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he Forty-Seventh Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) was held at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California, from January 31 to February 2, 2011, with an attendance of almost 4,000, which included surgeons, allied health care professionals, spouses, and exhibitors. Attendees of the Annual Meeting had the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational sessions, including Parallel Surgical Forums, Ticketed Breakfast Sessions, Surgical Video Matinees, and STS University. The Monday morning General Scientific Session featured three J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Papers, the most highly rated papers of the Annual Meeting, which were selected for their appeal to each subspecialty: General Thoracic Surgery—“Is Anticoagulation Indicated for Postoperative General Thoracic Surgery Patients with New-onset Atrial Fibrillation?”; Adult Cardiac Surgery—“The Right Internal Thoracic Artery—The Forgotten Conduit: 5,766 Patients and 991 Angiograms”; and Congenital Heart Surgery—“Trends in the Indications and Survival in Pediatric Heart Transplants—A 24-Year Single-Center Experience in 307 Patients.” Of particular note were four highly motivational presentations: the Presidential Address, the Thomas B. Ferguson Lecture, the Lillehei Lecture, and the Ethics Debate. In his Presidential Address “It’s Not the Destination, It’s the Journey: Lessons Learned,” Dr Douglas J. Mathisen spoke about the factors that can bring about the best cardiothoracic surgery residency training programs. Resident training has long been among his passions, and he emphasized that resident issues, including recruitment of future cardiothoracic surgeons, are and should continue to be ongoing priorities for the specialty. The Thomas B. Ferguson lecture was given by Atul Gawande. Dr Gawande’s lecture focused on what is means to be great in surgery by focusing on the importance of checklists in an age of increasingly complex surgical procedures. Dr Gawande presented data on how major complications have been reduced by the use of checklists, yet there is still resistance to the adoption of them. The C. Walton Lillehei Lecture was presented by Joseph P. Vacanti. Dr Vacanti’s presentation “From Surgical Reconstruction to Regenerative Medicine,” focused on how the science of tissue engineering is evolving, how it is currently used, and where it might lead. The Ethics Debate, “A Jehovah’s Witness Patient who Faces Imminent Exsanguination Should be Transfused,” focused on a surgeon’s dilemma: should the surgeon follow the patient’s directive or the agent’s override— allow the patient to die or transfuse? Two experienced surgeons gave opposing answers to this dilemma. In

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addition to these presentations, the Workforce on Patient Safety offered another important patient safety parallel session, and the Workforce on Annual Meeting introduced two new parallel sessions that highlighted abstracts on basic science research for Adult Cardiac and General Thoracic Surgery. The Workforce on Practice Management once again presented a 4-hour STS Practice Management Summit to an audience of more than 300 physicians and nonphysicians. New this year, the Workforce on Critical Care, offered a full-day STS Postgraduate Cardiothoracic Critical Care Symposium on Sunday from 8 am to 4:30 pm. Wrapping up the STS 47th Annual Meeting was STS University. There were more than 460 registrations for 12 sessions, which ranged from a hands-on course on thoracoscopic lobectomy to a course on mechanical support for the pediatric patient. STS University provided an opportunity for registrants to learn the latest techniques of cardiothoracic surgery through hands-on procedural education taught by world-renowned instructors. Once again, physicians and nonphysicians will have the opportunity to earn continuing medical education (CME) credit at home or in the office. STS 47th Annual Meeting Online comprises most of the sessions from the live conference, including the surgical symposia, general sessions, parallel surgical forums, surgical motion pictures, and the ethics debate. This activity will be available for CME credit until February 1, 2012. In addition to STS 47th Annual Meeting Online, STS is pleased to announce the joint program with the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS): STS/AATS Tech-Con 2011 Online. All of the educational tracks from STS/AATS TechCon 2011 have been captured and are available to view online for CME credit. For more information or to register for either of these, please visit www.sts.org. The success of the Annual Meeting was largely due to the exemplary commitment of the Workforce on Annual Meeting under the leadership of Joseph F. Sabik III, MD (Workforce Chair), Duke E. Cameron, MD (STS University Task Force Co-Chair), Scott J. Swanson, MD (STS University Task Force Co-Chair), Joseph A. Dearani, MD (Surgical Symposia Task Force Co-Chair), Michael Lanuti, MD (Surgical Symposia Task Force Co-Chair), M. Blair Marshall, MD (Tech-Con Task Force Co-Chair), and Eric E. Roselli, MD (Tech-Con Task Force Co-Chair). Before the STS 47th Annual Meeting, STS/AATS TechCon 2011 welcomed more than 1,100 attendees. The Tech-Con Task Force did an excellent job putting together a program that encompassed new technologies and emerging trends. The cardiac and thoracic tracks covered recent advances in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), the less invasive revascularization, and new approaches for diagnosis and therapy for thoAnn Thorac Surg 2011;92:390 – 402 • 0003-4975/$36.00 doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.05.053

racic malignancy. These tracks included presentations on robotic surgery for lung cancer, establishing a hybrid suite in a hospital, and off-pump vs on-pump: pitfalls and lessons learned about patient selection. The following officers were elected at the annual Business Meeting: Michael J. Mack, President; Jeffery B. Rich, First Vice President; Douglas E. Wood, Second Vice President; and David A. Fullerton, Secretary. Carolyn E. Reed was reelected as Treasurer, Robert S.D. Higgins was elected Treasurer-Elect, and L. Henry Edmunds, Jr, was reelected as the Editor of The Annnals of Thorac Surgery. Joseph F. Sabik III was elected as a Director-at-Large, and Mark S. Allen was reelected as a Director-at-Large. Complete rosters of the STS Board of Directors, Standing Committees, Council Operating Boards, Workforces, Annual Meeting Task Forces, and The Annals Editorial Board follows this report. The Society extends its appre-

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ciation to retiring STS officers, Committee members, and Workforce members for their dedicated service. The STS membership elected 132 Active and 85 International Members this year. During 2010, 72 Candidate, 32 Associate, and 117 Pre-Candidate Members were also admitted as part of the rolling admissions process. The Society now has more than 6,100 members. The STS would like to thank the many member volunteers and their supportive families for their commitment to the specialty, as well as for the hard work and long hours they put into developing and implementing this highly successful meeting. The STS 48th Annual Meeting will be held from January 30 to February 1, 2012. David A. Fullerton, Secretary

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2011–2012 STS Leadership Structure Board of Directors

