American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Katie Sommers, MPH has a diverse work experience that spans over multiple organizations. Beginning with their role as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist at Mayo Clinic in 2003, they then moved on to the University of Chicago where they worked as a Clinical Research Associate from 2008 to 2011. After that, they joined the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and held various positions in their Research and Scientific Affairs department, including Manager of Registries and Clinical Studies from 2011 to 2012, Manager of Research and Scientific Affairs from 2012 to 2014, Senior Manager of Research and Scientific Affairs from 2014 to 2017, and finally, Director of Research and Scientific Affairs from 2017 onwards.
Katie Sommers, MPH has a strong educational background in public health and biology. Katie pursued their Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003, with a focus on Lasallian Honors College. Later, they attended the University of Michigan from 2006 to 2008, where they obtained a Master of Public Health degree specializing in Epidemiology and Public Health Genetics.
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American Society of Plastic Surgeons
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is the largest plastic surgery specialty organization in the world. Founded in 1931, the Society represents 92 percent of all board-certified plastic surgeons in the United States, and more than 11,000 plastic surgeons worldwide – making ASPS a global institution and leading authority on cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery. The ASPS mission is to advance quality care for plastic surgery patients by encouraging high standards of training, ethics, physician practice and research in plastic surgery. To support its members in the provision of excellent patient care, ASPS will provide education, advocacy, practice support and enhanced public awareness of the value of plastic surgery, while fostering the highest professional, ethical and quality standards. The Society is a strong advocate for patient safety and requires its members to operate in accredited surgical facilities that have passed rigorous external review of equipment and staffing.