AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

FOR THORACIC SURGERY

1996-1997

President David B. Skinner, New York, NY

Vice-President Floyd D. Loop, Cleveland, OH

Secretary James L. Cox, St. Louis, MO

Treasurer Andrew S. Wechsler, Richmond, VA

Editor John A. Waldhausen, Hershey, PA

Councilors Mortimer J. Buckley (1997), Boston, MA

Fred A. Crawford, Jr. (2000), Charleston, SC

Tirone E. David (1998) Toronto, ON, Canada

Douglas J. Mathisen (1997), Boston, MA D.

Glenn Pennington (1999), Winston-Salem, NC

Historian J. Gordon Scannell, Boston, MA

Membership Committee Irving L. Kron, Chairman (1997), Charlottesville, VA

John C. Baldwin (1997), Houston, TX

Douglas J. Mathisen (1997), Boston, MA

Constantine Mavroudis (1997), Chicago, IL

Joseph I. Miller, Jr. (1997), Atlanta, GA

Vaughn A. Starnes (1997), Los Angeles, CA

Richard D. Weisel (1997), Toronto, ON, Canada

Association Representatives Fred A. Crawford, Jr. (1997), Charleston, SC

The American Board of Floyd D. Loop (1999), Cleveland, OH

Thoracic Surgery Douglas J. Mathisen (2002), Boston, MA

J. Kent Trinkle (1998), San Antonio, TX

Board of Governors Floyd D. Loop (1997), Cleveland, OH

American College of Alex G. Little (1999), Las Vegas, NV

Surgeons

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

FOR THORACIC SURGERY

1997 Annual Meeting

COMMITTEES

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS

Richard A. Hopkins, Chairman

Nelson A. Burton

Mario N. Gomes

Robert B. Wallace

SPOUSES' HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE

Jenny Hopkins, Chair

Amy Burton

Belinda Gomes

Betty Wallace

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THORACIC SURGERY

1996-1997 COMMITTEES

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

David B. Skinner (1997), Chairman............................................. New York, New York

Floyd D. Loop (1997)............................................................................. Cleveland, Ohio

James L. Cox (1997)........................................................................... St. Louis, Missouri

John A. Waldhausen (1997)..................................................... Hershey, Pennsylvania

Andre C.H. Duranceau (1998)............................................ Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Mark K. Ferguson (1999)...................................................................... Chicago, Illinois

Frank L. Hanley (1999)........................................................... San Francisco, California

Robert L. Hardesry (1997)..................................................... Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Richard A. Hopkins (1997)................................................... Providence, Rhode Island

Karl H. Krieger (1999).................................................................... New York, New York

Thomas L. Spray (1998)...................................................... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Victor F. Trastek (1998)............................................................... Rochester, Minnesota

Edward D. Verrier (1997)................................................................ Seattle, Washington

CARDIOTHORACIC RESIDENTS COMMITTEE

Fred A. Crawford, Jr. (1997), Chairman........................... Charleston, South Carolina

John C. Baldwin (1997)........................................................................... Houston, Texas

Lawrence H. Cohn (1997)........................................................ Boston, Massachusetts

Timothy J. Gardner (1997).................................................. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Victor F. Trastek (1997)............................................................... Rochester, Minnesota

EVARTS A. GRAHAM MEMORIAL TRAVELING

FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE

John C. Baldwin (1997), Chairman...................................................... Houston, Texas

James K. Kirklin (2000)................................................................ Birmingham, Alabama

Hillel Laks (1998)....................................................................... Los Angeles, California

John E. Mayer (1999)............................................................... Boston, Massachusetts

David B. Skinner (1997)................................................................. New York, New York

James L. Cox (1997)........................................................................... St. Louis, Missouri

Andrew S. Wechsler (1997)............................................................. Richmond, Virginia

ETHICS COMMITTEE

Frank C. Spencer (1997), Chairman............................................ New York, New York

Harvey W. Bender, Jr. (1997)...................................................... Nashville, Tennessee

Paul A. Ebert (1997)............................................................................... Chicago, Illinois

James V. Maloney, Jr. (1997)................................................... Los Angeles, California

Robert M. Sade (1997)........................................................ Charleston, South Carolina

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE

(Joint Committee of AATS/STS)

Timothy J. Gardner, Chairman (1997).............................. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Robert W. Anderson (1998), Vice-Chairman...................... Durham, North Carolina

Safuh Attar (1998), Vice-Chairman............................................. 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 Maloney (1998)................................................. Bedford, New Hampshire

John E. Mayer (1997)............................................................... Boston, Massachusetts

Robert M. Sade (1997)........................................................ Charleston, South Carolina

Richard J. Shemin (1998).......................................................... Boston, Massachusetts

Alan M. Speir (1998)............................................................................... Fairfax, Virginia

Victor F. Trastek (1997)............................................................... Rochester, Minnesota

Robert M. Vanecko (1997).................................................................... Chicago, Illinois

William A. Baumgartner (1997)..................................................... Baltimore, Maryland

Arthur C. Beall, Jr. (1997)....................................................................... Houston, Texas

Marvin Pomerantz (1997).................................................................... Denver, Colorado

Hugh E. Scully (1997)............................................................ Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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

