ANNUAL REPORT

Funding research and education today to improve the practice of tomorrow A Message from the President ...... 3

The mission of The Award Offerings ...... 4 Thoracic Surgery Research Awards Program + Committee ...... 6 Research + Education Award Recipients ...... 7

Foundation is to foster Surgical Outreach + Education Award Recipients ..... 12 the development of Leadership Award Recipients ...... 13 Travel Scholarship Recipients ...... 14 surgeon-scientists in Board of Directors ...... 16 Major Gifts Donor Honor Roll ...... 17 cardiothoracic surgery; Annual Donor Honor Roll ...... 19 increasing knowledge Donation Form ...... 23 and innovation to benefit patient care.

The Foundation is the charitable arm of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

thoracicsurgeryfoundation.org/donate 2 Dear Colleagues, Patients, and Friends:

It has been my privilege to serve as President of The Thoracic Surgery Foundation (TSF) for the past year. This time has afforded me the opportunity to learn and experience first-hand the generosity of the members of our specialty in supporting the Foundation’s research and education initiatives.

2019 was a great year for the Foundation. More than $1 million was awarded to 109 surgeons for grants and scholarships. The Foundation’s established role as The Society of Thoracic Surgeon’s charitable arm has strengthened our fundraising potential and covered our administrative costs, enabling us to have a greater impact with our mission.

A Message from I am so grateful to you, our wonderful donors, who make everything we do possible. the President From exemplary patient care to groundbreaking research to educating the next generation of cardiothoracic leaders, you are the heart and soul of all our endeavors.

TSF is truly YOUR Foundation. Research grants, fellowships, and educational scholarships from TSF represent all of our disciplines (cardiac, general thoracic, and congenital) and surgeons at all career stages. The Foundation’s awards have been instrumental in developing hundreds of young surgeons by providing the support needed for their career advancement. These awards also have been important stepping stones in furthering innovation in cardiothoracic surgery.

If you have not given to the Foundation recently, I urge you to consider doing so now. And, if you generously donated in 2019, please consider another gift at this time. Let’s make 2020 TSF’s best year yet. You can click here or anywhere on the bottom of each page to make an online donation. Your generosity will help us ensure a bright future for surgeon-scientists and excellent care for our patients.

Thank you for your continued support of TSF. Joseph E. Bavaria, MD, FRCS(Ed) 2019–2020 TSF President

$1,141,500 TSF AWARDS FUNDED $880,000 $714,250 $700,000

$330,000 $462,250 $400,000

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 thoracicsurgeryfoundation.org/donate 3 TSF AWARD OFFERINGS TSF RESIDENT RESEARCH RESEARCH AWARDS FELLOWSHIP AWARD TSF RESEARCH AWARD This award provides up to $30,000 per year for up to 2 years to support a research fellowship for a resident This award provides operational support of original who has not yet completed cardiothoracic surgical research efforts by cardiothoracic surgeons who have training. During the fellowship, the resident will work in completed their formal training and who are seeking a cardiothoracic surgery clinical or laboratory research initial support and recognition for the research program. program. Awards of up to $40,000 per year for up to 2 years are granted to support the work of early career cardiothoracic surgeons (within 7 years of first faculty appointment at the time of application deadline). EDUCATION AWARDS STS RESEARCH AWARD ADVANCED ROBOTIC CARDIAC SURGERY FELLOWSHIP This award provides operational support of original research efforts by cardiothoracic surgeons who have This award provides $25,000 to a surgeon and his/her completed their formal training and who are seeking institution to support and facilitate the successful initial support and recognition for the research program. initiation of a high-quality robotic cardiac surgery program Awards of up to $40,000 per year for up to 2 years at his/her home institution. Extra consideration will be are granted to support the work of early career given to the applicant and first assistant if they have cardiothoracic surgeons (within 7 years of first faculty attended an STS Workshop on Robotic Cardiac Surgery. appointment at the time of application deadline). They also must meet specific requirements confirming The STS Research Award designation is given to the institutional support and resources and have experience highest-ranking research application awarded by TSF performing mitral valve repair and replacement and/ based on merit as judged by a rigorous peer-review or have significant off-pump coronary artery bypass process. experience. This fellowship is supported by the generosity of Intuitive. NINA STARR BRAUNWALD RESEARCH AWARD CAROLYN E. REED TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP AWARD Nina Starr Braunwald, MD, was the first woman to be certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery Carolyn E. Reed, MD, was a cardiothoracic surgeon, (ABTS) and to perform open heart surgery. This award educator, and successful researcher who died while in her name provides operational support of original still in her prime. She served as the first female chair research efforts by women cardiac surgeons who have of ABTS and also was president of STSA and STS completed their formal training and who are seeking (posthumously). This award in her name provides initial support and recognition for their research support of up to $10,000 for a clinically established program. Awards of up to $40,000 per year for up to female cardiothoracic surgeon or female resident in 2 years are made annually to support the work of early her last year of cardiothoracic surgery residency for career female cardiac surgeons (within 5 years of first travel to another institution for the purpose of learning faculty appointment). a new skill or technology. NINA STARR BRAUNWALD RESEARCH MICHAEL J. DAVIDSON FELLOWSHIP AWARD FELLOWSHIP AWARD Michael J. Davidson, MD, was an outstanding This award supports up to $30,000 per year for up to 2 cardiothoracic surgeon and teacher who was years for a female resident working in a cardiac surgical murdered in January 2015 at Brigham and Women’s clinic or laboratory research program who has not yet Hospital in Boston. The tragedy profoundly affected completed cardiothoracic surgical training. the cardiothoracic community and brought to light Dr. Davidson’s achievements in mastering sophisticated STSA RESIDENT RESEARCH AWARD catheter skills and advocating for a future that would This award provides up to $30,000 per year for up to meld the cardiac catheterization lab with the operating 2 years to support a research fellowship for a resident theater. This award in his name provides annual who has not yet completed cardiothoracic surgical support of $25,000 for a deserving young early career training. During the fellowship, the resident will work in cardiothoracic surgeon (within 7 years of first faculty a cardiothoracic surgery clinical or laboratory research appointment at the time of application deadline) program. Membership in the Southern Thoracic Surgical committed to the vision of innovative and collaborative Association (STSA) is not required; however, applicants cardiovascular care that Dr. Davidson helped pioneer. must meet STSA membership eligibility requirements. » thoracicsurgeryfoundation.org/donate 4 TSF AWARD OFFERINGS ROBERT L. REPLOGLE TRAVELING LEVI WATKINS INNOVATION AND FELLOWSHIP AWARD LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP Robert L. Replogle, MD, was a talented pediatric cardiac Levi Watkins, MD, was an accomplished cardiothoracic surgeon, as well as educator, researcher, and national surgeon and social activist at The Johns Hopkins leader in cardiothoracic surgery. The purpose of the Medical Center who made medical history by working Replogle Fellowship is to facilitate the continuing with innovative physicians and engineers to implant education of deserving young faculty surgeons the first automated internal cardiac defibrillator in a or residents committed to the treatment of congenital human being. The scholarship supports travel to a heart disease in neonates, infants, children, and center of excellence for the purposes of acquiring adults. The award is intended for travel to another clinical, translational, or leadership training to enhance institution for the purpose of learning a novel skills and practice in an area of innovation or surgical technique, adapting innovative technology, and/or significance. This award in Dr. Watkins’s name provides fostering collaboration among surgical investigators support of up to $5,000 for up to 2 weeks for in order to further the progress of congenital heart cardiothoracic surgeons who are within 10 years of first surgery at the recipient’s home institution. This award faculty appointment. in Dr. Replogle’s name provides support of up to $10,000 for up to 4 weeks for early career congenital heart surgeons who are within 7 years of ACGME- SURGICAL OUTREACH accredited congenital heart surgery fellowship completion (or its equivalent). AWARDS SARNS TERUMO PERFUSION EDUCATION TSF EVERY HEARTBEAT MATTERS AWARD FELLOWSHIP AWARD The Foundation, through the generosity and The purpose of the Sarns Terumo Perfusion Education philanthropy of the Edwards Lifesciences Foundation, Fellowship Award is to facilitate the continuing offers support of up to $37,500 for qualified surgeons education of a deserving board-certified perfusionist with proven track records of volunteer experience who is committed to expanding cardiovascular conducting charity work for underserved regions/ perfusion education and knowledge. This $10,000 populations. Awards are designed to provide support award will support travel to another institution for the for sustainable programs that educate, screen, and/ purpose of learning unique techniques, simulation or treat underserved populations to reduce the global approaches, and innovative technology to improve care burden of heart valve disease or other programs for cardiothoracic surgery patients at the recipient’s that advance health care and address underserved home institution. This fellowship is supported by the populations. generosity of Terumo and Rich and Norma Sarns. TSF TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS These awards of $1,000 provide cardiothoracic LEADERSHIP AWARDS surgeons who treat underserved patients and demonstrate a financial need with the opportunity to ALLEY-SHERIDAN SCHOLARSHIPS attend the STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Ralph D. Alley, MD, was a Founder Member of The Surgery Conference. Underserved people are those Society of Thoracic Surgeons and served as its who have a health disparity as defined by the Centers 1975–1976 president. David Sheridan was an inventor for Disease Control and Prevention and lack awareness and close friend of Dr. Alley, who held more than 50 of, or access to, medically appropriate health care. patents for innovations that have improved health care. These scholarships are made possible by the Edwards Moved by his collaborator and friend’s commitment Lifesciences Foundation and W.L. Gore & Associates. to cardiothoracic surgery, Sheridan created the Alley-Sheridan Fund, two educational opportunities TSF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL VOLUNTEER for cardiothoracic surgeons. The Leadership Program SCHOLARSHIP in Health Policy Management provides scholarships TSF, through the generosity and philanthropy of of $2,500 towards the cost of tuition to attend the the Edwards Lifesciences Foundation, offers travel leadership program at the Heller School for Social Policy scholarships of $2,500 for qualified cardiothoracic and Management at Brandeis University. Additionally, surgery residents and early career cardiothoracic TSF supports scholarships of $2,500 towards the cost surgeons (within 7 years of CT surgery residency of tuition to attend the Surgeons as Educators Course completion) who wish to gain a global cardiothoracic hosted by the American College of Surgeons. surgery volunteer experience under the mentorship of experienced surgeon volunteers. TSF International Medical Volunteer Scholars will have the opportunity to join an Every Heartbeat Matters Award mission trip. n

