AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
FOR THORACIC SURGERY
1995-1996
President Mortimer
J. Buckley, Boston, MA
Vice-President David
B. Skinner, New York, NY
Secretary James
L. Cox, St. Louis, MO
Treasurer Andrew
S. Wechsler, Richmond, VA
Editor John
A. Waldhausen, Hershey, PA
Councilors Tirone E. David (1998) Toronto,
ON, Canada
Douglas
J. Mathisen (1997), Boston, MA
D.
Glenn Pennington (1999), Winston-Salem, NC
Bruce
A. Reitz (1996), Stanford, CA
Robert
B. Wallace (1996), Washington, DC
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, MA
Douglas
J. Mathisen, Boston, MA
Constantine
Mavroudis, Chicago, IL
Joseph
I. Miller, Atlanta, GA
Richard
D. Weisel, Toronto, ON. Canada
Association Representatives Fred A. Crawford, Jr., Charleston,
SC
The American Board of Floyd D. Loop, Cleveland, OH
Thoracic Surgery Douglas J. Mathisen, Boston, MA
J.
Kent Trinkle, San Antonio, TX
Board of Governors Floyd D. Loop (1997), Cleveland,
OH
American College of John C. Baldwin (1996), Houston,
TX
Surgeons
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
FOR THORACIC
SURGERY
1996 Annual Meeting
COMMITTEES
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS
Richard G. Fosburg, Chairman
Ivan D. Boronofsky
Pat O. Daily
Ricardo Moreno-Cabral
Walter P. Dembitsky
Rebecca Dembitsky
Giacomo A. DeLaria
Peter Hutchin
Stuart W. Jamieson
John Lamberti
Arthur W. Silver
Max J. Trummer
SPOUSES'
HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE
Cathy Fosburg, Chair
Deborah Baronofsky
Bernice Moreno-Cabral
Karen DeLaria
Susan Hutchin
Ellen Jamieson
Patricia Silver
Esther Trummer
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THORACIC SURGERY
1995-1996 COMMITTEES
PROGRAM
COMMITTEE
Mortimer J. Buckley, Chairman............................................ .Boston,
Massachusetts
David B. Skinner............................................................................. New
York, New York
James L. Cox....................................................................................... St.
Louis, Missouri
John A. Waldhausen................................................................ Hershey,
Pennsylvania
Tirone E. David...................................................................... Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
Andre C.H. Duranceau....................................................... Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
Robert L. Hardesty................................................................. Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
Richard A. Hopkins............................................................................ Washington,
D.C.
Richard A. Jonas...................................................................... Boston,
Massachusetts
Valerie W. Rusch............................................................................ New
York, New York
Thomas L. Spray............................................................... ..Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Victor F. Trastek.......................................................................... Rochester,
Minnesota
Edward D. Verrier............................................................................ Seattle,
Washington
EVARTS
A. GRAHAM MEMORIAL TRAVELING
FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE
Jack A. Roth, Chairman........................................................................ Houston,
Texas
John C. Baldwin...................................................................................... Houston,
Texas
Mortimer J. Buckley................................................................. Boston,
Massachusetts
James L. Cox....................................................................................... St.
Louis, Missouri
Hillel Laks................................................................................... Los
Angeles, California
John E. Mayer........................................................................... Boston,
Massachusetts
Andrew S. Wechsler......................................................................... Richmond,
Virginia
ETHICS
COMMITTEE
Frank C. Spencer, Chairman........................................................ New
York, New York
Harvey W. Bender, Jr................................................................... Nashville,
Tennessee
Paul A. Ebert........................................................................................... Chicago,
Illinois
James V. Maloney, Jr................................................................ Los
Angeles, California
Robert M. Sade.................................................................... Charleston,
South Carolina
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE
(Joint Committee of
AATS/STS)
Timothy J. Gardner, Chairman
(1998).............................. Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Robert W. Anderson
(1998).................................................... Durham,
North Carolina
Safuh Attar (1998)........................................................................... Baltimore,
Maryland
Charles C. Canver
(1999).............................................................. Madison,
Wisconsin
John S. Chaffin (1999)........................................................... Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma
Theodore L. Folkerth
(1999)........................................................ Oceanside,
California
William A. Gay, Jr.
(1997)................................................................. St.