Executive Committee

President

Michael J. Mack, Chair, Dallas, TX David A. Fullerton, Aurora, CO Robert S.D. Higgins, Columbus, OH Douglas J. Mathisen, Boston, MA Carolyn E. Reed, Charleston, SC Jeffrey B. Rich, Norfolk, VA Douglas E. Wood, Seattle, WA

Michael J. Mack, Dallas, TX

First Vice President Jeffrey B. Rich, Norfolk, VA

Second Vice President Douglas E. Wood, Seattle, WA

Secretary David A. Fullerton, Aurora, CO

Treasurer

Finance Committee John E. Mayer, Jr, Chair, Boston, MA W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr, Greenville, NC Douglas E. Wood, Seattle, WA David A. Fullerton, Ex-Officio, Aurora, CO Robert S.D. Higgins, Ex-Officio, Columbus, OH Carolyn E. Reed, Ex-Officio, Charleston, SC Jeffrey B. Rich, Ex-Officio, Norfolk, VA

Carolyn E. Reed, Charleston, SC

Membership Committee Treasurer-Elect Robert S.D. Higgins, Columbus, OH

Immediate Past President Douglas J. Mathisen, Boston, MA

International Director Friedrich W. Mohr, Leipzig, Germany

Canadian Director Christopher A. Caldarone, Toronto, ON, Canada

Directors-at-Large

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John H. Calhoon (2012), San Antonio, TX Richard H. Feins (2012), Chapel Hill, NC Walter H. Merrill (2013), Jackson, MS Richard J. Shemin (2013), Los Angeles, CA Mark S. Allen (2014), Rochester, MN Joseph F. Sabik III (2014), Cleveland, OH

Editor L. Henry Edmunds, Jr, Philadelphia, PA

Historian Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, St. Louis, MO

Resident Director Jennifer S. Nelson, Ann Arbor, MI

Constantine Mavroudis, Chair, Cleveland, OH Mark S. Bleiweis, Gainesville, FL Gail E. Darling, Toronto, ON, Canada Kamal R. Khabbaz, Boston, MA Jeffrey C. Milliken, Orange, CA Michael G. Moront, Toledo, OH Wilson Y. Szeto, Philadelphia, PA Joseph B. Zwischenberger, Lexington, KY

Nominating Committee Frederick L. Grover, Chair (2012), Aurora, CO John E. Mayer, Jr (2013), Boston, MA W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr (2014), Greenville, NC Gordon F. Murray (2015), Southport, NC Douglas J. Mathisen (2016), Boston, MA Michael J. Mack, Ex-Officio, Non-Voting (2017), Dallas, TX

Standards and Ethics Committee Robert M. Sade, Chair, Charleston, SC Charles R. Bridges, Philadelphia, PA David N. Campbell, Aurora, CO Thomas A. D’Amico, Durham, NC Kathleen N. Fenton, Memphis, TN Mark K. Ferguson, Chicago, IL Steven W. Guyton, Portland, OR John W. Hammon, Winston-Salem, NC Leslie J. Kohman, Syracuse, NY Jeffrey B. Kramer, Kansas City, KS Sidney Levitsky, Boston, MA Mark B. Orringer, Ann Arbor, MI Richard I. Whyte, Stanford, CA Douglas J. Mathisen, Ex-Officio, Boston, MA

Council on Education and Member Services Operating Board David R. Jones (2012), Council Chair R. Morton Bolman III, Chair, Workforce on Adult Cardiac and Vascular Surgery Todd M. Dewey, Chair, Workforce on Annual Meeting Richard L. Prager, Chair, Workforce on Associate Membership Daniel L. Miller, Chair, Workforce on Clinical Education Charles D. Fraser, Jr, Chair, Workforce on Congenital Heart Surgery Valerie W. Rusch, Chair, Workforce on Critical Care Sean C. Grondin, Chair, Workforce on General Thoracic Surgery Joseph E. Bavaria, Chair, Workforce on New Technology Vinay Badhwar, Chair, Workforce on Practice Management Joseph A. Dearani, Chair, Workforce on Surgical Treatment of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease Margarita T. Camacho, Chair, Workforce on Surgical Treatment of End-Stage Cardiopulmonary Disease Ara A. Vaporciyan, Chair, Workforce on Thoracic Surgery Resident Issues Edward D. Verrier, Appointed Member Bryan A. Whitson, Resident Appointee John H. Calhoon, Ex-Officio L. Henry Edmunds, Jr, Ex-Officio Richard H. Feins, Ex-Officio Michael J. Mack, Ex-Officio

Workforce on Adult Cardiac and Vascular Surgery R. Morton Bolman III, Chair, Boston, MA David H. Adams, New York, NY Gabriel S. Aldea, Seattle, WA Michael Argenziano, New York, NY Niloo M. Edwards, Madison, WI Aubrey C. Galloway, Jr, New York, NY John S. Ikonomidis, Charleston, NC Thomas E. MacGillivray, Boston, MA Tomislav Mihaljevic, Cleveland, OH Eric E. Roselli, Cleveland, OH Ramesh Singh, Aurora, CO

Workforce on Annual Meeting Todd M. Dewey, Chair, Dallas, TX Michael A. Acker, Philadelphia, PA Emile A. Bacha, New York, NY Robert J. Cerfolio, Birmingham, AL Andrew C. Chang, Ann Arbor, MI Traves P. Crabtree, St. Louis, MO Douglas R. Johnston, Cleveland, OH

Workforce on Annual Meeting (Program Task Force) Todd M. Dewey, Chair, Dallas, TX James Jaggers, Aurora, CO Christine L. Lau, Charlottesville, VA Thomas E. MacGillivray, Boston, MA Walter H. Merrill, Jackson, MS John D. Mitchell, Aurora, CO

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Francis D. Pagani, Ann Arbor, MI Joseph F. Sabik III, Cleveland, OH Howard Song, Portland, OR Thomas K. Waddell, Toronto, Canada

Workforce on Annual Meeting (STS University Task Force) Traves P. Crabtree, Co-Chair, St. Louis, MO Douglas R. Johnston, Co-Chair, Cleveland, OH Thomas M. Beaver, Gainesville, FL Alberto L. de Hoyos, Chicago, IL Vinod H. Thourani, Atlanta, GA Todd S. Weiser, New York, NY David D. Yuh, Baltimore, MD