thoracicsurgeryfoundation.org/donate 5 TSF Research Awards Program

TSF Research Awards support academic and research career development for future leaders in cardiothoracic surgery. These awards identify, promote, and fund talented young cardiothoracic surgeons and residents working to create the future of our specialty through research and innovation. This year, the Foundation funded $600,000 in research awards supporting projects in topics as diverse as improving the outcomes of heart transplantation through the induction of tolerance and mitochondrial transplantation, the use of artificial intelligence/machine learning for echocardiogram interpretation and risk stratification, and cell transfer as a therapy for lung cancer. These and other innovative projects funded by TSF will have a profound impact in our specialty and improve the care of our patients.

These grants are funded through the contributions of hundreds of cardiothoracic A Message from the surgeons and corporations. Their philanthropy and generosity allow these Research Chair outstanding researchers to implement their ideas and launch their careers. Since its inception, TSF has been able to provide the initial funding support that has allowed multiple cardiothoracic surgeons to attract larger grants from the NIH, the NSF, and other agencies.

Members of the TSF Research Committee are experts in the field of cardiothoracic surgery research. They spent innumerable hours reviewing, scoring, and discussing the applications. I’d like to recognize their selfless efforts and dedication to promoting cardiothoracic surgery research and the careers of the future leaders in the specialty.

I’d also like to congratulate the 2019 TSF Research Award recipients, who are acknowledged in this report, and express my most profound gratitude to the donors, members of the Research Committee, and the Foundation as a whole, for the privilege and honor to serve as the Research Committee Chair.

Juan A. Crestanello, MD 2019 TSF Research Chair TSF RESEARCH AWARDS COMMITTEE

Juan A. Crestanello, MD CHAIR Stephen H. McKellar, MD Arman Arghami, MD Meena Nathan, MD Pavan Atluri, MD David D. Odell, MD, MMSc Faisal G. Bakaeen, MD Sahar Saddoughi, MD, PhD Ankit Bharat, MD Toshiharu Shinoka, MD, PhD Matthew J. Bott, MD Ram Kumar Subramanyan, MD, PhD Edward Cantu, MD Paul C. Tang, MD Yvonne M. Carter, MD Patricia A. Thistlethwaite, MD, PhD Elizabeth A. David, MD, MAS Frederick A. Tibayan, MD Jonathan D’Cunha, MD, PhD Robert F. Tranbaugh, MD Jessica S. Donington, MD Elaine E. Tseng, MD Cherie P. Erkmen, MD Harma K. Turbendian, MD Farhood Farjah, MD Prashanth Vallabhajosyula, MD Mark K. Ferguson, MD Grayson H. Wheatley III, MD Mario F.L. Gaudino, MD Abby White, MD Ravi K. Ghanta, MD Bryan A. Whitson, MD, PhD Danielle Gottlieb Sen, MD Dennis A. Wigle, MD James Jaggers, MD Berhane Worku, MD Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD Bo Yang, MD, PhD Mark J. Krasna, MD Sai S. Yendamuri, MD Bradley G. Leshnower, MD Joseph B. Zwischenberger, MD Kevin W. Lobdell, MD

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“I am very grateful to TSF for its support. Funding through TSF has provided me not only with the means to develop my lab, but also the important external validation of my research program. This award will be vital towards generating data used for future applications to national funding agencies.” Jonathan C. Yeung, MD, PhD “This grant has enabled us to University of Toronto, Canada understand and learn how to use STS Research Award, $80,000 patient preferences when choosing a Personalizing Therapy for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma using Patient Derived post-operative anticoagulation drug Cancer Organoids for new-onset atrial fibrillation. Through this work, we continue to aspire to look at the whole patient and his/her goals for quality of life.” “I am grateful for the TSF Research Award. The funding allowed me to explore the Philicia Moonsamy, MD utility of machine learning in clinical risk Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston prediction in cardiac surgery.” Nina Starr Braunwald Research Fellowship Award, $30,000 Arman Kilic, MD Trial of a Novel Oral Anticoagulant vs. Warfarin in University of Pittsburgh, PA New Onset Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery TSF Research Award, $80,000 Evaluating the Predictive Utility of Machine Learning Algorithms in Adult Cardiac Surgery

“I am very grateful to TSF for supporting my research in implementing patient- reported outcomes to improve the quality of thoracic surgical care. This award will allow me to pursue an independent research program in optimizing patient-centered outcomes after high-risk surgery.”

Gita Mody, MD, MPH University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill TSF Research Award, $80,000 Improving Lung Cancer Surgery Using Patient-Centered Outcomes »

thoracicsurgeryfoundation.org/donate 7 “The TSF Resident Research Award has played an instrumental role in allowing me to pursue a PhD in the field of cardiac stem cell biology. This experience will allow me to develop basic science and translational research skills required to launch an academic career in congenital cardiac surgery. I am deeply grateful to TSF for its invaluable support.” “The support from TSF has given Amine Mazine, MD me the invaluable opportunity University of Toronto, Canada to launch my research career as a TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award, $60,000 translational scientist and further Generation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived explore the mechanisms underlying Left Ventricular Cardiomyocytes for the Treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome neurodevelopmental delays in children with congenital heart disease. I am so grateful for the support of TSF and look forward to continuing “We are using the TSF award to elucidate my research activities at the the genetic and epigenetic characteristics Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia of large cell lung cancer, a rare but lethal in the year ahead.” form of non-small cell lung cancer. Our ultimate hope is to use these data to Mallory L. Hunt, MD Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, compile a TCGA (genomic atlas) for large Philadelphia cell lung cancer and identify prognostic Nina Starr Braunwald Research biomarkers and targets for novel therapies. Fellowship Award, $60,000 We are immensely grateful to TSF for its A Novel Assessment of the Effects of Chronic generous gift that has enabled our work.” Hypoxia on Brain Development in Utero: Utilizing a Fetal Sheep Model to Identify Clinically Vignesh Raman, MD Translatable Targets for the Treatment of Duke University, Durham, NC Congenital Heart Disease TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award, $30,000 Elucidating the Genome of Large Cell Lung Neuroendocrine Cancer

“It is a great honor to receive the research award, and I am very grateful to TSF for its support of my research project. This award will allow me to design and upscale engineered vascular conduits that may impact the lives of millions of patients.”

