THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THORACIC SURGERY

1998-1999

President Lawrence H. Cohn, Boston, MA

Vice-President Delos M. Cosgrove, Cleveland, OH

Secretary Tirone E. David, Toronto, ON, Canada

Treasurer Andrew S. Wechsler, Philadelphia, PA

Editor John A. Waldhausen, Hershey, PA

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

Floyd D. Loop (1999), Cleveland, OH

C.Alexander Patterson (2002), St. Louis, MO

D. Glenn Pennington (1999), Winston-Salem, NC Edward D. Verrier (2001), Seattle, WA

Historian J. Gordon Scannell, Westwood, MA

Membership Committee Douglas J. Mathisen, Chair, Boston, MA

Joseph S. Coselli, Houston, TX

Lynda L. Mickleborough, Toronto, ON, Canada

Joseph I. Miller, Atlanta, GA

Keith S. Naunheim, St. Louis, MO

Craig R. Smith, New York, NY

Vaughn A. Starnes, Los Angeles, CA

Association Representative Fred A. Crawford, Jr. (2000), Chair, Charleston, SC

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

Thoracic Surgery Douglas J. Mathisen (2001), Boston, MA

Lawrence H. Cohn (2004), Boston, MA

Board of Governors Alex G. Little (1999), Las Vegas, NV

American College of Fred A. Crawford, Jr., (2000), Charleston, SC

Surgeons

THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR

THORACIC SURGERY

1999 ANNUAL MEETING

COMMITTEES

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS

P. Michael McFadden, Chair

Renee S. Hartz

Robert L. Hewitt

Edward S. Lindsey

Noel L. Mills

John L. Ochsner

Watts R. Webb

SPOUSE HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE

Jennifer McFadden, Chair

Pat Hewitt

Margaret Ann Lindsey

Joy Mills

Frances Webb

Mary Lou Ochsner, Honorary Member

THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR

THORACIC SURGERY

1999 ANNUAL MEETING

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Lawrence H. Cohn (1999), Chair Boston, Massachusetts

Delos M. Cosgrove (1999) Cleveland, Ohio

Tirone E. David (1999) Toronto, ON, Canada

Verdi J. Disesa (2001) Chicago, Illinois

Mark K. Ferguson (1999) Chicago, Illinois

Frank L. Hanley (1999) San Francisco, California

John J. Lamberti (2001) San Diego, California

Bruce W. Lytle (2000) Cleveland, Ohio

John E. Mayer (2000) Boston, Massachusetts

G. Alexander Patterson (2001) St. Louis, Missouri

Eric A. Rose (2000) New York, New York

David J. Sugarbaker (2001) Boston, Massachusetts

John A. Waldhausen (1999) Hershey, Pennsylvania

EVARTS A. GRAHAM MEMORIAL TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE

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

Lawrence H. Cohn (1999) Boston, Massachusetts

Tirone E. David (1999) Toronto, ON, Canada

Andrew S. Wechsler (1999) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

James K. Kirklin (2000) Birmingham, Alabama

Valerie W. Rusch (2001) New York, New York

Edward D. Verrier (2002) Seattle, Washington

GRAHAM EDUCATION & RESEARCH

FOUNDATION

Tirone E. David, Chair (1999) Toronto, ON, Canada

Andrew S. Wechsler (1999) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

William T. Maloney (1999) Manchester, Massachusetts

John E. Mayer (1999) Boston, Massachusetts

YOUNG MEMBERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

James L. Cox, Chair (2003) Washington, D.C.

Sary F. Aranki (2002) Boston, Massachusetts

Robbin G. Cohen (2001) Los Angeles, California

Pedro J. Del Nido (2001) Boston, Massachusetts

Davis C. Drinkwater (1999) Nashville, Tennessee

John A. Elefteriades (2000) New Haven, Connecticut

John P. Gort (2001) Atlanta, Georgia

Thomas J. Kirby (2000) Cleveland, Ohio

Rodney J. Landreneau (1999) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

James A. Magovern (2001) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

R. Scott Mitchell (2002) Stanford, California

Mehmet C. Oz (2001) New York, New York

Sara J. Shumway (1999) Minneapolis, Minnesota

David F. Torchiana (2001) Boston, Massachusetts

Douglas E. Wood (2002) Seattle, Washington

AATS / STS NEWTECHNOLOGY

ASSESSMENTCOMMITTEE

Lawrence H. Cohn, Chair (1999) Boston, Massachusetts

W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr. (1999) Greenville, North Carolina

James G. Dralle (1999) Harvey, Illinois

Robert W. Emery (1999) Minneapolis, Minnesota

Rick A. Esposito (1999) New York, New York

James D. Fonger (1999) Baltimore, Maryland

Richard F. Heitmiller (1999) Reisterstown, Maryland

Larry R. Kaiser (1999) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rodney J. Landreneau (1999) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Antoon E. M. R. Lerut (1999) Leuven, Belgium

