International College of Surgeons - US Section

We are thrilled to share that Dr. Sharique Nazir, Director of Bariatric and Robotic Surgery at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Columbia University, has taken the helm as the 2025 President of @icsuss! Congrats Dr. Nazir. #Leadership #Surgery

@icsuss Past President and ICS World President Elect, Thav Thambi-Pillai from Sanford Health in SD particpates in the World Health Assembly in Geneva.

@icsuss President, Dr. Sharique Nazir @DRShariqueNazir, addresses the audience, which includes new ICS Fellows during the Convocation Ceremony on Saturday, April 12th in Charleston, South Carolina.

“While medicine continues to evolve, our purpose does not change” - Dr. Prabhakar Baliga, Chair of Surgery @MUSCSurgery International College of Surgeons - US Section 2025 @MUSCGlobalSurg @MUSC_COM @MUSChealth @MedUnivSC @MUSC_CGH

Dr. Stephen Carryl, starts the #GlobalSurgery session of #ICS2025 with discussion on Fighting NCDs in Vulnerable Island States @ICSUSS

Dr. @MikeMMallahMD discussions #GlobalSurgery Challenges & Opportunities @MUSCGlobalSurg @ICSUSS #ics2025

Dr. @MikeMMallahMD highlighting key points for trainees interest in #GlobalSurgery, Step 1: identify your “Why?” @ICSUSS #ICS2025 @MUSCGlobalSurg @InciSioNGlobal @aaglobalsurgery @AmCollSurgeons

Always great to see my good friend @elliotthaut Editor-in-Chief @TSACO_AAST at @ICSUSS 86th Annual Surgical Update. We rock, paper, scissored who would take the selfies @joshuamammen @VithiananthanMD @DRShariqueNazir @Intlsurgery @RutgersGlobal #IinternationalSurgery #Global

Live session will be taking place on our Instagram account: @ICS_uss in 1 hour

.@ShariqueNazir1 launching the opening session of the @ICSUSS 86th Annual Surgical Update

Join in live for debate on Revolution or Evolution, the battle between robotic and laparoscopic surgery! Featuring Dr. Thavam Thambi-Pillai, MD, FICS & Dr. Sivamainthan Vithiananthan, MD, FICS April 10th 8:30 pm GMT! #ics2025 #roboticsurgery #laproscopicsurgeon @shaq_nazir

Thrilled for the start of the @icsuss Annual Surgical Update, kicking off on Thursday, April 10th in Charleston, SC. 3 days of surgical excellence, global insights and connections. #ICS2025 #CharlestonMeeting #GlobalSurgery #SurgicalLeaders

Congrats to Lauren Cox, MS2 + Global Surgery Program council member, on being selected to present at #ICSUS2025 in Charleston! Her research on U.S. global surgery programs was accepted for the Research Scholarship Competition👏

The @icsuss Annual Meeting is now less than 30 days away. Visit ficsonline.org/2025 to learn more and register.

Dr. Sharique Nazir Appointed as President of WALS. To mark this prestigious appointment, Dr. R. Shah, the President of WALS India, will present Dr. Nazir with an official Certificate of Appointment during the upcoming @icsuss meeting in Charleston, SC.

Join us for the @icsuss Annual Meeting in Charleston, April 10-12. Details available at ficsonline.org/2025 Register today!

ICSUS joined NYC Health & Hospitals/Harlem for a Grand Rounds Lecture. Hosted by President, Sharique Nazir & Rifat Latifi presenting; Complex Ventral Hernia Repair in Morbidly Obese Patients. Below are Georges Leconte CEO; Brian Donaldson Chair of Surgery; and Maurice Wright CMO

The program registration brochure for the Annual Surgical Update in Charleston is now available in digital form. Visit FICS Online to view in your browser ficsonline.org/2025

Memories of our 2024 meeting in Philadelphia from @icsuss President Elect, Dr. Sharique Nazir