Workforce on Annual Meeting (Surgical Symposia Task Force) Emile A. Bacha, Co-Chair, New York, NY Andrew C. Chang, Co-Chair, Ann Arbor, MI Erle H. Austin III, Louisville, KY Frank C. Detterbeck, New Haven, CT Moishe A. Liberman, Montreal, QC, Canada Ralph S. Mosca, New York, NY

Worforce on Annual Meeting (Tech-Con Task Force)* Michael A. Acker, Co-Chair, Philadelphia, PA Robert J. Cerfolio, Co-Chair, Birmingham, AL Arvind K. Agnihotri, Boston, MA Michael Argenziano, New York, NY Ross M. Bremner, Phoenix, AZ Marc de Perrot, Toronto, ON, Canada Gregory P. Fontana, Los Angeles, CA Eric E. Roselli, Cleveland, OH

Workforce on Associate Membership Richard L. Prager, Chair, Ann Arbor, MI Diane E. Alejo, Baltimore, MD Jay Asplan, Cincinnati, OH Faisal H. Cheema, New York, NY Robert F. Dunton, Portsmouth, VA Shannon R. Foiles, Peoria, IL Kelly C. Gustafson, Morgantown, WV M. LaWaun Hance, Ann Arbor, MI Svetlana Kotova, Boston, MA Sylvia M. Laudun, New Orleans, LA Sidney W. Lavender II, Winston-Salem, NC Thomas E. MacGillivray, Boston, MA Walter H. Merrill, Jackson, MS Debra E. Wilcox, Denver, CO

Workforce on Clinical Education Daniel L. Miller, Chair, Atlanta, GA Thomas E. MacGillivray, Boston, MA Faisal G. Bakaeen, Houston, TX Claude Deschamps, Rochester, MN J. Michael DiMaio, Dallas, TX *Joint STS/AATS activity

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Kevin L. Greason, Rochester, MN John R. Mehall, Colorado Springs, CO Carlos M. Mery, Charlottesville, VA Ara A. Vaporciyan, Houston, TX Stephen C. Yang, Baltimore, MD

Nahush A. Mokadam, Seattle, WA Christopher R. Morse, Boston, MA Evelio Rodriguez, Greenville, NC Vinod H. Thourani, Atlanta, GA Mathew R. Williams, New York, NY

Workforce on Congenital Heart Surgery

Workforce on Practice Management

Charles D. Fraser, Jr, Chair, Houston, TX Jonathan M. Chen, New York, NY Gordon A. Cohen, Seattle, WA Juan V. Comas, Madrid, Spain J. William Gaynor, Philadelphia, PA Robert A. Gustafson, Morgantown, WV Jeffrey P. Jacobs, St. Petersburg, FL James Jaggers, Aurora, CO Kirk R. Kanter, Atlanta, GA Eric N. Mendeloff, Dallas, TX George E. Sarris, Athens, Greece James S. Tweddell, Milwaukee, WI Jason A. Williams, Durham, NC

Vinay Badhwar, Chair, Orlando, FL Greg A. Bowman, Pueblo, CO Jacob DeLaRosa, Pocatello, ID Robert W. Emery, Jr, St. Paul, MN Frank L. Fazzalari, Rochester, MI Deepak M. Gangahar, Lincoln, NE John R. Handy, Portland, OR Robert J. McKenna, Jr, Los Angeles, CA V. Seenu Reddy, San Antonio, TX William H. Ryan, Dallas, TX Hassan A. Tetteh, Bethesda, MD

Workforce on Critical Care Valerie W. Rusch, Chair, New York, NY John H. Calhoon, San Antonio, TX Aaron M. Cheng, Seattle, WA David A. Fullerton, Aurora, CO Nevin M. Katz, Baltimore, MD Kevin W. Lobdell, Charlotte, NC Dan J. Raz, Boston, MA Glenn J.R. Whitman, Baltimore, MD Douglas E. Wood, Seattle, WA

Workforce on General Thoracic Surgery Sean C. Grondin, Chair, Calgary, AB, Canada Shanda H. Blackmon, Houston, TX Matthew G. Blum, Colorado Springs, CO Yolonda L. Colson, Boston, MA David H. Harpole Jr, Durham, NC Stephen R. Hazelrigg, Springfield, IL Shaf H. Keshavjee, Toronto, ON, Canada Mark J. Krasna, Towson, MD John D. Mitchell, Aurora, CO Christopher J. Mutrie, Boston, MA Allan Pickens, Atlanta, GA Gaetano Rocco, Naples, Italy

Workforce on Surgical Treatment of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease Joseph A. Dearani, Chair, Rochester, MN Emile A. Bacha, New York, NY Christopher A. Caldarone, Toronto, ON, Canada David N. Campbell, Aurora, CO Jeffrey P. Jacobs, St. Petersburg, FL Brian E. Kogon, Atlanta, GA Thomas E. MacGillivray, Boston, MA Walter H. Merrill, Jackson, MS Jennifer S. Nelson, Ann Arbor, MI Frank A. Pigula, Boston, MA

Workforce on Surgical Treatment of End-Stage Cardiopulmonary Disease Margarita T. Camacho, Chair, Newark, NJ Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr, Aurora, CO Seth D. Force, Atlanta, GA Shaf H. Keshavjee, Toronto, ON, Canada Edwin C. McGee, Jr, Chicago, IL Carmelo A. Milano, Durham, NC Nahush A. Mokadam, Seattle, WA Michael S. Mulligan, Seattle, WA Francis D. Pagani, Ann Arbor, MI Yoshiya Toyoda, Pittsburgh, PA Africa F. Wallace, Pittsburgh, PA Michael J. Weyant, Aurora, CO

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Workforce on New Technology* Joseph E. Bavaria, Chair, Philadelphia, PA William E. Cohn, Houston, TX Pedro J. del Nido, Boston, MA Hiran C. Fernando, Boston, MA Raja M. Flores, New York, NY John A. Kern, Charlottesville, VA Shaf H. Keshavjee, Toronto, ON, Canada Zachary N. Kon, Baltimore, MD John C. Laschinger, Silver Spring, MD Dan M. Meyer, Dallas, TX R. Scott Mitchell, Stanford, CA Friedrich W. Mohr, Leipzig, Germany *Joint STS/AATS activity

Workforce on Thoracic Surgery Resident Issues Ara A. Vaporciyan, Chair, Houston, TX Edward P. Chen, Atlanta, GA Elizabeth A. David, Houston, TX John R. Doty, Murray, UT James I. Fann, Stanford, CA Michael P. Fischbein, Stanford, CA David A. Fullerton, Aurora, CO Cynthia S. Herrington, Los Angeles, CA Aditya K. Kaza, Salt Lake City, UT Bryan F. Meyers, St. Louis, MO Sandra L. Starnes, Cincinnati, OH

