THE THORACIC SURGERY FOUNDATION

FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

THIS IS YOUR FOUNDATION

Unlike other organizations to which you make philanthropic contributions, The Thoracic Surgery Foundation works directly for your specialty. The Foundation supports research and education initiatives to increase knowledge and enhance treatment of patients with cardiothoracic diseases; develops the skills of cardiothoracic surgeons as surgeon-scientists and health policy leaders; and, strengthens society's understanding and trust in the profession.

Your Foundation is making a difference in cardiothoracic surgery. This is possible only because of your support. The Foundation is entirely supported through private donations. So, please don't forget your gift to The Foundation. If you have not yet made your annual gift to your Foundation, now is the time! If you make an annual gift to The Foundation of appreciated stocks, bonds or mutual funds, you avoid capital gains tax and earn an income tax deduction by donating rather that selling these assets. This may be better for you than a gift of cash.

If you have been thinking of making a charitable contribution to TSFRE, this may be the time to consider a planned gift. Often, this type of giving enables an individual to give a larger gift at a cost that is actually lower than if the gift were to be made outright. You may also find that planned giving enables you to meet other personal financial goals while making significant charitable gifts.

You may give to The Foundation through a revocable instrument, such as a bequest in your will, or through an irrevocable instrument like a charitable lead trust or a charitable remainder trust. You may also give through a life insurance policy or your retirement plan. For more information about your annual gift or a deferred gift, contact Frank Kurtz, TSFRE Executive Director, 312/464-6100, extension 3425; FAX 312/527-6635; Email frank_kurtz@sba.com.

THE THORACIC SURGERY FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

ORGANIZATION

The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education was established eight years ago to identify and provide funding for education and research needs in thoracic surgery. The Foundation is entirely supported through private donations.

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, The Southern Thoracic Surgical Association and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association fully endorse and encourage the work of The Foundation. The sixteen-member Board of Directors is comprised of representatives nominated by these groups.

The mission of The Foundation is to: support research and education initiatives to increase knowledge and enhance treatment of patients with cardiothoratic diseases; develop the skills of cardiothoratic surgeons as surgeon-scientists and health policy leaders; and, strengthen society's understanding and trust in the profession.

2000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Robert B. Wallace, M.D., President Thomas J. Fogarty, MD

David B. Skinner, M.D., Vice President Richard G. Fosburg, MD

Andrew S. Wechsler, M.D., Secretary O. Wayne Isom, MD

Richard P. Anderson, M.D., Treasurer George C. Kaiser, MD

Delos M. Cosgrove, ffl, M.D., Councillor Jack M. Matloff, MD

L. Penfield Faber, M.D., Councillor F. M. "Mac" Mauney, Jr., MD

A. Robert Cordell, MD Valerie W. Rusch, MD

James L. Cox, MD Harold C. Urschel, Jr., MD

DIRECTORS EMERITI

Richard E. Clark, MD W. Gerald Rainer, MD

Robert W. Jamplis, MD Robert L. Replogle, MD

Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, MD Quentin R. Stiles, MD

Harold V. Liddle, MD John A. Waldhausen, MD

George J. Magovern, MD Benson R. Wilcox, MD

Martin F. McKneally, MD

STAFF

Frank J. Kurtz, Ph.D. Lainie Castle

Executive Director Development Associate

Mari Glass

Administrative Assistant

COMMITTEES OF THE

FOUNDATION

CORPORATE COMMITTEE

This committee seeks the support of industry to join with The Foundation members in an enlightened collaboration to sponsor and share in the results of our research programs.

Gary W. Akins, MD, Chairman Delos M. Cosgrove, III, MD

John C. Baldwin, MD Thomas J. Fogarty MD

Denton A. Cooley, MD George J. Magovem, MD

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

AH fund raising activities of The Foundation are monitored and coordinated by this committee.

Gary W. Akins, MD Stanton, P. Nolan, MD

A. Robert Coidell, MD Cecil C. Vaughn, MD

Robert W. Jamplis, MD Robert B. Wallace, MD, Chairman

EDUCATION COMMITTEE

This committee organizes health care policy education for cardiothoraric surgeons. The committee works closely with the Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University in developing programs of continuing education for thoracic surgeons. These programs are supported by the Alley-Sheridan Fund.

