A prominent Michigan trauma and critical care surgeon, Lena M. Napolitano, MD, FACS, is the new ACS Board of Regents (BoR) Chair. Congratulations, Dr. Napolitano, on this distinguished role in the ACS!
Dr. Napolitano is the Massey Foundation Professor of Surgery, founding chief of the Division of Acute Care Surgery, director of surgical critical care, and associate director of The Weil Institute for Critical Care Research and Innovation in the Department of Surgery at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Throughout her career, she has served as a leader for healthcare associations, including as the director of the American Board of Surgery, chancellor of the Board of Regents of the American College of Critical Care Medicine, a member of the Board of Managers of The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, and president of the ACS Maryland Chapter. In a statement, she expressed her commitment to “servant leadership” and her “ability to serve as a catalyst for change by inspiring and influencing others.”
She has been a Fellow of the ACS for 30 years and has spent several years in ACS leadership. Notably, she was a member of the Board of Governors from 2008 to 2014 and served as its Chair from 2011 to 2013.
She has also been a member of the BoR since 2018, during which time she has served on the Nominating, Central Judiciary, Finance, Investment, Executive, and Education Advisory Committees. She was elected Vice-Chair in 2024, a role she will vacate as she becomes Chair.