Funding research and education today to improve the ... · STS Research Award This award provides operational support of original research efforts by cardiothoracic surgeons who have

ANNUAL REPORT 2018

Funding research and education today to improve the practice of tomorrow.

INSIDEA Message from the President ....................... 3

TSF Awards Program .................................... 4

Research Committee ................................... 4

TSF Award Offerings ..................................... 5

Research Award Recipients ........................... 8

Education Award Recipients ......................... 11

Alley-Sheridan Scholarship Recipients ........... 14

Surgical Outreach Missions

Award Recipients ........................................ 15

Travel Award Recipients ............................... 17

Board of Directors ....................................... 18

Major Gifts Donor Honor Roll ....................... 19

Annual Donor Honor Roll .............................. 21

Tribute Gifts ............................................... 25

Make a Donation ....................................... 26

Mission

The Foundation’s mission is to “foster the development of surgeon scientists in cardiothoracic surgery; increasing knowledge and innovation to benefit patient care.”

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TSF AWARDS FUNDED

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Dear Colleagues, Patients, and Friends:

It has been my privilege to serve as The Thoracic Surgery Foundation’s President for the past 2 years. This time has afforded me the opportunity to learn and experience firsthand the generosity of the members of our specialty in supporting the Founda-tion’s research and education initiatives.

I am so grateful to you, our wonderful donors, who make everything we do possible. From exemplary patient care, to groundbreaking research, to educating the next generation of cardiothoracic surgery leaders, you are the heart and soul of all our endeavors.

2018 was a great year for The Thoracic Surgery Foundation. The Foundation’s established role as The Society of Thoracic Surgeon’s charitable arm has strengthened our fundraising potential and covered our administrative costs, enabling us to have a greater im-pact with our mission.

TSF is truly Your Foundation. Research grants, fellowships, and educational schol-arships from TSF represent all of our disciplines (cardiac, general thoracic, and congenital) and surgeons at all career stages. The Foundation’s awards have been instrumental in developing hundreds of young surgeons by providing the support needed for their career advancement. These awards also have been important stepping stones in furthering innovation in cardiothoracic surgery. I’m certain that under the leadership of TSF’s new President, Dr. Joseph Bavaria, the foundation will reach new heights.

If you have not given to the Foundation recently, I urge you to consider doing so now. And, if you generously donated in 2018, please consider another gift at this time. Let’s make 2019 TSF’s best year yet. You can click here or anywhere on the bottom of each page to make an online donation. Your generosity will help us ensure a bright future for surgeon-scientists and excellent care for our patients.

Thank you for your continued support of TSF.

Douglas E. Wood, MD, FRCSEd TSF President, 2017–2019

A Message from the President

I am so grateful to you, our wonderful donors, who make everything we do possible. From exemplary patient care, to groundbreaking research, to educating the next generation of cardiothoracic surgery leaders, you are the heart and soul of all our endeavors.

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The Thoracic Surgery Foundation’s mission is to provide better patient care through four main avenues—research, education, global outreach, and innovation. To ad-vance the field of cardiothoracic surgery and improve the care we give to patients in the future, we must conduct research to better understand cardiothoracic dis-ease, and we also must train the next generation of cardiothoracic surgeons and surgeon-scientists. The research grants provided by the TSF are meant specifically for this purpose.

The TSF is the literal foundation for our specialty. Giving to the Foundation will help support innovative, impactful research, which will help patient care in the future. It also will help support today’s trainees and young cardiothoracic surgeons who will be the leaders in the field in the future. Grants for these surgeons can be extremely important for launching their research careers. I know this firsthand.

In 2005, I was a grateful recipient of a TSF grant that was co-sponsored by the NIH. This helped me devel-op the research skills I needed to cultivate a research program focused on thoracic aortic disease and help launch my career. I can’t begin to imagine what I would be doing right now if I hadn’t received that initial grant. So, contributing to the Foundation, both in terms of lead-ership and in making donations, is an important way I can give back for everything that it has done for me.

It has been my pleasure and an honor to serve as the TSF Research Chair for the past 2 years. I wish to express my sincere thanks to the members of the Research Committee. This team of experts selflessly dedicated many long hours and tremendous effort to evaluate applications. Their thoughtful reviews and objective evaluations helped ensure that TSF resources would be used to support work with exceptional promise to advance the field and improve patient care.

Scott A. LeMaire, MD2018 TSF Research Chair

TSF Awards Program

It has been my pleasure and an honor to serve as the TSF Research Chair for the past 2 years. I wish to express my sincere thanks to the members of the Research Committee.

2018 CHAIRScott A. LeMaire, MD

2018 VICE CHAIRJuan A. Crestanello, MD

Pavan Atluri, MD Richard Battafarano, MD, PhD

James L. Donahue, MD Jessica S. Donington, MD

Pirooz Eghtesady, MD, PhD Farhood Farjah, MD Arnar Geirsson, MD

Thomas G. Gleason, MD Sunjay Kaushal, MD, PhD

Edward H. Kincaid, MD Paul M. Kirshbom, MD

Daniel Kreisel, MD, PhD Alexander S. Krupnick, MD

Christine L. Lau, MD Jules Lin, MD

Mark W. Onaitis, MD Kalpaj R. Parekh, MD

Mark Ruel, MD Brendon M. Stiles, MD

Elaine E. Tseng, MD Dennis A. Wigle, MD, PhD

2018 TSF RESEARCH

COMMITTEE

RESEARCH • EDUCATION • LEADERSHIP • SURGICAL OUTREACH



Research AwardsTSF Research Award This award provides operational support of original research efforts by cardiothoracic surgeons who have completed their formal training and who are seeking initial support and recognition for the research pro-gram. Awards of up to $40,000 per year for up to 2 years are granted to support the work of early career cardiothoracic surgeons (within 7 years of first faculty appointment at the time of application deadline).

STS Research Award This award provides operational support of original research efforts by cardiothoracic surgeons who have completed their formal training and who are seeking initial support and recognition for the research pro-gram. Awards of up to $40,000 per year for up to 2 years are granted to support the work of early career cardiothoracic surgeons (within 7 years of first faculty appointment at the time of application deadline). The STS Research Award designation is given to the high-est-ranking research application awarded by TSF based on merit as judged by a rigorous peer-review process.

Nina Starr Braunwald Research Award Nina Starr Braunwald, MD was the first woman to be certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS) and the first woman to perform open heart surgery. This award in her name provides operational support of original research efforts by women cardiac surgeons who have completed their formal training and who are seeking initial support and recognition for their research program. Awards of up to $40,000 per year for up to 2 years are made each year to support the work of early career women cardiac surgeons (within 5 years of first faculty appointment).

Nina Starr Braunwald Research Fellowship Award This award supports up to $30,000 per year for up to 2 years for a woman resident working in a cardiac sur-gical clinic or laboratory research program who has not yet completed cardiothoracic surgical training.

STSA Research Award This award provides operational support of original research efforts by cardiothoracic surgeons who have completed their formal training and who are seeking initial support and recognition for their research pro-gram. An award of up to $25,000 for 1 year will be granted to support the work of an early career cardio-thoracic surgeon (within 7 years of first faculty appoint-ment at the time of application deadline). Membership in the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA) is not required; however, applicants must meet STSA membership eligibility requirements.

TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award This award provides up to $30,000 per year for up to 2 years to support a research fellowship for a resident who has not yet completed cardiothoracic surgical training. During the fellowship, the resident will work in a cardiothoracic surgical clinical or laboratory research program. n

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Keith Naunheim, Scott LeMaire (Research Chair), Shanda Blackmon, and Douglas Wood



Robert L. Replogle Traveling Fellowship Award Robert L. Replogle, MD was a talented pediatric car-diac surgeon, as well as an educator, researcher, and national leader in cardiothoracic surgery. The purpose of the Replogle Fellowship is to facilitate the continuing education of deserving young faculty surgeons or res-idents committed to the treatment of congenital heart disease in neonates, infants, children, and adults. The award is intended for travel to another institution for the purpose of learning a novel technique, adapting inno-vative technology, and/or fostering collaboration among surgical investigators in order to further the progress of congenital heart surgery at the recipient’s home institu-tion. This award in Dr. Replogle’s name provides sup-port of up to $10,000 for up to 2 weeks for early career congenital heart surgeons who are within 7 years of ACGME-accredited congenital heart surgery fellowship completion (or its equivalent).

Sarns Terumo Perfusion Education Fellowship Award The purpose of the Sarns Terumo Perfusion Education Fellowship is to facilitate the continuing education of a deserving board-certified perfusionist who is commit-ted to expanding cardiovascular perfusion education and knowledge. This $10,000 award will support travel to another institution for the purpose of learning unique techniques, simulation approaches, and innovative technology to improve care for cardiothoracic surgery patients at the recipient’s home institution. n

Education AwardsCarolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award Carolyn E. Reed, MD was a cardiothoracic surgeon, ed-ucator, and successful researcher who died while still in her prime. She served as the first female Chair of ABTS and also was President of STSA and STS. This award in her name provides support of up to $10,000 for a clinically established woman general thoracic or cardiac surgeon, or woman resident in her last year of cardiothoracic surgery residency, to travel to another institution for the purpose of learning a new skill or technology.

Michael J. Davidson Fellowship Award Michael J. Davidson, MD was an outstanding cardio-thoracic surgeon and teacher who was murdered in January 2015 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. The tragedy profoundly affected the cardiotho-racic community and brought to light Dr. Davidson’s achievements in mastering sophisticated catheter skills and advocating for a future that would meld the cardi-ac catheterization lab with the operating theater. This award in his name provides annual support of $25,000 for a deserving young early career cardiothoracic sur-geon (within 7 years of first faculty appointment at the time of application deadline) committed to the vision of innovative and collaborative cardiovascular care that Dr. Davidson helped pioneer.

Levi Watkins Innovation and Leadership Development Scholarship Levi Watkins, MD was an accomplished cardiothorac-ic surgeon and social activist at The Johns Hopkins Medical Center who made medical history by working with innovative physicians and engineers to implant the first automated internal cardiac defibrillator in a human being. The Watkins Scholarship supports travel to a center of excellence for the purposes of acquiring clinical, translational, or leadership training to enhance skills and practice in an area of innovation or surgical significance. This award in Dr. Watkins’s name provides support of up to $5,000 for up to 2 weeks for cardio-thoracic surgeons who are within 7 years of first faculty appointment.

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Leadership AwardsAlley-Sheridan Scholarships Ralph D. Alley, MD was a Founder Member of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and served as its 1975–1976 President. David Sheridan was an inventor and close friend of Dr. Alley, who held more than 50 patents for innovations that have improved health care. Moved by his collaborator and friend’s commitment to cardio-thoracic surgery, Sheridan created the Alley-Sheridan Fund, which provides scholarships of $2,500 toward the cost of tuition to attend the Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at the Heller School of Public Policy and Management at Brandeis University. n

Surgical Outreach AwardsTSF International Cardiac Surgical Outreach Award TSF, through the generosity and philanthropy of the Edwards Lifesciences Foundation, offers support of up to $37,500 for qualified surgeons with proven track re-cords of volunteer experience conducting charity work for underserved regions/populations. Awards are de-signed to provide support for sustainable programs that educate, screen, and/or treat underserved populations to reduce the global burden of heart valve disease or support other programs that advance health care and address underserved populations.

TSF Travel Awards These awards of $1,000 provide cardiothoracic sur-geons who treat underserved patients and demonstrate a financial need with the opportunity to attend either the STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference or the STS Annual Meeting. Underserved people are those who have a health disparity as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and lack awareness of, or access to, medically appropriate health care. These scholarships are made possible by W.L. Gore & Associates.

TSF International Medical Volunteer Scholarship TSF, through the generosity and philanthropy of the Edwards Lifesciences Foundation, offers travel schol-arships of $2,500 for qualified cardiothoracic surgery residents and early career cardiothoracic surgeons (within 7 years of CT surgery residency completion) who wish to gain a global cardiothoracic surgery volunteer experience under the mentorship of experienced sur-geon volunteers. TSF International Medical Volunteer Scholars will have the opportunity to join a TSF International Cardiac Surgical Outreach Award mission trip team. n

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2018 TSF Award Offerings



“ The TSF research award enables

me to continue my research on

lung premalignancy and cancer

prevention. The funding will

make it possible to generate the

additional data and publications

required to successfully apply for

future grants on the path to

becoming an independent surgeon-

scientist. I could not be more

grateful for this incredible honor

and inspiring opportunity.”

“ My laboratory is studying the noninvasive diagnostic

potential of circulating transplant tissue-specific exosomes

in clinical heart transplantation. Thanks to the generous

support of the TSF, we have now successfully validated

detection and characterization of donor heart exosomes

from recipient circulation in heart transplant patients, and

preliminary data suggest that acute rejection leads to

time-specific changes in transplant tissue exosomes.”

“ It is a true privilege to receive this

prestigious award, and I would like

to thank the TSF for its support

and commitment in moving the field

forward. Our goal is to make an

important contribution in the field

of lung cancer screening.”

Prashanth Vallabhajosyula, MD University of Pennsylvania

STS Research Award, $80,000

Transplant Heart Exosome Profiling for Noninvasive Monitoring of Immunologic Rejection

Kei Suzuki, MD Boston University

TSF Research Award, $80,000

Utilization of Nasal Biomarkers as Screening Tools for Lung Cancer

Jane Yanagawa, MD University of California, Los Angeles

TSF Research Award, $80,000

Targeting SGLT2 in Human Lung Adenocarcinoma

Research Award Recipients




Paul C. Tang, MD, PhD University of Michigan

STSA Research Award, $25,000

Improving Donor Heart Function Following Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Innate Immune Inhibition Using Valproic Acid

Danielle Gottlieb-Sen, MD Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center/Children’s Hospital of New Orleans

Nina Starr Braunwald Research Award, $80,000

Defining Key Regulators of Aortic Valve Growth

“ Support from the STSA-TSF award greatly facilitated

an in-depth study of the genomic and transcriptomic

events that occur during the course of human donor

heart preservation. This funding also provided

important preliminary data on how valproic acid can

modify these molecular events and impact subsequent

ex-vivo heart perfusion.”

“ There are few specialties in American medicine in which early career research

is supported as well as cardiothoracic surgery, and TSF is a large part of the

reason why. As an early career congenital heart surgeon with early stage transla-

tional research, I have been so fortunate to gain support from the TSF. The Nina

Starr Braunwald Research Award has allowed me to generate preliminary data

to be competitive for further funding in the transition from fellowship to faculty.”


2018 TSF AWARDS FUNDING BY TYPEn Research $495,000 n Education $81,000 n Leadership $32,500 n Surgical Outreach Missions $250,000 n TSF Travel Awards $25,311 TOTAL $883,811

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Research Award Recipients“ I am deeply grateful for the gen-

erosity and support of TSF. This

award has made it possible for me

to engage in meaningful research to

address clinically important ques-

tions and to do so under exemplary

mentorship. It is an invaluable

experience for me towards building

a career as a surgeon-scientist in

the field of cardiothoracic surgery.”

