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Funding Research and Education Today to Improve the Practice of Tomorrow
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Annual Report
2008
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2The History and Philosophy of TSFRE:The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education (TSFRE) was established in 1991by the four leading thoracic surgery societies: the American Association for Thoracic Surgery(AATS), the oldest national thoracic organization; the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), the largest national thoracic organization; the Southern Thoracic Surgical Associationand the Western Thoracic Surgical Association. Representatives from eachof these organizations serve on the TSFRE Board of Directors and eachorganization provides annual financial support to TSFRE. The TSFRErepresents all of thoracic surgery in the United States and its research andeducation initiatives support the broad spectrum of thoracic surgery.
The Mission of the TSFRE is Two Fold:Increase knowledge and improve the care of patients with thoracic disease To nurture the development of the surgeon-scientist
The specialty and TSFRE remain committed to research, recognizing that it is today’s researchthat is the practice of tomorrow. Without the thousands of research hours and millions of dollars,new surgical techniques and today’s miracle drugs would remain undiscovered. Hundreds ofthousands of lives would be adversely affected.
Thoracic surgeons, indeed all surgeons, face a changing health care system. TSFRE recognizesthat education plays a vital role in the future of our specialty. Thus, TSFRE has developed newinitiatives that will support thoracic surgeons in acquiring the transdisciplinary skills necessary for success in the years and decades ahead, developing new training programs that will utilizesimulation activities for thoracic surgery and creating an emphasis on patient safety within the specialty.
The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education (TSFRE) is the focal point forresearch and education programs and projects within cardiothoracic surgery. TSFRE insures thatresearch and education, the foundations for progress within the medical specialty, remain at theforefront and that innovative, new endeavors receive the support and commitment necessary toadvance thoracic surgery in future years.
TSFRE supports research and education initiatives to increase knowledge
and enhance treatment of patients with thoracic diseases; develop the skills
of thoracic surgeons as surgeon-scientists and health policy leaders;
and strengthen society’s understanding and trust in the profession.
ThoracicSurgeryF
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inside:TSFRE History & Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
2008 Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Research
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Research Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Education
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Education Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Financial
Financial Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Why Give to TSFRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Donor Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
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2008 Board of Directors
Michael J. Mack, M.D., PresidentCT Surgery Associates of North Texas, Dallas, TX
Edward D. Verrier, M.D., Vice PresidentUniversity of Washington, Seattle, WA
Thomas A. D’Amico, M.D., SecretaryDuke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Alec Patterson, M.D., TreasurerWashington University. Saint Louis, MO
Lawrence H. Cohn, M.D., Past PresidentBrigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr, M.D.East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, NC
Fred A. Crawford, Jr., M.D.Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
John H. Calhoon, M.D.University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Richard H. Feins, M.D.University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Robert A. Guyton, M.D.Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Larry R. Kaiser, M.D.University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
James K. Kirklin, M.D.University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Douglas J. Mathisen, M.D.Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Joseph I. Miller, Jr., M.D.Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA
Craig R. Smith, M.D.Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Daniel J. Ullyot, M.D.Hillsborough, CA
TSFRE
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery
The Society ofThoracic Surgeons
The Southern ThoracicSurgical Association
The Western ThoracicSurgical Association
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President’s Message
Our patients don’t follow the details of our research. They don’t discussunexpected breakthroughs or technical setbacks. They are not alwaysaware of how changes in health care policies impact research fundingand lab time. Nonetheless, the advances we make in thoracic surgerytouch each and every one of them. New surgical techniques andpotent new drugs improve patient health and extend patient lives.
That is an outcome everyone can understand, and it’s the one that hascontinued to push TSFRE forward since its inception in 1991.
The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education was founded by the four majorthoracic surgery organizations: American Association for Thoracic Surgery, The Society of ThoracicSurgeons, The Southern Thoracic Surgical Association and the Western Thoracic SurgicalAssociation. As it was 16 years ago, the Foundation’s mission is to support research and educationin thoracic surgery.
The Foundation, however, has not only maintained its positionas a leading supporter of research and education, it has alsoexpanded its reach. The Foundation in the past few years hasestablished a comprehensive development program, improved itspublic policy training opportunities for surgeons and partneredwith other Foundations such as the LUNGevity Foundation toimprove support for research training.
Perhaps most importantly, the Foundation has chosen to play a leading role in changing the current training paradigm for thoracic surgeons by becoming a founding organization of theJoint Council on Thoracic Surgery Education (JCTSE). Along with the American Association forThoracic Surgery (AATS), the American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS) and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), TSFRE has committed its resources to support and empower theJCTSE to overhaul the current thoracic surgery training program and coordinate all thoracic surgery education in the United States.
I hope that you continue your support of today’s research so we can serve our patients with evenbetter techniques and technology tomorrow. I urge each of you who have not given to theFoundation in the past to do so now, and if you have given generously in the past I ask that youconsider another gift at this time. Such generosity will help us insure a bright future for young surgical scientists and excellent care for our patients.
Thank you.
Michael J. Mack, M.D.President,Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education
TSFRE: TurningToday’s Research Into Tomorrow’s Patient Care
T h o r a c i c S u r g e r y F o u n d a t i o n
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The Nina Starr Braunwald Career DevelopmentAward is a very generous research award. Receiptof this award has contributed significantly to myability to continue to pursue research effortswhile concurrently practicing as a pediatric cardiac surgeon. The training in cardiac surgeryand pediatric cardiac surgery is long, and often-times, one moves during various phases of thetraining process. Such moves and instability canmake it difficult to continue productive research andcan make it particularly difficult to be competitivefor NIH funding when one finally begins theirpractice after training.
