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The SESC noted that Dr. Greene earned the organization’s Distinguished Service Award for his contributions to the field of surgery, which significantly added to the SESC’s mission of supporting professional development and educational opportunities.

Dr. Natan Zundel
Natan Zundel, MD, FACS, FASMBS, clinical professor of surgery and vice-chairman, department of surgery, Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami Beach, recently was awarded the 2017 American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Foundation Master Educator Award.

The Master Educator Award recognizes an ASMBS member who has demonstrated excellence as a master educator and mentor in the field of bariatric surgery. Recipients of this award have made significant contributions in at least one of the following areas: educational leadership, curriculum development, and education research; have participated in national educational meetings, educational publications in peer-review journals, and the creation of innovative teaching programs; and contributed to the development of Continuing Medical Education programs.

Dr. Zundel, Secretary-Treasurer of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) South Florida Chapter, is a world-renowned expert in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery. He has given lectures across the world and trained surgeons of all levels in bariatric and minimally invasive procedures.