What’s Happening at SBAS
The Thirty-sixth Annual SBAS Meeting
SAVE the DATE – October 22–24, 2026
Hosted by Rutgers Health-New Jersey Medical School, Department of Surgery
Details on registration and accommodation will be coming soon. Visit The Heldrich.
A Coffee with Dr. Elliot M. Jessie – Necrotizing Pancreatitis
SAVE THE DATE! – July 24, 2025 at 8:00 am EST.
Meeting Information
SBAS Institutional Members
The Society of Black Academic Surgeons Recognizes and Congratulates Dr. Lisa McElroy!
Lisa McElroy, MD, MS
Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Surgeon, Liver Transplant Surgeon, Pediatric Kidney Transplant Surgeon
Duke University School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Onyekwere E. Akwari Assistant Professor of Surgery, Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences
Read Full Bio Here
Her recent accomplishments include:
K08 to Improve Racial Equity in Access to Organ Transplant
Honored as the Inaugural Onyekwere E. Akwari Endowed Professor in Surgery
