Patricia L. Turner

Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS, currently serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees at Wake Forest University and has held the position of Executive Director and CEO at the American College of Surgeons since 1996. Patricia is also a Clinical Professor of Surgery at UChicago Medicine and has been involved with the American Medical Association and National Medical Association since 1992. Additional roles include Board Member at OceanFirst Bank and former Principal at Sophistiquette. Patricia's academic contributions include positions as Adjunct Associate Professor of Surgery at Northwestern University and Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Patricia earned a BA in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania, an MD in Surgery from Wake Forest University School of Medicine, and an MBA from the University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business.