Yuanjia Zhu, MD Stanford University, California TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award, $60,000 Bioengineered Autologous Cytokine-Eluting Arterialized Conduits using Tri-layered Cell Sheet Technology »

thoracicsurgeryfoundation.org/donate 8 “I am sincerely grateful for and honored by the support of TSF. This award affords me the opportunity to concentrate on building my research skillset during my surgical training. Specifically, I will work to establish a small-animal model of ex vivo lung perfusion with which to investigate and mitigate factors “I am tremendously grateful to that contribute to primary graft TSF/STSA and honored to accept dysfunction following transplantation. this research award. It has been I hope this experience will ultimately instrumental in allowing investigation lead to contributions that improve of an implantable device to patient care.” personalize chemotherapy during surgical resection of lung cancer.” Laura M. Piechura, MD Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA Lillian L. Tsai, MD TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award, $60,000 The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD Targeting the Innate Immune System to STSA Resident Research Award, $60,000 Mitigate Primary Graft Dysfunction via Ex Vivo An Implantable Microdevice for Personalized Lung Perfusion Chemotherapy to Prevent Recurrence in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

TSF AWARDS BY TYPE

“Being chosen for this award is truly meaningful and special to me. Not only do I hope to live up to the spirit of the award with my fellowship dedicated to TAVR and education, but also to Dr. Davidson’s memory. When I was finding the TOTAL FUNDING best place for me to embark upon a fellowship, I toured $1,141,500 and interviewed at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. It was evident that Dr. Davidson was an amazing man and had a great impact upon that institution. I can only hope that my future career will live up to his expectations and provide a legacy for him that lives on, in part, due to my work.” n Research $600,000 Aaron J. Spooner, MD n Education $191,500 Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Canada n Leadership $25,000 Michael J. Davidson Fellowship Award, $25,000 n Surgical Outreach $260,000 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement n Travel $65,000 »

thoracicsurgeryfoundation.org/donate 9 “I am grateful to TSF for this amazing opportunity to enhance my career. The award has allowed me to lay the foundation for an adult pectus program. It can be difficult to introduce a new technique/procedure into your practice, especially when otherwise clinically busy. However, taking time to visit a center of excellence is incredibly important to your success. So often, “I am truly grateful for the support we learn much more from watching an provided by the Carolyn E. Reed operation than in actually doing one. Traveling Fellowship Award which This was an opportunity to do just that. is allowing me the opportunity to TSF has made this investment work with and learn from Dr. Dawn in me and my future.” Jaroszewski. She is a leader in the Leah M. Backhus, MD, MPH field of minimally invasive pectus Stanford University, California repair, and I will learn more about Levi Watkins Innovation and Leadership her operative technique, as well as Development Scholarship, $5,000 preoperative evaluation, management Pectus Repair Traveling Scholarship of complications, redo repairs, and postoperative management. As a junior attending who is working “The mentorship and partnership that I have to build a robust thoracic surgery been fortunate to establish with Dr. Hanley practice in an area where there and his colleagues through the Fellowship previously was none, this one-on-one have undoubtedly extended and improved mentorship is invaluable!” the surgical treatment of complex congenital cardiac lesions in my practice and at my Crystal J. Erickson, MD University of Colorado Health Memorial Hospital, institution. I am extremely grateful for the Colorado Springs support of TSF for this opportunity.” Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award, $3,000 Damien J. LaPar, MD, MSC Columbia University, New York City Pectus Excavatum Repair in the Adult Patient Robert L. Replogle Traveling Fellowship Award, $10,000 Complex Pulmonary Artery Reconstruction and Unifocalization Surgical Fellowship

“The Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship provided me with an unparalleled opportunity to visit one of the world’s premier research universities, Karolinska Institute, and learn about conducting the highest quality epidemiological research in esophageal disease.”

Monisha Sudarshan, MD Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award, $4,500 Launching an Esophageal Disease Epidemiology and Outcomes Program »

thoracicsurgeryfoundation.org/donate 10 “I am honored to be the recipient of the Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship. I will use the award to support my travel to Duke University where I will work with Dr. Carmelo Milano and his team learning minimally invasive techniques for LVAD implantation, observe theworkings of a large, successful heart transplant program, and more fully understand the union between basic and clinical science via translational research. This experience will prove to be formative in my career as I am currently a junior faculty member at the University of Wisconsin tasked with growing our institution’s heart transplant and mechanical circulatory support program.”

Amy G. Fiedler, MD University of Wisconsin, Madison Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award, $9,000 Cardiac Transplantation, Advanced Circulatory Support, and Translational Heart Failure Research

“I would like to express my sincere gratitude to TSF, Terumo, and the Sarns family for offering this fellowship to the perfusion profession. This opportunity allowed me to gain insight into the flourishing, innovative $1,979,227 cardiac surgery program at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Since the trip, my team has been able to implement tangible improvements and are continuing to refine our practice. I will carry this knowledge and pivotal experience with me throughout $1,517,970 my career.” $1,466,804 $1,465,128

Ashleigh A. LeBlanc, CCP, FPP Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Portland Sarns Terumo Perfusion Education Fellowship

Award, $10,000 $880,422

TSF REVENUE $253,137 $352,652

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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ADVANCED ROBOTIC TSF EVERY HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CARDIAC SURGERY MATTERS AWARD VOLUNTEER SCHOLARSHIP FELLOWSHIP $37,500 $2,500

George M. Comas, MD R. Morton “Chip” Bolman III, MD Castigliano M. Bhamidipati, DO, PhD St. John Clinic, Tulsa, OK University of Vermont, Burlington Oregon Health & Science University, Portland Tom C. Nguyen, MD “Advancing Cardiac Care for Rheumatic “Enhancing Access to Care and Treatment The University of Texas— Heart Disease in Rwanda” of Cardiovascular Disease in Nepal” Memorial Hermann, Houston Jay D. Pal, MD Jeffrey M. Erfe, MD Matthew A. Romano, MD University of Colorado, Aurora Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL University of Michigan, Ann Arbor “Enhancing Access to Care and Treatment “Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease of Cardiovascular Disease in Nepal” in Uganda” Phillip G. Rowse, MD Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN $35,000 Amy G. Fiedler, MD University of Wisconsin, Madison Adanna C. Akujuo, MD Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos, MD, “Advancing Cardiac Care for Rheumatic Albany Medical Center, New York City PhD, MPH Heart Disease in Rwanda” Houston DeBakey Heart & “VOOM Foundation Open-Heart Cardiac Vascular Center, TX Surgery Program in Nigeria” Tyler J. Wallen, DO University of Florida, Gainesville Lyle D. Joyce, MD, PhD “Meeting the Challenge of Rheumatic Valve Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Disease in Kenya” “Meeting the Challenge of Rheumatic Valve The Advanced Robotic Cardiac Disease in Kenya” $1,675 Surgery Fellowship Awards are made possible by the generosity of Jeffrey D. McNeil, MD Yihan Lin, MD Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, University of Colorado, Aurora San Antonio, TX “Advancing Cardiac Care for Rheumatic “VOOM Foundation—Continued Heart Disease in Rwanda” Development of Cardiac Surgery Program JaBaris D. Swain, MD in Enugu, Nigeria” Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Craig Selzman, MD Philadelphia University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City “Advancing Cardiac Care for Rheumatic “Mongolia Cardiac Surgery Program” Heart Disease in Rwanda”

