s of the January 2007 Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Drs Joseph M. Craver, David A. Fullerton, Markus K. Heinemann, Patrick M. McCarthy, and Anthony P. C. Yim completed full nine-year terms of service as editorial board members; Dr Richard J. Novick completed ten years as Associate Editor for Reviews. These wonderful board members have rendered truly outstanding service in expertise, quality of reviews, guidance for authors, and responsiveness to the editor and editorial office. They will be greatly missed by the entire editorial office and fellow board members.
Joseph M. Craver
David A. Fullerton
Markus K. Heinemann
Patrick M. McCarthy
Richard J. Novick
Anthony P. C. Yim
We welcome joining editorial board members: Drs Louis P. Perrault of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Gaetano Rocco of Naples, Italy, Patricia A. Thistlethwaite of San Diego, CA, and Qing-Yu Wu of Beijing, China. The Editorial Board awaits the addition of one more pending nominee.
Louis P. Perrault
Gaetano Rocco
Patricia A. Thistlethwaite
Qing-Yu Wu
The Editor, Managing Editor, and entire staff of the editorial office salute our outgoing members of the board and welcome the new members to The Annals. We thank our past and present editorial board and all of our guest reviewers for their dedication and service to the scholarly life of the cardiothoracic surgical profession.