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Vinod H. Thourani, Atlanta, GA Curt Tribble, Jackson, MS Edward D. Verrier, Seattle, WA Stephen C. Yang, Baltimore, MD

Council on Quality, Research, and Patient Safety Operating Board Frederick L. Grover (2013), Council Chair John D. Mitchell, Chair, Workforce on Evidence Based Surgery David M. Shahian, Chair, Workforce on National Databases M. Blair Marshall, Chair, Workforce on Patient Safety Winfield J. Wells, Chair, Workforce on Peer Review and Evaluation Fred H. Edwards, Chair, Workforce on Research Development Mark B. Orringer, Appointed Member Shamus R. Carr, Resident Appointee Mark S. Allen, Ex-Officio Joseph F. Sabik III, Ex-Officio Douglas E. Wood, Ex-Officio

Workforce on Evidence Based Surgery John D. Mitchell, Chair, Aurora, CO Gabriel S. Aldea, Seattle, WA James M. Brown, Baltimore, MD Ayesha S. Bryant, Birmingham, AL Alfred S. Casale, Wilkes-Barre, PA Robert J. Cerfolio, Birmingham, AL Michael D. Crittenden, St. Louis, MO Jessica S. Donington, New York, NY Thomas G. Gleason, Pittsburgh, PA John R. Handy, Portland, OR Moishe A. Liberman, Montreal, ON, Canada Jenifer L. Marks, Houston, TX Robert E. Merritt, Palo Alto, CA Bret A. Mettler, Nashville, TN Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce, Columbus, OH T. Brett Reece, Aurora, CO Michael A. Smith, Phoenix, AZ Vinod H. Thourani, Atlanta, GA Thomas K. Varghese, Jr, Seattle, WA

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A. Laurie W. Shroyer, Stony Brook, NY Shinichi Takamoto, Tokyo, Japan Cameron D. Wright, Boston, MA

Workforce on Patient Safety M. Blair Marshall, Chair, Washington, DC Emile A. Bacha, New York, NY William R. Berry, Boston, MA Carolyn M. Dresler, Little Rock, AR James I. Fann, Stanford, CA T. Sloane Guy, Atlanta, GA Theolyn N. Price, Rochester, MN Juan A. Sanchez, Waterbury, CT K. Robert Shen, Rochester, MN Felix W. Tsai, Houston, TX Paul N. Uhlig, Wichita, KS

Workforce on Peer Review and Evaluation Winfield J. Wells, Chair, Los Angeles, CA Gabriel S. Aldea, Seattle, WA Carl L. Backer, Chicago, IL Thomas A. Burdon, Stanford, CA Richard H. Feins, Chapel Hill, NC Charles D. Fraser, Jr, Houston, TX Frederick L. Grover, Aurora, CO Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, St. Louis, MO Donald E. Low, Seattle, WA David M. Shahian, Boston, MA Anthony J. Tortolani, New York, NY James S. Tweddell, Milwaukee, WI Richard I. Whyte, Stanford, CA

Workforce on Research Development Fred H. Edwards, Chair, Jacksonville, FL Pedro J. del Nido, Boston, MA David A. Fullerton, Aurora, CO James S. Gammie, Baltimore, MD Keith A. Horvath, Bethesda, MD Jeffrey P. Jacobs, St. Petersburg, FL David R. Jones, Charlottesville, VA M. Blair Marshall, Washington, DC Gregory D. Rushing, Baltimore, MD David M. Shahian, Boston, MA

David M. Shahian, Chair, Boston, MA Arvind K. Agnihotri, Boston, MA Gabriel S. Aldea, Seattle, WA Andrea J. Carpenter, San Antonio, TX Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr, Aurora, CO Frank C. Detterbeck, New Haven, CT Lucas M. Duvall, San Antonio, TX James S. Gammie, Baltimore, MD Kristine J. Guleserian, Dallas, TX Loren F. Hiratzka, Cincinnati, OH Keith A. Horvath, Bethesda, MD Jeffrey P. Jacobs, St. Petersburg, FL John C. Kucharczuk, Philadelphia, PA Mitchell J. Magee, Dallas, TX Bohdan Maruszewski, Warsaw, Poland J. Scott Rankin, Nashville, TN Joseph F. Sabik III, Cleveland, OH

Council on Health Policy and Relationships Operating Board Sidney Levitsky (2012), Council Chair Peter K. Smith, Chair, Workforce on Coding and Reimbursement T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr, Chair, Workforce on Health Policy, Reform, and Advocacy Aurelio Chaux, Chair, Workforce on International Relationships Keith S. Naunheim, Chair, Workforce on Media Relations and Communications John V. Conte, Appointed Member Stephen H. McKellar, Resident Appointee Walter H. Merrill, Ex-Officio Jeffrey B. Rich, Ex-Officio Richard J. Shemin, Ex-Officio

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Workforce on Coding and Reimbursement* Peter K. Smith, Chair, Durham, NC John C. Alexander, Jr, Evanston, IL Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr, Aurora, CO Verdi J. DiSesa, Wynnewood, PA Jeffrey P. Jacobs, St. Petersburg, FL G. Gilbert Johnston, Tacoma, WA Kirk R. Kanter, Atlanta, GA Stephen J. Lahey, Brooklyn, NY Robert B. Lee, Jackson, MS James M. Levett, Cedar Rapids, IA Alex G. Little, Tucson, AZ Vassyl A. Lonchyna, Chicago, IL Francis C. Nichols, Rochester, MN V. Seenu Reddy, San Antonio, TX Lars G. Svensson, Cleveland, OH Winfield J. Wells, Los Angeles, CA Michael J. Weyant, Aurora, CO Cameron D. Wright, Boston, MA

