientist, and dean and chief academic officer of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Henri R. Ford, M.D., M.H.A., was installed for a one-year term as the 104th President of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) on October 22. Reflecting his commitment to building a diverse professional workforce that embraces the concept of inclusive excellence, Dr. Ford has chosen the theme, “Achieving Our Best Together,” to guide his time as president of the ACS.
Since joining the Miller School of Medicine in 2018, Dr. Ford has focused on developing the next generation of transformational leaders who will shape the future of medicine. Under Dr. Ford’s leadership, the Miller School has increased its research funding from the National Institutes of Health from $128 million in 2018 to more than $175 million in 2022.
Dr. Ford graduated cum laude from Princeton in 1980 with a bachelor of arts degree in public and international affairs, then earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ford completed his surgical internship and residency at New York/Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical College and — inspired to pursue a career in academic surgery — he also completed a research fellowship in immunology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and a clinical fellowship in pediatric surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