This award has allowed us to resume work on a project which is high risk but which could significantly change the way that we perform transplantation. We are approaching toleranceinduction through a novel method in which we utilize the potential of an individual’s ownhematopoietic stem cells for self/non-selfdetermination as the guiding principle. Not onlyhas this award allowed us to resume work on this project, it has allowed us to support a research fellow and medical student in theirefforts, elements that are crucial to our goal oftraining future generations.
Kimberly L. Gandy, M.D., Ph.D.Medical College of Wisconsin
2008 Research Committee
David R. Jones, M.D., ChairUniversity of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
James S. Allan, M.D.Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Emile A. Bacha, M.D.Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Frederick Y. Chen, M.D.Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Yolanda L. Colson, M.D.Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Kenneth R. McCurry, M.D.University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Marc R. Moon, M.D.Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Richard G. Ohye, M.D.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Mark B. Ratcliffe, M.D.University of California, San Francisco, CA
Bruce R. Rosengard, M.D.Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Thoralf M. Sundt, M.D.Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Patricia A. Thistlethwaite, M.D.University of California, San Diego, CA
Y. Joseph Woo, M.D.Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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In January of 2008, the Research Committee met to review 57 applications. Each major subspecialty area—congenital heart disease, adult acquired surgery, thoracic oncology and thoracic transplantation—was well represented. The proposals varied widely in scientific focus, ranging from transplantation immunology and molecular oncology to biomechanicsand tissue engineering. There was also a healthy mix of mechanical, translational and clinical science. Most importantly, all of these proposals addressed issues important to improving care for our thoracic surgical patients.
The Committee’s work includes providing constructive criticism for each applicant. We strongly believe that this feedback will help young residents and faculty to submit ever more polished applications, and thus compete more effectively in traditional venues for increasingly scarce research funds. The committee is acutely aware that academic departments can no longer depend on diverting professional revenues to support research. Lack of this traditional bridge or seed funding enhances the need for fundraising to make it possible for TSFRE to increase the amount of individual awards, particularly to young faculty.
Despite the grinding pressures and financial uncertainties we all face in our clinical practices, the breadth and high quality of the TSFRE supported research effort reflects a strong commitment to fundamental and clinical thoracic surgical investigation. This vital basis for the future evolution of our specialty remains healthy and vibrant, thanks to your participation.
TSFRE R e s e a r c h
Not only has the Nina Starr BraunwaldAward allowed us to resume work on this project, it hasallowed us to support a research fellow and medicalstudent in their efforts, elements that are crucial to ourgoal of training future generations.
Kimberly L. Gandy, M.D., Ph.D.,Medical College of Wisconsin
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2008 TSFRE Research Award Recipients
LUNGevity Foundation/TSFRE Award in Lung CancerResearch provides support of up to $35,000 a year for up to 2 years for surgical residents who have not yet completed cardiothoracic surgical training.
Jane Yanagawa, M.D.University of California, Los Angeles“The Role of Snail in the Regulation of the Invasive Phenotype in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer”
TSFRE Research Grants provide operational support of original research efforts by cardiothoracic surgeons who havecompleted their formal training, and who are seeking initialsupport and recognition for their research program. Awards ofup to $30,000 a year for up to 2 years are made each year tosupport the work of an early-career cardiothoracic surgeon(within 5 years of first faculty appointment).
Juan A. Crestanello, M.D.Ohio State University “Post Conditioning, Free Oxygen Radical Generation and Mitochondrial Function”
Gorav Ailawadi, M.D.University of Virginia“The Effects of IL-1 Beta on Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype during Experimental Aortic Aneurysm Formation”
Nina Starr Braunwald Award provides a biennial award of $110,000 for two years to support the research career development of a woman cardiac surgeon who holds a full-timefaculty appointment and who is within 10 years of completionof thoracic surgery residency.
Kimberly L. Gandy, M.D., Ph.D.Medical College of Wisconsin“The Use of Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Tolerance Induction for Organ Transplantation”
Nina Starr BraunwaldAwardThe Nina Starr Braunwald Award provides abiennial award of $110,000 for two years tosupport the research career development of awoman cardiac surgeon who holds a full-timefaculty appointment and who is within ten yearsof completion of thoracic surgery residency.Nina Starr Braunwald was the first woman to be certified by the American Board of ThoracicSurgery. Throughout her professional life, Dr.Braunwald was an active academic surgeon inall aspects—clinical, surgery, teaching andresearch. She was closely associated witheducation, first at the National Heart Institute,then at the University of California at San Diegoand finally at Harvard Medical School. EugeneBraunwald, MD and his family, friends and colleagues have established the Nina StarrBraunwald Fellowship Award in memory of his wife. The Nina Starr Braunwald Fund is dedicated exclusively to career developmentawards for young women in academiccardiac surgery.
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Research Awards
Since its inception, TSFRE has awarded and administeredover $7 million in research grants, fellowships and careerdevelopment awards for thoracic surgeons. Awards are madeafter a rigorous examination of applications by the TSFREResearch Committee, composed of outstanding research surgeon-scientists.
TSFRE/Edwards Lifesciences New and Emerging Technology FellowshipThis award will provide support of up to $30,000 per yearfor each fellow to allow for travel, temporary relocation and training costs associated with the program. Thereshould be one identified center where the Fellow will spendapproximately 3 months learning new and emergingtechnology and skills. The Fellow will be asked to identify anindividual at that center who will act as his/her sponsor andassist in planning the course of study at the host institution.
Research Fellowship AwardsSupport of up to $35,000 per year for up to two years forsurgical residents who have not yet completed cardiothoracicsurgical training.
Research GrantsOperational support of original research efforts bycardiothoracic surgeons who have completed their formaltraining and who are seeking initial support and recognitionfor their research program. Awards of up to $30,000 a yearfor up to two years are made each year to support the work
of an early-career cardiothoracic surgeon (within five years of first faculty appointment).