“ It is a great honor to have been awarded the Nina Starr

Braunwald Fellowship grant. While the award provides

the resources vital to the continuation and expansion of

my research, the biggest impact of this fellowship is the

opportunity to tread on the same path once taken by

many of the pioneers in cardiothoracic surgery. To me,

the fellowship does not just represent support for science.

The award and its past recipients collectively represent the

limitless roles that women can play and the immeasurable

impact that women can make on the field of surgery when

given the opportunity and the mentorship.

The Nina Starr Braunwald fellowship serves as a daily

reminder and constant reassurance that in cardiothoracic

surgery, there is strong support for female trainees to

develop into successful surgeons, scientists, teachers,

and role models.”

Patpilai Kasinpila, MD Stanford University

Nina Starr Braunwald Research Fellowship Award, $60,000

Evaluation of Sustained Release Engineered Stromal Cell-Derived Factor 1-Alpha Analogue in InjectableHydrogels in Ovine Myocardial Infarction Model

“ I am honored and grateful to

receive this award from the TSF.

This funding has provided me an

unparalleled opportunity to perform

cutting-edge and high-quality

research exploring the use of lung

perfusion technology for the

treatment of lung metastases. It

has allowed me to pursue formal

training as a surgeon-scientist

and spearheaded my aspiring

career in this field.”

Ngoc-Quynh T. Chu, MD Brigham and Women’s Hospital

TSF Resident Research Award, $30,000

Immunomodulation of Tumor- Draining Lymph Nodes for the Prevention of Nodal Metastases in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Khaled T. Ramadan, MD University of Toronto

TSF Resident Research Award, $60,000

Photodynamic Therapy During In Vivo Lung Perfusion for Treatment ofLung Metastases



Education Award Recipients

“ The support of TSF made

it possible for me to have an

immersive experience with

interventional cardiologists,

cardiac imaging specialists,

and experts in MICS to

get additional training in

complex catheter-based

interventions, minimally

invasive and robotic-assisted

surgery, as well as advanced

imaging technology.”

James B. Edelman, MD Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto

Michael J. Davidson Fellowship, $25,000

Advanced Transcatheter Valve Surgery

Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos, MD, PhD Houston Methodist Hospital

Michael J. Davidson Fellowship, $25,000

TCT Training

“ It is an enormous privilege holding TSF Michael J. Davidson

Fellowship. The award has allowed me to become fully integrated

into the Structural Heart Team at MedStar Washington Hospital

Center. I have spent the year learning interventional techniques

with structural heart cardiologists and surgeons—initially the

basics of interventionalcardiology, including wire skills and

catheter selection; now placing transcatheter aortic valves

independently and also being exposed to mitral therapies and

new devices.

From a research perspective, I have been exposed to large

datasets from STS National Database, been involved in a

substudy of a major landmark TAVR trial, as well as utilized our

large local database. These studies will be presented at the major

meetings in 2019.”



“ This generous award from the TSF

will allow me to expand my thoracic

skills and build a well-rounded

esophageal practice. Incorporating

advanced endoscopic skills in both

benign and malignant diseases

offers patients the full spectrum of

care and helps to move the field

of thoracic surgery forward. This

award will also allow me to collabo-

rate with other surgeons and

expand research opportunities in

the area of esophageal disease.”

“ I am incredibly grateful to the TSF for its support.

This fellowship will lay the groundwork for a lifelong

collaboration which is committed to the continued

maturation of congenital cardiac surgery in Armenia.”

“ I am grateful to receive this award

and travel to The Oregon Clinic to

learn peroral endoscopic myotomy

(POEM) and other advanced

endoscopic techniques with Dr. Lee

Swanstrom. I am excited to be able

to offer more options to my patients

with esophageal disease.”

Harma K. Turbendian, MD Children’s Hospital Colorado

Robert L. Replogle Traveling Fellowship, $10,000

Congenital Cardiac Surgery in Armenia

Natalie Lui, MD Stanford University

Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship, $10,000

Advanced Endoscopic Techniques for Esophageal Disease at The Oregon Clinic

Stephanie G. Worrell, MD University of Michigan

Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship, $5,000

Advanced Endoscopic Skills




“ I am very grateful to the

TSF for providing me the

opportunity to delve deeper

into exploring how ex vivo

techniques and ECMO

can expand capabilities in

lung transplantation.”

David T. Cooke, MD UC Davis Medical Center

Levi Watkins Innovation and Leadership Development Scholarship, $5,000

Obtaining Leadership Skills to Manage Complex Academic Teams and Tools to Study and Develop Strategies to Diversify the Cardiothoracic Surgery Workforce: The Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery and the AAMC

“ Through TSF Levi Watkins Innovation and Leadership Development

Scholarship, I had wonderful professional development

experiences with the Association of American Medical Colleges

in Washington, DC, and Dr. Robert S.D. Higgins, Surgeon-in-

Chief at Johns Hopkins Medicine. These experiences improved

my understanding of the needs and best practices of a modern

academic medical system, as well as the challenges, complexities,

and rewarding experiences of leading a large surgery department.

I am forever grateful to the TSF for this unparalleled opportunity.”

Jeremiah W. Hayanga, MD West Virginia University

Levi Watkins Innovation and Leadership Development Scholarship, $5,000

Lung Transplantation, ECMO, and Ex Vivo Perfusion



Alley-Sheridan Scholarship Recipients Usman Ahmad, MDCleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH

Domenico Calcaterra, MD Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN

Dan W. Choi, MD The Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD

William A. Killinger Jr., MD WakeMed Health and Hospitals Raleigh, NC

Walter W. O’Hara Jr., MD Houston Methodist San Jacinto, TX

Arjun Pennathur, MD University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, PA

Harmik J. Soukiasian, MD Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA

Daniel G. Tang, MD Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA

Curtis J. Wozniak, MD David Grant Medical Center/ University of CaliforniaSan Francisco, CA


Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management, Brandeis University,

Class of 2018



NEPAL

MONGOLIA

NIGERIA

RWANDA

UGANDA

Pranava Sinha, MD Children’s National Medical Center Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda International Cardiac Surgical Outreach Award, $37,500

R. Morton “Chip” Bolman III, MD University of Vermont Increasing Access to Care for Valvular Heart Disease from Diagnostics to Post-Operative Care in Rwanda International Cardiac Surgical Outreach Award, $37,500

Craig H. Selzman, MD University of Utah Cardiothoracic Surgery Center for Global Surgery–Cardiothoracic Surgery Division in Mongolia International Cardiac Surgical Outreach Award, $37,500

Jeffrey D. McNeil, MD Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, PA VOOM Foundation Cardiac Surgery Project in Nigeria International Cardiac Surgical Outreach Award, $37,500

Frederick L. Grover, MD University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Enhancing Access to Care and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease in Nepal International Cardiac Surgical Outreach Award, $37,500

Surgical Outreach Missions Award Recipients

Supported by the generosity of:



NEPAL

RWANDA

KENYAPERU

Surgical Outreach Missions Award Recipients

Supported by the generosity of:

Aldo E. Rafael, MD Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas 5th Annual Salvando Corazones in Peru International Cardiac Surgical Outreach Award, $20,000

Kellianne C. Kleeman, MD University of Michigan Enhancing Access to Care and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease in Nepal International Medical Volunteer Scholarship Award, $2,500

