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AHNS Endorses ACS Statement on Recent Violence and Protests

Dear AHNS Member,

The American Head and Neck Society (AHNS) strongly endorses the below statement from the American Colleges of Surgeons (ACS) regarding the recent violence and protests. Please join us in supporting the ACS and please stay safe and well. Thank you.

Cherie-Ann Nathan, MD
AHNS President

 

American College of Surgeons Response To Recent Violence and Protests

Recent events across the country have significantly impacted us all, particularly Fellows who are members of Black and Brown communities.

The ACS stands in solidarity against racism, violence, and intolerance. Our mission is to serve all with skill and fidelity, and that extends beyond the operating room.

Racism, brutal attacks, and subsequent violence must end. We will help any injured, and we will use our voice in support of the health and safety of every person.

Cherie-Ann Nathan

Cherie-Ann Nathan

Dr. Cherie-Ann Nathan is a leading head and neck cancer surgeon. She is Prof. & Chair of the Dept. of Oto/HNS &the Director of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Cancer Research, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center Louisiana State University Health - Shreveport (LSU Health Shreveport). The National Cancer Institute has funded her translational research since 2000 and her focus is on targeted therapy for head and neck patients. Dr. Nathan is recognized nationally and internationally for her seminal work on molecular analysis of surgical margins. She has pioneered multi-institutional clinical trials using mTOR inhibitors in HNSCC patients. She has also received NIH funding for chemoprevention of cancer with curcumin and has a patent for a curcumin chewing gum. More recently she also received an NCI grant on cutaneous Squamous cell cancer.  She serves on the NCI head and neck steering committee and the American Cancer Society HPV steering committee. Dr. Nathan has published extensively, has over 180 publications in peer-reviewed journals, and has authored multiple textbooks and encyclopedia chapters. She is married to Dr. Raghu Nathan, a pulmonary and critical eye care specialist with whom she has two boys.
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