Jack M. Matloff (Ex-Officio).................................................... Los Angeles, California

George E. Miller, Jr. (Emeritus)............................................... Pebble Beach, California

JOINT COUNCIL ON THORACIC SURGERY EDUCATION

(Joint Committee of AATS/STS/TSDA/ABTS/RRC)

Andrew S. Wechsler (AATS), Chairman..................................... Richmond, Virginia

Lawrence H. Cohn (AATS)..................................................... Boston, Massachusetts

Robert J. Ginsberg (AATS).......................................................... New York, New York

William A. Gay, Jr. (ABTS).............................................................. St. Louis, Missouri

Gordon N. Olinger (ABTS)....................................................... Milwaukee, Wisconsin

James L. Cox (RRC)........................................................................... St. Louis, Missouri

Fred A. Crawford, Jr. (RRC)............................................... Charleston, South Carolina

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

Benson R. Wilcox (STS)..................................................... Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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

Edward D. Verrier (TSDA)............................................................. Seattle, Washington

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) (1997)...................................................... Park Ridge, Illinois

John C. Alexander, Jr. (ACCP) (1997)............................................... 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........................................................................... Del Mar, California

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

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

YOUNG MEMBERS ADVISORY GROUP

Douglas J. Mathisen (1997), Chairman................................ Boston, Massachusetts

Thomas M. Daniel (1998)......................................................... Charlottesville, Virginia

Davis C. Drinkwater (1999)...................................................... Los Angeles, California

John A. Elefteriades (2000)................................................... New Haven, Connecticut

Jeffrey P. Gold (1998)............................................................................ Bronx, New York

Richard A. Hopkins (1998)................................................... Providence, Rhode Island

Thomas J. Kirby (2000).......................................................................... Cleveland, Ohio

Rodney J. Landreneau (1999)............................................... Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Harvey I. Pass (1997)...................................................................... Bethesda, Maryland

Sara J. Shumway (1999).......................................................... Minneapolis, Minnesota

William D. Spotnitz (1997)........................................................ Charlottesville, Virginia

Vaughn A. Starnes (1997)........................................................ Los Angeles, California

David J. Sugarbaker (2000)...................................................... Boston, Massachusetts

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR

THORACIC SURGERY REPRESENTATIVES

1996-1997

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 (1997)

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 (1997)

Richard J. Shemin, Boston, Massachusetts (1997)

COMMITTEE FOR COORDINATING CONTINUING

EDUCATION IN THORACIC SURGERY

Douglas M. Behrendt, Iowa City, Iowa (1999)

David B. Campbell, Hershey, Pennsylvania (2002)

Robert A. Guyton, Atlanta, Georgia (1997)

EXTRACORPOREAL PERFUSION AFFAIRS

(AmSECT, ABCPT AND CAHEA)

Hendrick B. Barner, St. Louis, Missouri (1997)

Stanton P. Nolan, Charlottesville, Virginia (1997)

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH

Williams A. Baumgartner, Baltimore, Maryland (1997)

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD BANKS

Robert L. Thurer, Boston, Massachusetts (1997)

THE JOURNAL OF THORACIC

AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

John A. Waldhausen, Editor................................................... Hershey, Pennsylvania

L. Henry Edmunds, Jr., Associate Editor........................ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Richard A. Jonas, Associate Editor...................................... Boston, Massachusetts

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

G. Alexander Patterson, Associate Editor..................................... St. Louis, Missouri

Steven Piantadosi, Associate Editor, Biostatistician.............. Baltimore, Maryland

David B. Campbell, Consultant, Electronic Media............. Hershey, Pennsylvania

Cynthia A. Miller, Editorial Administrator.......................... Hershey, Pennsylvania

Lois R. Lindley, Senior Manuscript Editor.................................. St. Louis, Missouri

advisory editorial board

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

John C. Baldwin...................................................................................... Houston, Texas

William A. Baumgartner................................................................. Baltimore, Maryland

R. Morton Bolman, III............................................................. Minneapolis, Minnesota

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

Gerald D. Buckberg................................................................... Los Angeles, California

Fred A. Crawford, Jr............................................................ Charleston, South Carolina

Ralph J. Damiano, Jr.................................................................. Hershey, Pennsylvania

Tom R. DeMeester.................................................................... Los Angeles, California

Jean Deslauriers.................................................................. Saint-Foy, Quebec, Canada

William Jeffrey Dreyer............................................................................ Houston, Texas

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

Frank L. Hanley....................................................................... San Francisco, California

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

Michel N. Ilbawi.................................................................................. Oak Lawn, Illinois

Gerald M. Lawrie..................................................................................... Houston, Texas

Sidney Levitsky........................................................................ Boston, Massachusetts

Bruce W.Lytle......................................................................................... Cleveland, Ohio

Robert M. Mentzer, Jr................................................................... Lexington, Kentucky

Lynda L. Mickleborough...................................................... Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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

John L. Ochsner........................................................................ New Orleans, Louisiana

Eric A. Rose.................................................................................... New York, New York

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

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

Norman A. Silverman.......................................................................... Detroit, Michigan

Thomas L. Spray................................................................. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Edward D. Verrier............................................................................ Seattle, Washington

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

Richard D. Weisel.................................................................. Toronto, Ontario, Canada