Andrea M. Steely, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Increasing Access to Care for Valvular Heart Disease from Diagnostics to Post-Operative Care in Rwanda International Medical Volunteer Scholarship Award, $2,500

Lyle D. Joyce, MD, PhD Medical College of Wisconsin Tenwek Project/Kenya Bomet International Cardiac Surgical Outreach Award, $37,500



Jorge Israel Leyva-Villegas, MD Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Nestor J. Medeot, MD Cordoba, Argentina

Maria Andrea Medina, MD Bogota, Colombia

Diego Bernardo Ortega Zhindón, MD Mexico City, Mexico

Omar Alonso, MD Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Pablo Anibal Alterini, MD Entre Rios, Argentina

Cesar N. Benitez Pozo, MD Guayas, Ecuador

Norberto César Blanco, MD Buenos Aires, Argentina

2018 Travel Award Scholarship Recipients

Supported by the generosity of W.L. Gore & Associates, the

following attended the 2018 STS/EACTS Latin America

Cardiovascular Surgery Conference in Cartagena, Colombia:

Manuel Roque Cervetti, MD Buenos Aires, Argentina

Nestor Manuel Clusa, MD Buenos Aires, Argentina

Suheidys De La Hoz Dominguez Barranquilla, Colombia

Debora Klein Ferreira, MD Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Marcelo J. Figueroa, MD Cordoba, Argentina

Jesus Garcia Pinzas, MD Lima, Peru

Manuel Giraldo Grueso, MD Bogota, Colombia

Victor G. Gomez Saviñon, MD Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico

Juan Jose Gonzalez Villaseñor, MD Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Guillermo S. Gutierrez, MD Buenos Aires, Argentina

Reynaldo J. Jimenez, MD Chihuahua, Mexico

Leonardo Paim, MD Sao Paulo, Brazil

Juan Carlos Parra Mendoza, MD Buenos Aires, Argentina

Francisco Mauricio Rincón, MD Bogota, Colombia

Josías Caleb Ríos Ortega, MD Lima, Peru

Raquel Vega Hernandez, MD Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Andy W. Zevallos, MD Lima, Peru

STS/EACTS Award

Michael O. Kayatta, MD Emory University The David V Valve Sparing Aortic Root Re-placement Provides Equivalent Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Bicuspid and Trileaflet Aortic Valves.

Thanks to the generosity of Terumo CVS.



Board of DirectorsPRESIDENT Douglas E. Wood, MD, FRCSEd University of Washington Seattle, WA

VICE PRESIDENT Joseph E. Bavaria, MD University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA

SECRETARY Keith S. Naunheim, MD St. Louis University St. Louis, MO

TREASURER Shanda H. Blackmon, MD, MPH Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN

Mark S. Allen, MD Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN

David A. Fullerton, MD University of Colorado Aurora, CO

Robert S.D. Higgins, MD, MSHA The Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MD

Virginia R. Litle, MD Boston Medical Center Boston, MA

Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX

Joseph F. Sabik III, MD University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH

Vinod H. Thourani, MD MedStar Health Institute Washington, DC



PARTNERS $1,000,000+ American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) AATS Graham Foundation Baxter Eugene Braunwald, MD Datascope Corporation (MAQUET Cardiovascular) Edwards Lifesciences Foundation The David S. and Janet R. Sheridan Foundation The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) William J. von Liebig Foundation GRAND BENEFACTORS $500,000 to $999,999 Lazlo N. Tauber Charitable Foundation The Starr Foundation BENEFACTORS $100,000 to $499,999 American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACC) American College of Surgeons (ACS) Shanda H. Blackmon, MD, MPH* Cross-Jones Research & Education Fund Foundation for Advancement of Cardiac Therapies, Inc. Genentech, Inc. Richard A. Jonas, MD Douglas J. Mathisen, MD* Martin F. McKneally, MD Medtronic, Inc. Richard N. and Norma Sarns Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA) Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation St. Jude Medical, Inc.

PATRONS $50,000 to $99,999 Brigham & Women’s Hospital Bristol-Myers Squibb CHMC Surgical Foundation, Inc. Robert J. Cerfolio, MD Nancy D. Clark Ethicon Endo-Surgery The Heart & Lung Surgery Foundation LUNGevity Foundation Constantine Mavroudis, MD* Partners Healthcare (Massachusetts General Hospital) Richard N. Pierson III, MD The Robert W. Jamplis Charitable Trust Carol A. Replogle Sulzer Carbomedics, Inc. Synovis Surgical Innovations The Chantal and Tommy Bagwell Foundation, Inc. W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Robert B. Wallace, MD Western Thoracic Surgical Association (WTSA) SPONSORS $25,000 to $49,999 Acelity Carl L. Backer, MD* Manjit S. Bains, MD Lenox D. Baker, MD John R. Benfield, MD Lawrence I. Bonchek, MD Gerald D. Buckberg, MD John H. Calhoon, MD* Columbia University Rick A. Esposito, MD L. Penfield Faber, MD Mark K. Ferguson, MD Kristopher M. George, MD John W. Hammon Jr., MD Robert S.D. Higgins, MD* John Wiley & Sons Limited The Johns Hopkins University

Marvin M. Kirsh, MD Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, MD Virginia R. Litle, MD Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD George J. Magovern Jr., MD* Keith S. Naunheim, MD Northern Illinois Heart Institute G. Alexander Patterson, MD Richard L. Prager, MD Respironics Thomas G. Sharp, MD Alfred J. Tector, MD Betsey C. Urschel* The Windhover Foundation Kathryn Quadracci Flores, MD* Raja Flores, MD Douglas E. Wood, MD, FRCSEd James L. Zellner, MD LIFE MEMBERS $10,000 to $24,999 Abbott Laboratories David H. Adams, MD Arvind K. Agnihotri, MD Cary W. Akins, MD Edmund Pendleton Alexander, MD William C. Alford Jr., MD Mark S. Allen, MD* Nasser K. Altorki, MD* American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS) Abbas Ardehali, MD Atrium Medical Corporation W. Gerald Austen, MD Erle H. Austin III, MD Vinay Badhwar, MD William A. Baumgartner, MD* Joseph E. Bavaria, MD David P. Blake, MD Edward L. Bove, MD William T. Brinkman, MD Paul S. Brown Jr., MD John A. Burkholder, MD David B. Campbell, MD Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Inc. Andrea J. Carpenter, MD, PhD W. Randolph Chitwood Jr., MD

TSF IS GRATEFUL FOR ITS MOST GENEROUS DONORS WHO HAVE GIVEN $10,000 OR MORE CUMULATIVELY.

