American College of Surgeons Welcomes AMIA Leader to New Post

Don E. Detmer, MD, FACMI, who most recently held the position of AMIA Senior Advisor and served as AMIA President and CEO from 2004–2009, has been named Medical Director of the Advocacy and Health Policy Division at the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Last fall, in recognition of his longstanding efforts to advance the field of biomedical and health informatics, Dr. Detmer received AMIA’s highest honor, the prestigious Morris F. Collen Award. He is also Professor Emeritus and Professor of Medical Education at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, and Visiting Professor at the Centre for Health Informatics and Multiprofessional Education (CHIME) at University College London, London, UK.

Executive Director David B. Hoyt welcomed Don to ACS saying, "Dr. Detmer's credentials represent a unique blend of surgical training and practice, health policy leadership, and biomedical informatics expertise. In addition to his significant health policy background, he brings a wealth of visionary experience in medical informatics and participation in the activities of the Institute of Medicine to our organization. We all look forward to working with him in advancing those areas of health policy that affect surgeons and their patients in a rapidly changing healthcare environment."

Don’s appointment at ACS starts immediately. To read more, click here.