Career Development AwardsSalary support of up to $50,000 a year for up to two years for applicants who have completed their residencytraining and who wish to pursue investigative careers in cardiothoracic surgery.
Nina Starr Braunwald Career Development AwardsProvides a biennial award of $110,000 for two years to support the research career development of a womancardiac surgeon who holds a full-time faculty appointmentand who is within ten years of completion of thoracic surgery residency.
TSFRE has formed valuable partnerships with the NationalHeart, Lung and Blood Institute and the National CancerInstitute to offer K08 and K23 awards. Through this partnership, the Foundation is able to increase the dollarsavailable to support cardiothoracic research.
National Heart, Lung and Blood InstituteK08 and K23 AwardsSupport to outstanding clinician research scientists who arecommitted to a career in cardiothoracic surgery research andhave the potential to develop into independent investigators.The award is $150,000 per year ($75,000 from TSFRE and$75,000 from NHLBI) plus $25,000 indirect support fromNHLBI and supports a three, four or five year period of didactic training and supervised research experience.
National Cancer InstituteK08 and K23 AwardsProvides support to outstanding clinically trained professionalswho are committed to a career in laboratory or field-basedresearch and have the potential to develop into independentinvestigators. The award is $150,000 per year ($75,000 fromTSFRE and $75,000 from NCI) plus $30,000 indirect supportfrom the NCI and supports a five year period of supervisedresearch that integrates didactic studies with laboratory or clinically-based research.
Simulation in Thoracic Surgery EducationA Visioning Simulation Conference was held in April 2007 to provide a forum for leaders in thoracic surgery and invitedsimulation experts to discuss our shared vision for developmentand use of simulation in education and certification. TheFoundation believes that cardiothoracic surgery is an ideal specialty to demonstrate and evaluate the use of advanced simulation and other innovative approaches to quality andsafety as a model for other highly technical medical specialties.The outcome of this forum has resulted in a new educationalgrant offered by the Foundation.
Simulation GrantsThe TSFRE Education Committee requests proposals for grants to support the demonstration study for the application of simulation in thoracic surgery education. The TSFRE Boardof Directors has approved $100,000 for funding of all 2008Simulation Grants and award amounts are not specified but willdepend on the number and quality of applications received withrealistic budgetary justification.
TSFRE R e s e a r c h
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TSFRE E d u c a t i o n
Overview
The specialty of cardiothoracic surgery has always been defined by two inseparable attributes:the capacity to imagine a future that others cannot see; and a determination to discover and implement the knowledge and practical skills necessary to make that new future acommonplace reality. These attributes are pertinent to understanding the work of the TSFREEducation Committee.
The dissemination of new knowledge about cardiothoracic medicine and providing surgeonswith the capability to implement this new knowledge and skills is a critical element to theprogress of our specialty. TSFRE enables surgeons to constantly refine and improve their skillsas physicians, surgeons and leaders in medicine.
The Foundation offers a variety of educational programming. Most notably, the Health PolicyLeadership Program offered in partnership with Brandeis University. This initiative provides acomprehensive, weeklong program that focuses on the changing nature of the nation’s healthcare system, its management and how physicians can impact that system.
2008 was a year of many educational accomplishments for the
Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education
12 Alley-Sheridan Scholars attended the Health Policy and Leadership program offered at Brandeis University. This program has had a profound impact upon the hundreds of surgeons who have attended and gained invaluable insight into the publicpolicy process of the US health care system.
The Foundation continued its support of the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association with a contribution of $50,000 in 2008. These unrestricted funds were granted in response to the TSDA’s urgent request to financially support its current programs and its continued efforts to develop core curriculums that will emphasize the significant
challenges facing today’s residents.
The Foundation is the focal point for research and education programs and
projects within cardiothoracic surgery.
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2008 Education Committee
Ajay Carpenter, M.D., ChairUT Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
Nora L. Burgess, M.D.Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Marcelo G. Cardarelli, M.D.University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Yolanda L. Colson, M.D.Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Leslie J. Kohman, M.D.SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Raj B. Lal, M.D.Oak Brook, IL
M. Blair Marshall, M.D.Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC
Alfredo Rego, M.D., Ph.D.South Florida Heart & Lung Institute, Aventura, FL
Thomas Schwann, M.D.St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, OH
Thoralf M. Sundt, M.D.Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Ross M. Ungerleider, M.D.Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Stephen C. Yang, M.D.Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Baltimore, MD
2008 Alley-Sheridan Award Winner
It was an honor to be a recipient of the Alley-Sheridan Scholarship to attend the BrandeisUniversity Health Policy and Leadership Programin June, 2008. I have learned that health care is more than what meets the eye in the clinicalsetting. Clinical skills are just the tip of the iceberg in providing an excellent service. Adepartment/medical center has to developoperational and management skills of its staff as well in order to stand out from the rest.Health economics is another area clinician-leaders must master and keep abreast with theever-changing landscape.
This 1-week course gave an excellent overviewof the above. It certainly inspires one toseriously consider taking up a more substantialcourse such as the MBA in Healthcare.
Last but not least, I thank TSFRE for the opportunity to attend this course.
