Gastrointestinal surgeon Carlos A. Pellegrini, MD, has been named the president-elect of the American College of Surgeons, according to a Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons report.
Dr. Pellegrini is the Henry N. Harkins Professor and chair of the department of surgery for University of Washington in Seattle.
He received his MD from University of Rosario Medical School in Argentina. Dr. Pellegrini then completed an internship and general surgery residency at Granadero Baigorria, Rosario University Hospital in Argentina, a fellowship in esophageal physiology and surgery and a second general surgery residency at the University of Chicago.
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