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2015 Annual Meeting Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
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2015 Annual Meeting Southern Thoracic Surgical Association The Sixty-second Annual Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association was held at Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts in Orlando, Florida, November 4–7, 2015. The President was John H. Calhoon, MD (San Antonio, TX). Officers elected for the coming year are as
follows: President, Andrea J. Carpenter, MD (San Antonio, TX); President-Elect, David R. Jones, MD (New York, NY); Vice President, Kevin D. Accola, MD (Orlando, FL); Councilor, Mark S. Slaughter, MD (Lexington, KY); and Councilor, Todd K. Rosengart, MD (Houston, TX).
The following applicants were elected to Active Membership: Robert D. Adams Owensboro, KY
Renata Bastos Ford San Antonio, TX
Christopher J. Mutrie Memphis, TN
Muhammad Aftab Cleveland, OH
Puja Gaur Houston, TX
James P. O’Rourke Paducah, KY
Carlos J. Anciano Greenville, NC
Gonzalo V. Gonzalez-Stawinski Dallas, TX
Manu S. Sancheti Atlanta, GA
Mara B. Antonoff Houston, TX
Norman A. Hetzler, Jr Macon, GA
Eric L. Sarin Atlanta, GA
Harold M. Burkhart Oklahoma City, OK
Aaron Hoffman Huntsville, AL
Boris Sepesi Houston, TX
Lorraine D. Cornwell Houston, TX
Mark D. Iannettoni Greenville, NC
Brendon M. Stiles New York, NY
Kim I. de la Cruz Houston, TX
Tsuyoshi Kaneko Boston, MA
Jennifer L. Sullivan Memphis, TN
Subrato J. Deb Oklahoma City, OK
Kemp H. Kernstine Dallas, TX
Paul C.Y. Tang Madison, WI
Ali Dodge-Khatami Jackson, MS
Jacob Klapper Charleston, SC
Grayson H. Wheatley, III Philadelphia, PA
John W.C. Entwistle Philadelphia, PA
Brian Lima Dallas, TX
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The following applicants were elected to Associate Membership: Jill M. Hinkle Windsor, CO
Cathy E. Knoff Rockwall, TX
Ashley D. Miller Chattanooga, TN
The following applicants were elected to Resident Membership: Evaristo Fernandez Sada University of Texas San Antonio
Robert B. Hawkins University of Virginia
Feiran Lou Vanderbilt University
Denis M. Gilmore Vanderbilt University
Jeffrey Javidfar Duke University
Jesse Madden University of Virginia
Christopher E. Greenleaf University of Mississippi
Eric I. Jeng University of Florida
Ana M. Parsee Johns Hopkins
Ó 2016 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Published by Elsevier
Ann Thorac Surg 2016;101:1624–5 0003-4975/$36.00 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.02.057
Ann Thorac Surg 2016;101:1624–5
SOUTHERN THORACIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATION SIXTY-SECOND ANNUAL MEETING
Hetal D. Patel University of Kentucky
Nicholas R. Teman University of Virginia
Gregory Pattakos Texas Heart Institute/Baylor College of Medicine
Miguel Orencio University of Mississippi
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Kenan W. Yount University of Virginia
The following applicants were elected to Student Membership: Jennifer L. Alejo University of Virginia
James H. Mehaffey University of Virginia
Lindsay Olivia-Lee Stepp St. Louis University
Trevor A. Davis Johns Hopkins University
Jessica Moore Johns Hopkins University
Austin Ward University of Kentucky
Clauden Louis Howard University
Brian Sparkman University of Mississippi
Joseph Martinez University of Alabama at Birmingham
John J. Squiers University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Alex Weston University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston
Anthony L. Estrera, MD, received the Clifford Van Meter President’s Award for best adult cardiac surgery scientific presentation at the 2015 meeting for his invited talk, “Lessons Learned from Total Aortic Replacement.” Jonathan D. Spicer, MD, received the Carolyn Reed President’s Award for best general thoracic surgery scientific paper presented at the 2015 meeting for his paper, “The Influence of Reconstructive Technique on Perioperative Outcomes Following Chest Wall Resection.” James D. St. Louis, MD, received the George Daicoff President’s Award for best congenital heart surgery scientific paper presented at the 2015 meeting for his paper, “Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Coronary Arteries: The Impact of Major Associated Congenital Cardiac Lesions.”
The 2015 Hawley H. Seiler Residents Award was awarded to Emily A. Downs, MD, for her paper and presentation, “Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Has Superior Outcomes To Conventional Sternotomy Without Increased Costs.” The Sixty-second Annual Meeting will be held at the Naples Grande Beach Resort in Naples, Florida, November 9–12, 2016. Co-Chairs of the 2016 Program Committee are Charles B. Huddleston, MD, and Himanshu J. Patel, MD. Co-Chairs of the 2016 Postgraduate Committee are Paul Chai, MD, and Scott A. LeMaire, MD. Chair of the 2016 Membership Committee is James Robert Headrick, MD. Daniel L. Miller, MD Secretary/Treasurer
REPORT
2015 Annual Meeting Southern Thoracic Surgical Association The Sixty-second Annual Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association was held at Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts in Orlando, Florida, November 4–7, 2015. The President was John H. Calhoon, MD (San Antonio, TX). Officers elected for the coming year are as
follows: President, Andrea J. Carpenter, MD (San Antonio, TX); President-Elect, David R. Jones, MD (New York, NY); Vice President, Kevin D. Accola, MD (Orlando, FL); Councilor, Mark S. Slaughter, MD (Lexington, KY); and Councilor, Todd K. Rosengart, MD (Houston, TX).
