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Editorial Staff
Editorial Staff EDITOR
ASSOCIATE EDITORS ACQUIRED
Richard D. Weisel, MD, Cardiovascular Surgeon, Toronto General Hospital Senior Scientist, Toronto General Research Institute Professor of Cardiac Surgery, University of Toronto
ACQUIRED Y. Joseph Woo, MD Norman E. Shumway Professor and Chair, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Stanford University School of Medicine Professor, by Courtesy, Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University
THORACIC Bryan Meyers, MD Patrick and Joy Williamson Professor of Surgery Washington University School of Medicine Chief, Section of Thoracic Surgery Barnes-Jewish Hospital
PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT Nevin Katz, MD Associate Professor of Surgery Division of Cardiac Surgery Johns Hopkins University, Clinical Professor of Surgery, George Washington University Medical Center, President & Executive Director, Foundation for the Advancement of Cardiothoracic Surgical Care (FACTS-Care)
ETHICS Thomas A. D'Amico, MD Gary Hock Endowed Professor of Surgery Director of Strategic Development Chief, Section of General Thoracic Surgery Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Duke University Medical Center
ACQUIRED Hartzell V. Schaff, MD Stuart W. Harrington Professor of Surgery Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
John S. Ikonomidis, MD, PhD, FRCS(C), FACS, FAHA, FACC Horace G. Smithy Professor and Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Director, South Carolina Heart Valve Center Medical University of South Carolina
CONGENITAL
CONGENITAL
James S. Tweddell, MD Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery Executive Co-Director, The Heart Institute Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Professor of Surgery University of Cincinnati
THORACIC David R. Jones, MD Professor & Chief, Thoracic Surgery Service Fiona & Stanley Druckenmiller Endowed Chair for Lung Cancer Research Co-Director, Druckenmiller Center for Lung Cancer Research Department of Surgery Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
STATISTICS Eugene H. Blackstone, MD Director, Clinical Investigations Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Christopher A. Caldarone, MD, FRCSC Surgeon-in-Chief Chief of Perioperative Services Department of Surgery The Hospital for Sick Children
EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY/BASIC SCIENCE Frank W. Sellke, MD Karl Karlson and Gloria Karlson Professor and Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery Director, Cardiovascular Institute Alpert Medical School Brown University
EDUCATION Ara A. Vaporciyan, MD, FACS Professor and Chairman, Director of Clinical Education & Training Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery M.G. & Lillie A. Johnson Chair for Cancer Treatment & Research
CHINESE EDITION Shengshou Hu, MD, FACC Director, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases of China, President, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
AATS Officers and Councilors
President Joseph S. Coselli, MD Professor and Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Associate Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program Baylor College of Medicine Chief, Adult Cardiac Surgery Texas Heart Institute Chief, Adult Cardiac Surgery Section Associate Chief, Cardiovascular Service Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
President-Elect Thoralf M. Sundt III, MD Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery Director, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center Massachusetts General Hospital Edward D. Churchill Professor of Surgery Harvard Medical School
Treasurer Shaf Keshavjee, MD Surgeon-in-Chief, UHN James Wallace McCutcheon Chair in Surgery Professor, Division of Thoracic Surgery Toronto General Hospital
Councilor J. William Gaynor, MD Director, Fetal Neuroprotection and Neuroplasticity Program Daniel M. Tabas Endowed Chair, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Associate Professor of Surgery Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Vice President Duke Cameron, MD Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery James T. Dresher Sr. Professor of Surgery Director of The Dana and Albert ''Cubby'' Broccoli Center for Aortic Diseases Johns Hopkins Hospital
Councilor David H. Adams, MD Marie-Josee and Henry R. Kravis Professor & Chairman Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and The Mount Sinai Hospital
Councilor David R. Jones, MD Chief, Thoracic Service, Department of Surgery Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Councilor Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr, MD, PhD Medical Director Professor and Chairman of Cardiac Surgery Heart Center University of Leipzig
Secretary Marc R. Moon, MD Chief, Section of Cardiac Surgery John M. Shoenberg Chair in Cardiovascular Disease Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program Washington University School of Medicine
Councilor Pedro J. del Nido, MD Chair, Department of Cardiac Surgery Boston Children's Hospital William E. Ladd Professor of Child Surgery Harvard Medical School
Councilor Jennifer S. Lawton, MD Professor of Surgery Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Washington University
