American College of Surgeons honors Charles Mabry and international surgeons

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) presented several high-level honors during its Clinical Congress in Washington, D.C.

Charles Mabry, M.D., Chief of Surgery at Jefferson Regional, received the ACS Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Mabry has a long history with the organization, including serving as the Arkansas state chair of the ACS Committee on Trauma and as an instructor for the Advanced Trauma Life Support program.

Additionally, the ACS conferred Honorary Fellowships upon eight internationally recognized surgeons. Recipients include Jorge Daes of Colombia, a specialist in laparoscopic and bariatric surgery; Paolo De Coppi of England, a leader in pediatric surgery and regenerative medicine; and Christian Gerber of Switzerland, an expert in orthopaedic surgery and musculoskeletal medicine.