Oon Ooi MB, BCh, BAO, MMedNational University HospitalSingapore
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2008 Alley-Sheridan Award Winners
Duke Cameron, M.D.Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Alan Casson MB, ChB, MScRoyal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Steven Bolling, M.D.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Edgar Chedrawy BSc, BScMed, M.D., MScUniversity of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Ronald Knight, M.D.St. Joseph Medical Center, Kirkland, WA
Robert Lancey, M.D.Bassett healthcare, Cooperstown, NY
Akinwumi Ogunrombi, MBBSObafemi Awolowo University, Osun State, Nigeria
Oon Ooi MB, BCh, BAO, MMedNational University Hospital, Singapore
Ramachandra Reddy, M.D.Mt Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Sanjeev Sharma, M.D.University Hospitals, Middleburg Heights, OH
David Vanhooser, M.D.Integris Bass Baptist Health Center, Enid, OK
Marian Zembala, M.D.Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland
2007 Alley-Sheridan Award Winner
The Health Policy and Leadership Program at BrandeisUniversity was very useful to me personally as well as professionally. The program provided me with the impetus to actively seek areas where I can be involved with the nexusof public policy and clinical surgery. I did, in fact, come awaywith more questions than answers, but those questions werethe sort that have prompted me to search for solutions with the people who are in positions to make some of thesechanges. When I returned from Brandeis University, I spoke at length with Robert Roswell (previous Undersecretary forVA Affairs who is now a Dean at the University of Oklahoma)and he agreed to utilize me in some of the quality programsthat are being considered in the state. I have contacted ourstate Epidemiologist, Mike Crutcher, and volunteered to assisthim in any way that I can with some of the issues surroundingquality in surgical care and he has assured me that there areareas that I can provide some help in.
I have also contacted one of our state legislators about how I can help with a second try at Oklahoma State Torts reform—he has also assured me that he will take me up on thisoffer when they return to session. All of these people weresurprised to be contacted by me and seemed to be atsomething of a loss for what to do with someone who wasoffering assistance and input without a secondary agenda.
I feel that the program was very valuable and I am immenselygrateful to the Foundation for the opportunity to go. I would not have been able to afford to go had I had to pay for theentire course.
Again, thank you for your support and for making this program available.
Very Respectfully,
Timothy Trotter, M.D.University of OklahomaHealth Science Center
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TSFRE E d u c a t i o n
In 2008, TSFRE offered partial scholarships to twelve attendees of the Brandeis University,Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Executive Leadership Program in HealthPolicy and Management Course. This intensive one-week program trains clinical leaders inhealth care policy and management. It aims to provide health care professionals with the skills essential to creating innovative and sustainable solutions to improve the quality, costeffectiveness and efficiency of health care delivery.
The program includes sessions offering the latest in national and state health policy, along with business theories and frameworks adapted to the challenges of health care management. Program curriculum and content is developed under the guidance of Stuart Altman, PhD, Dean of the Heller School and Sol C. Chaikin Professor of National Health Policy.
The Foundation, however,has not only maintained itsposition as a leading supporter
of research and education, it has also expandedits reach. The Foundation in the past few yearshas established a comprehensive developmentprogram, improved its public policy trainingopportunities for surgeons and partneredwith other Foundations such as theLUNGevity Foundation to improvesupport for research training.
Michael Mack, MDPresidentTSFRE
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TSFRE F i n a n c i a l O v e r v i e w
Statement of Financial PositionAs of June 30, 2008
Total Current Assets $ 5,969,652
Total Non-Current Assets 1,493,976
Total Assets $ 7,463,628
Total Current Liabilities $ 1,137,500
Total Non-Current Liabilities 2,561,268
Total Liabilities $ 3,698,768
Unrestricted Net Assets $ 2,173,542
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets 1,591,318
Total Net Assets $ 3,764,860
Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 7,463,628
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Expenditures for the Year Ended June 30, 2008
Research $967,500Education $126,498Administrative $341,372
Revenues for the Year Ended June 30, 2008*
Surgeon Contributions $137,939Society, Corporate, & Foundation Contributions $470,419Major Gifts $90,000
*Amounts reflected on a cash basis of accounting
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Why Give to TSFRE?
The combination of research and new technology, which go hand-in-hand,have advanced the capabilities of thoracic surgeons dramatically over the pasttwo decades. Today, thoracic surgeons can very successfully treat diseases andmedical conditions that were a short time ago deemed untreatable. Thefinancial resources that made these advances possible were most often largeprivate organizations or federal agencies. Within our specialty clinical worksupported the bulk of research.
Our changing health care environment and radical transformation withinindustry have, quite frankly, diminished those traditional sources of funds.Research and training opportunities for young, talented surgeon-scientistshave been sharply curtailed.
The specialty and the TSFRE remain committed to research, recognizing thatit is today’s research that is the practice of tomorrow. Without the thousands
of research hours and millions of dollars, new surgical techniques and today’smiracle drugs would remain undiscovered. Hundreds of thousands of lives would
be adversely affected.
The results of thoracic research ultimately reduce the toll of thoracic diseases anddefects. Given the pervasiveness of cardiovascular diseases and lung cancer, today’s
research has the potential to improve millions of lives tomorrow. The TSFRE’s partner-ships with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the National Cancer
Institute are critically important initiatives to further our knowledge and capabilities againstthese diseases, while strongly supporting very talented surgeon-scientists within the specialty.
Further, thoracic surgeons, indeed all surgeons, face a changing health care system.The TSFRE recognizes that education plays a vital role in the future of our specialty.Thus, the TSFRE will continue to support thoracic surgeons in acquiring thetransdisciplinary skills necessary for success in the years and decades ahead, developnew training programs that will utilize simulation activities for thoracic surgery, andcreate an emphasis on patient safety within the specialty. The TSFRE will alsoremain active in assuring that thoracic surgeons continue to develop the skills necessary to remain in the forefront as health care policy leaders.
The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education is an organizationthat will continue to steer the future of thoracic surgery through the sponsorship ofsurgical research and the education of surgeons in health care policy. TSFRE is yourfoundation for the future; by supporting TSFRE you are investing in the future ofour specialty now.
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Giving Opportunities:
Because TSFRE is a charitable organization with IRS 201 (c)3classification, your gift to TSFRE qualifies as a tax deduction. Forsome, an outright gift of cash, securities or other property is the bestmeans of contributing. Other giving options are outlined as follows:
Gifts of CashA gift of cash is the simplest method of giving. It is not subject to gift or estate taxes. You may be able to deduct the gift amount from your taxable gross income.