Pranava Sinha, MD Children’s National Health System, Washington, DC “Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda” thoracicsurgeryfoundation.org/donate 12 ALLEY-SHERIDAN SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

LEADERSHIP PROGRAM Danielle Gottlieb Sen, MD FOR HEALTH POLICY Children’s Hospital of New Orleans/ Louisiana State University Health AND MANAGEMENT AT Sciences Center BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY Vikas Sharma, MD Margarita T. Camacho, MD University of Utah RWJBarnabas Health at Newark Salt Lake City Beth Israel Medical Center, NJ Karen Walker, MD Elisabeth Dexter, MD Washington University School of Medicine Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Louis, MO Buffalo, NY SURGEONS AS Christopher M. Genco, MD EDUCATORS COURSE, Genesis Healthcare Kennett Square, PA AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS Katherine B. Harrington, MD Baylor Scott and White—The Heart Karen Kim, MD Hospital Plano, TX University of Michigan Ann Arbor Si M. Pham, MD Mayo Clinic Florida HelenMari L. Merritt Genore, DO Jacksonville University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha

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Pablo Anibal Alterini, MD Mauricio Damian Gomez Gonzalez, MD Parana, Argentina Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico

Natalia Fernandes Alves, MD Blas Gonzalez, MD Sao Paulo, Brazil Asuncion, Paraguay

César Omar Avalos Gómez, MD Jorge A. Gonzalez, MD Puebla, Mexico Bogota, Colombia

Gastón Bauk, MD Guillermo S. Gutierrez, MD Córdoba, Argentina Pilar, Argentina

Krishna Bhandari, MD Oscar Jesus Gutierrez Camarena, MD Kathmandu, Nepal Merida, Mexico

Enzo A. Borzellino, MD Karla Y. Herrera Morales, MD Lima, Peru Mérida, Mexico

Supported by the generosity of W.L. Julio Cesar Castillo Garagate, MD Mauro Ariel Higa, MD Gore & Associates, Edward Lifesciences Lima, Peru La Plata, Argentina Foundation, and Joseph E. Bavaria, MD, Guillermo E. Castro, MD Reynaldo J. Jiménez, MD FRCS(Ed), the following attended the 2019 Tlalpan, Mexico Chihuahua, Mexico STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference in Cancun, Mexico. Annet Cazares, MD Luis R. Jimenez Hernandez, MD Monterrey, Mexico Cuauhtemoc, Mexico

Suheidys De La Hoz Dominguez, MD Prashant Kothari, MD Barranquilla, Colombia Jaipur, India

Kaylesh Jay Dullabh, MD Rafael Albino Lencioni, MD Polokwane, South Africa São Paulo, Brazil

Merari C. Escamilla, MD Jorge Israel Leyva, MD Mexico City, Mexico Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico

Debora Klein Ferreira, MD Aldo P. Lopez, MD Porto Alegre, Brazil Torreon, Mexico

Gustavo A. Garcia Soto, MD David Maldonado, MD La Paz, Mexico Guayaquil, Ecuador

Ovidio A. Garcia-Villarreal, MD Nestor J. Medeot, MD Santa Catarina, Mexico Cordoba, Argentina » thoracicsurgeryfoundation.org/donate 14 TSF TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Maria A. Medina, MD Aura Maria Rivera Herrera, MD Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia

Khaled A. Mohammed, MD Carolina F. Rodrigues, MD Assiut, Egypt Lisbon, Portugal

Dagoberto Muñoz Serret, MD Omar Alonso Rodriguez, MD Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Monterrey, Mexico

Rubisela Najera Ramirez, MD Fidel F. Rojas Martinez, MD Mexico City, Mexico Lambayeque, Peru

Lorenzo Naranjo Tapia, MD David Roldan Morales, MD Santiago, Chile Conkal, Mexico

Adrian Fernando Narvaez Munoz, MD Max Salamanca, MD Guayaquil, Ecuador Lima, Peru

Jorge Luis Navarro Alcoba, MD Ignacio Salazar Hernandez, MD Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico

Diego B. Ortega Zhindón, MD Fernando Fabián Sánchez, MD SURGEON Mexico City, Mexico Obregon, Mexico Andres M. Palacio, MD Jennifer Andrea Sanchez Rojas, MD Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia

GRANTS Emmanuel Peña Gomez Portugal, MD Kuntal Mahavir Surana, MD Puchuca Hidalgo, Mexico Mumbai, India

Henry Peralta Santos, MD Carlos R. Torrealba, MD 301 Lima, Peru Caracas, Venezuela 203 Carlos Jose Perez, MD Laura A. Torrico, MD 135 Bogota, Colombia Mexico City, Mexico 59 Juan J. Perez Arancibia, MD Marybell Vasquez Miranda, MD 43 47 Buenos Aires, Argentina Lima, Peru

Gustavo Andres Prieto, MD Raquel Vega Hernandez, MD 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Neiva, Colombia Monterrey, Mexico

Total Applications Received Oscar A. Prior, MD Omar Victorica, MD Tijuana, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico

Rodrigo Reyes-Pavón, MD Jose Yovera MD 109 Aguascalientes, Mexico Lima, Peru

Francisco Mauricio Rincon Tello, MD Luis M. Zuniga, MD 50 59 Bogota, Colombia Managua, Nicaragua 22 Josias C. Ríos, MD 46 17 Lima, Peru

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Individual Surgeon Grants Funded

thoracicsurgeryfoundation.org/donate 15 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER Joseph E. Bavaria, MD, FRCS(Ed) Keith S. Naunheim, MD Shanda H. Blackmon, MD, MPH Virginia R. Litle, MD

Joseph A. Dearani, MD Robert S.D. Higgins, MD, MSHA Lauren C. Kane, MD Scott A. LeMaire, MD

Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD Vinod H. Thourani, MD Joseph F. Sabik III, MD Douglas E. Wood, MD, FRCSEd

of TSF Board Members Support the Foundation Annually

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TSF is grateful for its most generous donors who have given $10,000 or more cumulatively.

