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Since his retirement in 2025, Tyler G. Hughes, MD, FACS, an ACS Past-Secretary, Governor, and Chair of the Advisory Council for Rural Surgery, has been speaking with surgeons and writing about their unique stories 鈥淎 Surgeon鈥檚 Tale鈥� articles in the ACS Bulletin.

As Dr. Hughes notes in each the articles, 鈥淭alking about the 鈥榓verage鈥� surgeon is like referring to an 鈥榓verage鈥� astronaut. Every story is unique; there is no average. In this article series, I will feature surgeons of different specialties, backgrounds, ages, and practice types. Some of the surgeons you may know well, while others have worked in near obscurity. As surgeons, they serve all with skill and trust.鈥�

To date, Dr. Hughes has written three articles: 

Surgeon Emerges as Renaissance Man in Blue Jeans

Learn about John Lee, MD, FACS, the only otolaryngology鈥揾ead and neck surgeon in Pierre, South Dakota, who is 鈥渇ather, husband, farmer, cowboy, scientist, clinician, technical surgeon, pharmaceutical executive, inspirational leader.鈥�

If You鈥檙e Not Falling, You鈥檙e Not Learning: Margo Shoup鈥檚 Story

Learn about Margo Shoup, MD, MBA, FACS, a surgical oncologist in Tacoma, Washington, who brings a fearlessness from her personal life to bear at she continuously strives to improve patient care and make healthcare 鈥渁 joyful and rewarding experience鈥� for all members of the team.

The Nearly Headless Patient

Learn about a singular case navigated by Jim Conyers, MD, FACS, a retired general surgeon in San Saba, Texas, who recalls the story of when he was awoken while on call to come in and鈥攕uccessfully鈥攁id a patient who came into his hospital 鈥渨ith his head cut off.鈥�

ACS members are interested in meeting with Dr. Hughes to share their experiences are invited to contact bulletin@facs.org.