William A. Baumgartner, MD Robert L. Replogle, MD

Stanley W. Dziuban, Jr., MD Richard G. Rouse, MD

Sidney Levitsky MD Miles Shore, MD

Douglas J. Mathisen, MD Paul N. Uhlig, MD

Jack M. Matloff, MD, Chairman Harold C. Urschel, Jr., MD

John E. Mayer, Jr., MD

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Richard P. Anderson, MD L. Penfield Faber, MD

Delos M. Cosgrove, III, MD Robert B. Wallace, MD, Chairman

James L. Cox, MD Andrew S. Wechsler, MD

FINANCE COMMITTEE

This committee oversees all finances of The Foundation. Each of the thoracic surgical organizations is represented by its treasurer and one other member of the organization.

Richard P. Anderson, MD, Chairman William T. Maloney

James L. Cox, MD Harvey I. Pass, MD

Robert A. Guyton, MD D. Glenn Pennington, MD

Steven W. Guyton MD Andrew S. Wechsler, MD

Renee S. Hartz, MD

FOUNDATION SUBCOMMITTEE

This committee will be responsible for identifying and coordinating approaches to private foundations which include large established foundations, as well as those foundations which have been established by thoracic surgeons.

Cecil C. Vaughn, MD, Chairman I. Penfield Faber, MD

David S. Mulder, MD Edward Verrier, MD

JOINT COMMITTEE ON ALLOCATIONS FOR RESEARCH

AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS

This committee detemmines the goals of The Foundation relating to funding for research and education and recommends appropriate allocations to meet these goals. It comprises the chairs of the Research Committee, the Education Committee, and Finance Committee, the Development Committee and the Foundation's President.

Richard P. Anderson, MD Jack M. Matloff, MD

James L. Cox, MD Robert B. Wallace, MD, Chairman

Bartley P. Griffith, MD

MEMBERSHIP SUBCOMMITTEE

This committee will be responsible for developing initiatives to increase the number of individuals making contributions of less than $1,000 per year.

Joseph E. Bavaria, MD David A. Fullerton, MD

A. Robert Cordell, MD, Chairman

THE NEW CENTURY SOCIETY COMMITTEE

Members of this committee seek the financial support of their colleagues through annual gifts of $1,000 or more to The Foundation.

William A. Baumgartner, MD George L. Hicks, Jr., MD

Arthur C. Beall, Jr., MD Robert W. Jamplis, MD

John H. Bell, MD Sidney Levitsky, MD

Lawrence I. Bonchek, MD Alex G. Little, MD

Robbin Gerald Cohen, MD Christopher T. Maloney, MD

Lawrence H. Cohn, MD Robert M. Mentzer, MD

A. Robert Cordell, MD Stanton P. Nolan, MD, Chairman

James L. Cox, MD John L. Ochsner, MD

Ivan K. Crosby, MD Robert L. Replogle, MD

Richard M. Engelman, MD Richard J. Shernin, MD

Frederick L. Grover, MD Edward D. Verrier, MD

John W. Hammon, MD Robert B. Wallace, MD

RESEARCH COMMITTEE

This panel of nationally recognized researchers reviews The Foundation's grant application and provides recommendations to the Board of Directors for approval for funding.

Ralph J. Damiano, MD G. Alexander Patterson, MD

Hartley P. Griffith, MD, Chairman D. Glenn Pennington, MD

Alden H. Harken, MD Richard N. Pierson, ID, MD

Larry R. Kaiser, MD Valerie W. Rusch, MD

Joren C. Madsen,MD David H. Sachs, MD

James A. Magovern, MD Julie A. Swain, MD

Lynda L. Mickleborough, MD Ross M. Ungerleider, MD

PLANNED GIVING SUBCOMMITTEE

This committee is responsible for developing, publicizing and soliciting planned and major gifts to The Foundation.

Leonard L. Bailey, MD P.M. "Mac" Mauney, Jr., MD

L. Penfield Faber, MD Steve L. Mourning

George L. Hicks, Jr., MD Harold C. Urschel, Jr., MD

Robert W. Jamplis, MD, Chairman

THE THORACIC SURGERY

FOUNDATION AWARDS

Note: Recipients of the AATS Graham Foundation are listed on page 316.

2000 RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

AWARD RECIPIENTS

* Individual Research Investigator Grants

* Research Fellowship Awards

* Career Development Awards

* Alley-Sheridan Scholarships

Thoracic Surgery Foundation Research Fellowship Award provides salary support to surgeons and surgical trainees who wish to acquire investigational skills.

