AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION
FOR
THORACIC SURGERY
1994-1995
President Robert B. Wallace, Washington, DC
Vice-President Mortimer J. Buckley, Boston, MA
Secretary James L. Cox, St. Louis, MO
Treasurer Andrew S. Wechsler, Richmond, VA
Editor John A. Waldhausen, Hershey, PA
Councilors Aldo R. Castaneda, (1995),
Genolier, Switzerland
Tirone
E. David (1998) Toronto, ON, Canada
Robert
A. Guyton (1995), Atlanta, GA
Douglas
J. Mathisen (1997), Boston, MA
Bruce
A. Reitz (1996), Stanford, CA
Historian J. Gordon Scannell, Boston, MA
Membership Committee Eric A. Rose, Chairman, New York, NY
Gerald
D. Buckberg, Los Angeles, CA
Irving
L. Kron, Charlottesville, VA
Douglas
J. Mathisen, Boston, MA
Constantine
Mavroudis, Chicago, IL
Meredith
L. Scott, Orlando, FL
G.
Frank O. Tyers, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Association Representatives Fred A. Crawford, Jr., 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), Houston,
TX
American College of Floyd D. Loop (1997), Cleveland,
OH
Surgeons
AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION
FOR THORACIC
SURGERY
1995 Annual
Meeting
COMMITTEES
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS
Richard J. Shemin, Chairman
Gary Akins
W. Gerald Austen
Mortimer J. Buckley
Lawrence Cohn
John J. Collins
Willard M. Daggett
Richard A. Jonas
Shukri F. Khuri
Sidney Levitsky
Hermes C. Grillo
David M. Shahian
Robert L. Thurer
Gus J. Vlahakes
SPOUSES'
HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE
Susan Shemin, Chair
Barbara Akins
Patricia Austen
Marilyn Buckley
Roberta Cohn
Mary Collins
Rosemary Daggett
Kathy Hamilton
(Vlahakes)
Randa Khuri
Dianne Jonas
Lynne Levitsky
Sue Robinson (Grillo)
Mary Shahian
Shari Thurer
AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION FOR THORACIC SURGERY
1994-1995
COMMITTEES
PROGRAM
COMMITTEE
Chairman, Robert
B. Wallace........................................................... Washington,
D.C.
Mortimer J. Buckley................................................................. Boston,
Massachusetts
James L. Cox....................................................................................... St.
Louis, Missouri
John A. Waldhausen................................................................ Hershey,
Pennsylvania
Edward L. Bove............................................................................ Ann
Arbor, Michigan
Tirone E. David...................................................................... Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
Robert L. Hardesty................................................................. Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
Richard A. Hopkins............................................................................ Washington,
D.C.
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, Henry
M. Spotnitz..................................................... New
York, New York
John C. Baldwin...................................................................................... Houston,
Texas
James L. Cox....................................................................................... St.
Louis, Missouri
Hillel Laks................................................................................... Los
Angeles, California
Jack A. Roth............................................................................................ Houston,
Texas
Robert B. Wallace............................................................................... Washington,
D.C.
Andrew S. Wechsler......................................................................... Richmond,
Virginia
ETHICS
COMMITTEE
Chairman, Thomas
B. Ferguson.................................................... St.
Louis, Missouri
W. Gerald Austen..................................................................... Boston,
Massachusetts
James R. Malm........................................................... Vineyard
Haven, Massachusetts
James V. Maloney, Jr................................................................ Los
Angeles, California
Keith Reemtsma.............................................................................. New
York, New York
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE
(JOINT COMMITTEE OF AATS/STS)
Jack M. Matloff, Chairman
(1996)......................................... Los
Angeles, California
Timothy J. Gardner, Vice
Chairman (1998)..................... Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Douglas J. Mathisen, Vice
Chairman (1996)....................... Boston,
Massachusetts
Robert W. Anderson
(1998).................................................... Durham,
North Carolina
Safuh Attar (1998)........................................................................... Baltimore,
Maryland
William A. Baumgartner
(1996)..................................................... Baltimore,
Maryland
Mortimer J. Buckley
(1996)...................................................... Boston,
Massachusetts
William A. Gay, Jr.
(1997)..................................................................... Bronx,
New York
J. Donald Hill (1997)................................................................ San
Francisco, California
Robert W. Jamplis
(1998)............................................................... Palo
Alto, California
Christopher T. Maloney
(1998)..................................... Manchester,
New Hampshire
John E. Mayer, Jr.
(1997)......................................................... Boston,
Massachusetts
Robert M. Sade (1997)........................................................ Charleston,
South Carolina
Hugh E. Scully (1996)............................................................ Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
Richard J. Shemin
(1998).......................................................... Boston,
Massachusetts
Alan M. Speir (1998)....................................................................... Annandale,
Virginia
Victor F. Trastek
(1997)............................................................... Rochester,
Minnesota
Robert M. Vanecko
(1997).................................................................... Chicago,
Illinois
Arthur C. Beall, Jr.
