<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/education-training/fellowship-residency-programs/surgery/blog/2024/velcek_asa_announce.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories/><pubDate>06/25/2024 06:49:03 AM</pubDate><title>Milestone Achievement for Francisca Velcek, MD FACS FAAP MAMSE </title><sub-title/><description>The SUNY Downstate Department of Surgery is proud to share the exciting news of Francisca Tolete-Velcek MD FACS FAAP MAMSE, Director of Pediatric Surgery Division and Professor of Surgery, being elected as a Fellow of the American Surgical Association (ASA) this past April. </description><author/><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="/education-training/fellowship-residency-programs/surgery/_images/velcek_pearls.jpg" alt="Dr. Francisca Tolete-Velcek "/></image><tags><tag>Department of Surgery</tag><tag>Leadership</tag><tag>SUNY Downstate</tag><tag>pediatric surgery</tag></tags><categories/></item>