Gifts of Securities or Real EstateA tax-wise gift of stock or real estate can provide generous support for the Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education.Almost any type of real property—a personal residence, a farm, a vacation home, a commercial building or a parcel of land—can constitute a gift. Gifts of securities or real estate are tax deductible and free of capital gains tax.
Life Income GiftsPerhaps you would like to make a significant gift to TSFRE right now but believe that you cannot because you need the income your assets earn. If so, you may want to consider a “life income gift.” A life income gift allows you to donate, yet retain life income for yourself and another, if you wish. These gifts frequently increase your income, save income tax, capital gains and estate tax and alsobenefit the Foundation.
BequestsYou may wish to make a gift to TSFRE by utilizing one of the easiest, most frequently used methods—a bequest in your Will. Tax laws favor bequests, and consequently, they are an excellent way to provide support. If you would like to make a pledge or receive more information about giving to TSFRE, please complete and return the form included in this report, visit www.tsfre.org or call theExecutive Director of the Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Researchand Education at 978-927-8330.
DONATIONS CAN ALSO BE MADE ONLINE AT WWW.TSFRE.ORG
* This information is not intended as specific legal or tax advice.Consult an attorney when planning for gift and estate giving. State and federal laws, which govern wills and contracts vary and are subject to change.
Over the past 16 years the Thoracic SurgeryFoundation for Research and Education hasbeen the recipient of considerable generosityfrom the thoracic surgery community.TSFRE is especially grateful to theLUNGevity Foundation for Lung CancerResearch for its willingness to joint fund theLUNGevity Foundation/TSFRE Award inLung Cancer Research.
Through a partnership with the LUNGevityFoundation, the Foundation is able to coordinate the joint funding of a researchgrant that focuses on lung cancer researchand provides support of up to $35,000 ayear for up to 2 years for surgical residentswho have not yet completed cardiothoracicsurgical training. It is these types of jointventures that help increase the Foundation’sefforts to fund worthy research projects.
The 2008 recipient of the LUNGevityFoundation/TSFRE Award in Lung CancerResearch is Jane Yanagawa, M.D. of theUniversity of California, Los Angeles forher project entitled: “The Role of Snail in the Regulation of the Invasive Phenotype inNon-Small Cell Lung Cancer”.
Funds at Work
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PartnersGifts of $1,000,000 or more cumulatively
American Association for Thoracic Surgery Eugene S. Braunwald M.D.Datascope Corporation Edwards Lifesciences David S. Sheridan The William J. von Liebig Foundation
Grand BenefactorsGifts of $500,000 to $999,999 cumulatively
Lazlo N. Tauber Charitable Foundation, Inc. The Graham Foundation The Society of Thoracic Surgeons The Starr Foundation
BenefactorsGifts of $100,000 to $499,999 cumulatively
Frederick Cross, M.D. The Cross-Jones Research &
Education Fund Foundation for Advancement
of Cardiac Therapies, Inc. Genentech, Inc. Richard D. Jones, Ph.D. Dr. & Mrs. Martin F. McKneally Medtronic, Inc. St. Jude Medical, Inc.
PatronsGifts of $50,000 to $99,999 cumulatively
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company CHMC Cardiovascular Surgical Foundation Richard E. Clark, M.D. Roy H. Clauss, M.D. Lawrence H. Cohn M.D.Ethicon, Inc. W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The Heart & Lung Surgery Foundation Robert W. Jamplis Charitable Trust Jack M. Matloff M.D.Dr. & Mrs. W. Gerald Rainer Southern Thoracic Surgical Association Sulzer Carbomedics, Inc. Synovis Life Technologies Robert B. Wallace M.D.The Western Thoracic Surgical Association
SponsorsGifts of $25,000 to $49,999 cumulatively
Lenox D. Baker M.D.Dr. & Mrs. John H. Bell John R. Benfield M.D.Lawrence I. Bonchek M.D.Columbia University, Department ofCardiothoracic Surgery
Coordinating Committee for Continuing Education in Thoracic Surgery
A. Robert Cordell M.D.Joseph S. Coselli M.D.Delos M. Cosgrove M.D.James L. Cox M.D.Fred A. Crawford Jr., M.D.Harry J. DePan M.D.Dr. & Mrs. James DeWeese Richard N. Edie M.D.Robert G. Ellison M.D.Elsevier Science, Ind. Dr. & Mrs. Richard M. Engleman L. Penfield Faber M.D.Thomas B. Ferguson M.D.Victor A. Ferraris M.D.Thomas J. Fogarty M.D.Gregory P. Fontana M.D.Richard G. Fosburg M.D.Dr. & Mrs. William H. Frist Timothy J. Gardner M.D.J. William Gaynor M.D.Farid Gharagozloo M.D.Glaxo Wellcome, Inc. Scott M. Goldman M.D.L. Michael Graver M.D.Frederick L. Grover M.D.John W. Hammon Jr, M.D.Frank L. Hanley M.D.Bradley J. Harlan M.D.Alan Hartman M.D.Hovald K. Helseth M.D.Dr. & Mrs. George L. Hicks, Jr. Alan D. Hilgenberg M.D.Charles B. Huddleston M.D.O. Wayne Isom M.D.Leigh I. Iverson M.D.Jeffrey P. Jacobs M.D.Stuart W. Jamieson M.D.Gilbert Johnston M.D.The Joyce Foundation Lyle D. Joyce M.D.George C. Kaiser M.D.P.V. Kamat M.D.Kirk R. Kanter M.D.The Kealy Family Foundation Paul B. Kelly Jr M.D.A. Hassan Khazei M.D.Shukri F. Khuri M.D.The Larry King Cardiac Foundation
Edgar L. Feinberg II, M.D. Dr. Kathryn Quadracci Flores
& Dr. Raja M. Flores J. William Gaynor M.D.Richard A. Jonas M.D.Harold V. Liddle M.D.George J. Magovern M.D.Mary C. Mancini M.D.Massachusetts General Hospital,
Department of Thoracic Surgery Constantine Mavroudis M.D.Northern Illinois Heart Institute Respironics, Inc. David B. Skinner M.D.Alfred J. Tector M.D.Dr. & Mrs. Harold C. Urschel, Jr. James M. Wilson M.D.James L. Zellner M.D.
