Eric R. Frykberg, M.D., a University of Florida College Of Medicine-Jacksonville professor in the department of surgery and chief of the division of general surgery, was recently selected as a candidate for membership in the prestigious Halsted Society.
Dr. Frykberg will be joining two other UFCOM-J department of surgery professors, Michael S. Nussbaum, M.D., chair of the department of surgery and Joseph J. Tepas III, M.D., chief of the division of pediatric surgery, in this elite group of national surgical leaders limited to only 75 active members.
Membership will commence after the annual meeting during September in Nashville, Tenn, when Dr. Frykberg presents his proposed paper entitled Mass Casualty Triage – Evolution of a Concept and Methodology.
The Halsted Society is one of the oldest surgical organizations in the country. The society, named for the famed surgeon, William Stewart Halsted, met for the first time in June 1924. The purpose of the Halsted Society is to further the scientific principles and ideals for which Dr. William Stewart Halsted stood and to encourage the exchange of ideas and discussions, and the spirit of good fellowship among its members.