Workforce on Health Policy, Reform, and Advocacy* T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr, Chair, Greenville, NC Arvind K. Agnihotri, Boston, MA Michael K. Banbury, Newark, DE William A. Baumgartner, Baltimore, MD Thomas M. Beaver, Gainesville, FL Shanda H. Blackmon, Houston, TX Duke E. Cameron, Baltimore, MD Adnan Cobanoglu, Cleveland, OH Jennifer L. Ellis, Washington, DC Richard K. Freeman, Indianapolis, IN J. Awori Hayanga, Seattle, WA Keith A. Horvath, Bethesda, MD David R. Jones, Charlottesville, VA Alan P. Kypson, Greenville, NC Stephen J. Lahey, Brooklyn, NY M. Blair Marshall, Washington, DC Douglas J. Mathisen, Boston, MA John E. Mayer, Jr, Boston, MA Patrick M. McCarthy, Chicago, IL Dao M. Nguyen, Miami, FL Valerie W. Rusch, New York, NY W. Roy Smythe, Temple, TX Alan M. Speir, Falls Church, VA S. Russell Vester, Cincinnati, OH Raghavendra Vijayanagar, Tampa, FL REPORT

Workforce on International Relationships Aurelio Chaux, Chair, Ocala, FL Zohair Y. Al-Halees, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Ricardo Beyruti, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Dani Bitran, Jerusalem, Israel Haiquan Chen, Shanghai, China Adnan Cobanoglu, Cleveland, OH Ali Dodge-Khatami, Hamburg, Germany Uwe Mehlhorn, Mainz, Germany Laureano Molins, Barcelona, Spain Carlos A. Olivares-Torres, Tijuana, BC, Mexico Erino A. Rendina, Rome, Italy Xin Min Ruan, Guangzhou, China *Joint STS/AATS activity

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Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar, Columbus, OH Tomas A. Salerno, Miami, FL Shinichi Takamoto, Tokyo, Japan Douglas E. Wood, Seattle, WA Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos, Milwaukee, WI

Workforce on Media Relations and Communications Keith S. Naunheim, Chair, St. Louis, MO Kevin D. Accola, Orlando, FL James R. Edgerton, Plano, TX Emily A. Farkas, St. Louis, MO Robert S.D. Higgins, Columbus, OH Michael J. Mack, Dallas, TX John E. Mayer, Jr, Boston, MA Joe B. Putnam, Jr, Nashville, TN Lodze Quitel, Oklahoma City, OK Carolyn E. Reed, Charleston, SC Thoralf M. Sundt, Boston, MA

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Editorial Board Editor L. Henry Edmunds, Jr, Philadelphia, PA

Associate Editors CME Editors Verdi J. DiSesa, Philadelphia, PA Mark K. Ferguson, Chicago, IL Colleen G. Koch, Cleveland, OH Constantine Mavroudis, Cleveland, OH Ethics Editor Robert M. Sade, Charleston, SC Feature Article Editors Thomas X. Aufiero, Lafayette, IN David B. Campbell, Hershey, PA S. Bert Litwin, Boca Raton, FL Thomas E. MacGillivray, Boston, MA M. Blair Marshall, Washington, DC Joseph I. Miller, Jr, Atlanta, GA John A. Odell, Jacksonville, FL Wayne E. Richenbacher, Iowa City, IA Norman J. Snow, Chicago, IL Larry W. Stephenson, Detroit, MI Thomas J. Vander Salm, Salem, MA Statistics Editor Gary L. Grunkemeier, Portland, OR Surgical Heritage Editor Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, St. Louis, MO Surgical Pathology Editor Juan Rosai, Milan, Italy

Editorial Board Mark S. Allen, Rochester, MN Stefano Benussi, Milan, Italy William J. Brawn, Birmingham, United Kingdom Alessandro Brunelli, Ancona, Italy Enio Buffolo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Albert T. Cheung, Philadelphia, PA John V. Conte, Baltimore, MD Thomas A. D’Amico, Durham, NC Steven R. DeMeester, Los Angeles, CA Fred H. Edwards, Jacksonville, FL Anthony L. Estrera, Houston, TX James S. Gammie, Baltimore, MD Jeffrey P. Gold, Toledo, OH Michael Grimm, Vienna, Austria Eugene A. Grossi, New York, NY Marshall L. Jacobs, Philadelphia, PA Michael E. Jessen, Dallas, TX David R. Jones, Charlottesville, VA A. Pieter Kappetein, Rotterdamm, The Netherlands

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Ki-Bong Kim, Seoul, Republic of Korea James K. Kirklin, Birmingham, AL Arkalgud Sampath Kumar, Delhi, India Francois G. Lacour-Gayet, New York, NY Michael J. Mack, Dallas, TX Tomislav Mihaljevic, Cleveland, OH R. Scott Mitchell, Stanford, CA Yoshifumi Naka, New York, NY Louis P. Perrault, Montreal, QC, Canada Mark B. Ratcliffe, San Francisco, CA Gaetano Rocco, Naples, Italy Marc Ruel, Ottawa, ON, Canada Joseph B. Shrager, Stanford, CA Patricia A. Thistlethwaite, San Diego, CA Jarle Vaage, Oslo, Norway Glen S. Van Arsdell, Toronto, ON, Canada Pascal R. Vouhe, Paris, France Thomas K. Waddell, Toronto, ON, Canada Thomas Walther, Bad Nauheim, Germany Cameron D. Wright, Boston, MA Qing-yu Wu, Beijing, China

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NEW MEMBERS P. A. Cohen Columbus, OH

