Funding Research and Education Today to Improve the Practice of Tomorrow TSFRE supports research and education initiatives to: increase knowledge and enhance treatment of patients with thoracic diseases; develop the skills of thoracic as -scientists and health policy leaders; and strengthen society’s understanding and trust in the profession.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TSFRE History & Philosophy ...... 3 2006 Board of Directors ...... 4 President’s Message...... 5 Research Overview ...... 6 Research Awards ...... 8 Education Overview ...... 10 Education Awards...... 13 Financial Financial Overview ...... 14 Why Give to TSFRE...... 16 Donor Roster ...... 18

2 | The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education — Annual Report 2006 THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF TSFRE:

The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education (TSFRE) was established in 1992 by the four leading thoracic surgery societies: the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), the oldest national thoracic organization; the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), the largest national thoracic organization; the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association and the Western Thoracic Surgical Association. Representatives from each of these organizations serve on the TSFRE Board of Directors and each organization provides annual financial support to TSFRE. The TSFRE represents all of thoracic surgery in the United States and its research and education initiatives support the broad spectrum of thoracic surgery.

THE MISSION OF THE TSFRE IS TWO-FOLD: Increase knowledge and improve the care of patients with thoracic disease To nurture the development of the surgeon-scientist

The specialty and TSFRE remain committed to research, recognizing that it is today’s research that is the practice of tomorrow. Without the thousands of research hours and millions of dollars, new surgical techniques and today’s miracle drugs would remain undiscovered. Hundreds of thousands of lives would be adversely affected.

Thoracic surgeons, indeed all surgeons, face a changing health care system. TSFRE recognizes that education plays a vital role in the future of our specialty. Thus, TSFRE has developed new initiatives that will support thoracic surgeons in acquiring the transdisciplinary skills necessary for success in the years and decades ahead, developing new training programs that will utilize simulation activities for thoracic surgery and creating an emphasis on patient safety within the specialty.

The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education (TSFRE) is the focal point for research and education programs and projects within . TSFRE insures that research and education, the foundations for progress within the medical specialty, remain at the forefront and that innovative, new endeavors receive the support and commitment necessary to advance thoracic surgery in future years.

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www.tsfre.org | 3 THORACIC SURGERY FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION 2006 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Lawrence H. Cohn, MD — President Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Eric A. Rose, MD — Vice President Columbia University, New York, NY

David A. Fullerton, MD — Secretary University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO

Alec Patterson, MD — Treasurer Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

John R. Benfield, MD — Immediate Past President Los Angeles, CA

Fred A. Crawford, MD Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Robert A. Guyton, MD Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Larry R. Kaiser, MD University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

James K. Kirklin, MD University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL

Irving L. Kron, MD University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA

Joseph I. Miller, Jr., MD Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA

Gordon F. Murray, MD West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

John L. Ochsner, MD Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA

Ross M. Ungerleider, MD Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR

Edward D. Verrier, MD University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Daniel J. Ullyot, MD Burlingame, CA

4 | The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education — Annual Report 2006 Research Education Practice The pages of this report contain the names of hundreds of surgeons, corporate supporters, patients and friends who have invested in the future of cardiothoracic surgery by supporting the Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education (TSFRE). On behalf of those surgeons who have benefited from TSFRE’s research and educational programs and the multitude of patients who will ultimately benefit from the programs, I would like to say thank you for your generous support.

TSFRE was established in 1992 by the four leading American thoracic surgical associations, AATS, STS, WTSA and STSA, to respond to the decrease in research funding from the federal government and institutions for education and research in thoracic surgery. Fourteen years later, these challenges continue.

How does thoracic surgery grow and thrive in an area of regulation and capitation? How can we expect significant innovation and progress with reduced funds and increased competition for research funding? How does the entire profession keep pace with high-speed changes in technology while retraining ourselves to be current? How do we provide for specialized continuing education? We do so by investing our energy and dollars in the future of our specialty now. The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education is our foundation and the lifeblood of our specialty. It will depend on us to be informed, to fund the research to support our fellow surgeons and our ability to embrace new technology and learn its application.

Over the past several years, TSFRE has become a pivotal force for the growth and vitality of our specialty and its role is increasing, particularly in the areas of research, academic career development and postgraduate education. The efforts of our supporters — through donations or networking — will impact the future of cardiothoracic surgery and the welfare of our patients.

Thank you.

