For Immediate Release
Surgical Infections Appoints New Editor-in-Chief, Robert G. Sawyer, MD
Contact: Kathryn Ryan
914-740-2250
kryan@liebertpub.com
New Rochelle, NY, February 2, 2024- The Surgical Infection Society (SIS) is pleased to announce that Robert G. Sawyer, MD has been selected as the new Editor-in-Chief of the Surgical Infections journal.
It is with deep appreciation for our outgoing leadership and with great excitement for the future that we announce today that Robert G. Sawyer, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Research and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, will assume the role of Editor-in-Chief of Surgical Infections.
The entire publishing team sincerely thanks Donald E. Fry, MD, for his many years of leadership, hard work and dedication to the publication and the field. Dr. Sawyer is a long-time contributor and advocate for the Journal and ready to continue the standards of excellence.
Dr. Sawyer graduated from the University of Michigan with a BS in Biomedical Sciences in 1984 and an MD in 1986. He finished a general surgery residency at the University of Virginia in 1994 and a transplant surgery fellowship at the University of Michigan in 1996. He finished a surgical critical care fellowship at the University of Virginia in 2003 and became professor of Surgery at the University of Virginia in 2008. He is now Professor and Chair of Surgery at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of Medicine and his research is in infectious diseases and nutrition.
About the Journal
Surgical Infections is a comprehensive and authoritative peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the biology, prevention, and management of post-operative infections. Published eight times per year in print and online, the Journal delivers original articles covering the latest advances, new therapeutic management strategies, and translational research that is being applied to improve clinical outcomes and successfully treat post-operative infections. Surgical Infections is the Official Journal of the Surgical Infection Society (SIS), SIS-Europe, SIS-Latin America, and the Chinese Society of Surgical Infection and Intensive Care. For complete information and a sample issue, please visit the Surgical Infections website.
About the Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers is a privately held, fully integrated media company known for establishing authoritative peer-reviewed journals in many promising areas of science and biomedical research, including Advances in Wound Care, Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques and Videoscopy, and Photobiomodulation, Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. Its biotechnology trade magazine, GEN (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News), was the first in its field and is today the industry’s most widely read publication worldwide. A complete list of the firm’s 90 journals, books, and newsmagazines is available on the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers website.