Dr. Pierpont F. Brown III was recently named the 51st president of the prestigious Georgia Surgical Society for the 2013-2014 term. Brown was inducted at the annual Georgia Surgical Society meeting at King and Prince Hotel in St. Simons Island recently. He was selected by the Georgia Surgical Society nominating committee and executive council to fill the leadership role and was escorted by Dr. Joe Bowden, a mentor from the Medical College of Georgia, and Dr. Lamar McGinnis, a surgeon and former president of American College of Surgeons.