Alfred J. Suraci (1911-1993) was chief of plastic surgery at Providence Hospital, Prince George's Doctor's Hospital, and Sibley Memorial Hospital. Suraci received his M.D. from George Washington University Medical School in 1936, interned at Providence Hospital from 1936 to 1937, then spent three years as a surgical resident at various hospitals and one year as a pathology resident at Sibley. After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, he began private practice in Washington D.C. in 1948. Suraci published several articles on surgical techniques. He was president of the Washington Medical and Surgical Society; a founder of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons; and founder and president of the Washington Metropolitan Area Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. Suraci received a commendation from Surgeon General Norman T. Kirk and several Gold Headed Cane awards. The collection includes photograph albums and case histories of World War II patients; reprints and lectures; a pathology laboratory notebook from George Washington University Medical School; and biographical information, service records, a small amount of correspondence, certificates, motion pictures, and memorabilia. There are also Suraci Collection artifacts in Historical Collections. A portfolio of prints called "Sutures in Ancient Surgery," produced by Davis & Geck, Inc., was removed from the collection and added to the General Medical Products Information collection.

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