Michael Halkos Atlanta, GA

Sepehre Naficy Fairfield, CA

Ronald M. Cossman Urbana, IL

David N. Helman Coralville, IA

Teimour A. Nasirov Sacramento, CA

Scott Cowan Haddonfield, NJ

Gerald Helms Marshfield, WI

Hassan M. Nemeh Troy, MI

Nicholas C. Dang Honolulu, HI

Jonathan D. Hoffberger Margate, FL

Stephen A. Olenchock Bethlehem, PA

Jonathan C. Daniel Tucson, AZ

Shaf B. Holden Mobile, AL

Mark Onaitis Durham, NC

Umer M. Darr New Haven, CT

James Huang New York, NY

Cyrus J. Parsa Durham, NC

Nimesh Desai Philadelphia, PA

Jasmine Huang Phoenix, AZ

Sirish Parvathaneni Springfield, MO

Luis A. Dibos Towson, MD

Anoush Jidarian Atlanta, GA

Robert D. Pascotto, Jr Naples, FL

James Donahue Baltimore, MD

Blanding U. Jones Los Angeles, CA

Amit Patel Salt Lake City, UT

Michael I. Ebright Boston, MA

Michael S. Kent Boston, MA

Kirit Patel Midland, TX

William Bailey Pensacola, FL

Brian C. Fallon West Islip, NY

Faraz Kerendi Austin, TX

Matthias Peltz Dallas, TX

Mary-Jane T. Barth Tulsa, OK

H. Fang Phoenix, AZ

Sandeep Khandhar Falls Church, VA

Daniel L. Beckles Galveston, TX

Alexander S. Farivar Seattle, WA

Sanjay G. Khicha Wichita, KS

George Berberian Merrillville, IN

Emily Farkas St. Louis, MO

Eric Kirker Portland, OR

Reshma M. Biniwale Los Angeles, CA

Felix G. Fernandez Decatur, GA

Ravi K. Kothuru New York, NY

Barry Bjorgaard Grand Forks, ND

Torin Fitton Burlington, MA

Alexander Kulik Boca Raton, FL

Mark Bonnell Lexington, KY

Jason T. Fitzgerald Billings, MT

Sanjiv Lakhanpal Davidsonville, MD

Derek Brinster Richmond, VA

Daniel L. Fortes Falls Church, VA

Benjamin E. Lee Paramus, NJ

Ahmad Rajaii-Khorasani Mashad, Islamic Republic of Iran

Medhat Bukhari Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Jeffrey G. Gaca Durham, NC

Nicholas Lopez Paducah, KY

Rishindra M. Reddy Ann Arbor, MI

Manuel Caceres Cleveland, OH

Francisco J. Gensini Rochester, NY

Abeel A. Mangi Wayne, PA

Brian Reemtsen Los Angeles, CA

Domenico Calcaterra Iowa City, IA

Dhru Girard Rome, GA

Rizwan Manji Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Sajjad Rizvi Brookline, MA

Steven F. Chapman Greenville, MS

Mark D. Guadagnoli Fort Collins, CO

Jose Mena Covington, LA

Barbara Robinson Boston, MA

Kyril Choumarov Schenectady, NY

Christopher J. Gullett College Station, TX

Fotios Mitropoulos Athens, Greece

Darren Rohan Poughkeepsie, NY

Giovanni Ciuffo Whitestone, NY

Dipin Gupta Richmond, VA

Philip S. Mullenix Chevy Chase, MD

Frank M. Rosell Staten Island, NY

ACTIVE Khaled M. Abdelhady Chicago, IL Vinu S. Abraham Indianapolis, IN Sanjeev Aggarwal Kansas City, MO Jared Antevil Chesapeake, VA Leheb Araim Cookeville, TN Kourosh T. Asgarian Staten Island, NY Omar Awais Pittsburgh, PA Matthew D. Bacchetta New York, NY Leah M. Backhus Seattle, WA

Christopher C. Phillips Minot, ND Michael R. Phillips Joplin, MO Sunil Prasad St. Louis, MO Varun Puri Saint Louis, MO Syed M. Quadri Worcester, MA Xingyi Que Wheeling, WV

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Anthony Rousou Glenview, IL

Gautam R. Velamoor Seattle, WA

Marc Ruel Ottawa, ON, Canada

Peter L. Walinsky Albuquerque, NM

Eric L. Sandwith Fort Walton Beach, FL

Jason Wallen Redlands, CA

Stefano Schena Munster, IN

Kenneth B. Walton Nolensville, TN

Matthew Schuchert Pittsburgh, PA

Lourens Willekes Rumson, NJ

S. Salman A. Shah Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

James Wu Allentown, PA

Mahesh S. Sharma Dallas, TX

Steve Xydas Morristown, NJ

Jason P. Shaw Brooklyn, NY

William M. Yarbrough Charleston, SC

Eric M. Sievers Jackson, TN

Wing C. Yeen Tampa, FL

Douglas Smego Chicago, IL

Saikrishna S. Yendamuri Buffalo, NY

Mary C. Smith Tucson, AZ

Jaime Yun Manhasset, NY

John M. Snider Madison, WI

Elias A. Zias New York, NY

Jayesh Dhareshwar Wadala East, Mumbai, India

Elias G. Solomon Edmond, OK

INTERNATIONAL

Vassilios Didilis Alexandroupolis, Greece

Sadeesh K. Srinathan Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Anders Ahlsson Orebro, Sweden

Alberto Domenech Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sreekumar Subramanian Leipzig, Germany

Anders Albage Bromma, Sweden

Francesco Donatelli Milano, Milan, Italy

Chad R. Swan Gallatin, TN

Adnan H. Allaham Amman, Jordan

Hossam F. El Shahawy Cairo, Egypt

Bethany Tan Norfolk, VA

Amr M. Allama Quesna, Menoufia, Egypt

Tarek H. El-Tawil Cairo, Egypt

Daniel Tang Richmond, VA

Luis M. Argote-Greene Mexico City, D.F., Mexico

Ozan Emiroglu Kyrenia, Cyprus

Eddie Tang San Francisco, CA

Magaly Arrais Dos Santos São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Tamer S. Farouk New Cairo, Egypt

Francisco A. Tarrazzi Hollywood, FL

Stefano Benussi Milan, Italy

Igor Flajsig Barcelona, Spain

Karen Thompson Rockford, IL

Christian Bermudez Pittsburgh, PA

Domenico Galetta Milan, Italy

Domenico Pagano Birmingham, United Kingdom

Frederick A. Tibayan Portland, OR

Norberto C. Blanco Buenos Aires, Argentina

Changqing Gao Beijing, China

Aristotelis Panos Athens, Greece

John M. Toole Charleston, SC

Rafael Blasquez Meridia, Yucatan, Mexico

Jacques P. Goldstein Brussels, Belgium

Nirav C. Patel New York, NY

John Y. Um Omaha, NE

Nikolaos Bonaros Innsbruck, Austria

Michael Grimm Innsbruck, Austria

Paulo B. Pinho Porto, Portugal

Mathew A. Van Deusen Pittsburgh, PA

Johannes Bonatti Baltimore, MD

Jorge Guzman Sosa Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

Pablo M. Pomerantzeff São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Norman P. Briffa Sheffield, United Kingdom Guillermo M. Carriquiry Montevideo, Uruguay Hussain Chaban Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic Prasanta Chanda Dhaka, Bangladesh Venkatachalam Chandrasekaran London, United Kingdom Ali Civelek Icerenkoy, Istanbul, Turkey Frederic G. Clerc Bayonne, France Manoj Kumar Daga Kolkata, India Iyad K. Dajani Jerusalem, Israel

