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Patricia L. Turner

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United States

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Patricia L. Turner is an American general surgeon. She is the first African American, and first woman to serve as executive director and Chief Executive Officer of the American College of Surgeons. Turner formally assumed the role of executive director and CEO on January 1, 2022.

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