Anne Rizzo

Dr. Rizzo was born in Buffalo, NY and attended Georgetown University for undergraduate studies. She returned to Buffalo for medical school attending SUNY Buffalo graduating with Thesis Honors. She completed her internship in Surgery in the Buffalo University Consortium and completed her residency at Tulane University. After serving on active duty with the US Air Force she accomplished her Trauma/Surgical Critical Care fellowship at Georgetown/Medstar health. She has practiced in many states and countries in her travels with the Air Force and participated in the writing of the Surgeon General’s report on the Joint Trauma System in Afghanistan. She retired from the Air Force after 27 years of service. She was with the INOVA health system for 15 years and transitioned to the Guthrie Clinic in 2021 to System Surgical Chair and President of Surgical Services due to the tremendous opportunities and fabulous culture of the Guthrie system. Her participation with the American College of Surgeons dates to her days as a resident and she has participated on the Board of Governors, the Board of Governors Executive Committee, Women in Surgery, Region 13 Trauma Committee, Surgical Chairs Committee and the Military Health Partnership. She just completed a term as the 2nd Vice President for the ACS, participates on the Verification Review Committee, a member of the Excelsior Society, Academy of Master Surgeon Educators and is the past Chair of the Quality committee and TQIP conference for the Committee on Trauma. She is a champion for medical education, resident training, patient quality and mentorship in surgery. She has four children, all on active duty in the Air Force. She is married to MGEN(ret) Michael Fantini.