Associate Professor of Surgery Dr. Jason Smith received the Peter C. Canizaro Award, presented by the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST). This award was established by the AAST in 1991 to recognize the achievements of new members within the first two years of membership. Dr. Smith's award-winning paper was entitled, Adjunctive Treatment of Abdominal Catastrophes and Sepsis with Direct Peritoneal Resuscitation. Dr. Smith is the Hiram C. Polk, Jr., M.D., and Mrs. Lily Banerjee Chair in Surgery and Division Director of General Surgery.