Advancing the
Science and Art
of Surgery
Since 1915
Officers & Council
President
Scott LeMaire, M.D., Houston
President-Elect
Charles Fraser, Jr., M.D., Austin
Past President
Shannon Smith, Nacogdoches
Treasurer
Patrick Nguyen, M.D., San Antonio
Secretary
J. Patrick Walker, M.D., Galveston
First Vice President
Lori Cindrick Pounds, M.D., San Antonio
Second Vice President
David Young, M.D., Tyler
Council Chair
Rick Martinez, M.D., McAllen
Council 2025
Declan Fleming, M.D., Austin
Council 2026
Michael L. Foreman, M.D., Dallas
Archivist
Mellick T. Sykes, M.D., San Antonio