Raja S. Mahidhara, M.D., University of Pittsburgh

Steffen Pfeiffer, M.D., Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Wilson Y. Szeto, M.D., Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Mohan Thanikachalam, M.D., University of Miami

The Thoracic Surgery Foundation Research Grant provides operational support of original research projects by cardiothoracic surgeons who have completed their formal training and who are certified or eligible by The American Board of Thoracic Surgery or its equivalent.

Paul M. Kirshbom, M.D., Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania

Thomas K. Waddell, Ph.D., M.D., Toronto General Hospital and the University of Toronto

Nina S. Braunwald Career Development Award provides salary support to women in academic cardiothoracic surgery at early stages of their faculty careers.

Lynne A. Skaryak, M.D., University of Massachusetts Medical Center

Alley-Sheridan Scholar-in-Residence at Harvard

The Foundation offers Alley-Sheridan tuition scholarships for cardiothoracic surgeons to pursue a year of study in health care policy at Harvard University. The following individual has been awarded a scholarship to attend in 2000.

Juan A. Sanchez, M.D., Lexington, KY

PREVIOUS RESEARCH AWARD RECIPIENTS

The Thoracic Surgery Foundation Research Fellowship

Edward M. Boyle, Jr., M.D., The University of Washington

Sitaram M. Emani, M.D., Duke University Medical Center

Seth Force, M.D., The University of Pennsylvania

Julie R. Glasson, M.D., Stanford University School of Medicine

Joseph H. Gorman, III, M.D., Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Daniel Kreisel, M.D., University of Pennsylvania

Baiya Krishnadasan, M.D., University of Washington

Paul C. Lee, M.D., University of Pittsburgh

Sang H. Lee, M.D., University of California, San Diego Medical Center

Robert S. Poston, Jr.,M.D., Stanford University Medical Center

Andrew J. Sherman,M.D., Northwestern University Medical School

Christopher L. Skelly, M.D., The University of Chicago

Michael A. Smith, M.D., Washington University

Vinod H. Thourani, M.D., Emory University School of Medicine

Tomasz A. Timek, M.D., Stanford University

Edward Yiming Woo, M.D., University of Pennsylvania

Baxter Healthcare Corporation Research Fellowship Award provides salary support to surgeons and surgical trainees who wish to acquire investigational skills.

Richard W. Kim, M.D., Yale University School of Medicine

The Thoracic Surgery Foundation Research Grant

James S. Allan, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital

Richard P. Embrey, M.D., The Medical College of Virginia

Joren C. Madsen, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital

John D. Mannion, M.D., Thomas Jefferson University

Si M. Pham, M.D., University of Pittsburgh

Todd K. Rosengart, M.D., The New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center

David S. Schrump, M.D., National Cancer Institute

Nina S. Braunwald Career Development Award

Margaret D. Allen, M.D., University of Washington School of Medicine

Mary C. Mancini, M.D., Louisiana State University Medical Center

Patricia A. Thistlethwatie, M.D., University of California - San Diego

Nina S. Braunwald Research Fellowship provides salary support to women who wish to acquire investigational skills.

Kathryn Quadracci Flores, M.D., Brigham and Women's Hospital

Melina R. Kibbe, M.D., University of Pittsburgh

Elizabeth N. Morgan, M.D., University of Washington

Elaine E. Tseng, M.D., Johns Hopkins Hospital

Jennifer Dale Walker, M.D., Medical University of South Carolina

PREVIOUS EDUCATION AWARD RECIPIENTS

Alley-Sheridan Scholar-in-Residence at Harvard

Edward J. Dunn, M.D., Milwaukee, WI

Edgar L. Feinberg, III, M.D., Lafayette, LA

Peter P. McKeown, M.D., Tampa, FL

Joseph J. McNamara, M.D., Honolulu, HI

Paul N. Uhlig, M.D., Wichita, KS

Alley-Sheridan Executive Course Scholars

The Alley-Sheridan Fund was established within The Thoracic Surgery Foundation by Mr. David Sheridan on behalf of his life-long friend and collaborator, Dr. Ralph Alley, to provide educational opportunities, especially in health care policy matters for cardiothoracic surgeons. This fund has been used to make a generous grant from The Foundation to the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University to develop an intensive executive course in management and health care policy, Understanding the New World of Health Care: A Health Policy Program for Physicians, Trustees and Health Care Leaders. The Foundation named the following individuals to receive Alley-Sheridan Scholarships to attend this course.