GOLD Shanda H. Blackmon, Constantine Mavroudis, MD* John W. Hammon Jr., MD Nasser K. Altorki, MD* $4,000,000+ MD, MPH* Partners Healthcare Robert S.D. Higgins, American Board of The Society of Thoracic The Chantal and Tommy (Massachusetts General MD, MSHA* Thoracic Surgery (ABTS) Surgeons (STS) Bagwell Foundation, Inc. Hospital) John Wiley & Sons Limited Abbas Ardehali, MD Cross-Jones Research & Richard N. Pierson III, MD Johns Hopkins University Atrium Medical Corporation SILVER Education Fund W. Gerald Rainer, MD Marvin M. Kirsh, MD W. Gerald Austen, MD $2,000,000+ Foundation for Carol A. Replogle Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, MD Erle H. Austin III, MD Edwards Lifesciences Advancement of Cardiac The Robert W. Jamplis Virginia R. Litle, MD Vinay Badhwar, MD Foundation Therapies, Inc. Charitable Trust George J. Magovern Jr., MD* Edward V. Bennett Jr., MD* William J. von Liebig Genentech, Inc. Sibu P. Saha, MD Keith S. Naunheim, MD David P. Blake, MD Foundation Intuitive Surgical Sulzer Carbomedics, Inc. Northern Illinois R. Morton Bolman III, MD Richard A. Jonas, MD Synovis Surgical Innovations Heart Institute Edward L. Bove, MD PARTNERS Douglas J. Mathisen, MD* Betsey C. Urschel* Mark B. Orringer, MD Scott M. Bradley, MD $1,000,000+ Martin F. McKneally, MD Robert B. Wallace, MD Amit N. Patel, MD William T. Brinkman, MD AATS Foundation Medtronic, Inc. Western Thoracic Surgical G. Alexander Patterson, MD, Paul S. Brown Jr., MD American Association for Richard N. and Association (WTSA) FRCS(C) John A. Burkholder, MD Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Norma Sarns Richard L. Prager, MD David B. Campbell, MD Baxter Southern Thoracic Surgical SPONSORS Respironics Cardiovascular and Eugene Braunwald, MD Association (STSA) $25,000 to $49,999 W. Steves Ring, MD Thoracic Surgery, Inc. Dupont Datascope Terumo Cardiovascular Acelity Joseph F. Sabik III, MD* Andrea J. Carpenter, MD, PhD Corporation (Maquet Systems Corporation Edmund Pendleton Thomas G. Sharp, MD W. Randolph Chitwood Jr., MD Cardiovascular) St. Jude Medical, Inc. Alexander, MD Alfred J. Tector, MD John V. Conte, MD The David S. and Janet R. W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Mark S. Allen, MD* The Windhover Foundation Vincent R. Conti, MD Sheridan Foundation Carl L. Backer, MD* Kathryn Quadracci Coordinating Committee for PATRONS Manjit S. Bains, MD Flores, MD* Continuing Education GRAND BENEFACTORS $50,000 to $99,999 Lenox D. Baker, MD Raja Flores, MD Joseph S. Coselli, MD $500,000 to $999,999 Brigham and Women’s William A. Baumgartner, MD* Douglas E. Wood, MD, Delos M. Cosgrove, MD Lazlo N. Tauber Hospital Joseph E. Bavaria, MD, FRCSEd James L. Cox, MD Charitable Foundation Bristol-Myers Squibb FRCS(Ed)* James L. Zellner, MD Fred A. Crawford, MD The Starr Foundation Robert J. Cerfolio, MD John R. Benfield, MD Thomas A. D’Amico, MD CHMC Surgical Lawrence I. Bonchek, MD LIFE MEMBERS Thomas E. Deal, MD BENEFACTORS Foundation, Inc. John H. Calhoon, MD* $10,000 to $24,999 Joseph A. Dearani, MD $100,000 to $499,999 Nancy D. Clark Cleveland Clinic Abbott Laboratories Harry J. DePan, MD American College of Ethicon Endo-Surgery Columbia University David H. Adams, MD Jessica S. Donington, MD Cardiology (ACC) The Heart & Lung Rick A. Esposito, MD Arvind K. Agnihotri, MD Richard N. Edie, MD Foundation Surgery Foundation L. Penfield Faber, MD Shahab A. Akhter, MD Elsevier Science, Inc. LUNGevity Foundation Mark K. Ferguson, MD Cary W. Akins, MD American College *Individual helped facilitate a of Surgeons (ACS) Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD Kristopher M. George, MD William C. Alford Jr., MD donation from a third party

thoracicsurgeryfoundation.org/donate 17 Frank C. Spencer, MD Thomas L. Spray, MD DONOR SPOTLIGHT Robert D. Stewart, MD Quentin R. Stiles, MD Valavanur A. SCOTT A. LEMAIRE, MD Subramanian, MD TSF Board of Directors Thoralf M. Sundt, MD The mission of the Foundation is so important. The first part of the mission is to develop Francis P. Sutter, DO cardiothoracic surgeon-scientists. They will be the investigators who help us better Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD* understand the causes of and treatments for cardiothoracic disease and help us to provide James F. Symes, MD better care in the future. The second part of the Foundation’s mission is to provide better Stanley K.C. Tam, MD patient care through four main avenues—research, education, global outreach, and Christo I. Tchervenkov, MD innovation. In order for us to deliver better care in the future, it is important to support Terumo Aortic the people who are in training now, as well as support ongoing research efforts. This is an David F. Torchiana, MD incredibly important part of what’s going to make our specialty better in the future. Gregory D. Trachiotis, MD Alfredo Trento, MD WHY I GIVE: I have a personal reason for giving. It was my deep desire to give back to Bernard L. Tucker, MD the Foundation that played such an important part in my own career. In 2005, I was a James S. Tweddell, MD grateful recipient of a TSF grant that was cosponsored by NIH. This helped me develop the University of Iowa research skills I needed to create a research program focused on thoracic aortic disease University of Pennsylvania and help launch my career. I can’t even begin to imagine what I’d be doing right now if I University of Virginia hadn’t received that initial grant in 2005. So contributing to the Foundation, both in terms USC Cardiothoracic of leadership and in giving donations to the Foundation, is an important way I can give back Surgeons for everything that it’s done for me. Gus J. Vlahakes, MD William Wallace, DO Jennifer D. Walker, MD Henry L. Walters III, MD Richard M. Engelman, MD L. Michael Graver, MD Lyle D. Joyce, MD, PhD D. Craig Miller, MD Andrew S. Wechsler, MD Anthony L. Estrera, MD Frederick L. Grover, MD* Joyce Foundation Joseph I. Miller Jr., MD Winfield J. Wells, MD James I. Fann, MD Frank L. Hanley, MD George C. Kaiser, MD Robert L. Mitchell, MD Paul H. Werner, MD Edgar L. Feinberg II, MD Bradley J. Harlan, MD Larry R. Kaiser, MD R. Scott Mitchell, MD James Miller Wilson, MD Richard H. Feins, MD Alan Hartman, MD Kirk R. Kanter, MD NewYork-Presbyterian Women in Thoracic Victor A. Ferraris, MD, PhD George L. Hicks Jr., MD Kealy Family Foundation Hospital Surgery (WTS) Thomas J. Fogarty, MD Charles B. Huddleston, MD Paul B. Kelly, MD Stanton P. Nolan, MD J. Nilas Young, MD William H. Frist, MD John S. Ikonomidis, MD, PhD Karen M. Kim, MD Northern Trust Company George L. Zorn Jr., MD Thomas E. Gaines, MD Michel N. Ilbawi, MD Irving L. Kron, MD William C. Nugent, MD James S. Gammie, MD* O. Wayne Isom, MD Hillel Laks, MD Gordon N. Olinger, MD Timothy J. Gardner, MD Leigh I. Iverson, MD John J. Lamberti, MD Francis D. Pagani, MD J. William Gaynor, MD Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD Larry King Cardiac Peter C. Pairolero, MD Fernando Gil Stuart W. Jamieson, MD Foundation Grant Van Siclen Parr, MD TSF HERITAGE Glaxo Wellcome, Inc. G. Gilbert Johnston, MD Richard Lee, MD Patricia Ann Penkoske, MD SOCIETY Scott M. Goldman, MD David R. Jones, MD* Scott A. LeMaire, MD D. Glenn Pennington, MD James M. Levett, MD Gosta B. Pettersson, MD John R. Benfield, MD Sidney Levitsky, MD Christian Pizarro, MD R. Morton Bolman III, MD Joseph LoCicero, MD Edward J. Planz Jr., MD Eugene Braunwald, MD “TSF was instrumental in the James D. Luketich, MD Marvin Pomerantz, MD Nancy D. Clark Bruce W. Lytle, MD Pratt Surgical Associates, Inc. Vincent R. Conti, MD development of me personally Michael J. Mack, MD John D. Puskas, MD* David A. Fullerton, MD James W. Mackenzie, MD Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD Dr. & Mrs. Martin F. McKneally as a researcher. During Joren C. Madsen, MD Ronald R. Quinton, MD The David S. and Janet R. Yousuf Mahomed, MD Michael J. Reardon, MD Sheridan Foundation my dedicated cardiac surgery Christopher T. Maloney, MD Evelio Rodriguez, MD Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Wallace William T. Maloney Eric A. Rose, MD James M. Wilson, MD research time at Emory James B.D. Mark, MD Jack A. Roth, MD The TSF Heritage Society includes M. Blair Marshall, MD Valerie W. Rusch, MD individuals and families who University, the TSF research Mayo Clinic William H. Ryan III, MD have planned for estate gifts to TSF. Patrick M. McCarthy, MD Robert M. Sade, MD fellowship allowed me the P. Michael McFadden, MD Frank W. Sellke, MD Joseph S. McLaughlin, MD Baljit K. Sharma, MD latitude to concentrate on my Robert M. Mentzer, MD Richard J. Shemin, MD Walter H. Merrill, MD Peter M. Sidell, MD research topic.” Lynda L. Mickleborough, MD Mark S. Slaughter, MD *Individual helped facilitate a —Vinod H. Thourani, MD Daniel L. Miller, MD Craig R. Smith, MD donation from a third party

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Donors who have given gifts of any amount between January 1 and December 31, 2019.