* Individual helped facilitate a donation from a third party

2018 Major Gifts Donor Honor Roll

“We must work collaboratively to support the TSF mission, to accomplish

the goals of supporting and nurturing the next generation of cardiovascular

and general thoracic surgeon-scientists. Your contributions will help to maintain

and support a sustainable future for generations of surgical scientists in the

field of cardiothoracic surgery.” —Robert S.D. Higgins, MD, MSHA



Cleveland Clinic John V. Conte, MD Coordinating Committee for Continuing Education Joseph S. Coselli, MD Delos M. Cosgrove, MD James L. Cox, MD Fred A. Crawford, MD Thomas A. D’Amico, MD Thomas E. Deal, MD Joseph A. Dearani, MD Harry J. DePan, MD Jessica S. Donington, MD Richard N. Edie, MD Elsevier Science, Inc. Richard M. Engelman, MD

G. Gilbert Johnston, MD David R. Jones, MD* Lyle D. Joyce, MD, PhD Joyce Foundation George C. Kaiser, MD Larry R. Kaiser, MD Kirk R. Kanter, MD Kealy Family Foundation Paul B. Kelly, MD Irving L. Kron, MD Hillel Laks, MD John J. Lamberti, MD Larry King Cardiac Foundation Richard Lee, MD Scott A. LeMaire, MD James M. Levett, MD Sidney Levitsky, MD Joseph LoCicero, MD Bruce W. Lytle, MD Michael J. Mack, MD James W. Mackenzie, MD Joren C. Madsen, MD Yousuf Mahomed, MD James R. Malm, MD Christopher T. Maloney, MD William T. Maloney James B.D. Mark, MD M. Blair Marshall, MD Mayo Clinic Patrick M. McCarthy, MD P. Michael McFadden, MD Joseph S. McLaughlin, MD Robert M. Mentzer, MD Walter H. Merrill, MD Lynda L. Mickleborough, MD Daniel L. Miller, MD D. Craig Miller, MD Joseph I. Miller Jr., MD Robert L. Mitchell, MD R. Scott Mitchell, MD New York Presbyterian Hospital Stanton P. Nolan, MD Northern Trust Company William C. Nugent, MD Gordon N. Olinger, MD Mark B. Orringer, MD Peter C. Pairolero, MD Grant Van Siclen Parr, MD Patricia Ann Penkoske, MD D. Glenn Pennington, MD Gosta B. Pettersson, MD Christian Pizarro, MD Edward J. Planz Jr., MD Marvin Pomerantz, MD Pratt Surgical Associates, Inc. John D. Puskas, MD* Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD Ronald R. Quinton, MD Michael J. Reardon, MD W. Steves Ring, MD Evelio Rodriguez, MD Eric A. Rose, MD

Jack A. Roth, MD Valerie W. Rusch, MD Joseph F. Sabik III, MD* Robert M. Sade, MD Frank W. Sellke, MD Baljit K. Sharma, MD Richard J. Shemin, MD Peter M. Sidell, MD Mark S. Slaughter, MD Craig R. Smith, MD Frank C. Spencer, MD Thomas L. Spray, MD Robert D. Stewart, MD Quentin R. Stiles, MD Valavanur A. Subramanian, MD Thoralf M. Sundt, MD Francis P. Sutter, DO James F. Symes, MD Stanley K.C. Tam, MD Christo I. Tchervenkov, MD David F. Torchiana, MD Alfredo Trento, MD Bernard L. Tucker, MD James S. Tweddell, MD University of Iowa University of Virginia USC Cardiothoracic Surgeons Gus J. Vlahakes, MD William Wallace, DOJennifer D. Walker, MD Henry L. Walters III, MD Andrew S. Wechsler, MD Winfield J. Wells, MD Paul H. Werner, MD James Miller Wilson, MD Women in Thoracic Surgery (WTS) J. Nilas Young, MD George L. Zorn Jr., MD

OF THE FOUNDATION’S OPERATING EXPENSES ARE COVERED BY STS

Anthony L. Estrera, MD James I. Fann, MD Edgar L. Feinberg II, MD Richard H. Feins, MD Victor Ferraris, MD Thomas J. Fogarty, MD William H. Frist, MD Thomas E. Gaines, MD Timothy J. Gardner, MD J. William Gaynor, MD Fernando Gil Glaxo Wellcome, Inc. Scott M. Goldman, MD L. Michael Graver, MD Frederick L. Grover, MD* Frank L. Hanley, MD Bradley J. Harlan, MD Alan Hartman, MD George L. Hicks Jr., MD Charles B. Huddleston, MD John S. Ikonomidis, MD, PhD Michel N. Ilbawi, MD O. Wayne Isom, MD Leigh I. Iverson, MD Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD Stuart W. Jamieson, MD





$100,000+ Edwards Lifesciences Foundation The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) $25,000+ Shanda H. Blackmon, MD, MPH* Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA) Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation The Chantal and Tommy Bagwell Foundation, Inc. W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $5,000 to $14,999 Carl L. Backer, MD* Manjit S. Bains, MD Robert J. Cerfolio, MD Rick A. Esposito, MD Mark K. Ferguson, MD James S. Gammie, MD Robert S.D. Higgins, MD, MSHA* Lillehei Family Foundation* Virginia R. Litle, MD Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD Christian Pizarro, MD Carol A. Replogle Securian Financial The Johns Hopkins University $2,000 to $4,999 Edmund Pendleton Alexander, MD Joseph E. Bavaria, MD Melanie A. Edwards, MD Anthony L. Estrera, MD Fidelity Charitable Kathryn Quadracci Flores, MD* G. Chad Hughes, MD* John Wiley & Sons Limited Karen M. Kim, MD Douglas J. Mathisen, MD Constantine Mavroudis, MD* Martin F. McKneally, MD Marc R. Moon, MD Keith S. Naunheim, MD G. Alexander Patterson, MD, FRCS(C)

Richard N. Pierson III, MD Anastasios C. Polimenakos, MD Richard L. Prager, MD Schwab Charitable The David S. and Janet R. Sheridan Foundation The Windhover Foundation Gregory D. Trachiotis, MD University of Iowa $1,000 to $1,999 James S. Allan, MD Erle H. Austin III, MD Emile Bacha, MD Vinay Badhwar, MD Baltimore Community Foundation Richard J. Battafarano, MD, PhD William A. Baumgartner, MD* Edward V. Bennett Jr., MD* Scott M. Bradley, MD John W. Brown, MD John H. Calhoon, MD Margarita Camacho, MD Alfred S. Casale, MD Richard S. D’Agostino, MD Joseph A. Dearani, MD Todd L. Demmy, MD Daniel H. Drake, MD James I. Fann, MD Gimmi Frederick L. Grover, MD* Zane T. Hammoud, MD John R. Handy, MD Lacy E. Harville III, MD Lauren C. Kane, MD Marvin M. Kirsh, MD Theodore C. Koutlas, MD Joseph S. Ladowski, MD* Michael Lanuti, MD Scott A. LeMaire, MD George J. Magovern Jr., MD Patrick M. McCarthy, MD Joseph I. Miller Jr., MD Daniel L. Miller, MD Yoshifumi Naka, MD, PhD Network for Good Wally and Nancy Olson T.V. Pechet Foundation John D. Puskas, MD* W. Steves Ring, MD Joseph F. Sabik III, MD Joseph B. Shrager, MD

Raymond L. Singer, MD UBS Financial Services Inc. Jennifer D. Walker, MD Joseph Woo, MD Douglas E. Wood, MD, FRCSEd Robert A. Wynbrandt, JD James L. Zellner, MD $1 to $999 Kelechi Abanobi, MD Ghulam Abbas, MD Abbas E. Abbas, MD Sunil Abrol, MD Kumari Adams, MD Robert M. Adamson, MD Alaa Y. Afifi, MD Umraan Ahmad, MD Usman Ahmad, MD Mohammed M. Al Aklabi, MD James D. Albert, MD Luis Fernando Alberton, MD Gabriel S. Aldea, MD Mark S. Allen, MD Bahaaldin Alsoufi, MD Shahriyour Andaz, MD Kristen K. Anderson Jared L. Antevil, MD Farshad Anvari, MD Lehab H. Araim, MD Michael Argenziano, MD John M. Armitage, MD Andrew T. Arndt, MD Amit Arora, MD Rakesh C. Arora, MD Elizabeth M. Ashworth, MD Marvin D. Atkins, MD Hugh G. Auchincloss, MD, MPH Nicholas V. Augelli, MD Anthony Azakie, MD Fouad M. Azoury, MD Frank A. Baciewicz Jr., MD Leah M. Backhus, MD Kourosh Baghelai, MD Peter Baik, DO Faisal G. Bakaeen, MD Craig J. Baker, MD Leora B. Balsam, MD Ko Bando, MD Tammy M. Baxter, MD Eric L. R. Bedard, MD Robert D. Bennett, MD Neil R. Bercow, MD

DONORS WHO HAVE GIVEN GIFTS OF ANY AMOUNT BETWEEN JANUARY 1 AND DECEMBER 31, 2018.

