THE THORACIC SURGERY FOUNDATION

FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

YOUR FOUNDATION FOR

RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

Unlike other organizations to which you make philanthropic contributions, The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education works directly for your specialty. TSFRE 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.

TSFRE is making a difference in cardiothoracic surgery. This is possible only because of your support. TSFRE is entirely supported through private donations.

If you have not yet made your annual gift to TSFRE, now is the time! If you make an annual gift 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 TSFRE 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 the Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education at 900 Cummings Center, Suite 221-U, Beverly, Massachusetts 01915

THE THORACIC SURGERY FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

2004 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

John R. Benfield, MD, President Irving L. Kron, MD

George C. Kaiser, MD, Vice President Joseph I. Miller, Jr., MD

Richard G. Fosburg, MD, Secretary Gordon F. Murray, MD

Lawrence H. Cohn, MD, Treasurer John L. Ochsner, MD

Fred A. Crawford, MD Alec Patterson, M.D.

Tirone E. David, MD Eric A. Rose, MD

David A. Fullerton, MD Valerie W. Rusch, MD

O. Wayne Isom, MD Daniel J. Ullyot, MD

TSFRE AWARDS

2004 RESEARCH AWARD RECIPIENTS

TSFRE RESEARCH GRANTS provide operational support of original research efforts by thoracic surgeons who have completed their formal training, and who are seeking initial support and recognition for their research program. Awards of up to $30,000 a year for up to two years are made each year to support the work of an early-career thoracic surgeon (within five years of first faculty appointment).

Peter S. Dahlberg, MD, PhD, University of Minnesota

Robert S. Poston, MD, University of Maryland

Craig H. Selzman, MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

TSFRE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS provide support of up to $35,000 a year for up to two years for surgical residents who have not yet completed thoracic surgical training.

Allen Cheng, MD, Stanford University

Danny Ramzy, MD, University of Toronto

Nathalie Roy, MD, Children's Hospital Boston

NINA STARR BRAUNWALD RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS provide up to $35,000 a year for up to two years of support for young women in academic thoracic surgery who have not yet completed surgical training.

Bao-Ngoc Nguyen, MD, University of Maryland

PREVIOUS RESEARCH AWARD RECIPIENTS

TSFRE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP provides support of up to $35,000 a year for up to two years for surgical residents who have not yet completed thoracic surgical training.

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

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

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

Daniel Kreisel, M.D., University of Pennsylvania

Baiya Krishnadasan, M.D., University of Washington

John E. Langenfeld, M.D., Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

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

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

Raja S. Mahidhara, MD, University of Pittsburgh

Mark D. Peterson, M.D., Toronto General Hospital

Steffen Pfeiffer, MD, Vanderbilt University 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

Wilson Y. Szeto, MD, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Mohan Thanikachalam, MD, University of Miami

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

TSFRE RESEARCH GRANTS provide operational support of original research efforts by thoracic surgeons who have completed their formal training, and who are seeking initial support and recognition for their research program. Awards of up to $30,000 a year for up to two years are made each year to support the work of an early-career thoracic surgeon (within five years of first faculty appointment).

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

Richard J. Battafarano, M.D., Ph.D., Washington University

Anthony D. Oaft'arclli, M.D., Stanford University

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

Yolanda L. Colson, M.D., Brigham and Women's Hospital

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

Robert J. Korst, M.D., Cornell University Medical Center

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

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

Marc R. Moon, M.D., Washington University school of Medicine

Alfred C. Nicolisi, M.D., Medical College of Wisconsin

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

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

TSFRE CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD provides support for applicants who have completed their residency training and who wish to pursue investigative careers in thoracic surgery.

Paul M. Kirshbom, M.D., Emory University

Kenneth McCurry, M.D., University of Pittsburgh

NINA STARR BRAUNWAID CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD provides salary support to women in academic cardiothoracic surgery at early stages of their faculty careers.

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

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

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

Patricia A. Thistlethwaite, M.D., University of California, San Diego

NINA STARR BRAUNWALD RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP provides up to $35,000 a year for up to two years of support for young women in academic thoracic surgery who have not yet completed surgical training.

Leora Balsam, M.D., Stanford University

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

Tara Karamlou, M.D., Oregon Health Sciences Center

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

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

Meena Nathan, MBBS, FRCS(Edin) FRCS(Glas), Brigham and Women's Hospital

DuyKhanh Pham, M.D., Duke University Medical Center

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

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

PREVIOUS EDUCATION AWARD RECIPIENTS

TSFRE offers Alley-Sheridan tuition scholarships for cardiothoracic surgeons to pursue a year of study in health care policy at Harvard University. The following individuals have received this award.

William Berry, M.D., Napa, CA

Vladimir Birjiniuk, M.D., West Roxbury, MA

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

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

Stancel M. Riley, Jr., M.D., Huntsville, AL

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

Alan J. Spotnitz, M.D., New Brenswick, NJ

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

ALLEY-SHERIDAN EXECUTIVE COURSE SCHOLARS The Alley-Sheridan Fund was established within The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education by Mr. David Sheridan on behalf of his lifelong 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 TSFRE 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. To date, TSFRE has named 117 individuals to receive Alley-Sheridan Scholarships to attend this course.

THE THORACIC SURGERY FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION and the NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE Jointly Sponsored MENTORED CLINICAL SCIENTIST DEVELOPMENT AWARD (K08) provides support for the development of outstanding clinician research scientists for a 5-year period of supervised research experience that integrates didactic studies with laboratory or clinically-based research.

Anthony Azakie, M.D., University of California, San Francisco

Michael S. Mulligan, M.D., University of Washington