RT Journal T1 NEws and announcements JF Archives of Surgery JO Archives of Surgery YR 1979 FD June 1 VO 114 IS 6 SP 754 OP 754 DO 10.1001/archsurg.1979.01370300108025 UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1979.01370300108025 AB News and Announcements: The Editor will be pleased to receive for publication brief notices of meetings, seminars, or symposia which are of interest to the readers of the Archives. News items of appointments, promotions and developments in the field of surgery and related disciplines are invited.Dr Miller Appointed.—Leonard Miller, MD, has been appointed chairman and John Rhea Barton Professor of Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. At the same time, Dr Miller has been named chief of surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Harrison Department of Surgical Research. The new chairman received his MD degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his undergraduate degree from Yale University. After completing an internship and residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr Miller was awarded fellowships by the National Institutes of Health and the American Cancer Society.Revised