THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR

THORACIC SURGERY

1993-1994

President Aldo R. Castaneda, Boston, MA

Vice-President Robert B. Wallace, Washington, D.C.

Secretary James L. Cox, St. Louis, MO

Treasurer William A. Gay, Jr., New York, NY

Editor John W. Kirklin, Birmingham, AL

Councillors Delos M. Cosgrove (1994), Cleveland, OH

Robert A. Guyton (1995), Atlanta, GA

Douglas J. Mathisen (1997), Boston, MA

John L. Ochsner (1994), New Orleans, LA

Bruce A. Reitz (1996), Stanford, CA

Historian J. Gordon Scannell, Boston, MA

Membership Committee Delos M. Cosgrove, Chairman, Cleveland, OH

Gerald D. Buckberg, Los Angeles, CA

Irving L. Kron, Charlottesville, VA

William Pierce, Hershey, PA

Eric W. Rose, New York, NY

Meredith L. Scott, Orlando, FL

G. Frank O. Tyers, Vancouver, BC Canada

Association Representatives, Fred A. Crawford, Charleston, SC

The American Board of Floyd D. Loop, Cleveland, OH

Thoracic Surgery J. Kent Trinkle, San Antonio, TX

John A. Waldhausen, Hershey, PA

Board of Governors John C. Baldwin (1996), New Haven, CT

American College of Floyd D. Loop (1996), Cleveland, OH

Surgeons

THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

FOR THORACIC SURGERY

1994 Annual Meeting

COMMITTEES

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS

Eric A. Rose, Chairman

Anthony J. Acinapura

Joseph J. Amato

C.E. Anagnostopoulos

Lari A. Attai

Arisan Ergin

Aubrey C. Galloway

William A. Gay, Jr.

Jeffrey P. Gold

George E. Green

Randall B. Griepp

Wayne O. Isom

Grant Parr

Craig Smith

Henry Spotnitz

Denis H. Tyras

SPOUSES' HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE

Ellise Delphin, Chair

Anita Amato

Madelaine Anagnostopoulos

Sheila Altai

Tulin Ergin

Annie Galloway

Frances Gay

Robin Gold

Sheila Green

Eva Griepp

Pat Isom

Helen Parr

Trish Smith

Sharon Spotnitz

Linda Tyras

Rebekah Wisoff

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THORACIC SURGERY

1993-1994 COMMITTEES

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Chairman, Aldo R. Castaneda................................................. Boston, Massachusetts

James L. Cox....................................................................................... St. Louis, Missouri

John W. Kirklin............................................................................. Birmingham, Alabama

Robert B. Wallace............................................................................... Washington, D.C.

Edward L. Bove............................................................................ Ann Arbor, Michigan

Tirone E. David..................................................................................... Toronto, Ontario

L. Penfield Faber..................................................................................... Chicago, Illinois

Richard A. Jonas...................................................................... Boston, Massachusetts

D. Glenn Pennington........................................................................ St. Louis, Missouri

Valerie W. Rusch............................................................................ New York, New York

J. Kent Trinkle.................................................................................. San Antonio, Texas

EVARTS A. GRAHAM MEMORIAL

TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE

Chairman, G. Alec Patterson............................................................ St. Louis, Missouri

John C. Baldwin...................................................................... New Haven, Connecticut

Aldo R. Castaneda................................................................... Boston, Massachusetts

James L. Cox....................................................................................... St. Louis, Missouri

William A. Gay, Jr........................................................................... New York, New York

Jack A. Roth............................................................................................ Houston, Texas

Henry M. Spotnitz.......................................................................... New York, New York

ETHICS COMMITTEE

Chairman, Thomas B. Ferguson...................................................... St. Louis, Missouri

W. Gerald Austen..................................................................... Boston, Massachusetts

James R. Malm........................................................... Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts

Keith Reemtsma.............................................................................. New York, New York

Larry W. Stephenson.......................................................................... Detroit, Michigan

COMMITTEE ON GRADUATE EDUCATION IN

THORACIC SURGERY

Chairman, George J. Magovern............................................ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

John C. Baldwin...................................................................... New Haven, Connecticut

Alden H. Harken.................................................................................. Denver, Colorado

Bruce A. Reitz................................................................................... Stanford, California

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE

(Joint Committee of AATS/STS)

Chairman, Jack M. Matloff (1994)........................................... Los Angeles, California

Vice-Chairman, Timothy J. Gardner (1995).................................. Baltimore, Maryland

Vice-Chairman, Peter C. Pairolero(1994)................................... Rochester, Minnesota

Tea E. Acuff (1995)...................................................................................... Dallas, Texas

Thomas D. Bartley (1994).................................................................... Pueblo, Colorado

W. A. Baumgartner (1996)............................................................. Baltimore, Maryland

Mortimer J. Buckley (1996)...................................................... Boston, Massachusetts

Robert W. Jamplis (1995)............................................................... Palo Alto, California

Sidney Levitsky (1994)............................................................ Boston, Massachusetts

Douglas J. Mathisen (1996).................................................... Boston, Massachusetts

Joseph S. McLaughlin (1995)........................................................ Baltimore, Maryland

George E. Miller, Jr. (1994)......................................................... Sacramento, California

Hugh E. Scully (1996)............................................................ Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Richard J. Shemin (1995).......................................................... Boston, Massachusetts

J. Marvin Smith (1994)..................................................................... San Antonio, Texas

Alan M. Speir (1995)....................................................................... Annandale, Virginia

Robert M. Vanecko (1994).................................................................... Chicago, Illinois