Heritage SocietyMembers have made provisions for an estate gift
John R. Benfield M.D.Eugene Braunwald M.D.Richard E. Clark M.D.Vincent R. Conti M.D.David R. Fullerton M.D.Dr. & Mrs. Robert W. Jamplis Dr. & Mrs. Martin F. McKneally Dr. & Mrs. W. Gerald Rainer David S. Sheridan Dr. & Mrs. Harold C. Urschel, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Wallace James M. Wilson M.D.
Life MembersGifts of $10,000 to $24,999 cumulatively
Abbott Laboratories Fund David Adams Arvind K. Agnihotri M.D.Cary W. Akins M.D.William Alford Jr M.D.The American Board of Thoracic Surgery Richard P. Anderson M.D.Atrium Medical Corporation W. Gerald Austen M.D.Dr. & Mrs. Carl L. Backer Hendrick B. Barner M.D.William A. Baumgartner M.D.Joseph E. Bavaria M.D.David P. Blake M.D.Edward L. Bove M.D.Gerald D. Buckberg M.D.John Burkholder M.D.David B. Campbell M.D.Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons, Inc. Robert J. Cerfolio M.D.Dr. & Mrs. W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr. John V. Conte M.D.Vincent R. Conti M.D.Denton A. Cooley M.D.
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Marvin M. Kirsh M.D.Nicholas T. Kouchoukos M.D.Irving L. Kron M.D.Hillel Laks M.D.John J. Lamberti M.D.James M. Levett M.D.Sidney Levitsky M.D.Ralph J. Lewis M.D.George G. Lindesmith M.D.Joseph LoCicero III M.D.LUNGevity Foundation Bruce W. Lytle M.D.Thomas E. MacGillivray M.D.James W. Mackenzie M.D.Joren C. Madsen M.D.James R. Malm M.D.Christopher T. Maloney M.D.William T. Maloney Dr. & Mrs. James B. D. Mark Douglas J. Mathisen M.D.P. Michael McFadden M.D.Joseph S. McLaughlin M.D.Roger B. Mee M.D.Robert M. Mentzer Jr., M.D.Bertrand W. Meyer M.D.Lynda L. Mickleborough M.D.D. Craig Miller M.D.Joseph I. Miller Jr M.D.Gregory A. Misbach M.D.Robert L. Mitchell M.D.Steve Mourning FAHPGordon F. Murray M.D.John L. Myers M.D.
Dr. & Mrs. Peter M. Sidell Mark Slaughter M.D.Herbert E. Sloan M.D.Frank C. Spencer M.D.Thomas L. Spray M.D.Quentin R. Stiles M.D.Valavanur A. Subramanian M.D.Thoralf M. Sundt M.D.Fran Sutter James F. Symes M.D.Stanley K. C. Tam M.D.Christo I. Tchervenkov M.D.Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
at University of Virginia David F. Torchiana M.D.Gregory D. Trachiotis M.D.Bernard L. Tucker M.D.Donald A. Turney James S. Tweddell M.D.U.S.C. Cardiothoracic Surgeons University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Vascutek, Ltd., a Terumo Company Gus J. Vlahakes M.D.John A. Waldhausen M.D.
Hassan Najafi M.D.Stanton P. Nolan M.D.The Northern Trust Company William C. Nugent M.D.John L. Ochsner M.D.Gordon N. Olinger M.D.Mark B. Orringer M.D.Peter C. Pairolero M.D.Grant V. S. Parr M.D.Alec Patterson M.D.Patricia A. Penkoske M.D.D. Glenn Pennington M.D.Dr. & Mrs. Gosta B. Pettersson Dr. & Mrs. Richard N. Pierson, III Edward J. Planz Jr, M.D.Marvin Pomerantz M.D.Richard L. Prager M.D.Pratt Surgical Associates, Inc. Walter Purcell Joe B. Putnam M.D.Ronald R. Quinton M.D.Michael J. Reardon M.D.Stancel M. Riley Jr., M.D.W. Steves Ring M.D.Eric A. Rose M.D.Jack A. Roth M.D.Valerie W. Rusch M.D.Robert M. Sade M.D.Francis L. Shannon M.D.Frank W. Sellke M.D.Baljit K. Sharma M.D.Thomas G. Sharp M.D.Richard J. Shemin M.D.
TSFRE ensures that research andeducation, the foundations for progresswithin the medical specialty, remain at the forefront and that innovative,new endeavors receive the support and
commitment necessary toadvance thoracic surgery in future years.
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Jennifer D. Walker M.D.William Wallace Henry L. Walters III, M.D.Andrew S. Wechsler M.D.Benson R. Wilcox M.D.George L. Zorn Jr., M.D.Women in Thoracic Surgery
New Century SocietySumma Cum LaudaGifts of $5,000 to $9,999
E. Pendleton Alexander M.D.Leonard L. Bailey M.D.Joseph E. Bavaria M.D.B. Eugene Berry M.D.William R. Berry M.D.Jeanelle R. Beskin R. Morton Bolman III, M.D.Edward L. Bove M.D.Frederick Bowman Jr M.D.John H. Calhoon M.D.Byung-Chul Chang M.D.CIMIT John V. Conte M.D.
