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01-02-2016 | Healthcare Policy and Outcomes
2015 James Ewing Lecture: The 75-Year History of the Society of Surgical Oncology—Part II: The Transitional Years (1966–1990)
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 2/2016
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The Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO), originally a multidisciplinary alumni organization for Memorial Hospital faculty and trainees (itself an important part of surgical oncology history), evolved into a national and then a global society primarily for surgeons treating cancer. We have identified 11 historical highlights, although many more could have been included (Table 1). Photos of SSO presidents during this era are shown in Fig. 1.
Table 1
11 Seminal events in Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) history
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1940: Formation of the James Ewing Society in New York City
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1948: First Annual Cancer Symposium of the James Ewing Society
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1966: First Presidential Address by Dr Glenn H. Leak
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1975: James Ewing Society renamed the Society of Surgical Oncology
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1983: First surgical oncology fellowship training program approved
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1994: Launch of the SSO journal Annals of Surgical Oncology
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2003: First Breast Oncology Fellowship training program approved
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2010: First “Best of SSO” presented by SMeO in Cancun
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2011: First Fellows Institute program in Cincinnati Ohio
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2011: American Board of Surgery-approved Surgical Oncology subspecialty certification
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2012: SSO administration move to self-management
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Fig. 1
Presidents of the Society of Surgical Oncology 1966–1990. a Glenn H. Leak, MD, 1965–1966. b Theodore R. Miller, MD, 1967–1968. c Sam A. Wilkins, Jr., MD, 1968–1969. d Guy F. Robbins, MD, 1969–1970. e Arthur G. James, MD, 1970–1971. f Stuart H. Q. Quan, MD, 1971–1972. g Arthur I. Holleb, MD, 1972–1973. h Robert J. Schweitzer, MD, 1973–1974. i Edward F. Scanlon, MD, 1974–1975. j Lewis W. Guiss, MD, 1975–1976. k William R. Nelson, MD, 1976–1977. l Harvey W. Baker, MD, 1977–1978. m LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr., MD, 1978–1979. n Walter Lawrence, Jr., MD, 1979–1980. o Condict Moore, MD, 1980–1981. p Jerome J. DeCosse, MD, 1981–1982. q Gerald P. Murphy, MD, 1982–1983. r Robert J. McKenna, Sr., MD, 1983–1984. s Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD, 1984–1985. t Victor D. Dembrow, MD, 1985–1986. u Robert V. P. Hutter, MD, 1986–1987. v J. Bradley Aust, MD, 1987–1988. w Blake Cady, MD, 1988–1989. x Benjamin F. Rush, Jr., MD, 1989–1990. Not shown: Theodore Winship, MD, 1966–1967
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