May, 1996 Alley-Sheridan Executive Course Scholars

E. Pendleton Alexander, M.D., Washington, DC

Richard P. Embrey, M.D., Richmond, VA

Timothy J. Gardner, M.D., Philadelphia, PA

Keith S. Naunheim, M.D., St. Louis, MO

Anthony Louis Picone, M.D., Syracuse, NY

Keith Eric Sommers, M.D., Pittsburgh, PA

Clifford H. Van Meter, M.D., New Orleans, LA

April, 1997 Alley-Sheridan Executive Course Scholars

Aurelio Chaux, M.D., Los Angeles, CA

Stanley W. Dziuban, Jr., M.D., Albany, NY

Steven R. Hazelrigg, M.D., Springfield, IL

Bruce M. Toporoff, M.D., New Orleans, LA

November, 1997 Alley-Sheridan Executive Course Scholars

Daniel P. Harley, M.D., Baltimore, MD

Robert S.D. Higgins, M.D., Detroit, MI

Mitchell J. Magee, M.D., Springfield, IL

Peter C. Pairolero, M.D., Rochester, MN

Joe B. Putnam, M.D., Houston, TX

Thomas RJ. Todd, M.D., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Daniel W. van Heeckeren, M.D., Cleveland, OH

Henry L. Walters, III, M.D., Detroit, MI

March, 1998 Alley-Sheridan Executive Course Scholars

Thomas R. Calhoun, M.D., Houston, TX

Charles C. Canver, M.D., Madison, WI

Vincent R. Conti, M.D., Galveston, TX

Thomas E. Gaines, M.D., Knoxville, TN

D. Tyler Greenfield, M.D., Kingsport, TN

Frederick L. Grover, M.D., Denver, CO

Vassyl A. Lonchyna, M.D., Maywood, IL

Victor F. Trastek, M.D., Rochester, MN

Douglas E. Wood, M.D., Seattle, WA

November, 1998 Alley-Sheridan Executive Course Scholars

Kevin D. Accola, M.D., Orlando, PL

William A. Baumgartner, M.D., Balitmore, MD

Mark Ian Block, M.D., San Francisco, CA

J. W. Randolph Bolton, M.D., Temple, TX

Davene Brown, Granville, NY

John H. Calhoon, M.D., San Antonio, TX

Robert A. Lancey, M.D., Worcester, MA

Garth R. McDonald, M.D., Towson, MD

William C. Nugent, M.D., Lebanon, NH

James R. Reynold, M.D., Sioux Falls, SD

David M. Shahian, M.D., Burlington, MA

Mark S. Soberman, M.D., Washington, MD

Wilson W. Strong, Jr., M.D., Cedar Rapids, IA

March, 1999 Alley-Sheridan Executive Course Scholars

Margaret D. Allen, M.D., Seattle, WA

Alan G. Casson, M.D., Halifax, Nova Scotia

Michael D. Crittenden, M.D., West Roxbury, MA

R. C. Stuart Finney, M.D., Towson, MD

Alex G. Little, M.D., Las Vegas, NV

Joseph S. Mclaughlin, M.D., Baltimore, MD

Hiep Nguyen, M.D., Newark, DE

Craig R. Saunders, M.D., Newark, NJ

Edward B. Savage, M.D., Chicago, IL

Lars G. Svensson, M.D., Boston, MA

Scott J. Swanson, M.D., Boston, MA

Michael K. Wood, M.D., Burlingame, CA

Edward R. Zech, M.D., Bethesda, MD

November, 1999 Alley-Sheridan Executive Course Scholars

Mark S. Allen, M.D., Rochester, MN

William R. Berry, M.D., Napa, CA

Nora L. Burgess, M.D., San Francisco, CA

Andrea J. Carpenter, M.D., Lackland AFB, TX

David J. Cohen, M.D., Fort Sam Houston, TX

Thomas A. D'Amico, M.D., Durham, NC

Richard N. Edie, M.D., Philadelphia, PA

Rafael Espada, M.D., Houston, TX

Peter J. Horneffer, M.D., Towson, ME

Wade Leon Knight, M.D., Temple, TX

Leslie J. Kohman, M.D., Syracuse, NY

Alexander G. Little, M.D., Las Vegas, NV

Richard J. Novick, M.D., London, ON

Mark E. Sand, M.D., Orlando, FL

Sanjeev Sharma, M.D., Tucson, AZ

Mark S. Slaughter, M.D., Oak Lawn, IL

Scott J. Swanson, M.D., Boston, MA