Bruce W. Lytle (1999) Cleveland, Ohio

Michael J. Mack (1999) Dallas, Texas

Lawrence R. McBride (1999) St. Louis, Missouri

Bruce A. Reitz (1999) Stanford, California

Hartzel V. Schaff (1999) Rochester, Minnesota

Valavanur A. Subramanian (1999) New York, New York

Jan L. Svennevig (1999) Oslo, Norway

Julie A. Swain (1999) Lexington, Kentucky

Daniel J. Ullyot (1999) Burlingame, California

ETHICS COMMITTEE

Frank C. Spencer, Chair (1999) New York, New York

Mortimer J. Buckley (1999) Boston, Massachusetts

John J. Collins, Jr. (1999) Boston, Massachusetts

Martin F. McKneally (1999) Toronto, ON, Canada

Robert M. Sade (1999) Charleston, South Carolina

CARDIOTHORACIC RESIDENTS COMMITTEE

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

Timothy J. Gardner Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

John W. Hammon, Jr. Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Keith S. Naunheim St. Louis, Missouri

Harvey I. Pass Detroit, Michigan

Victor F. Trastek Rochester, Minnesota

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Aldo R. Castaneda, (1999) Chair Guatemala, Central America

Mortimer J. Buckley (2001) Boston, Massachusetts

Floyd D. Loop (2003) Cleveland, Ohio

David B. Skinner (2002) New York, New York

Robert B. Wallace (2000) McLean, Virginia

THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR

THORACIC SURGERY

REPRESENTATIVES

1998-1999

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY

William A. Baumgartner Baltimore, Maryland (2000)

Douglas J. Mathisen Boston, Massachusetts (2000)

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Robert L. Replogle Chicago, Illinois (1999)

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
CPT-4 ADVISORY COMMITTEE

James M. Levett Cedar Rapids, Iowa (1999)

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
COUNCIL OF ACADEMIC SOCIETIES

Stanton P. Nolan Charlottesville, Virginia (1999)

ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS IN
CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Bruce W. Lytle Cleveland, Ohio (1999)

COMMITTEE FOR COORDINATING CONTINUING
EDUCATION IN THORACIC SURGERY

David B. Campbell Hershey, Pennsylvania (2002)

Douglas M. Behrendt Iowa City, Iowa (1999)

EXTRACORPOREAL PERFUSION
(AMSECT, ABCPT, ACPE AND CAHEA, CAAHEP)

Hendrick B. Earner St. Louis, Missouri (1999)

Stanton P. Nolan Charlottesville, Virginia (1999)

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH

William A. Baumgartner Baltimore, Maryland (1999)

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD BANKS

Robert L. Thurer Boston, Massachusetts (1999)

JOINT COUNCIL ON THORACIC SURGERY EDUCATION
(AATS/STS/TSDA/ABTS/RRC-ACS)

Andrew S. Wechsler, Chair Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Lawrence H. Cohn (AATS) Boston, Massachusetts

James L. Cox (RRC) Washington, D.C.

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

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

Gordon N. Olinger (ABTS) Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Mark B. Orringer (TSDA) Ann Arbor, Michigan

Peter C. Pairolero (STS) Rochester, Minnesota

Marvin Pomerantz (ABTS) Denver, Colorado

Edward D. Verrier (TSDA) Seattle, Washington

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

JOINT COMMITTEE ON NOMENCLATURE AND
CODING (AATS/STS)

Sidney Levitsky, Chair Boston, Massachusetts

John C. Alexander Evanston, Illinois

C.E. Anagnostopoulos New York, New York

Eric L. Ceithaml Ponte Vedra, Florida

George E. Cimochowski Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

David R. Clarke Denver, Colorado

Steven R. Gundry Loma Linda, California

Renee S. Hartz New Orleans, Louisianna

Kent W. Jones Salt Lake City, Utah

Joseph S. Ladowski Fort Wayne, Indiana

James M. Levett Cedar Rapids, Iowa

George J. Magovern Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

John E. Mayer Boston, Massachusetts

Keith S. Naunheim St. Louis, Missouri

Marvin Pomerantz Denver, Colorado

William F. Sasser St. Louis, Missouri

Peter K. Smith Durham, North Carolina

William H. Warren Chicago, Illinois

AATS/STS THORACIC SURGICAL WORKFORCE

Richard J. Shemin, Chair Boston, Massachusetts

Stanley W. Dziuban Albany, New York

Larry R. Kaiser Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

James E. Lowe Durham, North Carolina

William C. Nugent Lebanon, New Hampshire

Mehmet C. Oz New York, New York

THE JOURNAL OF THORACIC
AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

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

Eugene Blackstone, Associate Editor, Biostatistician.................... Cleveland, Ohio

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

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

D. Craig Miller, Associate Editor................................................... Stanford, California

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

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

ADVISORY EDITORIAL BOARD

William A. Baumgartner Baltimore, Maryland

R. Morton Bolman, III Minneapolis, Minnesota

Gerald D. Buckberg Los Angeles, California

Ray Chu-Jeng Chiu Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Lawrence H. Cohn Boston, Massachusetts

