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| Abbreviation | ICS |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1935 |
| Founder | Max Thorek |
| Founded at | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Purpose | Promoting excellence of surgeons and surgical specialists worldwide |
| Headquarters | Chicago, United States |
| Products | International Surgery |
President | Kwan Aij-lie [1] |
| Website | www.icsglobal.org |
The International College of Surgeons (ICS) is a global organization dedicated to promoting excellence of surgeons and surgical specialists worldwide. [2] It was founded in 1935 by Max Thorek and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. [3] [4]
ICS works though collaborative projects with the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and similar organizations. [2]
The organization publishes the journal International Surgery. [5]
It conducts conferences, meetings, and congresses in many countries of the world. It operates the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago. [2]
North Carolina orthopedic surgeon Mark Perlmutter, ICS vice-president, volunteered in Gaza in 2024 and was stunned by evidence of Israeli war crimes. He said, "I have two children that I have photographs of that were shot so perfectly in the chest, I couldn't put my stethoscope over their heart more accurately, and directly on the side of the head, in the same child. No toddler gets shot twice by mistake by the 'world's best sniper.' And they're dead-center shots." [6]
