Patricia L. Turner

Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA)
Wake Forest University (MD)
University of Maryland, College Park (MBA)
Academic work
DisciplineMedicine
Sub-disciplineGeneral surgery
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
University of Chicago

Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS is an American general surgeon. She is the first African American, and first woman to serve as executive director and Chief Executive Officer of the American College of Surgeons. Turner formally assumed the role of executive director and CEO on January 1, 2022.