2018 TSF Annual Honor Roll

“I make my annual end-of-the-year contribution to TSF by donating stock.

It is my preferred method of giving because it provides me with an immediate

tax deduction and I avoid capital gains taxes. It’s easy, and I know the funds are

being put to good use.” —Virginia R. Litle, MD




Alvise F. Bernabei, MD Ramin E. Beygui, MD Dinesh Bhaskaran, MD Scott Billman Robert S. Binford, MD Mark I. Block, MD Matthew G. Blum, MD Natalie Boden, MBA Daniel J. Boffa, MD Linda J. Bogar, MD Adam Bograd, MD Marineh Bojalian, MD R. Morton Bolman III, MD Narongsak G. Boonswang, MD Robert S. Boova, MD Jeffrey F. Boskind, MD Frank W. Bowen, MD Donnell K. Bowen, MD* Mary J. Boylan, MD Edward M. Boyle Jr., MD Kevin M. Brady, MD

Larry J. Cardoza, MD Normand R. Caron, MD Andrea J. Carpenter, MD, PhD Yvonne M. Carter, MD Russell A. Carter, MD Richard G. Cartledge, MD DuyKhanh P. Ceppa, MD Edward Y. H. Chan, MD Albert S. Chang, MD Andrew Chang, MD Liberato Chapa, MD Steven F. Chapman, MD Edgar G. Chedrawy, MD, FRCSC Aaron M. Cheng, MD Gary W. Chmielewski, MD Chun W. Choi, MD Tom N. & Kim Chute Jeanne H. Cleveland, MD Joseph C. Cleveland Jr., MD Arthur C. Coffey, MD Modesto J. Colon, MD Yolonda L. Colson, MD George M. Comas, MD Noel L. Concepcion, MD John V. Conte, MD Vincent R. Conti, MD* Chris C. Cook, MD Matthew M. Cooper, MD Jack G. Copeland, MD Hannah Copeland, MD Lorraine D. Cornwell, MD Carlos H. Corral, MD Joel S. Corvera, MD John M. Craig, MD Fred A. Crawford, MD Juan A. Crestanello, MD Lawrence R. Crist, DO Duane S. Crosland Patricia J. Cullen Diane L. Curlee Maria E. Currie, MD Heather M. Currier, MD Robert J. Cusimano, MD Robert J. Dabal, MD Reza R. Dabir, MD Harry J. D’Agostino, MD Sevak H. Darbinian, MD Gail E. Darling, MD Ronda Darling Elizabeth A. David, MD James E. Davies Jr., MD Jonathan D’Cunha, MD, PhD Marc De Perrot, MD Abelardo DeAnda Jr., MD Daniel T. DeArmond, MD Kristopher B. Deatrick, MD Louann J. Debbaut Malcolm M. DeCamp, MD Gregory K. Dedinsky, MD Kristi E. Delfun-Peterson Walter F. DeNino, MD Chadrick E. Denlinger, MD Scot W. Denmark, MD

Nimesh Desai, MD Claude Deschamps, MD Eric J. Devaney, MD Diane P. DeWall Luis A. Dibos, MD George M. Dimeling David J. Dodd, MD Dean M. Donahue, MD James M. Donahue, MD James M. Douglas Jr., MD Mark B. Douthit, MD Robert D. Dowling, MD Francis X. Downey III, MD Victor S. Dreicer, MD Gansevoort H. Dunnington, MD James R. Edgerton, MD Steven B. Eisenberg, MD Peter I. Ellman, MD Tod C. Engelhardt, MD John W. Entwistle, MD Michael J. Eppinger, MD Cherie P. Erkmen, MD Farhood Farjah, MD Emily A. Farkas, MD Paul W. Fedak, MD, PhD Edgar L. Feinberg, MD Francis D. Ferdinand, MD Felix G. Fernandez, MD Hiran C. Fernando, MD R. C. Stewart Finney, MD Michael Fiocco, MD Thomas J. Fogarty, MD Theodore L. Folkerth, MD Joseph M. Forbess, MD Seth D. Force, MD Renata B. Ford, MD David A. Fosdick, MD Robert A. Frank, MD Eric Frechette, MD Richard K. Freeman, MD Shinichi Fukuhara, MD David A. Fullerton, MD Satoshi Furukawa, MD Thomas E. Gaines, MD Henning Gaissert, MD John A. Galat, MD Aubrey C. Galloway, MD Sidharta P. Gangadharan, MD Guangqiang Gao, MD H. Edward Garrett Jr., MD Richard N. Gates, MD Nicole M. Geissen, DO Francisco J. Gensini, MD Marc W. Gerdisch, MD Steven J. Gerndt, MD Cheryl K. Gerth Suresh C. Ghosh, MD Barry Gibney, DO Jeffrey B. Gibson, MD Vanessa R. Gibson, MD Donald M. Gibson, MD William D. Gieseke, MD Leonard N. Girardi, MD Thomas G. Gleason, MD

Alyce L. Brekke Ross M. Bremner, MD Charles R. Bridges, MD Lewis W. Britton III, MD Eric H. Bronstein, MD Paul S. Brown Jr., MD William M. Brown, MD James M. Brown, MD Roosevelt Bryant, MD Anthony D. Caffarelli, MD Maureen Cahill William T. Caine, MD Amy Campbell Jeffrey S. Cane, MD David J. Caparrelli, MD Marcelo G. Cardarelli, MD, MPH

$1,466,804$1,465,129

$1,517,970$880,422

2015 2016 2017 2018

▲ TOTAL ANNUAL REVENUE



Jason P. Glotzbach, MD J. M. Godlewski Adalberto C. Gonzalez, MD Patricia H. Graf Gary Randall Green, MD Christopher E. Greenleaf Joseph A. Greenlee, MD Stephanie Adler Greenstein Igor D. Gregoric, MD John F. Grehan, MD John G. Grieco, MD Patrick K. Griffith, MD Sean C. Grondin, MD Kendra J. Grubb, MD Mateo V. Guanzon, MD Myles S. Guber, MD Julian Guitron, MD Kristine J. Guleserian, MD Alfredo F. Gurmendi, MD Robert A. Gustafson, MD T. Sloane Guy, MD Amy E. Hackmann, MD Benjamin E. Haithcock, MD Michael E. Halkos, MD Walter H. Halloran, MD James M. Hammel, MD John W. Hammon Jr., MD Baron L. Hammon, MD Ziad G. Hanhan, MD Michael D. Harostock, MD James E. Harrell, MD Steven D. Harrington, MD Phillips B. Harrington, MD Katherine B. Harrington, MD Richard L. Harvey, MD Kazuhiro Hashimoto, MD Rian M. Hasson Charles, MD David Haybron, MD Harold D. Head, MD J. Robert Headrick, MD Susan M. Hecker, MD Mohir H. Hedeshian, MD David A. Heimansohn, MD Christine Herman, MD Juan J. Hernandez- Maldonado, MD Cynthia S. Herrington, MD Richard J. Heuer, MD Richard Y. Highbloom, MD Rich and Jodi Hill Benjamin Hirsch, MD Jennifer C. Hirsch-Romano, MD, MS Daniel D. Holloway, MD Charles W. Hoopes, MD Colleen M. Howard Frederick M. Howden, MD Harold R. Howe Jr., MD Mark W. Huang, MD Steven Huerd, MD Lynn C. Huffman, MD Dawn S. Hui, MD S. Adil Husain, MD Brannon R. Hyde, MD

