The Scientific Affairs and Government Relations Committee has spent years cultivating relationships with the NIH and other government organizations in order to increase understanding, awareness and collaboration between the AATS and these governmental agencies.
The result of these positive relationships has included increased grant dollars for cardiothoracic surgeons, increased participation of surgeons in study groups and increase involvement of surgeon leaders in the processes of these agencies.
Serves as the Association's primary contact with government agencies
- Identifies and interacts with Federal Agencies and Institutions regarding research actvities, research funding, and career development support for cardiothoracic surgeons;
- Serves as a resource to cardiothoracic surgeons on research funding strategies, opportunities, and mechanisms available to the specialty;
- Provides a vehicle for research and development of new technologies through collaboration with industry and/or federal agencies;
- Discusses and develops a pathway for involvement of cardiothoracic surgeons in collaborative initiatives such as clinical trails networks.
Committee Members
Chair
Alexander Sasha Krupnick, MD
Director
Y. Joseph Woo, MD
Member
Prof. Prasad Adusumilli, MD
Member
Pavan Atluri, MD
Member
Yolonda L. Colson, MD, PHD
Member
Matthew J. Bott, MD
Member
Bryan M. Burt, MD
Member
Todd L. Demmy, MD
Member
Peter Gruber, MD
Member
David Harpole, MD
Member
William Heisinger, MD
Member
David Kalfa, MD
Member
Daniel Kreisel, MD
Member
Jennifer S. Lawton, MD
Member
Varun Puri, MD
Member
T. Brett Reece, MD
Member
Mark D. Rodefeld, MD
Member
Todd K. Rosengart, MD
Member
Marco A. Zenati, MD