Patricia L. Turner was appointed to the Board of Directors in September 2020 and is the executive director and CEO of the American College of Surgeons and a clinical professor at the University of Chicago Medicine. Prior to joining the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Turner spent eight years in full-time academic practice on the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, serving as the surgery residency program director. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University and received her MBA from the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Dr. Turner currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Council of Medical Specialty Societies. Dr. Tuner provides the Board with significant leadership and managerial experience related to medical, business, and higher education.