Louis, Missouri
J. Donald Hill (1997)................................................................ San
Francisco, California
Robert W. Jamplis
(1998)............................................................... Palo
Alto, California
Sidney Levitsky (1999)............................................................ Boston,
Massachusetts
Christopher T. Maloney
(1998)..................................... Manchester,
New Hampshire
John E. Mayer, Jr.
(1997)......................................................... Boston,
Massachusetts
Robert M. Sade (1997)........................................................ Charleston,
South Carolina
Richard J. Shemin
(1998).......................................................... Boston,
Massachusetts
Alan M. Speir(1998)........................................................................ Annandale,
Virginia
Victor F. Trastek
(1997)............................................................... Rochester,
Minnesota
Robert M. Vanecko
(1997).................................................................... Chicago,
Illinois
William A. Baumgartner
(Advisory)............................................ Baltimore,
Maryland
Arthur C. Beall, Jr.
(Advisory).............................................................. Houston,
Texas
George C. Kaiser
(Ex-Officio)........................................................... St.
Louis, Missouri
Jack M. Matloff
(Immediate Past Chairman)......................... Los
Angeles, California
George E. Miller, Jr.
(Emeritus)............................................... Pebble
Beach, California
Marvin Pomerantz
(Advisory)........................................................... Denver,
Colorado
Hugh E. Scully
(Advisory)................................................... Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
NOMENCLATURE
AND CODING
(Joint Committee of
AATS/STS)
Sidney Levitsky, Chairman
(1997)........................................ Boston,
Massachusetts
David R. Clarke (1998)......................................................................... Denver,
Colorado
Ross L. Guarino (1997)....................................................................... Buffalo,
New York
Steven R. Gundry (1999)............................................................ Loma
Linda, California
Kent W. Jones (1999)...................................................................... Salt
Lake City, Utah
George J. Magovern Jr.
(1999).............................................. Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
John E. Mayer, Jr.
(1997)......................................................... Boston,
Massachusetts
Keith S. Naunheim
(1999)................................................................. St.
Louis, Missouri
Peter C. Pairolero (1998).............................................................. Rochester,
Minnesota
Marvin Pomerantz (1998).................................................................... Denver,
Colorado
William H. Warren
(1999)...................................................................... Chicago,
Illinois
James M. Levett (AATS).................................................................. Park
Ridge, Illinois
John C. Alexander, Jr.
(ACCP)........................................................... Evanston,
Illinois
THORACIC SURGICAL WORKFORCE
(Joint Committee of AATS/STS)
Lawrence H. Cohn, Chairman................................................ 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
YOUNG MEMBERS
ADVISORY GROUP
Bruce A. Reitz, Chairman............................................................... Stanford,
California
Thomas M. Daniel..................................................................... Charlottesville,
Virginia
Davis C. Drinkwater.................................................................. Los
Angeles, California
Jeffrey P. Gold................................................................................. New
York, New York
Renee S. Hartz......................................................................................... Chicago,
Illinois
Richard A. Hopkins............................................................................ Washington,
D.C.
Rodney J. Landreneau........................................................... Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
John L. Myers......................................................................... Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
Harvey I. Pass................................................................................. Bethesda,
Maryland
Sara J. Shumway...................................................................... Minneapolis,
Minnesota
William D. Spotnitz.................................................................... Charlottesville,
Virginia
Vaughn A. Starnes.................................................................... Los
Angeles, California
Victor F. Trastek.......................................................................... Rochester,
Minnesota
AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION FOR
THORACIC SURGERY
REPRESENTATIVES
1995-1996
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 (1996)
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION CPT-4 ADVISORY COMMITTEE
James M. Levett, Park Ridge,
Illinois (1997)
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
COUNCIL OF ACADEMIC SOCIETIES
Stanton P. Nolan, Charlottesville,
Virginia (1996)
Richard J. Shemin, Boston,
Massachusetts (1996)
ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS
IN CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Bruce W. Lytle, Cleveland, Ohio
(1996)
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)
PERFUSION AFFAIRS
(AmSECT, ABCPT AND CAHEA)
Hendrick B. Earner, St. Louis,
Missouri (1996)
Stanton P. Nolan, Charlottesville,
Virginia (1996)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
Timothy J. Gardner, Baltimore,
Maryland (1996)
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD BANKS
Robert L. Thurer, Boston,
Massachusetts (1996)
