Jackson, Mississippi

April 25-29th, 2025

The 84th Annual Meeting of the Southern Surgeons Collaborative will be held at the AC Hotel

221 Township Ave, Ridgeland, MS, 39157

Aerial view of downtown Jackson, Mississippi, featuring the Mississippi State Capitol building surrounded by trees and several modern office buildings at sunset.

Meet the Officers

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    Walter D. "Bo" Blessing, Jr., M.D.

    President

  • Jeff A. Brown M.D.

    Richard E. Goldstein, M.D.

    Secretary / Treasurer

Meet the Council

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    David Baird, M.D.

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    Jeff Brown, M.D.

  • Elderly couple dressed formally, man in white tuxedo and bow tie, woman in black lace dress with pearl necklace and headband, smiling.

    Eugene Shively, M.D.

  • Older couple wearing formal attire at an indoor event, smiling and posing for a photo.

    Marshall Urist, M.D.

  • A man in a tuxedo with a bow tie and a woman in an ornate blue dress standing against an orange background, smiling.

    Sloan Warner, M.D.

Meet the Host Committee

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    Randy and Betty Ann Voyles

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    Charles and Susan O'Mara

  • Jason and Susan Murphy

    Jason and Susan Murphy

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    Chris and Theresa Anderson

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Southern Surgeons Collaborative Schedule

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Scientific Presentation Schedule

Member Directory

Past President

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Meeting Location

1940 Organization Meeting Birmingham

1940 Ira A. Ferguson Nashville

1941 Ira A. Ferguson Baltimore

1941-45 No Meetings

1946 Samuel McLanahan New Orleans

1947 Guy Horsley Atlanta

1948 Joseph M. Donald Boston

1949 Michael E. DeBakey Durham

1950 J. D. Martin, Jr. Charleston

1951 Clarence Gardner, Jr. Washington

1952 Murray M. Copeland Winston-Salem

1953 William H. Prioleau Houston-Galveston

1954 John V. Goode Richmond

1955 David Henry Poer Birmingham

1956 Pat R. Imes Nashville

1957 James A. Kirtley, Jr. Little Rock

1958 George T. Wood Baltimore

1959 Rawley M. Penick, Jr. New Orleans

1960 Benjamin W. Rawles, Jr. Miami

1961 David R. Murphy, Jr. Atlanta

1962 Rollin A. Daniel, Jr. Charleston

1963 Ambrose H. Storck Lexington

1964 George Yager Richmond

1965 Henry G. Hillenburg Louisville

1966 George D. Lilly Houston

1967 Richard L. Shackleford Baltimore

1968 Allen E. Grimes Memphis

1969 Barton McSwain Jackson

1970 Van Fletcher Dallas

1971 George B. Sanders New Orleans

1972 Henry M. Carney Point Clear

1973 William R. Pitts Nashville

1974 Robert W. Robertson London

1975 Felda Hightower Pinehurst

1976 Edward F. Parker Charleston

1977 Arthur I. Chenoweth Birmingham

1978 Richard R. Crutcher Lexington

1979 J. Manly Stallworth Atlanta

1980 Robert M. Miles Bermuda

1981 A. Eugene Hauck Jacksonville

1982 John W. Donald Houston

1983 George H. McSwain Dublin-Edinburgh

1984 Thad Moseley New Orleans

1985 Richard G. Martin Richmond

1986 John B. Blalock Memphis

1987 John L. Sawyers Baltimore

1988 Elmo J. Cerise Montreal

1989 Harry B. Gregorie Durham

1990 William P. J. Peete Nashville

1991 Hershel A. Graves Charleston

1992 Julian T. Buxton Ireland

1993 Joseph M. Donald, Jr. Birmingham

1994 William C. McGarity Lexington

1995 Eugene R. Nobles Atlanta

1996 J. Richard Amerson Indianapolis

1997 J. Donald Carmichael New Orleans

1998 Allen E. Grimes, Jr. Boston

1999 Robert S. Cathcart Little Rock

2000 Wyatt S. Beazley, III Richmond

2001 Henry L. Laws Phoenix

2002 Ira A. Ferguson, Jr. Memphis

2003 Thomas T. Donald Jackson

2004 John C. Jones Nashville

2005 James R. Darden, Jr. Dublin/Belfast

2006 Telfair Parker Charleston

2007 George R. McSwain Birmingham

2008 Charles M. Ferguson Lexington 

2009 C. Randle Voyles Boston

2010 John B. Blalock, Jr. Greenville

2011 John J. Coleman, III New Orleans

2012 J. Patrick O’Leary Cincinnati

2013 William C. Meyers Miami

2014  Michael J Edwards   White Sulphur Springs 

2015   Robert L Hewitt  Richmond

2016   John D Stewart, II   Louisville 

2017 Charles O’Mara   Chattanooga

2018 Eugene Shively  Memphis

2019 David Baird Little Rock

2020 No meeting  

2021 No meeting

2022 Marshall Urist New Haven

2023 Richard Goldstein Charleston

2024 Sloan Warner White Sulphur Springs

2025 Walter D. “Bo” Blessing Jr. Jackson

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