Mark D. Iannettoni, MD Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD Frederic Jacques, MD Timothy W. James, MD Michael E. Jessen, MD G. Kimble Jett, MD Tracy Johnson Richard A. Jonas, MD Robert E. Jones, MD Michael R. Junker Forrest L. Junod, MD Stefan S. Kachala, MD Larry R. Kaiser, MD Thomas K. Kalmbach, MD Louis T. Kanda, MD Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD Kirk R. Kanter, MD Hratch L. Karamanoukian, MD Tara B. Karamlou, MD Sylwia Karpinski, MD Shreekanth V. Karwande, MD Mark R. Katlic, MD Christos A. Katsigiannis, MD Andrew J. Kaufman, MD James R. Kauten, MD W. Brent Keeling, MD Mary H. Keenan Robert J. Keenan, MD Priscilla S. Kennedy, CFRE Michael S. Kent, MD Amie J. Kent, MD Paul Kerr, DO Kenneth A. Kesler, MD John Kessinger, MD Eric J. Keyser, MD Kamal G. Khalil, MD Junaid H. Khan, MD Ahmad A. Khan, MD Bob B. Kiaii, MD Teresa M. Kieser, MD, PhD Ahmet Kilic, MD Samuel S. Kim, MD Jong D. Kim, MD Victor B. Kim, MD Robert C. Kincade, MD R. Christopher King, MD Nathan Kister, MD William C. Kitchens, MD Clifford M. Kitten, MD Robert R. Klingman, MD Charles T. Klodell, MD Peter A. Knight, MD Brian E. Kogon, MD Robert Kohler Leslie Kohman, MD Jaromir Kohout, MD Srinivas Kolla, MD Svetlana Kotova, MD Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, MD Peter C. Kouretas, MD, PhD Benjamin D. Kozower, MD Robert S. Kramer, MD Seth Krantz, MD Pankaj Kulshrestha, MD

Stephen K. Kwan, MD Stephen La Mendola Brian Lace, MD Sanjiv Lakhanpal, MD Shelley C. Lall, MD Tuan T. Lam, MD Jason J. Lamb, MD John J. Lamberti, MD Rodney J. Landreneau, MD Thomas J. Langdon, MD Damien J. LaPar, MD Craig R. Larson, DO Antonio D. Lassaletta, MD Adrian L. Lata, MD Omar M. Lattouf, MD, PhD Michael J. Lazar, MD Martin LeBoutillier III, MD Jacqueline J. Lee, MD Timothy J. Lehmann, MD Juan M. Lehoux, MD Bernard J. Leininger, MD Gerald M. Lemole, MD Karen Leonard* Karen Leonard Family Charitable Fund Steven R. Leonard, MD Bradley G. Leshnower, MD George V. Letsou, MD Melissa M. Levack, MD Dale R. Levy, MD Steven A. Leyland, MD Kira Lillehei John C. Lin, MD Shu S. Lin, MD Michael J. Liptay, MD David C. Liu, MD Kevin W. Lobdell, MD Andrew J. Lodge, MD Vassyl A. Lonchyna, MD Brian E. Louie, MD Donald E. Low, MD Joseph G. Lugo, MD Natalie Lui, MD James D. Luketich, MD Frank J. Lutrin, MD Bruce W. Lytle, MD Doris M. Macdonald Steven K. Macheers, MD James C. MacMillan, MD Michael P. Macris, MD Michael M. Madani, MD Ronson Madathil, MD Mitchell J. Magee, MD Andrew Maitland, MD S. Chris Malaisrie, MD David Malave, MD Chris E. Malone, MD Eddie W. Manning, MD Robert J. March, MD Daniel Marelli, MD John G. Markley, MD Steven W. Marra, MD Lois M. Marrinan Arthur T. Martella, MD


“I donate to the Foundation because I know all of the funds go directly to

support research. These research recipients are the future leaders of the

cardiothoracic surgery specialty.” —Joseph E. Bavaria, MD



Jeremiah T. Martin, MD David E. Martin, MD Carlo Martinez Torres, MD Muhammad Faraz Masood, MD Saqib Masroor, MD Mario Matos-Cruz, MD David Mauchley, MD Daniel P. McCarthy, MD Joseph M. McClain, MD Kenneth R. McCurry, MD Donna McDonald Edwin C. McGee Jr., MD John M. McKinney, MD Robert L. McKowen, MD Joseph S. McLaughlin, MD James G. McPherson, MD Walter H. Merrill, MD HelenMari Merritt Genore, DO Michael F. Meurer, MD Mark J. Meyer, MD Bryan F. Meyers, MD Shari L. Meyerson, MD Robert E. Michler, MD Rita C. Milewski, MD Federico Milla, MD Dennis & Carol Miller D. Craig Miller, MD Robert L. Miller, MD Sarah Z. Minasyan, MD Rodrigo M. Miranda, MD Hamid Mohammadzadeh, MD Nahush A. Mokadam, MD Daniela Molena, MD Ezequiel J. Molina, MD Thomas A. Molloy, MD Christian L. Moncrief, MD Michael C. Monge, MD Victor O. Morell, MD Jacob R. Moremen, MD Jean E. Morin, MD Paul T. Morris, MD Christopher R. Morse, MD Alexander H. Moskovitz, MD Noboru Motomura, MD Xavier R. Mousset, MD David S. Mulder, MD Charles R. Mulligan, MD Nabil A. Munfakh, MD Mudiwa Munyikwa, MD Charles E. Murphy, MD Terry W. Myrick, MD Richard J. Myung, MD John P. Nabagiez, MD Cesar Nahas, MD Farzad Najam, MD Vince J. Nardy, MD Basil S. Nasir, MD Jennifer S. Nelson, MD Karen C. Nelson, DO David W. Nelson, MD Soumya R. Neravetla, MD Robert G. Netzley, MD Tom C. Nguyen, MD

Tuan Nguyen-Duy, MD Ardelle F. Nicoloff L. Wiley Nifong, MD Todd E. Nixon, MD Michael T. Nolen, MD Ken Novitzki Mary C. O’Brien James E. O’Brien Jr., MD Leeann Oczak David D. Odell, MD William D. Ogden, MD Bassam O. Omari, MD Jose G. O’Neill, MD Mark B. Orringer, MD Mark A. Osevala, MD John D. Oswalt, MD Michael T. Oszczakiewicz, MD Maral Ouzounian, MD, PhD David M. Overman, MD Jay D. Pal, MD, PhD Anthony L. Panos, MD Timothy L. Pansegrau, MD Gaetano Paone, MD Soon J. Park, MD Bernard J. Park, MD Patrick E. Parrino, MD Alden M. Parsons, MD Lawrence J. Pass, MD Cary S. Passik, MD Himanshu J. Patel, MD David A. Patterson, MD Peter M. Pavlina, MD Mike Pellegrin Steven Pelletier Marc P. Pelletier, MD Matthias Peltz, MD Sarah J. Pereira, MD Lester C. Permut, MD Yaron Perry, MD Steven M. Peterson, MD Brian L. Pettiford, MD Joseph D. Philips, MD Allan Pickens, MD Giovanni Piovesana, MD Konstadinos A. Plestis, MD Mark D. Plunkett, MD Nancy C. Poirier, MD Thomas R. Pollard, MD Samuel B. Pollock, MD Ahmad Poostizadeh, MD Vladimir A. Porhanov, MD Timothy J. Powell, MD Jerry W. Pratt, MD Eric R. Presser, MD Ourania A. Preventza, MD Andrew L. Pruitt, MD Nancy G. Puckett Varun Puri, MD Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD Arshad Quadri, MD Xingyi Que, MD Cid S. Quintana, MD David G. Rabkin, MD Goya V. Raikar, MD