Yoshitaka Hayashi Ibaraki City, Osaka, Japan Tetsuya Higami Sapporo, Japan Osami Honjo Toronto, ON, Canada Vassilios Kotsis Kifisia, Greece Sergey Kovalev Voronezh, Russian Federation Jaroslav Lindner Prague, Czech Republic Dimitrios J. Mallios Marousi, Athens, Greece Alexander R. Manché Zebbug, Malta Aubyn Marath Lake Oswego, OR Akira Marui Kyoto, Japan Yoshiro Matsui Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan Zan K. Mitrev Skopje, Macedonia Nagarajan Muthialu Gerrards Cross, United Kingdom Hani Najm Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Masakazu Nakao Singapore, Singapore Shintaro Nemoto Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan Sergey Netisanov Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation Akinwumi Ogunrombi Ile-Ife, Osun, Nigeria Noritaka Ota Shizuoka, Japan

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Kees Prenger Den Haag, The Netherlands

Manoj Kumar S.P. Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Sergei G. Sukhanov Perm, Perm Region, Russian Federation

Seyed Z. Rasi Hashemi Tabriz, East Azarbaijan, Islamic Republic of Iran

Rafael Sadaba Navarra, Spain

Mohammed W. Sultan Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Jan A. Rogowski Gdansk, Poland

Yuri A. Schneider St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Georges Tedy Beirut, Lebanon

Milenko I. Rosic Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia Andreas Rukosujew Muenster, Germany Arno Ruusalepp Tartu, Estonia Mark Ruzmetov Indianapolis, IN

Mohamed Sewielam Cairo, Egypt Hisham Sherif Newark, DE Ghandhiraj Somasundram Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Perseketuan, Malaysia

Pascal R. Vouhe Paris, France Christopher Wigfield Maywood, IL Jens Wippermann Cologne, Germany

Primoz Trunk Slovenia

Shin-ichi Yamashita Yufu, Oita, Japan

Akif Turna Istanbul, Turkey

David T. Yew Sabah, Malaysia

Stefan M. van der Heide Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Ali C. Yorgancioglu Ankara, Ankara, Turkey

David Vondrys London, United Kingdom

ROLLING ADMISSIONS NEW MEMBERS FOR 2010 Farhood Farjah New York, NY

Jaromir Kohout Lyme, CT

Ghulam Murtaza Milwaukee, WI

Matthew D. Forrester Palo Alto, CA

Zachary N. Kon Baltimore, MD

Christopher J. Mutrie Boston, MA

Travis O. Abicht Chicago, IL

Ravi K. Ghanta Boston, MA

Svetlana Kotova Brookline, MA

Jennifer S. Nelson Ypsilanti, MI

Polychronis N. Antonitsis Thessaloniki, Greece

Kendra J. Grubb Charlottesville, VA

Fatuma Kromah Sacramento, CA

David D. Odell Roxbury Crossing, MA

Ashok N. Babu Aurora, CO

Jeremiah A. Hayanga Seattle, WA

Ambreen Laeeq Boston, MA

Amit Pawale New York, NY

Chirag D. Badami Los Angeles, CA

Darren M. Hodgins Salt Lake City, UT

John F. Lazar Harrisburg, PA

Frankie A. Puckett Huntington, WV

Kathleen Berfield Seattle, WA

Aaron L. Hoffman Birmingham, AL

Peter H. Lee Los Angeles, CA

Cristian C. Rosu Montreal, QC, Canada

Andrei Cristian Bobocea Romania, Romania

Hans T. Holst Cologne, Germany

Michael J. Lewis Boston, MA

Laki J. Rousou New Haven, CT

Jon D. Boyum Portland, OR

Miriam Huang Albany, NY

Ryan A. Macke Pittsburgh, PA

Gregory D. Rushing Baltimore, MD

Nicolas Brozzi Cleveland, OH

Dawn S. Hui Los Angeles, CA

Jenifer L. Marks Houston, TX

Mark J. Russo New York, NY

Bryan S. Bush Rochester, NY

Brannon R. Hyde Lexington, KY

Jeremiah T. Martin Lexington, KY

Seyer Safi Heidelberg, Germany

Shamus R. Carr Pittsburgh, PA

David Joyce Palo Alto, CA

Fenton H. McCarthy Philadelphia, PA

Tomohiro Saito Osaka, Japan

Mario Castillo-Sang St. Louis, MO

Tara B. Karamlou Portland, OR

Robert A. Meguid Seattle, WA

Eric L. Sarin Falls Church, VA

Walid L. Dajer-Fadel Mexico City, D.F., Mexico

Sylwia Karpinski Clinton Township, MI

Spencer J. Melby St. Louis, MO

Rachit D. Shah Pittsburgh, PA

Sagar S. Damle Denver, CO

Andrew J. Kaufman New York, NY

Sarah Z. Minasyan Los Angeles, CA

Shona E. Smith Sudbury, ON, Canada

Elizabeth A. David Houston, TX

Ahmet Kilic Charlottesville, VA

Troy Moritz Harrisburg, PA

Chad N. Stasik San Antonio, TX

CANDIDATE Ahmed M. Abdelgawad Coventry, United Kingdom

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Mitsuko Takahashi New York, NY

