John A. Persing, M.D.

John A. Persing, M.D., professor and chief of plastic surgery, is president-elect of the Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery and vice chair of the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Both elections were held in Baltimore in May. Persing was also named president of the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons in November 2002 at its annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.