Chapter Officers March 2007 - Summer 2010

President Nancy L. Furumoto, MD, FACS Nancy Furumoto is in private practice and is Chief of Surgery at the Kuakini Medical Center in Honolulu. She graduated from the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) and completed her residency in the University of Hawaii Surgical Residency Program. She is Assistant Professor of Surgery at JABSOM, is active in a number of medical societies, and serves as the Principal Investigator for the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) clinical trials in Hawaii. Her clinical and research interests are in breast diseases and the development of strategies for the prevention of breast cancer development.

Vice-President/President-Elect Danny M. Takanishi, Jr., MD, FACS Danny Takanishi is Associate Professor and Chair of Surgery for JABSOM, and also the Program Director of the University of Hawaii Surgical Residency Program. Additionally, he is the Director of Surgical Clinical Research at The Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu. He is a graduate of JABSOM, and he completed his general surgery residency and surgical critical care fellowship in the University of Hawaii Surgical Residency Program. This was followed by completion of a surgical oncology fellowship under an NIH-sponsored training grant at The University of Chicago. He is active in a number of medical societies, serves on an ACGME review committee and has research interests in both surgical critical care and in oncology. He was a recent recipient of an Outstanding State Chair Award from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.

Secretary-Treasurer Ronald A. Gagliano, MD, FACS Ronald Gagliano is Chief of General Surgery and the general surgery residency Program Director at the Tripler Army Medical Center.

Immediate Past-President Eric Z. Matayoshi, MD, FACS Eric Matayoshi is Chief of General Surgery at Kaiser Permanente in Hawaii. He graduated from JABSOM, completed his general surgery residency in the University of Hawaii Surgical Residency Program, and completed a fellowship in Burns at the New York Hospital/Cornell University. He is an active member of a number of medical organizations and has taken part in many medical missions to underserved countries.

Past-President Whitney M.L. Limm, MD, FACS Whitney Limm is Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Clinical and Hospital Affairs for the Department of Surgery, JABSOM. He recently completed 3 terms as Chief of General Surgery at The Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, and currently serves as Chief of Renal Transplant at Hawaii Medical Center East and Medical Director of the Operating Rooms at The Queen's Medical Center. He graduated from the UCLA School of Medicine, completed his general surgery residency in the University of Hawaii Surgical Residency Program, and a transplantation fellowship under the auspices of the California Pacific Medical Center. He is active in a number of medical organizations and his research interest is in surgical outcomes.

Second Past-President John H. Drouilhet, MD, FACS John is currently the Chief of the Division of Ophthalmology at The Queen’s Medical Center. He specializes in diseases and surgery of the retina and vitreous. He did his undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin, Medical School at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and Residency and Fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. John served as Hawaii Chapter President for two terms, 1998-2002.

Hawaii Governor Clyde H. Ishii, Jr., MD, FACS Clyde Ishii is a plastic surgeon in private practice at Queen’s Medical Center where he serves as Assistant Chief of Surgery. He is Chief of Plastic Surgery at Shriner’s Hospital, Honolulu unit. Clyde is a graduate of Jefferson Medical College and did his general surgery residency at the University of Virginia, plastic surgery residency at Emory University and hand surgery fellowship at New York University. He served as Hawaii Chapter President 2002-2004.

Councilor Kenric M. Murayama, MD, FACS Kenric Murayama is Professor of Surgery and Associate Chair for Robotics and Emerging Technology for the Department of Surgery, JABSOM. He is also Medical Director of The Queen's Medical Center Minimally Invasive Surgery and Comprehensive Weight Management Programs. He is a graduate of JABSOM, and completed his residency in general surgery at Northwestern University in Chicago. He is active in a number of medical organizations and is the current Secretary of the Southwestern Surgical Congress. In addition to clinical interests in bariatric and minimally invasive surgery, he also has a research interest in surgical skills aquisition.

Councilor George O. McPheeters, MD, FACS George McPheeters is Assistant Professor of Surgery and Director of Surgical Education at Straub Clinic and Hospital for the Department of Surgery, JABSOM. He is a general surgeon at Straub Clinic and Hospital in Honolulu, where he is completing his second elected term as Chief of Staff. He is a graduate of JABSOM, completed his general surgery residency in the University of Hawaii Surgical Residency Program, and spent a year at the Sahlgrenska Medical Center in Sweden. His areas of clinical interests include diseases of the breast and colon. In his spare time, he is an avid sailor and pilot, with an abiding interest in sailplane aerobatics.

Councilor Peter J. Barcia, MD, FACS Colonel Barcia is a general surgeon at the Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu. He served as the Program Director for Tripler's general surgery residency for many years. He continues active participation in a number of medical organizations.

State Chair, Commission on Cancer Danny M. Takanishi, MD, FACS

State Chair, Committee on Trauma Hao Chih Ho, MD, FACS Hao Chih Ho is Assistant Professor of Surgery and Division Chief of Trauma for the Department of Surgery, JABSOM, the Associate Program Director for the University of Hawaii Surgical Critical Care Fellowship; and the Medical Director of Trauma for The Queen' Medical Center, the only American College of Surgeons verified Trauma Program in the Pacific Basin. He is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, and he completed his general surgery and surgical critical care fellowships in the University of Hawaii Surgical Residency and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Programs. His clinical and research interests include injury prevention and outreach, and evaluation and development of new technology for improvement in physiologic monitoring.

Chapter Administrator Gary Belcher, M.Ed. Gary Belcher is the Program Administrator for the JABSOM Department of Surgery, University of Hawaii Surgical Training Programs in general surgery, orthopedic surgery, and surgical critical care. He also serves as the Information Technology Specialist and Manager for the Hawaii Residency Programs, Inc. A graduate of the University of Hawaii, Gary Belcher has been the Executive Director of the Hawaii Chapter since 2000, and has been with the University of Hawaii and its affiliates since 1982.