Arthur C. Beall, Jr. (Ex-Officio).............................................................. Houston, Texas

George C. Kaiser (Ex-Officio)........................................................... St. Louis, Missouri

MANPOWER COMMITTEE

(Joint Committee of AATS/STS)

Chairman, Lawrence H. Cohn................................................. Boston, Massachusetts

Joseph N. Cunningham, Jr............................................................. Brooklyn, New York

Richard G. Fosburg............................................................................ La Jolla, California

Hillel Laks................................................................................... Los Angeles, California

Floyd D. Loop......................................................................................... Cleveland, Ohio

COMMITTEE ON VIDEO ASSISTED THORACIC SURGERY

(Joint Committee of AATS/STS)

Co-Chairman, Ralph J. Lewis........................................... New Brunswick, New Jersey

Co-Chairman, Martin F. McKneally.................................... Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Richard P. Anderson...................................................................... Seattle, Washington

Richard G. Fosburg............................................................................ La Jolla, California

William A. Gay, Jr........................................................................... New York, New York

Joseph LoCicero....................................................................... Boston, Massachusetts

Michael Mack.............................................................................................. Dallas, Texas

Joseph I. Miller....................................................................................... Atlanta, Georgia

Keith S. Naunheim............................................................................ St. Louis, Missouri

Mark B. Orringer........................................................................... Ann Arbor, Michigan

NOMENCLATURE AND CODING

(Joint Committee of AATS/STS)

Chairman, Sidney Levitsky (1994).......................................... Boston, Massachusetts

Richard P. Anderson (1996).......................................................... Seattle, Washington

Lawrence I. Bonchek (1996)................................................... Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Edward L. Bove (1995)................................................................. Ann Arbor, Michigan

Richard M. Engelman (1994)............................................. Springfield, Massachusetts

Marshall D. Goldin (ACCP).................................................................. Chicago, Illinois

John E. Mayer (1994)............................................................... Boston, Massachusetts

Peter C. Pairolero (1995).............................................................. Rochester, Minnesota

D. Glenn Pennington (1996)............................................................. St. Louis, Missouri

Marvin Pomerantz (1995).................................................................... Denver, Colorado

Norman A. Silverman (1996).............................................................. Detroit, Michigan

Milton Weinberg, Jr. (AATS).......................................................... Park Ridge, Illinois

AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR CARDIOTHORACIC SURGICAL

PRACTICE GUIDELINES

(Joint Committee of STS/AATS/STSA/WTSA)

Chairman, George C. Kaiser............................................................. St. Louis, Missouri

Vice Chairman, Richard G. Fosburg................................................. La Jolla, California

Gary W. Akins.......................................................................... Boston, Massachusetts

Thomas D. Bartley............................................................................... Pueblo, Colorado

Lawrence H. Cohn.................................................................... Boston, Massachusetts

Joseph S. Coselli..................................................................................... Houston, Texas

James A. DeWeese....................................................................... Rochester, New York

T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr....................................................................... St. Louis, Missouri

Thomas B. Ferguson........................................................................ St. Louis, Missouri

Randall B. Griepp............................................................................ New York, New York

Robert H. Jones......................................................................... Durham, North Carolina

George G. Lindesmith............................................................... Los Angeles, California

Keith S. Naunheim............................................................................ St. Louis, Missouri

D. Glenn Pennington........................................................................ St. Louis, Missouri

Marvin Pomerantz............................................................................... Denver, Colorado

W. Gerald Rainer.................................................................................. Denver, Colorado

Robert M. Vanecko................................................................................ Chicago, Illinois

Andrew S. Wechsler......................................................................... Richmond, Virginia

AD HOC COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

(Joint Committee of AATS/STS)

Chairman, Harvey W. Bender, Jr................................................ Nashville, Tennessee

Robert A. Guyton.................................................................................. Atlanta, Georgia

Renee S. Hartz......................................................................................... Chicago, Illinois

Nicholas T. Kouchoukos................................................................. St. Louis, Missouri

W. Gerald Rainer.................................................................................. Denver, Colorado

Robert L. Replogle................................................................................... Harvey, Illinois

Harold Urschel, Jr........................................................................................ Dallas, Texas

THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THORACIC SURGERY

REPRESENTATIVES

1993-1994

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY

William A. Gay, Jr. New York, New York (1995)

John A. Waldhausen, Hershey, Pennsylvania (1995)

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Robert L. Replogle, Harvey, Illinois (1994)

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

CPT-4 ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Milton Weinberg, Jr., Park Ridge, Illinois (1995)

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES

COUNCIL OF ACADEMIC SOCIETIES

Vincent L. Gott, Baltimore, Maryland (1994)

Stanton P. Nolan, Charlottesville, Virginia (1994)

ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS

IN CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Bruce W. Lytle, Cleveland, Ohio (1994)

COMMITTEE FOR COORDINATING CONTINUING

EDUCATION IN THORACIC SURGERY

David B. Campbell, Hershey, Pennsylvania (1996)

Robert A. Guyton, Atlanta, Georgia (1998)

Mark B. Orringer, Ann Arbor, Michigan (1994)

EXTRACORPOREAL PERFUSION

(AmSECT, ABCPT AND CAHEA)

Richard P. Anderson, Seattle, Washington (1994)

Hendrick B. Earner, St. Louis, Missouri (1994)

Stanton P. Nolan, Charlottesville, Virginia (1994)

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH

Timothy J. Gardner, Baltimore, Maryland (1994)

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD BANKS

Safuh Attar, Baltimore, Maryland (1994)