Courtney M. Townsend, Jr., MD is the John Woods Harris Distinguished Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch. He serves in editorial capacities on several scientific journals including the International Journal of Pancreatology, Surgical Oncology, and Pancreas. He is editor in chief of Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice, 19th Edition.

Dr. Townsend holds an MD from the University of Texas Medical Branch and is certified by the American Board of Surgery. He is President of the American Surgical Association the oldest and most prestigious surgical association in the nation. He has also been named a Texas Monthly “Super Doctor” for several years running.

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