Lawrence H. Cohn, MD President, Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education

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Since its inception, TSFRE has awarded and administered over $7,000,000 in research grants, fellowships and career development awards for thoracic surgeons. Awards are made after a rigorous examination of applications by the TSFRE Research Committee, composed of outstanding research surgeon-scientists.

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AWARDS Support of up to $35,000 per year for up to two years for surgical residents who have not yet completed cardiothoracic surgical training.

RESEARCH GRANTS Operational support of original research efforts by cardiothoracic 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 cardiothoracic surgeon (within five years of first faculty appointment).

CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS Salary support of up to $50,000 a year for up to two years for applicants who have completed their residency training and who wish to pursue investigative careers in cardiothoracic surgery.

NINA STARR BRAUNWALD CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS Provides a biennial award of $100,000 for two years to support the research career development of a woman cardiac surgeon who holds a full-time faculty appointment and who is within ten years of completion of thoracic surgery residency.

TSFRE has formed valuable partnerships with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the National Cancer Institute to offer K08 and K23 awards. Through this partnership, the Foundation is able to increase the dollars available to support cardiothoracic research.

NATIONAL HEART, LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE – K08 & K23 AWARDS Support to outstanding clinician research scientists who are committed to a career in cardiothoracic surgery research and have the potential to develop into independent investigators. The award is $150,000 per year ($75,000 from TSFRE and $75,000 from NHLBI) plus $25,000 indirect support from NHLBI and supports a three, four or five year period of didactic training and supervised research experience.

NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE – K08 & K23 AWARDS Provides support to outstanding clinically trained professionals who are committed to a career in laboratory or field-based research and have the potential to develop into independent investigators. The award is $150,000 per year ($75,000 from TSFRE and $75,000 from NCI) plus $30,000 indirect support from the NCI and supports a five year period of supervised research that integrates didactic studies with laboratory or clinically-based research.

6 | The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education — Annual Report 2006 TSFRE Funds at Work

2006 RESEARCH COMMITTEE ROSTER: Y. Joseph Woo, MD Richard Pierson, MD – Chair University of Pennsylvania University of Maryland NIH NHLBI/TSFRE Baltimore, MD Clinical Scientist Development Award James Allan, MD During the past two years, the NIH Emile Bacha, MD NHLBI/Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education jointly sponsored Yolonda Colson, MD Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award has provided an outstanding research and career Robert Davis, MD development opportunity. This award has J. William Gaynor, MD provided significant support for research into angiogenic and regenerative approaches to David Jones, MD treating heart failure. The work has been presented at meetings including the AATS, STS, Robert Korst, MD and AHA. Thus far, four manuscripts have been published and three more have been accepted Jeffrey Pearl, MD detailing the research supported by this award.

Si Mai Pham, MD This grant has also been instrumental in the application for and receipt of additional grant Mark Ratcliffe, MD funding from foundations such as the American Robert Robbins, MD Heart Association and from industry. The research supported by this award has been Bruce Rosengard, MD compiled into the preliminary data for an NIH R01 application recently submitted to NHLBI. Jack Roth, MD This award has also supported diverse early career development initiatives such as David Schrump, MD coursework in molecular biology, cell biology, and control of gene expression as well as Thoralf Sundt, MD participation in symposia such as the AATS Patricia Thistlethwaite, MD series on development of the academic surgeon. The overall impact of this grant award on my Thomas Waddell, MD career cannot be overstated. It has been highly significant and is greatly appreciated. ■

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2006 AWARDEES

TSFRE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

William E. Stansfield, MD University of at Chapel Hill “Molecular Characterization of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Regression”

Samuel S. Kim, MD University of Pennsylvania Hospital “The Role of B-Cell Depletion in Augmenting the Immunotherapy”

TSFRE CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

Amit N. Patel, MD University of Pittsburgh “Autologous Stem Cell Treatment for Heart Failure”

TSFRE NHLBI K08 MENTORED CLINICAL SCIENTIST DEVELOPMENT AWARD

Shahab A. Akhter, MD University of Cincinnati “Myocardial Regulation of BARK 1 by Protein Kinase C”

Michael J. Mann, MD University of California, San Francisco “The Role of S1P Signaling in Surgical Cardiac Remodeling”

Daniel Kreisel, MD Washington University “Vascular Endothelium Directs the Development of Regulatory T Cells”

“As I study the application of heat shock proteins in heart failure I only hope a fraction of the knowledge and work habits of Dr. Nina Starr Braunwald and Dr. Pedro del Nido have been instilled in me and will enable me to launch to the next level. None of this would have been possible without the incredible support of the Nina Starr Braunwald Research Grant.”