Kathleen Lenore Sherman, TX

Nicholas D. Andersen Durham, NC

Timothy J. George Perry Hall, MD

Christopher M. Terrien Branford, CT

Donald S. Likosky Lebanon, NH

Farshad Anvari Potomac, MD

Eric Goudie Montreal, QC, Canada

Africa F. Wallace Pittsburgh, PA

Douglas W. Long Laflin, PA

Juan G. Bastidas New Orleans, LA

Courtney A. Green Minneapolis, MN

Daniel Wendt Essen, Germany

Deborah L. LoweryAdams Houston, TX

Thurston M. Bauer Durham, NC

David G. Greenhouse New York, NY

David Bejar New York, NY

Michael S. Halbreiner Melville, NY

Edward J. Bergeron Berkley, MI

Katarzyna A. Hampton APO, AE

Mark Nelson Kettering, OH

Castigliano M. Bhamidipati Charlottesville, VA

Wael C. Hanna Montreal, QC, Canada

Kyle W. Yancey Indianapolis, IN

Pam Pelchy Goose Creek, SC

Sarah Billmeier Jamaica Plain, MA

Samuel J. Youssef Orange, CT

Sue Zanne Petersen Denison, TX

Muath Bishawi East Setauket, NY

Michael A. Hart Morristown, PA

ASSOCIATE

Kimberly M. Pryslak Great Meadows, NJ

Matthew J. Bott New York, NY

Zachary Hartman Denver, CO

Sidney Sanders Norcross, GA

Zachary Brewer Nashville, TN

Bren A. Heaton Brookfield, WI

Faridis Serrano Houston, TX

Pompilio S. Britto Salvador, BA, Brazil

Stanislav Henkin Swampscott, MA

Jemmy Thomas Elmont, NY

Kirk A. Caddell Portland, OR

Jeremy Herrmann Indianapolis, IN

Lynda J. Tobin Moorestown, NJ

Thomas Caranasos Morgantown, WV

Sophie C. Hofferberth Northcote, VIC, Australia

Hannah S. Whitney Vernon Hills, IL

Koen Cathenis Mariakerke, Belgium

Ali Ibrahimiye New York, NY

Kristine M. Wilson Kettering, OH

Andrei Churyla Pittsfield, MA

Alexander Iribarne Hasbrouck Heights, NJ

Paula J. Young Kalamazoo, MI

Hannah Copeland San Diego, CA

Kendra N. Iskander Boston, MA

Joseph Costa Yonkers, NY

PRE-CANDIDATE

Antonio Coppolino New York, NY

Ann J. Eubanks Mobile, AL

Aaron Abarbanell Zionsville, IN

Gogu Daniel Timisoara, Romania

Jitendra K. Jain Oakleigh East, VIC, Australia

Phillip R. Ferrell Kettering, OH

Corinne M. Aberle Kansas City, MO

Ankit Dhamija Fremont, CA

Robert Gianguzzi Fountain Hills, AZ

Muhammad Aftab Manhasset, NY

Isidore Dinga Madou Amherst, NY

Pamela D. Grant Lexington, KY

Johnathon M. Aho Chicago, IL

Julie W. Doberne Portland, OR

Emily C. Guderian Greenville, SC

Luis F. Alberton White Plains, NY

Michelle C. Ellis Portland, OR

Peter Juhos Dunajska Streda, Slovakia, Slovak Republic

Jessica Harvey-Taylor Elk Grove, CA

Farzad Amiri East Meadow, NY

James Fenton Royal Oak, MI

Puja Kachroo Los Angeles, CA

Jeffrey G. Jacot Houston, TX

Jatin Anand Miami, FL

Priya Gaiha Lexington, KY

Justin M. Karush Philadelphia, PA

Jason A. Williams Hillsborough, NC Valerie A. Williams Rochester, NY Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos Milwaukee, WI

Gretchen W. Arian Houston, TX Alan S. Armstrong Guilford, CT Kristina M. Baringer Oviedo, FL Ellina Beletsky Boston, MA Jennifer Bobbitt Pipe Creek, TX Lisa E. Bowers Richmond, VA Sharon Cole Bristol, TN

William J. Meadors Lexington, KY Christine Morrison Charlottesville, VA

Rachel Harrison Carrollton, TX

Arminder S. Jassar Phildelphia, PA Devang J. Joshi Royersford, PA Jeremy T. Jubach Berwick, PA

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Clinton D. Kemp Baltimore, MD

Dinh L. Nguyen Redlands, CA

Gary S. Schwartz New York, NY

Judson Williams Durham, NC

Hari Keshava Cleveland, OH

Kathryn L. O’Keefe Grand Rapids, MI

Kristen A. Sell Ann Arbor, MI

Jennifer M. Worth Omaha, NE

Zarrish Khan Dallas, TX

Sean E. O’Rourke New York, NY

Jennifer Serfin Williamsville, NY

Giorgio Zanotti Durham, NC

Soroosh Kiani Brookline, MA

Harper L. Padolsky Pittsburgh, PA

Elliot Servais New York, NY

Elena Ziarnik Northampton, MA

Thomas Klikovits Vienna, Austria

Peter Pak Bronx, NY

Andrew W. Shaffer Royal Oak, MI

Ryan C. Knoper Tucson, AZ

Hao Pan Tempe, AZ

Asad A. Shah Durham, NC

David Knorek Lancaster, NY

Gregory Pattakos Beachwood, OH

Mark Shapiro New York, NY

Damien LaPar Charlottesville, VA

Paul A. Perry Spartanburg, SC

Christian Shults Atlanta, GA

Antonio D. Lassaletta Somerville, MA

Tine E. Philipsen Edegem, Belgium

Jeremy J. Song Boston, MA

Joseph D. Phillips Chicago, IL

James E. Speicher Columbia, MO

Giovanni Piovesana Tiki Island, TX

Matthew E. Spotnitz New York, NY

Jarrod Predina Philadelphia, PA

John R. Spratt Charleston, SC

Ricardo Quarrie Hilliard, OH

Hamed Taheri Easton, PA

David N. Ranney Ann Arbor, MI

William A. Teeter New Orleans, LA

Michael P. Robich Boston, MA

Tom P. Theruvath Charleston, SC

Patrick D. Rudersdorf Long Beach, CA

Danielle M. Thesier Buffalo, NY

James M. Meza Ann Arbor, MI

Crispin J. Russell St. Johns, NL, Canada

Karen Walker Gainesville, FL

Nathan M. Mollberg Chicago, IL

Pamela P. Samson Cincinnati, OH

Hanghang Wang Hanover, NH

Christine M. Montesa La Jolla, CA

Randal Sanders Savannah, GA

Alison F. Ward New York, NY

Jason M. Long Chicago, IL Robert Lyons Gainesville, FL Erik Madden Los Angeles, CA Paresh P. Mane Andover, MA Lee Maniscalco Mobile, AL Richard S. Matulewicz Boston, MA Constantine D. Mavroudis Bratenahl, OH

DECEASED MEMBERS V. Paul Addonizo Robert M. Anderson Kitipan Arom Attila Arvay Gary S. Benton Thomas F. Boyd Robert G. Carlson John J. Collins, Jr Ramon A. Cukingnan William F. Dippel Byron N. Dooley Thomas M. Fulcher Brack G. Hattler Hani A. Hennein Oliver R. Hunt, Jr Wolf P. Kloevekorn Henry B. Larzelere Richard J. Lescoe Ralph J. Lewis Lawrence R. McBride William B. McCutcheon, Jr Ambrish P. Mathur John A. Meyer Sha Moallem Peter V. Moulder, Jr Benjamin G. Musser Wilford B. Neptune Bahman Parandian Roque Pifarre Theodore R. Sadler Thomas W. Shields Theodore Theodorides Thomas V. Thomas Reints Van der Woud Benson R. Wilcox

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