David C. Sabiston Jr M.D.Robert M. Sade M.D.William S. Stoney M.D.Henry L. Walters III, M.D.Winfield J. Wells M.D.Paul H. Werner M.D.Douglas E. Wood M.D.
New Century SocietyMagna Cum LaudeGifts of $2,500 to $4,999
Lishan Aklog M.D.Mark S. Allen M.D.Seth Bekoe M.D.A. J. Carpenter M.D., PhDRobbin G. Cohen M.D.,M.M.MBenedict D. T. Daly M.D.Davis C. Drinkwater Jr, M.D.Aubrey C. Galloway Jr., M.D.Forrest L. Junod M.D.Mary C. Mancini M.D.Roger C. Millar M.D.R. Scott Mitchell M.D.Eduardo Otero Coto M.D.
Willard M. Daggett M.D.Thomas M. Daniel M.D.Tirone E. David M.D.Verdi J. DiSesa M.D.Kathryn Quadracci Flores M.D.Anthony P. Furnary M.D.Otto Gago M.D.Thomas E. Gaines M.D.Joseph J. Garamella M.D.William A. Gay Jr., M.D.Marshall D. Goldin M.D.Alden H. Harken M.D.Michel N. Ilbawi M.D.Jeffrey P. Jacobs M.D.Larry R. Kaiser M.D.Leslie J. Kohman M.D.Alex G. Little M.D.Michael J. Mack M.D.Yousuf Mahomed M.D.Patrick M. McCarthy M.D.Richard B. McElvein M.D.Walter H. Merrill M.D.Keith S. Naunheim M.D.Carolyn E. Reed M.D.Bruce A. Reitz M.D.George J. Reul Jr M.D.
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TSFRE is your foundation for the future; by supporting TSFRE you are investing in the future of our specialty now.
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Frederick B. Parker Jr., M.D.Robert T. Reichman M.D.Robert L. Replogle M.D.Edward B. Savage M.D.William D. Spotnitz M.D.Scott J. Swanson M.D.John C. Wain Jr., M.D.Kenneth G. Warner M.D.J. Nilas Young M.D.
New Century SocietyCum LaudeGifts of $1,000 to $2,499
Margaret D. Allen M.D.Abbas Ardehali M.D.Emile A. Bacha MDJohn W. Brown M.D.George E. Cimochowski M.D.Joel D. Cooper M.D.Jack G. Copeland M.D.Thomas A. D’Amico M.D.Pedro J. del Nido M.D.Robert A. Dion M.D.Jessica Donington M.D.Fred H. Edwards M.D.Anthony L. Estrera M.D.Gregory P. Fontana M.D.Robert A. Gustafson M.D.Robert A. Guyton M.D.W. Clark Hargrove III, M.D.Cynthia Herrington M.D.Keith A. Horvath M.D.Marshall L. Jacobs M.D.John Johnkoski M.D.Scott B. Johnson M.D.Shreekanth V. Karwande M.D.Paul M. Kirshbom M.D.Christopher J. Knott-Craig M.D.Robert J. Korst M.D.Stephen J. Lahey M.D.John M. Lawrence M.D.James D. Luketich M.D.James C. MacMillan M.D.Hope S. Maki M.D.Ambrish P. Mathur M.D.John E. Mayer M.D.Christopher G. A. McGregor M.D.F. Neil McKenzie M.D.Martin H. McMullan M.D.Gregory A. Misbach M.D.David S. Mulder M.D.John L. Myers M.D.Yoshifumi Naka M.D.Thomas A. Orszulak M.D.
Angela O. Castellon Gerard L. Champsaur M.D.K. Mammen Cherian M.D.Bum-Koo Cho M.D.John E. Codd M.D.David J. Cohen M.D.Gordon A. Cohen M.D.John G. Coles M.D.Yolonda L. Colson M.D.Antonio F. Corno M.D.Willem J. Daenen Richard C. Daly M.D.John H. Dark Charles H. Dart Jr M.D.Philippe G. Dartevelle M.D.Jose Pedro DaSilva M.D.Hiroshi Date M.D.R. Duane Davis Jr M.D.Abe DeAnda Jr., M.D.Giacomo A. DeLaria M.D.Ralph E. Delius M.D.Anthony J. DelRossi M.D.Walter P. Dembitsky M.D.Nicholas J. Demos M.D.Jean DesLauriers M.D.Jatinder S. Dhillon M.D.Gilles D. Dreyfus M.D.David L. Ducote Paul A. Ebert M.D.L. Henry Edmunds Jr., M.D.Martin J. Elliott Robert W. Emery M.D.M. Arisan Ergin M.D.
Aaron S. Estrera M.D.Christopher M. Feindel M.D.Richard H. Feins M.D.Andrew C. Fiore M.D.John E. Foker M.D.Theodore L. Folkerth M.D.Robert W. M. Frater M.D.O. Howard Frazier M.D.Joseph S. Friedberg M.D.Henning A. Gaissert M.D.Sanjiv K. Gandhi M.D.Antonio A. Garzon M.D.Gino Gerosa M.D.Suresh C. Ghosh M.D.A. Marc Gillinov M.D.Leonard N. Girardi M.D.Jeffrey P. Gold M.D.Allan H. Goodman M.D.
Richard A. Ott M.D.David Overman Si Mai Pham M.D.Steven J. Phillips M.D.Frank A. Pigula M.D.Stancel M. Riley Jr. M.D.Todd K. Rosengart M.D.Richard G. Rouse M.D.John A. Rousou M.D.Charles F. Schwartz M.D.Mark M. Sherman M.D.Norman J. Snow M.D.Marinos Soteriou M.D.Vaughn A. Starnes M.D.Albert Starr M.D.David J. Sugarbaker M.D.Lars G. Svensson M.D.Michael F. Teodori M.D.Paul A. Thomas Jr M.D.Gene Tullis M.D.M. A. Wait M.D.Warren D. Widmann M.D.