Edward P. Raines, MD Siva Raja, MD, PhD Denis P. Raleigh, MD Basel Ramlawi, MD M. Paul Randhawa, MD Vivek Rao, MD Dennis J. Rassias, MD Timothy J. Reberg Ramachandra C. Reddy, MD Clyde Ray Redmond, MD T. Brett Reece, MD Jeffrey B. Rich, MD Daniel E. Rinewalt, MD Robert J. Rizzo, MD Michael J. Roach, MD Harold G. Roberts, MD Michael P. Robich, MD Evelio Rodriguez, MD Roberto Rodriguez, MD Simone Rommel Luis J. Rosado-Lopez, MD Frank M. Rosell, MD Eric E. Roselli, MD Todd K. Rosengart, MD Laki J. Rousou, MD Maksim Rovensky, DO Nathalie Roy, MD Fraser D. Rubens, MD Patrick D. Rudersdorf, MD Marc Ruel, MD, MPH Crispin J. Russell, MD Mark J. Russo, MD William H. Ryan III, MD Adib H. Sabbagh, MD Robert M. Sade, MD Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar, MD Edward Y. Sako, MD* Renee Salchert Kathleen Salzer Sanjay A. Samy, MD Mark E. Sand, MD Peter D. Scalia, MD Timothy M. Scanlan Scanlan International James R. Scharff, MD Scott A. Scheinin, MD Stefano Schena, MD Colin Schieman, MD Joseph D. Schmoker, MD Gilbert R. Schorlemmer, MD David S. Schrump, MD Jane L. Schwabe, MD Thomas A. Schwann, MD Steven S. Scott, MD Andrew J.E. Seely, MD Paul E. Seifert, MD Baldev S. Sekhon, MD Lynn Seto, MD Suvro S. Sett, MD David M. Shahian, MD Jay G. Shake, MD Vikas Sharma, MD Subhadra Shashidharan, MD Larry L. Shears, MD

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TRIBUTE GIFTSIn Honor of 2018Harvey Bender, MD Shanda H. Blackmon, MD, MPH Frederick L. Grover, MD Robert Guyton, MD Danny Muehlschlegel Keith S. Naunheim, MD Maria, Penelope, and Eva Polimenakos Veronica Rouse Burton Smith Robert B. Wallace, MD Douglas E. Wood, MD, FRCSEd

In Memory of 2018Lawrence H. Cohn, MD Michael J. Davidson, MD Malcom Faux Thomas Bruce Ferguson, MD Hermes C. Grillo, MD George Nick Lanuti Gordon Murray, MD Daniel Pizarro Carolyn E. Reed, MD Robert L. Replogle, MD Brigid Ann Scanlan Eiynck Burton Smith J. Kent Trinkle, MD Harold Urschel, MD Clifford Van Meter Muriel T. Yang

Tribute gifts received January 1, 2018– December 31, 2018

Ryan C. Shelstad, MD Paul M. Shen, MD Kathryn L. Shepherd David D. Shersher, MD John T. Sherwood, MD James H. Shoptaw, MD

Timothy W. Swain, MD Wilson Y. Szeto, MD Cyril E. Tabe, MD Shinichi Takamoto, MD Manabu Takebe, MD Frank L. Tamru, MD Taylor Tang, MD Paul C. Tang, MD James J. Taylor, DO Hassan A. Tetteh, MD Charlie Thedieck Neil Thomas Donald D. Thomas II, MD Arthur N. Thomas, MD Jess L. Thompson, MD Norman W. Thoms, MD Vinod H. Thourani, MD John S. Thurber, MD Michael Z. Tong, MD Betty C. Tong, MD Reid W. Tribble, MD Andrew C. Tsen, MD J. Michael Tuchek, DO David B. Tuckerman, PhD* Alexandra Tuluca, MD Thomas C. Tung, MD Harma K. Turbendian, MD Joseph W. Turek, MD, PhD University of Colorado Denver Eric Vallieres, MD Glen S. Van Arsdell, MD Paul E. Van Schil, MD Peter Van Trigt III, MD David W. Vanhooser, MD Thomas D. Vanover Ara Vaporciyan, MD Panos N. Vardas, MD Thomas K. Varghese Jr., MD Julio C. Vasquez, MD Sheel K. Vatsia, MD Mikhail Vaynblat, MD Ramesh S. Veeragandham, MD Conrad M. Vial, MD Wickii T. Vigneswaran, MD Jaime F. Villarreal, MD Rochus K. Voeller, MD Salim M. Walji, MD Michael J. Walker, MD Jason M. Wallen, MD Peter A. Walts, MD Fady S. Wanna, MD Daniel J. Waters, MD Thomas J. Watson, MD Benjamin Wei, MD Benny Weksler, MD Benjamin M. Westbrook, MD David C. White, MD Bryan A. Whitson, MD, PhD Richard I. Whyte, MD Robert G. Wiencek Jr., MD Julio E. Williams, MD Marcus G. Williams, MD

Robert L. Wilson, MD Barry L. Winton, MD Alexander Wohler, MD Bradley A. Wolf, MD Andrea S. Wolf, MD J. Alan Wolfe, MD Curtis J. Wozniak, MD Philip W. Wright, MD Cameron D. Wright, MD Jane Yanagawa, MD Roh Yanagida, MD, PhD Stephen C. Yang, MD Leora T. Yarboro, MD Courtney Yohe, MPP Pyongsoo D. Yoon, MD Samuel J. Youssef, MD Colleen E. Zastrow Kenton J. Zehr, MD Michael Zhadkevich, MD Robert F. Zink, MD


A. Laurie W. Shroyer, PhD Dominique Shum-Tim, MD Ming-Sing Si, MD W. Ford Simpson, MD Mark A. Sinning, MD Mini Sivadasan, MD Lynne A. Skaryak, MD J. Michael Smith, MD Mary C. Smith, MD Ronald D. Smith Jr., MD Charles H. Smith, MD Iva A. Smolens, MD John M. Snider, MD Marc Snir, MD Lee Solomon Jonathan Somers, MD Joshua R. Sonett, MD James C. Spann, MD Jason S. Sperling, MD David Spielvogel, MD Alan J. Spotnitz, MD Bryan P. Stanifer, MD Dennis J. Stapleton, MD Joanne P. Starr, MD Christos I. Stavropoulos, MD William Stein, MD David R. Stern, MD Randy M. Stevens, MD Anup Sud, MD Hon Chi Suen, MD Jennifer L. Sullivan, MD William A. Sullivan Ibrahim Sultan, MD R. Sudhir Sundaresan, MD Marc S. Sussman, MD

Left to right: Virginia Litle, Keith Naunheim, John Calhoon, Joe Bavaria, Shanda Blackmon, Juan Crestanello, Priscilla Kennedy,

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