(Ex-Officio).............................................................. Houston,
Texas
George C. Kaiser
(Ex-Officio)........................................................... St.
Louis, Missouri
Sidney Levitsky
(Ex-Officio)................................................... Boston,
Massachusetts
George E. Miller, Jr.
(Emeritus)............................................... Pebble
Beach, California
GRADUATE
MEDICAL EDUCATION IN THORACIC SURGERY
(Joint
Committee of STS/AATS)
George J. Magovern, Chairman
(1995).............................. Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
Richard P. Anderson
(1998).......................................................... Seattle,
Washington
John C. Baldwin (1995).......................................................... New
Haven, Connecticut
Fred A. Crawford, Jr.
(1997)............................................... Charleston,
South Carolina
Gordon F. Murray (1998).................................................. Morgantown,
West Virginia
Mark B. Orringer (1996)............................................................... Ann
Arbor, Michigan
Bruce A. Reitz (1996)........................................................................ Stanford,
California
NOMENCLATURE AND CODING
(Joint Committee of
AATS/STS)
Sidney Levitsky, Chairman
(1996)........................................ Boston,
Massachusetts
Richard P. Anderson
(1996).......................................................... Seattle,
Washington
Lawrence I. Bonchek (1996)................................................... Lancaster,
Pennsylvania
David R. Clarke (1998)......................................................................... Denver,
Colorado
Ross L. Guarino (1997)....................................................................... Buffalo,
New York
John E. Mayer (1997)............................................................... Boston,
Massachusetts
Peter C. Pairolero
(1998).............................................................. Rochester,
Minnesota
D. Glenn Pennington
(1996)............................................................. St.
Louis, Missouri
Marvin Pomerantz (1998).................................................................... Denver,
Colorado
Norman A. Silverman
(1996).............................................................. Detroit,
Michigan
James M. Levett (AATS).................................................................. Park
Ridge, Illinois
John C. Alexander, Jr.
(ACCP)........................................................... Evanston,
Illinois
THORACIC
SURGICAL WORKFORCE
(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
AD
HOC COMMITTEE FOR CARDIOTHORACIC SURGICAL
PRACTICE
GUIDELINES
(Joint
Committee of STS/AATS/STSA/WTSA)
Richard G. Fosburg, Chairman........................................................ La
Jolla, California
Gary W. Akins.......................................................................... Boston,
Massachusetts
Thomas D. Bartley............................................................................... Pueblo,
Colorado
Lawrence H. Conn.................................................................... 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 C. Kaiser................................................................................ St.
Louis, Missouri
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 FDA GUIDELINES
FOR
PROSTHETIC HEART VALUES
(Joint
Committee of STS/AATS)
L. Henry Edmunds, Jr., Chairman.................................... Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Richard E. Clark...................................................................... Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
Lawrence H. Cohn.................................................................... Boston,
Massachusetts
D. Craig Miller................................................................................... Stanford,
California
Richard D. Weisel.................................................................. Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
AD HOC COMMITTEE
ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
(Joint
Committee of AATS/STS)
Harvey W. Bender, Jr., Chairman.............................................. 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................................................................................. Chicago,
Illinois
Harold C. Urschel, Jr................................................................................... Dallas,
Texas
AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION FOR THORACIC SURGERY
REPRESENTATIVES
1994-1995
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
Douglas J. Mathisen, Boston Massachusetts (1997)
John A. Waldhausen, Hershey, Pennsylvania (1997)
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Robert L. Replogle, Chicago, Illinois (1995)
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
CPT-4 ADVISORY COMMITTEE
James M. Levett, Park Ridge, Illinois (1995)
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
COUNCIL OF ACADEMIC SOCIETIES
Vincent L. Gott, Baltimore, Maryland (1995)
Stanton P. Nolan, Charlottesville, Virginia (1995)
ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS IN CARDIOVASCULAR
SURGERY
Bruce W. Lytle, Cleveland, Ohio (1995)
COMMITTEE FOR COORDINATING CONTINUING
EDUCATION IN THORACIC SURGERY
Douglas M. Behrendt, Iowa City, Iowa (1999)
David B. Campbell, Hershey, Pennsylvania (1996)
Robert A. Guyton, Atlanta, Georgia (1997)
EXTRACORPOREAL PERFUSION
(AMSECT, ABCPT AND CAHEA)
Hendrick B. Barner, St. Louis, Missouri (1995)
Stanton P. Nolan, Charlottesville, Virginia (1997)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
Timothy J. Gardner, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1995)
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD BANKS
Robert L. Thurer, Boston, Massachusetts (1995)