Fred A. Crawford, Jr Charleston, South Carolina

Marc R. de Leval London, England

Tom R. DeMeester Los Angeles, California

Jean Deslauriers Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada

William J. Dreyer Houston, Texas

M. Arisan Ergin New York, New York

L. Penfield Faber Chicago, Illinois

Donald D. Glower Durham, North Carolina

Frank L. Hanley San Francisco, California

Alden H. Harken Denver, Colorado

Axel Haverick Hanover, Germany

Michel N. Ilbawi Chicago, Illinois

Larry R. Kaiser Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Antoon E. M. R. Lerut Leuven, Belgium

Bruce W. Lytle Cleveland, Ohio

Robert M. Mentzer, Jr Lexington, Kentucky

Lynda L. Mickleborough Toronto ON, Canada

Joseph I. Miller 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

Hartzell V. Schaff Rochester, Minnesota

Frank W. Sellke Boston, Massachusetts

Thomas L. Spray Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Willem Van Oeveren Groningen, Netherlands

Edward D. Verrier Seattle, Washington

William G. Williams Toronto, ON, Canada

AATS/STS JOINT COMMITTEE
ON PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS

Timothy J. Gardner, ChairPhiladelphia, PA	Walter H. Merrill.................. Nashville, TN
John E. Albers..................... Cincinnati, OH	Robert E. Michler................ New York, NY
Robert W. Anderson............... Durham, NC	George E. Miller.............. Pebble Beach, CA
Safuh Attar......................... Baltimore, MD	Joseph I. Miller........................ Atlanta, GA
William A. Baumgartner..... Baltimore, MD	KeithS. Naunheim................. St. Louis, MO
Douglas Mather Behrendt...... Iowa City, IA	William C. Nugent................. Lebanon, NH
John R. Benfield............... Los Angeles, CA	Gordon N. Olinger............... Milwalkee, WI
John W. Brown.................. Indianapolis, IN	Mark B. Orringer................ Ann Arbor, MI
Mortimer Joseph Buckley........ Boston, MA	Anthony L. Picone................ Syracuse, NY
Lawrence H. Cohn................... Boston, MA	William S. Pierce.................... Hershey, PA
Delos M. Cosgrove............... Cleveland, OH	W. Gerald Rainer...................... Denver, CO
Fred A. Crawford................. Charleston, SC	Robert L. Replogle................... Chicago, IL
Thomas A. Donohue........... Lexington, KY	Richard G. Rouse.............. San Antonio, TX
Donald B. Doty............. Salt Lake City, UT	Valerie W. Rusch................. New York, NY
Stanley W. Dziuban.................. Albany, NY	Robert M. Sade.................... Charleston, SC
L. Henry Edmunds............ Philadelphia, PA	Meredith L. Scott.................... Orlando, FL
Richard P. Embrey................. Lubbock, TX	Hugh E. Scully......... Toronto, ON, Canada
Robert W. Emery............ Minneapolis, MN	Richard J. Shemin.................... Boston, MA
Thomas B. Ferguson............ St. Loiuis, MO	David B. Skinner................. New York, NY
Theodore L. Folkerth.......... Oceanside, CA	J. Marvin Smith............... San Antonio, TX
James D. Fonger............ Takoma Park, MD	Alan M. Speir........................ Annadale, VA
Frederick L. Grover.................. Denver, CO	Alan Jeffrey Spotnitz.... New Brunswick, NJ
J. Donald Hill................. San Francisco, CA	Thoralf M. Sundt................... St. Louis, Mo
Robert W. Jamplis................ Palo Alto, CA	Julie A. Swain...................... Lexington, KY
Robert H. Jones....................... Durham, NC	Victor F. Trastek................ Rochester, MN
Forrest Lee Junod.............. Sacramento, CA	Curtis G. Tribble........... Charlottesville, VA
Larry R. Kaiser................. Philadelphia, PA	Paul N. Uhlig........................... Wichita, KS
George C. Kaiser........ Webster Groves, MO	Daniel J. Ullyot.................. Burlingame, CA
Irving L. Kron.............. Charlottesville, VA	Harold C. Urschel...................... Dallas, TX
Stephen J. Lahey..................... Boston, MA	Clifford H. Van Meter...... New Orleans, LA
Gerald M. Lemole.................... Newark, DE	Robert M. Vanecko.................. Chicago, IL
Sidney Levitsky...................... Boston, MA	Edward D. Verrier.................... Seattle, WA
Joseph LoCicero..................... Boston, MA	Andrew S. Wechsler.......... Philadelphia, PA
Floyd D. Loop..................... Cleveland, OH	Ronald M. Weintraub.............. Boston, MA
Christopher T Maloney.......... Bedford, NH	Benson R. Wilcox.............. Chapel Hill, NC
Douglas J. Mathisen................. Boston, MA	Creighton B. Wright............ Covingon, KY
Jack M. Matloff................. Los Angles, CA	Rostik Zajtchuk.................... Potomac, MD
John Edmund Mayer................ Boston, MA	Alfred S. Casale.................. Morristown, NJ