$100,000+ $2,000 to $4,999 Andrew C. Chang, MD Rush University Lehab H. Araim, MD Edwards Lifesciences Edmund Pendleton Jonathan M. Chen, MD Medical Center Michael A. Archer, DO Foundation Alexander, MD Alfonso D. Chiscano, MD* Joseph F. Sabik III, MD Andrew T. Arndt, MD Intuitive Surgical Carl L. Backer, MD* John and Susan Ciciora* Vinod H. Thourani, MD Rakesh C. Arora, MD The Society of Thoracic Melanie A. Edwards, MD Joseph C. Cleveland Jr., MD Tracey L. Weigel, MD Anthony J. Ascioti, MD Surgeons (STS) Fernando Gil Yolonda L. Colson, MD Elaine C. Weiss, JD Elizabeth M. Ashworth, MD John Wiley & Sons Limited Richard S. D’Agostino, MD Bryan A. Whitson, MD, PhD Nicholas V. Augelli, MD $25,000+ Karen M. Kim, MD Joseph A. Dearani, MD Robert A. Wynbrandt, JD Anthony Azakie, MD Shanda H. Blackmon, Douglas J. Mathisen, MD Ali Dodge-Khatami, MD, PhD Stephen C. Yang, MD Fouad M. Azoury, MD MD, MPH* Constantine Mavroudis, MD* Gary F. Earle, MD J. Nilas Young, MD Gaetano Azzolina, MD Amit N. Patel, MD Keith S. Naunheim, MD Roger R. Ecker, MD Joseph B. Zwischenberger, Peter L. Baay, MD Sibu P. Saha, MD G. Alexander Patterson, MD Edgar L. Feinberg, MD MD Ashok N. Babu, MD Southern Thoracic Surgical Richard L. Prager, MD Victor A. Ferraris, MD, PhD Frank A. Baciewicz Jr., MD Association (STSA) William H. Ryan III, MD Frederick L. Grover, MD* $1 to $999 Leah M. Backhus, MD Terumo Cardiovascular Kuppe G. Shankar, MD* John W. Hammon Jr., MD Kelechi Abanobi, MD Peter Baik, DO Systems Corporation The David S. and Janet R. John R. Handy, MD Ghulam Abbas, MD Faisal G. Bakaeen, MD The Chantal and Tommy Sheridan Foundation Robert S.D. Higgins, A. Reza Abrishamchian, MD Jon M. Baker, MD Bagwell Foundation, Inc. Douglas E. Wood, MD, MD, MSHA David H. Adams, MD Nicholas Baker, MD W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. FRCSEd Horejsi Charitable Kumari N. Adams, MD Keki R. Balsara, MD Foundation, Inc. Alaa Y. Afifi, MD Tammy M. Baxter, MD $15,000+ $1,000 to $1,999 Dawn S. Hui, MD Muhammad Aftab, MD Thomas M. Beaver, MD, MPH Joseph E. Bavaria, MD, Kevin D. Accola, MD Lauren C. Kane, MD Wassim Aghnatios Daniel L. Beckles, MD, PhD FRCS(Ed)* Shahab A. Akhter, MD Marvin M. Kirsh, MD Abi Jaoude, MD Daniel J. Beckman, MD James S. Allan, MD Michael Lanuti, MD Alec Akbarov, MD John R. Benfield, MD $5,000 to $14,999 Erle H. Austin III, MD Richard Lee, MD Lishan Aklog, MD Robert D. Bennett, MD John H. Calhoon, MD* Vinay Badhwar, MD Scott A. LeMaire, MD Shahab Akvan, MD Neil R. Bercow, MD Cleveland Clinic Baltimore Community James D. Luketich, MD Mohammed M. Al Aklabi, MD Christian Bermudez, MD Rick A. Esposito, MD Foundation John E. Mayer Jr., MD Luis Fernando Alberton, MD Alvise F. Bernabei, MD Mark K. Ferguson, MD Cynthia Barginere, MD Patrick M. McCarthy, MD Bahaaldin Alsoufi, MD Mark F. Berry, MD James S. Gammie, MD* Richard J. Battafarano, Martin F. McKneally, MD Rudolph A. Altergott, MD Brian T. Bethea, MD Virginia R. Litle, MD MD, PhD Yoshifumi Naka, MD, PhD Jeffrey M. Altshuler, MD Castigliano M. Bhamidipati, Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD William A. Baumgartner, MD* Hiep C. Nguyen, MD Mark A. Ammons, MD DO, PhD W. Gerald Rainer, MD Edward V. Bennett Jr., MD* Mark Onaitis, MD Emmanuel A. Amulraj, MD Faiz Y. Bhora, MD Carol A. Replogle Scott M. Bradley, MD Francis D. Pagani, MD John S. Anastasi, MD Steven Bibevski, MD, PhD Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD* Andrea J. Carpenter, Pat S. Pappas, MD Shahriyour Andaz, MD Richard J. Bigsby, MD University of Pennsylvania MD, PhD John D. Puskas, MD* Jared L. Antevil, MD Thomas J. Birdas, MD James L. Zellner, MD Alfred S. Casale, MD W. Steves Ring, MD Francisco A. Arabia, MD Costas Bizekis, MD *Individual helped facilitate a donation from a third party

