Professor Thompson made an honorary member of the American Surgical Association

1 May 2015
Congratulations to Professor John Thompson who has recently been made an honorary member of the American Surgical Association. The Associations members include the nation’s most prominent surgeons from leading academic medical institutions from the United States, as well as leading surgeons from all around the world. It is a huge honour to be part of the Association.
“This award was a great honour and came about as a result of MIA’s association with a number of senior academic surgical oncologists in the United States," said MIA's Executive Director, Professor Thompson.
"These associations have led to very productive research collaborations and MIA’s involvement in a number of large surgical clinical trials."
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