– Barbara Robinson, MD

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Barbara Robinson, MD Boston Children’s Hospital Nina Starr Braunwald Research Grant

It has been an honor to have been selected for the highly coveted and competitive Nina Starr Braunwald research Grant. For me, this award has embodied the spirit of Dr. Nina Starr Braunwald, as described to me by her husband, Dr. Eugene Braunwald, namely, the spirit of pursuing clinically relevant research under excellent mentorship.

In this vein, the Nina Starr Braunwald Research Grant has given me the opportunity to transition from research I had done as a general surgery resident on heat stress protein70i induction and NINA STARR BRAUNWALD myocardial protection, to currently investigating CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD their mechanisms of protection as well as novel pharmacologic methods of induction, eventually The Nina Starr Braunwald Award provides a biennial for potential study in pathological conditions award of $100,000 for two years to support the research such as heart failure. career development of a woman cardiac surgeon who In order to study this, I have been fortunate to holds a full-time faculty appointment and who is have received guidance and inspiration under the within ten years of completion of thoracic surgery tutelage of Dr. Pedro del Nido at Children’s residency. Nina Starr Braunwald was the first woman to Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School. be certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Towards the mission of the Nina Starr Braunwald Throughout her professional life, Dr. Braunwald was an fellowship, Dr. del Nido has shown particular active academic surgeon in all aspects — clinical, consideration of my professional development, surgery, teaching and research. She was closely emphasizing the general strategy of turning a associated with education, first at the National Heart concept into a solid research plan by developing a Institute, then at the University of California at San model, generating data, giving presentations, Diego and finally at Harvard Medical School. Eugene establishing new collaborations, improving time Braunwald, MD and his family, friends and colleagues management, and eventually publishing. have established the Nina Starr Braunwald Fellowship Award in memory of his wife. The Nina Starr continued on page 11 Braunwald Fund is dedicated exclusively to career development awards for young women in academic .

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The dissemination of new knowledge about cardiothoracic medicine and providing surgeons with the capability to implement this new knowledge and skills is a critical element to the progress of our specialty. TSFRE enables surgeons to constantly refine and improve their skills as physicians, surgeons and leaders in medicine.

TSFRE offers a variety of educational programming. Most notably, the Health Policy Leadership Program offered in the past in partnership with Harvard University and more recently with Brandeis University. This initiative provides a comprehensive, weeklong program that focuses on the changing nature of the nation’s health care system, its management and how physicians can impact that system.

Recently, the TSFRE Education Committee analyzed the present and future needs of cardiothoracic surgeons and the cardiothoracic community in an effort to identify future initiatives and expand our educational focus. The Education Committee envisioned how thoracic surgery education is likely to evolve over the next 10 to 15 years and beyond, and developed a comprehensive plan for ensuring that the specialty has in place the educational infrastructure and resources needed to best serve patients as the art and practice of the specialty advance over time.

The study had two overarching priority recommendations: (1) initiatives that advanced the use of simulation as an essential and integral platform for education, certification, and new technology adoption within the specialty; (2) the development of programs that will allow thoracic surgeons to acquire new “transdisciplinary” skills necessary for surgery in the future.

“The TSFRE relies directly on the generosity from within our specialty to accomplish its lofty goals, and a donation to the Foundation gives you the unique opportunity to impact both the present and future of thoracic surgery.”

– Theodore C. Koutlas, MD

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2006 EDUCATION COMMITTEE ROSTER: Aside from the academic aspect of development of my own guided and independent research, Ajay Carpenter, MD - Chair Dr. del Nido has provided a marvelous example University of Health Science Center of balancing multiple demands on top of his San Antonio, TX own research, teaching me aspects of laboratory Nora Burgess, MD leadership, strategies for optimal funding and financial support, time management, and Marcelo Cardarelli, MD establishing collaborations, to also include teaching, administrative tasks, and clinical Yolonda Colson, MD responsibilities, to which I aspire. He continues to teach me the importance of character, integrity, David Fullerton, MD vision, passion, credibility, empowerment, insight, humility, emotional intelligence and positive self- Leslie Kohman, MD esteem. Qualities that I have personally have found Raj Lal, MD helpful in him as a mentor have been his accessibility, open-minded, consistency, honesty John Puskas, MD and savvy, the encouragement of individual thinking and creativity, as well providing Alfredo Rego, MD networking opportunities.