thoracicsurgeryfoundation.org/donate 19 Arie Blitz, MD, MBA Albert S. Chang, MD David A. D’Alessandro, MD Andrew C. Fiore, MD Richard L. Harvey, MD Marc B. Bloom, MD Todd P. Chapman, MD Thomas A. D’Amico, MD Michael Peter Fischbein, MD Lacy E. Harville III, MD Natalie Boden, MBA Steven F. Chapman, MD Mani A. Daneshmand, MD William J. Fischer III, MD Rian M. Hasson Charles, MD William M. Boedefeld, MD Mei L. Chau, MD Daren S. Danielson, MD Wade L. Fischer, MD Hans M. Haupt, MD Linda J. Bogar, MD Hannan Chaugle, MD Nestor F. Dans, MD Ken Fishbain J. Robert Headrick, MD Adam J. Bograd, MD Edgar G. Chedrawy, MD Gail E. Darling, MD Elissa Flaska David A. Heimansohn, MD Marineh Bojalian, MD Gary W. Chmielewski, MD Irving B. David, MD Seth D. Force, MD Robert E. Helm, MD Juan J. Bonilla, MD Giye Choe, MD Elizabeth A. David, MD Jessica Forcillo, MD Gilbert L. Hendricks, MD Donnell K. Bowen, MD Neil A. Christie, MD James E. Davies Jr., MD Charles D. Fraser Jr., MD James S. Hering, MD Frederick O. Bowman Jr., MD Antonios E. Chryssos, MD Marc J. Davison, MD Eric Frechette, MD Christine Herman, MD Richard T. Bowman, MD Michael L. Ciccolo, MD Jonathan D’Cunha, MD, PhD Laszlo Fuzesi, MD Luis J. Herrera, MD Jon Boyum, MD Christopher L. Clancy, MD Alberto L. De Hoyos, MD Henning Gaissert, MD Jeremy L. Herrmann, MD John H. Braxton, MD Jeanne H. Cleveland, MD Daniel D. De Oliveira, MD Ralph J. Galdieri Jr., MD Richard J. Heuer, MD Gregory R. Brevetti, MD John D. Cleveland, MD Marc De Perrot, MD Colleen Gallagher Thomas J. Hinkamp, MD Stephen R. Broderick, MD Brian L. Cmolik, MD David W. Deaton, MD Divyakant B. Gandhi, MD Fuyuki Hirashima, MD Kristopher B. Deatrick, MD Sidharta P. Gangadharan, MD Reilly D. Hobbs, MD Gregory K. Dedinsky, MD Guangqiang Gao, MD Anthony A. Holden, MD Ramzi K. Deeik, MD Raul Garcia-Rinaldi, MD William L. Holman, MD “Donating to the Foundation Benjamin C. Degner, MD Matthew A. Gaudet, MD Robert and Susan Holmes Brook A. Dejene, MD Nicole M. Geissen, DO Robert L. Hooker Jr., MD through stock transfer is a really Pedro J. Del Nido, MD Marc W. Gerdisch, MD David A. Hormuth, MD, MBA Chadrick E. Denlinger, MD Steven J. Gerndt, MD James Huang, MD great option that allows me John N. Dentel, MD Karen A. Gersch, MD Michal Hubka, MD Joseph J. DeRose Jr., MD Ravi K. Ghanta, MD Steven S. Huerd, MD to support the important TSF Frank C. Detterbeck, MD Marwan T. Ghazoul, MD Lynn C. Huffman, MD Eric J. Devaney, MD Suresh C. Ghosh, MD S. Adil Husain, MD mission while I get the double Brendan P. Dewan, MD Barry Gibney, DO J&P Gumbiner Family Trust benefit of offsetting capital Robert C. DeWitt, MD Jeffrey B. Gibson, MD Nicole K. Jackson, DO J. Michael DiMaio, MD William J. Gibson, DO Matt Jackson gains and the tax deduction.” Richard and Emilie DiMento A. Marc Gillinov, MD Frederic Jacques, MD David J. Dodd, MD Dhru S. Girard, MD Robert C. Jaggers, MD —Melanie A. Edwards, MD Dean M. Donahue, MD Mary and Lionel Go* James Jaggers, MD Adam Doty Joshua B. Goldberg, MD Nikhil P. Jaik, MD James M. Douglas Jr., MD Scott M. Goldman, MD Arminder S. Jassar, MD Merrick and Gail Bromberg Arthur C. Coffey, MD Mark B. Douthit, MD Daniel J. Goldstein, MD John L. Jay, MD Eric H. Bronstein, MD Mabelle H. Cohen, MD Robert D. Dowling, MD Enrique Gongora, MD Eric I. Jeng, MD, MBA H. Belk Brooks, MD P. Aryeh Cohen, MD Francis X. Downey III, MD Adalberto C. Gonzalez, MD Michael E. Jessen, MD Lisa M. Brown, MD Robbin G. Cohen, MD, MMM Daniel H. Drake, MD Ivan F. Gonzalez-Cancel, MD G. Kimble Jett, MD Paul S. Brown Jr., MD Charles R. Cole, MD Gansevoort H. Dunnington, Timothy Graham, MD Douglas R. Johnston, MD William M. Brown, MD Modesto J. Colon, MD MD Greek Islands Restaurants Richard A. Jonas, MD F. Curtis Bryan, MD George M. Comas, MD Cornelius M. Dyke, MD David G. Greenhouse, MD James C. Jones, MD Robert J. Burnett III, MD Mark W. Connolly, MD Daniel S. Eads, MD John G. Grieco, MD Blanding U. Jones, MD John R. Busby, MD Elaine M. Conti James R. Edgerton, MD Sean C. Grondin, MD, MPH Gary P. Jones, MD Michael D. Butler, MD Chris C. Cook, MD L. Henry Edmunds Jr., MD Gary Grosner, MD Gregory H. Jones, MD Anthony D. Caffarelli, MD David T. Cooke, MD Amanda L. Eilers, DO Eugene A. Grossi, MD Robert E. Jones, MD William T. Caine, MD William A. Cooper, MD Awad El-Ashry, MD Kendra J. Grubb, MD Matheau A. Julien, MD, PhD Robert B. Cameron, MD Hannah Copeland, MD Shady M. Eldaif, MD Mateo V. Guanzon, MD Forrest L. Junod, MD Jeffrey S. Cane, MD Jack G. Copeland III, MD Louis W. Elkins, MD Kristine J. Guleserian, MD Bakri Kaakeh, MD Larry J. Cardoza, MD Lorraine D. Cornwell, MD Osama M. Eltayeb, MD T. Sloane Guy, MD, MBA Stefan S. Kachala, MD Charles Carmeci, MD Carlos H. Corral, MD Richard P. Embrey, MD Todd P. Guynn, MD Clayton A. Kaiser, MD Philip W. Carrott, MD Joel S. Corvera, MD Tod C. Engelhardt, MD Jinny S. Ha, MD Thomas K. Kalmbach, MD David J. Carter, MD Christine Costello John W. C. Entwistle III, Benjamin E. Haithcock, MD Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD Richard G. Cartledge, MD Jennifer Cozart, MD MD, PhD Ahmed M. Halal, MD Kirk R. Kanter, MD Alfred J. Casillan, MD Fred A. Crawford, MD Michael J. Eppinger, MD Michael E. Halkos, MD Hratch L. Karamanoukian, Michael P. Caskey, MD Juan A. Crestanello, MD Alexander S. Farivar, MD Baron L. Hamman, MD MD Nathaniel John U. Castro, MD Lawrence R. Crist, DO Emily A. Farkas, MD James M. Hammel, MD Tara B. Karamlou, MD Renzo Cecere, MD Michael D. Crittenden, MD Reza Farsad, MD Jonathan A. Hammond, MD Edmund S. Kassis, MD Alex Cedeno Rodriguez, MD Chadrick Cross, MD Catherine Fasseas Ziad G. Hanhan, MD Mario W. Katigbak, MD Dominic C. Cefali, MD Heather M. Currier, MD Paul W. Fedak, MD, PhD Rachel A. Hargrove, MD Mark R. Katlic, MD Sal and Marie Celona Robert J. Cusimano, MD Richard H. Feins, MD Baron D. Harper, MD Thomas J. Katsules DuyKhanh P. Ceppa, MD Robert J. Dabal, MD Felix G. Fernandez, MD Charles D. Harr, MD Andrew J. Kaufman, MD Paul J. Chai, MD Reza R. Dabir, MD Hiran C. Fernando, MD Steven D. Harrington, MD James R. Kauten, MD Barry B.K. Chan, MD Willard M. Daggett, MD Robert J. Ferrante, MD Phillips B. Harrington, MD W. Brent Keeling, MD Edward Y.H. Chan, MD Peter S. Dahlberg, MD, PhD Michael Fiocco, MD Bernard S. Harrison, MD Priscilla S. Kennedy, CFRE