The following applicants were elected to Active Membership: Robert D. Adams Owensboro, KY
Renata Bastos Ford San Antonio, TX
Christopher J. Mutrie Memphis, TN
Muhammad Aftab Cleveland, OH
Puja Gaur Houston, TX
James P. O’Rourke Paducah, KY
Carlos J. Anciano Greenville, NC
Gonzalo V. Gonzalez-Stawinski Dallas, TX
Manu S. Sancheti Atlanta, GA
Mara B. Antonoff Houston, TX
Norman A. Hetzler, Jr Macon, GA
Eric L. Sarin Atlanta, GA
Harold M. Burkhart Oklahoma City, OK
Aaron Hoffman Huntsville, AL
Boris Sepesi Houston, TX
Lorraine D. Cornwell Houston, TX
Mark D. Iannettoni Greenville, NC
Brendon M. Stiles New York, NY
Kim I. de la Cruz Houston, TX
Tsuyoshi Kaneko Boston, MA
Jennifer L. Sullivan Memphis, TN
Subrato J. Deb Oklahoma City, OK
Kemp H. Kernstine Dallas, TX
Paul C.Y. Tang Madison, WI
Ali Dodge-Khatami Jackson, MS
Jacob Klapper Charleston, SC
Grayson H. Wheatley, III Philadelphia, PA
John W.C. Entwistle Philadelphia, PA
Brian Lima Dallas, TX
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The following applicants were elected to Associate Membership: Jill M. Hinkle Windsor, CO
Cathy E. Knoff Rockwall, TX
Ashley D. Miller Chattanooga, TN
The following applicants were elected to Resident Membership: Evaristo Fernandez Sada University of Texas San Antonio
Robert B. Hawkins University of Virginia
Feiran Lou Vanderbilt University
Denis M. Gilmore Vanderbilt University
Jeffrey Javidfar Duke University
Jesse Madden University of Virginia
Christopher E. Greenleaf University of Mississippi
Eric I. Jeng University of Florida
Ana M. Parsee Johns Hopkins
Ó 2016 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Published by Elsevier
Ann Thorac Surg 2016;101:1624–5 0003-4975/$36.00 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.02.057
Ann Thorac Surg 2016;101:1624–5
SOUTHERN THORACIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATION SIXTY-SECOND ANNUAL MEETING
Hetal D. Patel University of Kentucky
Nicholas R. Teman University of Virginia
Gregory Pattakos Texas Heart Institute/Baylor College of Medicine
Miguel Orencio University of Mississippi
1625
Kenan W. Yount University of Virginia
The following applicants were elected to Student Membership: Jennifer L. Alejo University of Virginia
James H. Mehaffey University of Virginia
Lindsay Olivia-Lee Stepp St. Louis University
Trevor A. Davis Johns Hopkins University
Jessica Moore Johns Hopkins University
Austin Ward University of Kentucky
Clauden Louis Howard University
Brian Sparkman University of Mississippi
Joseph Martinez University of Alabama at Birmingham
John J. Squiers University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Alex Weston University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston
Anthony L. Estrera, MD, received the Clifford Van Meter President’s Award for best adult cardiac surgery scientific presentation at the 2015 meeting for his invited talk, “Lessons Learned from Total Aortic Replacement.” Jonathan D. Spicer, MD, received the Carolyn Reed President’s Award for best general thoracic surgery scientific paper presented at the 2015 meeting for his paper, “The Influence of Reconstructive Technique on Perioperative Outcomes Following Chest Wall Resection.” James D. St. Louis, MD, received the George Daicoff President’s Award for best congenital heart surgery scientific paper presented at the 2015 meeting for his paper, “Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Coronary Arteries: The Impact of Major Associated Congenital Cardiac Lesions.”
The 2015 Hawley H. Seiler Residents Award was awarded to Emily A. Downs, MD, for her paper and presentation, “Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Has Superior Outcomes To Conventional Sternotomy Without Increased Costs.” The Sixty-second Annual Meeting will be held at the Naples Grande Beach Resort in Naples, Florida, November 9–12, 2016. Co-Chairs of the 2016 Program Committee are Charles B. Huddleston, MD, and Himanshu J. Patel, MD. Co-Chairs of the 2016 Postgraduate Committee are Paul Chai, MD, and Scott A. LeMaire, MD. Chair of the 2016 Membership Committee is James Robert Headrick, MD. Daniel L. Miller, MD Secretary/Treasurer
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