ASSOCIATE EDITORS ACQUIRED
Richard D. Weisel, MD, Cardiovascular Surgeon, Toronto General Hospital Senior Scientist, Toronto General Research Institute Professor of Cardiac Surgery, University of Toronto
ACQUIRED Y. Joseph Woo, MD Norman E. Shumway Professor and Chair, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Stanford University School of Medicine Professor, by Courtesy, Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University
THORACIC Bryan Meyers, MD Patrick and Joy Williamson Professor of Surgery Washington University School of Medicine Chief, Section of Thoracic Surgery Barnes-Jewish Hospital
PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT Nevin Katz, MD Associate Professor of Surgery Division of Cardiac Surgery Johns Hopkins University, Clinical Professor of Surgery, George Washington University Medical Center, President & Executive Director, Foundation for the Advancement of Cardiothoracic Surgical Care (FACTS-Care)
ETHICS Thomas A. D'Amico, MD Gary Hock Endowed Professor of Surgery Director of Strategic Development Chief, Section of General Thoracic Surgery Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Duke University Medical Center
ACQUIRED Hartzell V. Schaff, MD Stuart W. Harrington Professor of Surgery Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
John S. Ikonomidis, MD, PhD, FRCS(C), FACS, FAHA, FACC Horace G. Smithy Professor and Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Director, South Carolina Heart Valve Center Medical University of South Carolina
CONGENITAL
CONGENITAL
James S. Tweddell, MD Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery Executive Co-Director, The Heart Institute Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Professor of Surgery University of Cincinnati
THORACIC David R. Jones, MD Professor & Chief, Thoracic Surgery Service Fiona & Stanley Druckenmiller Endowed Chair for Lung Cancer Research Co-Director, Druckenmiller Center for Lung Cancer Research Department of Surgery Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
STATISTICS Eugene H. Blackstone, MD Director, Clinical Investigations Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Christopher A. Caldarone, MD, FRCSC Surgeon-in-Chief Chief of Perioperative Services Department of Surgery The Hospital for Sick Children
EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY/BASIC SCIENCE Frank W. Sellke, MD Karl Karlson and Gloria Karlson Professor and Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery Director, Cardiovascular Institute Alpert Medical School Brown University
EDUCATION Ara A. Vaporciyan, MD, FACS Professor and Chairman, Director of Clinical Education & Training Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery M.G. & Lillie A. Johnson Chair for Cancer Treatment & Research
CHINESE EDITION Shengshou Hu, MD, FACC Director, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases of China, President, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
AATS Officers and Councilors
President Joseph S. Coselli, MD Professor and Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Associate Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program Baylor College of Medicine Chief, Adult Cardiac Surgery Texas Heart Institute Chief, Adult Cardiac Surgery Section Associate Chief, Cardiovascular Service Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
President-Elect Thoralf M. Sundt III, MD Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery Director, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center Massachusetts General Hospital Edward D. Churchill Professor of Surgery Harvard Medical School
Treasurer Shaf Keshavjee, MD Surgeon-in-Chief, UHN James Wallace McCutcheon Chair in Surgery Professor, Division of Thoracic Surgery Toronto General Hospital
Councilor J. William Gaynor, MD Director, Fetal Neuroprotection and Neuroplasticity Program Daniel M. Tabas Endowed Chair, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Associate Professor of Surgery Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Vice President Duke Cameron, MD Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery James T. Dresher Sr. Professor of Surgery Director of The Dana and Albert ''Cubby'' Broccoli Center for Aortic Diseases Johns Hopkins Hospital
Councilor David H. Adams, MD Marie-Josee and Henry R. Kravis Professor & Chairman Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and The Mount Sinai Hospital
Councilor David R. Jones, MD Chief, Thoracic Service, Department of Surgery Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Councilor Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr, MD, PhD Medical Director Professor and Chairman of Cardiac Surgery Heart Center University of Leipzig
Secretary Marc R. Moon, MD Chief, Section of Cardiac Surgery John M. Shoenberg Chair in Cardiovascular Disease Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program Washington University School of Medicine
Councilor Pedro J. del Nido, MD Chair, Department of Cardiac Surgery Boston Children's Hospital William E. Ladd Professor of Child Surgery Harvard Medical School
Councilor Jennifer S. Lawton, MD Professor of Surgery Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Washington University