MacArthur Kelly M, Hruza George J
Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Laser and Dermatologic Surgery Center, Chesterfield, Missouri.
Dermatol Surg. 2018 Aug;44(8):1129-1132. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000001511.
The American Society of Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) is the major educational organization for dermatologic surgery in the United States. Presidents are elected annually from among their members.
The authors investigated the demographics, training, and achievements of the ASDS presidents.
All ASDS presidents (1970-2017) were included. Data were gathered using publicly available information from websites, curriculum vitae, and PubMed. Living presidents were contacted by email (if available) to verify the collected data.
Of 46 ASDS presidents, 87% are male, with the first female president elected in 1994. Fifty-nine percent are members of the American College of Mohs Surgery. Seven presidents received dual fellowship training. Four presidents received a second graduate degree. Mean duration from residency to presidency was 22 years, with the mean age being 53 years. PubMed publication average was 34. All presidents have been affiliated with academic institutions, with 26% appointed as department chair and 30% serving as academic dermatologic surgery director.
The authors report that most of the ASDS presidents have been male with over half receiving Mohs surgery fellowship training. All have had academic affiliations at some point in their careers, with some named department chairs and/or elected as presidents of other national dermatologic societies.
美国皮肤外科学会（ASDS）是美国皮肤外科领域的主要教育组织。会长每年从其成员中选举产生。
作者调查了ASDS会长的人口统计学特征、培训经历和成就。
纳入了所有ASDS会长（1970 - 2017年）。数据通过网站、简历和PubMed上公开的信息收集。对于在世的会长，若有电子邮件地址则通过电子邮件联系以核实所收集的数据。
在46位ASDS会长中，87%为男性，1994年选举出首位女性会长。59%是美国莫氏外科学会的成员。7位会长接受了双重专科培训。4位会长获得了第二个研究生学位。从住院医师培训到担任会长的平均时长为22年，平均年龄为53岁。PubMed上的平均发表量为34篇。所有会长都曾隶属于学术机构，26%被任命为系主任，30%担任学术性皮肤外科主任。
作者报告称，大多数ASDS会长为男性，超过半数接受过莫氏外科专科培训。他们在职业生涯的某个阶段都有学术背景，有些人被任命为系主任和/或当选为其他国家皮肤科学会的会长。
