Beth Sutton
{{Short description|American surgeon}}
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| name = Beth Sutton
| fields = General surgery
| alma_mater = Baylor University
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Beth H. Sutton is an American general surgeon who is the president-elect of the American College of Surgeons.
Early life and education
Sutton developed an early interest in medicine after receiving a book about the human body from her great-aunt when she was a young girl.{{Cite web |title=Dr. Beth Sutton Is ACS President-Elect |url=https://www.facs.org/for-medical-professionals/news-publications/news-and-articles/bulletin/2023/november-december-2023-volume-108-issue-11/dr-beth-sutton-is-acs-president-elect/ |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=ACS |language=en}} The book, which included detailed pictures and descriptions, sparked her fascination with healthcare. Sutton earned a M.D. from Baylor College of Medicine in 1976.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Spencer R. |date=2023-11-09 |title=Wichita Falls surgeon named ACS president-elect |url=https://www.newschannel6now.com/2023/11/09/wichita-falls-surgeon-named-acs-president-elect/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=KAUZ-TV |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Dr. Beth Sutton, MD, Surgery {{!}} Wichita Falls, TX {{!}} WebMD |url=https://doctor.webmd.com/doctor/beth-sutton-ef5fbf9a-7682-488c-bdd9-0129db4d7da4-overview |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=doctor.webmd.com |language=en}} She completed a residency at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple. She did an internship at the St. Paul Hospital at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.{{Cite web |title=Beth H. Sutton, MD, FACS |url=https://unitedregional.org/physicians/beth-h-sutton/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=United Regional Health Care System |language=en-US}}
Sutton works as a general surgeon in private practice in Wichita Falls, Texas. In 1984, she was elected a fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Sutton has experience performing gallbladder surgeries.{{Cite news |last=Sussingham |first=Robin |date=1990-04-30 |title=Shedding new light on gallbladder surgery |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-record-news-shedding-new-light-on/141430806/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |work=Times Record News |pages=5 |via=Newspapers.com}} She was president Association of Women Surgeons in 1999.{{Cite web |date=October 26, 2023 |title=Dr. Beth Sutton Is ACS President-Elect |url=https://www.facs.org/for-medical-professionals/conferences-and-meetings/clinical-congress-2023/cc-news/dr-beth-sutton-is-acs-president-elect/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=ACS |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=January 2020 |title=Dr. Beth H. Sutton elected Chair of ACS Board of Regents |url=https://www.facsbulletin.com/acsbulletin/january2020/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1549611#articleId1549611 |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=American College of Surgeons Bulletin}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} From 2004 to 2010, she was the governor-at-large of the ACS North Texas Chapter. In 2007, she served as the president of the Texas Surgical Society. Sutton was a member of the ACS board of governors executive committee from 2008 to 2010. She was a member of the ACS board of regents from 2012 to 2021 and served as its chair. On October 25, 2023, she was named the ACS president-elect. She is set to succeed Henri Ford in October 2024. Sutton is a director of the American Board of Surgery and has served as the president of both the Texas Surgical Society and the Association of Women Surgeons.
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