ContributorsGifts up to $999
Kevin D. Accola M.D.Niv Ad M.D.David H. Adams M.D.Peter X. Adams M.D.V. Paul Addonizio M.D.Ottavio R. Alfieri M.D.William Alford Jr., M.D.Zohair Y. Al-Halees M.D.C. E. Anagnostopoulos M.D.Sary F. Aranki M.D.John M. Armitage M.D.James W. Asaph M.D.Constantine L. Athanasuleas M.D.Safuh Attar M.D.Erle H. Austin III, M.D.Salim Aziz M.D.Michael K. Banbury M.D.Ko Bando M.D.Jaroslaw Barwinsky M.D.Richard J. Battafarano M.D.Eugene H. Blackstone M.D.Uberto Bortolotti M.D.Domingo M. Braile M.D., Ph.DBerkeley Brandt III, M.D.Donald L. Bricker M.D.Paul S. Brown M.D.Aart Brutel De La Riviere M.D.Raphael Bueno M.D.David Bull M.D.Eric G. Butchart M.D.Brian F. Buxton Thomas R. Calhoun M.D.Charles D. Campbell M.D.Marcelo G. Cardarelli M.D.Thierry-Pierre Carrel Michel Carrier M.D.Filip P. Casselman M.D., Ph.D
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Robert C. Gorman M.D.John P. Gott M.D.Mark T. Grattan M.D.Laman A. Gray Jr, M.D.Roy K. Greenberg M.D.Tomasz Grodzki M.D.Steven R. Gundry M.D.Daphne C. Hardison David H. Harpole Jr., M.D.John A. Hawkins M.D.Daniel H. Hayes M.D.Richard F. Heitmiller M.D.Paul J. Hendry M.D.Gregory M. Hirsch M.D.William L. Holman M.D.Alan R. Hopeman M.D.Mark D. Iannettoni M.D.Michael T. Ingram M.D.Erik W. L. Jansen M.D.Robert G. Johnson M.D.Michael R. Johnston M.D.George Kafrouni M.D.Gerard S. Kakos M.D.Afksendiyos Kalangos M.D.Riyad C. Karmy-Jones M.D.Yasunaru Kawashima M.D.Teruhisa Kazui M.D.Robert J. Keenan M.D.Bruce E. Keogh M.D.Kenneth A. Kesler M.D.Robert C. King M.D.James K. Kirklin M.D.Soichiro Kitamura M.D.Walter Klepetko Prof.,M.D.Ronald W. Knight M.D.Junjiro Kobayashi M.D.Masashi Komeda M.D..PhDGeorge J. Kontos Jr., M.D.Robert L. Kormos M.D.Arvind Koshal M.D.Robert S. Kramer M.D.Hiromi Kurosawa M.D.Steven L. Lansman M.D., Ph.DGerald M. Lawrie M.D.Chuen-Neng Lee M.D.Scott A. LeMaire M.D.George V. Letsou M.D.Frederick H. Levine M.D.Frank L. Levy Kevin A. Linkus M.D.James Longoria M.D.Robert B. Love M.D.Charles R. Lye M.D.George J. Magovern Jr., M.D.David Malave M.D.Edward J. Malec M.D.Carlo Marcelletti M.D.Marshall V. Marchbanks M.D.Blair Marshall Hikaru Matsuda M.D., Ph.DLawrence R. McBride M.D.M. Terry McEnany M.D.Martin H. McMullan M.D.Philippe Menasche M.D.
Eric N. Mendeloff M.D.Lorenzo A. Menicanti M.D.Alan H. Menkis M.D.Thierry G. Mesana M.D.Bruno J. Messmer M.D.Carlos A. Mestres MD, PhDJ. Scott Millikan M.D.Jeffrey C. Milliken M.D.Mitchell Mills M.D.Friedrich W. Mohr M.D.Ralph S. Mosca M.D.Richard L. Murtland M.D.Meena Nathan M.D.Dao M. Nguyen M.D.Takashi Nitta M.D.William F. Northrup III, M.D.Richard J. Novick M.D.Jean F. Obadia M.D.James E. O’Brien Jr, M.D.Richard G. Ohye M.D.Okike N. Okike M.D.Sergio A. Oliveira M.D.David A. Ott M.D.Albert D. Pacifico M.D.George M. Palatianos M.D.Soon J. Park M.D.Bruce C. Paton M.D.Jeffrey M. Pearl M.D.James W. Pellerin Louis P. Perrault M.D.Armand H. Piwnica M.D.Jose L. Pomar M.D.Robert T. Potter M.D.Nancy Gray Puckett Jan Modest Quaegebeur M.D.Jaishankar Raman M.D.James J. Rams M.D.J. Scott Rankin M.D.V. Seenu Reddy M.D.Jose Manuel Revuelta M.D.John M. Robertson M.D.Barbara Robinson M.D.Gaetano Rocco M.D.Mark D. Rodefeld M.D.William M. Roeling M.D.Xavier F. Roques M.D.Eric E. Roselli M.D.David B. Ross M.D.Marc Ruel M.D.Joseph F. Sabik III, M.D.Andreas Sakopoulos M.D.Louis E. Samuels M.D.Shunji Sano M.D.George E. Sarris M.D.Hans-Joachim Schafers M.D.Blair P. Scott Jr.Paul T. Sergeant M.D.Alain Serraf M.D.Suvro S. Sett M.D.Oz M. Shapira M.D.Joseph P. Shrager M.D.Dominique Shum-Tim M.D.Sara J. Shumway M.D.Norman A. Silverman M.D.
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