Council Officers 2026
NPSA Council
The office of President rotates through these caucus regions at the time when the annual meeting is in that area. NPSA’s council members represent the caucus regions as described in the bylaws.
President
Thomas R. Biehl, MD, FACS
General Surgeon, Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA
Past President
Chad G. Ball, MD, FRCSC
Clinical Professor of Surgery and Oncology, University of Calgary
Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Surgery and Evidence-Based Reviews in Surgery Program
Secretary Treasurer – President Elect
Flavio Rocha, MD, FACS, FSSO
Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, OHSU School of Medicine
Hugh Hedinger and Georgeina Hedinger Chair of Surgical Oncology, Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, School of Medicine
Recorder
Laszlo N. Kiraly, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery
Oregon Health and Sciences University School of Medicine
Tacoma Caucus Leader
Jason R. Bingham, MD, FACS
Chief of General Surgery at Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Vancouver Caucus Leader
Elaine C. McKevitt, BSc, Med, MD, FRCSC
Clinical Professor Director of Surgical Education,
Mount St Joseph Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Spokane Caucus Leader
Anjali Kumar, MD, FACS
Professor & Vice Chair, Surgery, Washington State University,
Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
ACS Governor
Eugene Cho, MD, FACS
General Surgeon, Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA
NPSA History
The North Pacific Surgical Association was organized in 1912. The first meeting for the purpose of organization was held in Portland on March 6, 1912, and the second meeting at which organization was completed, was held in Seattle on May 12 of the same year. Since then, NPSA has held an annual scientific meeting nearly every year, rotating between different cities in the Pacific Northwest.
NPSA Constitution/Bylaws
In order to provide transparency of our organization. We provided access to our constitution and bylaws.
Download Bylaws: Bylaws and Constitution REV Nov 2020 Official.pdf
Scientific Contributions, American Journal of Surgery
NPSA annually submits scientific abstracts to the American Journal of Surgery. Through a robust process managed by our recorder, abstracts are selected and authors present them at the NPSA annual meeting held in November. During the presentations a volunteer member of NPSA serves as a discussant. Other NPSA members offer peer review of manuscripts.
Kenneth A.J. Mackenzie Founders Award
2005-KAJ-Mackenzie-History-AJS
Awarded to members who have made significant contributions to the North Pacific Surgical Association.
2011 Dr. John K. MacFarlane, Vancouver, BC 2011 Dr. R. Mark Vetto, Portland, OR 2013 Dr. Conrad Rusnak, Victoria, BC 2014 Dr. Michael J. Hart, Seattle, WA 2014 Dr. John A. Ryan Jr., Seattle, WA 2015 Dr. Clifford W. Deveney, Portland, OR 2015 Dr. James J. Peck, Portland, OR 2016 Dr. Preston L. Carter, Tacoma, WA 2017 Dr. Nis Schmidt, Vancouver, BC 2018 Dr. Gregory K. Luna, Spokane, WA 2019 Dr. James C. Donald, Victoria, BC 2020 Dr. Robert S. Sawin, Seattle, WA 2021 Dr. Karen L. Kwong, Portland, OR 2022 Dr. Matthew Martin, San Diego CA (Tacoma Caucus) 2023 Dr. O. Neely M. Panton, Vancouver, BC 2024 Dr. Shane McNevin, Spokane, WA 2025 Dr. John Mayberry, Ketchum, ID
Past Presidents
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Chad Ball |
| 2024 | Tim Bax |
| 2023 | Sam Wiseman |
| 2022 | Vance Sohn |
| 2021 | Nathalie McDowell Johnson |
| 2020 | John Waldhausen |
| 2019 | Al Hayashi |
| 2018 | John Mayberry |
| 2017 | Neely Panton |
| 2016 | Eugene Cho |
| 2015 | John Vetto |
| 2014 | Robert Sawin |
| 2013 | Rene Lefreniere |
| 2012 | Steven Beyersdorf |
| 2011 | Charles Scudamore |
| 2010 | Mark Ludvigson |
| 2009 | Cliff Deveney |
| 2008 | Michael Hart |
| 2007 | William Orrom |
| 2006 | Gregory Luna |
| 2005 | Peter Blair |
| 2004 | Preston Carter |
| 2003 | James Peck |
| 2002 | L. William Traverso |
| 2001 | Conrad Rusnak |
| 2000 | Bruce Adye |