Summary Dr. David Feliciano is a surgical triple threat whose contributions to the practice,
research and teaching of trauma care have rarely been matched. Canadians benefit from his …

David Feliciano, past president of the Southeastern Surgical Congress (2016-2017) and
associate editor of The American Surgeon, died on January 4, 2024, at age 79. He was …

Dr David Feliciano was born and raised in New York City before his family later moved to
New Jersey. Dr Feliciano began his start into medicine as a young child as he watched his …

In 1974, the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) honored William
T.“Billy” Fitts Jr, MD, by establishing an annual lectureship in his name. The Fitts Lectureship …

Because of his excellence as a medical student, Tom was offered a position in the General
Surgery Program at the University of Colorado. During his residency, he authored a number …

Thank you Ernie, for that introduction. And thank you for your friendship and your support
during the past several years. I would also like to thank you, the members of the Eastern …

It is appropriate on the 50th anniversary of the American Association for the Surgery of
Trauma to recall the most influential trauma surgeon in 19th century America: Samuel D …

To stand here as President of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) is
the highest honor for a trauma surgeon. I thank you for this honor. However, I do not view …

I consider it a particular honor today to have been asked by President Blaisdell to give the
Fitts Lecture. Not only was Bill Blaisdell one of my mentors, but he is also one of my heroes …

Ifeel privileged to have been selected as your President at this juncture—the much-touted
“Y2K.” Of course, all of the hyperbole associated with the inception of a new millennium has …