News

In the News Section of the Cutting Edge, we highlight some of the professional and personal updates on AAST members.

• Congratulations to Juan Puyana for receiving grant funding from the NHLBI for grant “BLOODSAFE – Pathways of Innovation in Blood Transfusion Systems in Kenya (PITS Kenya).” https://www.surgery.pitt.edu/news/nhlbi-award-new-grant-drs-juan-puyana-and-pratap-kumar

• Congratulations to Peggy Knudson on her last call at the Zuckerberg SF General Hospital & Trauma Center after serving the people of SF for over 30 years. https://twitter.com/LucyKornblith/status/1288476534617989120

• Congratulations to David Efron for his new move across town to become the inaugural Thomas M. Scalea Distinguished Professor of Trauma Surgery and Chief of Trauma and Medical Director of the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2020/University-of-Maryland-School-of-Medicine-Names-Renowned-Trauma-Surgeon-Scientist-Dr-David-Efron-as-Professor-of-Trauma-Surgery-and-New-Chief-of-Trauma.html

• Congratulations to Zara Cooper for becoming the new Associate Editor of Annals of Surgery. https://twitter.com/AnnalsofSurgery/status/1278779736416755712

If you have an update on an AAST member that you would like to highlight in the Cutting Edge Newsletter, please send us the info at aast@aast.org!