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thoracicsurgeryfoundation.org/donate 20 Michael S. Kent, MD Jason M. Long, MD William H. Messerschmidt, Kenneth A. Kesler, MD James W. Long, MD MD “TSF research grants, fellowships, Eric J. Keyser, MD Nicholas M. Lopez, MD Mark J. Meyer, MD Azeem Khan, MD Orlando Lopez de Victoria, Bryan F. Meyers, MD and educational scholarships Ahmad A. Khan, MD MD Jan Marie Aramini and Reza A. Khodaverdian, MD Brian E. Louie, MD Michael Pettersen* have been instrumental in Onkar V. Khullar, MD Scott G. Louis, MD George J. Mikos, MD Bob B. Kiaii, MD Donald E. Low, MD Rita C. Milewski, MD hundreds of young careers by Teresa M. Kieser, MD, PhD Douglas Lowell, MD Daniel L. Miller, MD* providing seed funding for early Michael J. Kilbourne, MD Lucian Lozonschi, MD Kevin B. Miller, MD Arman Kilic, MD Joseph G. Lugo, MD J. Scott Millikan, MD career investigators.” Jong D. Kim, MD Natalie Lui, MD Jeffrey C. Milliken, MD Robert C. Kincade, MD Frank J. Lutrin, MD Rodrigo M. Miranda, MD —Robert S.D. Higgins, MD, MSHA Lewis G. King, MD Roderick G. MacArthur, MD Lofton N. Misick, MD Hunter Q. Kirkland, MD John W. MacArthur, MD Francis X. Moga, MD Nathan Kister, MD Robroy H. MacIver, MD Ahamed S. Moideen, MD Vicente Orozco Sevilla, MD Cid S. Quintana, MD Hiroto Kitahara, MD Michael P. Macris, MD Daniela Molena, MD Mark B. Orringer, MD Goya V. Raikar, MD Clifford M. Kitten, MD Ronson Madathil, MD Thomas A. Molloy, MD Mark A. Osevala, DO Siva Raja, MD, PhD James J. Klein, MD Katsuhide Maeda, MD, PhD Joseph M. Monfre, MD Maral Ouzounian, MD, PhD Keshava Rajagopal, MD, PhD Leonard H. Kleinman, MD Mitchell J. Magee, MD Michael C. Monge, MD David M. Overman, MD Ravi Rajaram, MD Robert R. Klingman, MD Michael L. Maggart, MD Michael C. Moon, MD Alexander F. Pak, MD Basel Ramlawi, MD Charles T. Klodell, MD Gyaandeo S. Maharajh, MD Darroch W. Moores, MD Jay D. Pal, MD, PhD M. Paul Randhawa, MD Leslie Kohman, MD Amirhossein Paymon Victor O. Morell, MD Brian A. Palafox, MD V. Seenu Reddy, MD, MBA Srinivas Kolla, MD Mahfoozi, MD Jean-Francois Morin, MD Pamela G. Paradies Clyde Ray Redmond, MD Christopher B. Komanapalli, Andrew Maitland, MD Richard Morrison, MD Venki Paramesh, MD William H. Reed, MD MD Ian A. Makey, MD Ralph S. Mosca, MD Bernard J. Park, MD Sha’Shonda Revels, MD Bobby K. Kong, MD S. Chris Malaisrie, MD Alexander H. Moskovitz, MD Chong S. Park, MD John W. Rhee, MD Keith F. Korver, MD David Malave, MD Xavier R. Mousset, MD Kyung S. Park, MD Jeffrey B. Rich, MD Svetlana Kotova, MD Mark A. Malias, MD Mubashir A. Mumtaz, MD Patrick E. Parrino, MD Kevin A. Richardson, MD Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, MD Simon Maltais, MD Nabil A. Munfakh, MD Homayoon Pasdar, MD Daniel E. Rinewalt, MD Peter C. Kouretas, MD, PhD Daniel Marelli, MD Eric Munoz, MD Cary S. Passik, MD Christopher J. Riordan, MD Harry Kourlis Jr., MD John G. Markley, MD Jared E. Murdock, MD Chandrahas B. Patel, MD Robert J. Rizzo, MD Benjamin D. Kozower, Jenifer L. Marks, MD Charles E. Murphy, MD Himanshu J. Patel, MD Lee D. Roberson, MD MD, MPH Alexander R. Marmureanu, Stephen C. Myers, MD Peter M. Pavlina, MD Harold G. Roberts, MD Seth B. Krantz, MD MD Terry W. Myrick, MD Daryl P. Pearlstein, MD John M. Robertson, MD Samantha E. Kwon, MD Steven W. Marra, MD John P. Nabagiez, MD Glenn J. Pelletier, MD Michael P. Robich, MD Christopher L. La Mendola, Gregory Marrujo, MD Cesar Nahas, MD Marc P. Pelletier, MD Mark D. Rodefeld, MD MD Arthur T. Martella, MD Farzad Najam, MD Sarah J. Pereira, MD Evelio Rodriguez, MD Brian R. Lace, MD David E. Martin, MD Dean S. Nakamura, MD Lester C. Permut, MD Roberto Rodriguez, MD Stephen F. Laga, MD Carlo Martinez Torres, MD Basil S. Nasir, MD John W. Perry, MD Jennifer C. Romano, MD, MS John J. Lamberti, MD Thomas L. Matthew, MD Meena Nathan, MD Steven M. Peterson, MD Christina Rompon Joe K. Landis David C. Mauchley, MD James H. Neel, MD Kathleen R. Petro, MD Dorene Rompon Antonio D. Lassaletta, MD Mark W. Maxfield, MD Jennifer S. Nelson, MD Si Mai Pham, MD Catherine Rompon Adrian L. Lata, MD Sean McCarney, MD David W. Nelson, MD Joseph D. Phillips, MD Frank M. Rosell, MD John F. Lazar, MD Daniel P. McCarthy, MD Karen C. Nelson, DO Jonathon M. Philpott, MD Eric E. Roselli, MD Martin LeBoutillier III, MD James B. McClurken, MD Hassan W. Nemeh, MD Allan Pickens, MD Todd K. Rosengart, MD Jacqueline J. Lee, MD David M. McCoy, MD Siyamek Neragi-Miandoab, Richard N. Pierson III, MD Athan Roumanas, MD Jean-Francois Legare, MD Jock N. McCullough, MD MD Giovanni Piovesana, MD Joshua D. Rovin, MD Bradley G. Leshnower, MD Kenneth R. McCurry, MD Robert G. Netzley, MD Mark D. Plunkett, MD John Paul R. Rowles, MD Allan C. Leshnower, MD Donna McDonald Hiep C. Nguyen, MD* Thomas R. Pollard, MD Nathalie Roy, MD Sidney Levitsky, MD Timothy McDonnell Dao M. Nguyen, MD Samuel B. Pollock, MD Fraser D. Rubens, MD Ryan M. Levy, MD Edwin C. McGee Jr., MD Tom C. Nguyen, MD Andrew M. Popoff, MD Forrest S. Rubenstein, MD Dale R. Levy, MD Joseph T. McGinn Jr., MD Duc Q. Nguyen, MD Timothy J. Powell, MD Patrick D. Rudersdorf, MD Paul S. Levy, MD, MBA Emmett D. McKenzie, MD Patricia A. Nicolato, DO Jeffrey A. Poynter, MD Marc Ruel, MD, MPH Steven A. Leyland, MD Robert P. McManus, MD Todd E. Nixon, MD Sunil Prasad, MD Brian K. Rundall, MD Moishe A. Liberman, John R. Mehall, MD Michael T. Nolen, MD Paul L. Preissler, MD Gregory D. Rushing, MD MD, PhD Richard J. Mellitt, MD Verlyn J. Nykamp, MD Eric R. Presser, MD Crispin J. Russell, MD Jules Lin, MD Serguei Melnitchouk, MD James E. O’Brien Jr., MD Ourania A. Preventza, MD Adib H. Sabbagh, MD Shu S. Lin, MD, PhD Eric N. Mendeloff, MD John C. Ofenloch, MD Louis G. Prevosti, MD Robert M. Sade, MD Philip A. Linden, MD John Paul Merjavy, MD William R. Ogle, MD Debra L. Priore, PA-C, MHS Sameh M. Said, MD Michael J. Liptay, MD Thomas J. Merle, MD Ikenna C. Okereke, MD Andrew L. Pruitt, MD Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar, MD Kevin W. Lobdell, MD Walter H. Merrill, MD Olugbenga T. Okusanya, MD Joe B. Putnam Jr., MD Edward Y. Sako, MD Andrew J. Lodge, MD HelenMari Merritt-Genore, Scott E. Olsson, MD Arshad Quadri, MD Jorge D. Salazar, MD Vassyl A. Lonchyna, MD DO Jose G. O’Neill, MD Xingyi Que, MD Kashif Saleem, MD Thierry G. Mesana, MD *Individual helped facilitate a donation from a third party thoracicsurgeryfoundation.org/donate 21 DONOR SPOTLIGHT TRIBUTE GIFTS In Honor THOMAS A. MACGILLIVRAY, MD Shanda H. Blackmon, MD, MPH TSF Board of Directors, STS Treasurer John H. Calhoon, MD Willard M. Daggett, MD The Foundation and the grants that it provides are so important for cardiothoracic surgery. J. Michael DiMaio, MD The way that we make patient care better is through research and education. The role of Davis C. Drinkwater, Jr., MD TSF is to provide the funding for surgeon investigators and scientists to come up with new Peter and Theresa Hui and better ways to perform surgery and take care of patients with cardiothoracic diseases. 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