Andrew Mayer, MD, FACS

Assistant, Professional Activities, ACS, 1966–1978

Andrew Mayer, MD, FACS, administered the work of the Commission on Cancer (CoC) from October 1963 to February 1966, in his role as Assistant of Professional Activities for the American College of Surgeons.

Prior to joining the College, Dr. Mayer was an assistant professor of clinical surgery at Vanderbilt University, and was affiliated with Baptist, Nashville General and Veterans Administrations hospitals, all in Nashville, TN. After receiving his doctorate in medicine from Vanderbilt in 1931, Dr. Mayer continued his graduate education there as a resident. He also served as a chief of surgical service at an Army hospital in the Pacific Theater during World War ll.

Written by Melissa Leeb

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