The American College of Surgeons appointed orthopedic surgeon Scott Levin, MD, chair of the board of regents earlier this month.
Three things to know:
1. Dr. Levin is chair of the department of orthopedic surgery at Penn Medicine, where he also leads the musculoskeletal and rheumatology service line, and director of the hand transplant program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
2. He is board-certified in orthopedic surgery and plastic surgery.
3. Dr. Levin has served as president of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, the American Society for Reconstructive Transplantation and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, among other professional organizations.