LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr., M.D., FACS, is the Charles R. Drew Professor of Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington DC.
Dr. Leffall has had a long and distinguished career and has served as President of the American Cancer Society, the Society of Surgical Oncology, the Society of Surgical Chairmen, the Washington Academy of Surgery, the Society of Black Academic Surgeons, and the American College of Surgeons. He reflects on his career, the role of the American College of Surgeons in promoting diversity in the surgical field, and the Society for Black Academic Surgeons.