Shauna Roberts, MD This time period has allowed me to trust my own instincts as a clinician scientist further than ever Thomas Schwann, MD before. With the constant encouragement of Dr. del Nido and the support of the Nina Starr Thoralf Sundt, MD Braunwald Research Grant, this combination of Edward Verrier, MD attaining highest goals as surgeon-clinician as well as surgeon-scientist has been a dream come Grayson Wheatley, MD true. I hope the data I have generated from these experiments thus far can serve as preliminary Stephen Yang, MD data for future grant applications. As I study the application of heat shock proteins in heart failure I only hope a fraction of the knowledge and work habits of Dr. Nina Starr Braunwald and Dr. Pedro del Nido have been instilled in me and will enable me to launch to the next level. None of this would have been possible without the incredible support of the Nina Starr Braunwald Research Grant. I sincerely thank you. ■

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SIMULATION EDUCATION WITHIN THORACIC SURGERY The TSFRE believes that cardiothoracic surgery is an ideal specialty to demonstrate and evaluate the use of advanced simulation and other innovative approaches to quality and safety as a model for other highly technical medical specialties. Simulation has had a tremendously positive impact on education and certification in other areas of human activity where teams interact with technology in high risk environments, the best known of which is aviation. The advantages of simulation include the ability to compress in a short but intense period of training a range of education and certification experiences, and to achieve this benefit at lower cost than with other training processes with no risk to patients. In addition to facilitating the acquisition of cognitive and technical skills related directly to technical procedures, the simulator is also the place where human factors and teamwork skills are taught, practiced and evaluated.

TSFRE will host a Visioning Simulation Conference to bring together leaders of the specialty with invited simulation experts and others who would be interested in helping to create a strategic plan for the initiative. The conference will be held at the Center for Simulation in Cambridge, Massachusetts in early 2007. Invited participants will include an array of leaders from thoracic surgery societies and associations, interested government agencies, potential funders from the private foundation community, leaders in simulation education and others. The conference will provide a forum for interested parties to allow for a shared vision regarding the development and use of simulation in thoracic surgical education and certification.

How does the entire profession keep pace with high-speed changes in technology while retraining ourselves to be current? How do we provide for specialized continuing education? We do so by investing our energy and dollars in the future of our specialty now.

– Lawrence H. Cohn, MD

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ALLEY-SHERIDAN AWARDS Theodore C. Koutlas, MD In 2006, TSFRE offered partial scholarships to seven Associate Professor of Surgery attendees of the Brandeis University, Heller School for Brody School of Medicine Social Policy and Management, Executive Leadership East Carolina University Program in Health Policy and Management Course. This intensive one-week program trains clinical leaders in health As one of the 137 recipients of the Alley- care policy and management. It aims to provide health care Sheridan Award, I had the privilege of professionals with the skills essential to creating innovative attending the course on Health Care and sustainable solutions to improve the quality, cost- Finance and Policy given at the Harvard effectiveness and efficiency of health care delivery. University Kennedy School of Government. The program includes sessions offering the latest in This course, organized by thoracic national and state health policy, along with business surgeons, has given many of us the skills theories and frameworks adapted to the challenges of and knowledge to assume leadership roles health care management. Program curriculum and content in the delivery of health care within our is developed under the guidance of Stuart Altman, PhD, practices, communities, and even on a Dean of the Heller School and Sol C Chaikin Professor of national level. As our specialty faces a National Health Policy. particularly disconcerted future, we have the comfort of this experience to help keep thoracic surgery at the leading edge of 2006 RECIPIENTS health care in this country. Marcelo Cardarelli, MD The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for University of Maryland Medical Center Research and Education funds a variety of R. Saeid Farivar, MD programs and scholarships which benefit Brigham and Women’s Hospital surgeons from all areas of our specialty, at all stages of their career. The TSFRE relies Alfredo Rego, MD, PhD directly on the generosity from within our Aventura Cardiovascular Surgeons, LLC specialty to accomplish its lofty goals, and a Forrest Rubenstein, MD donation to the Foundation gives you the Louisiana State University unique opportunity to impact both the present and future of thoracic surgery. Thomas Schwann, MD The many advancements in research and St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center education funded by the TSFRE help Daniel Swistel, MD, FACS assure that the best and brightest young St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital physicians will continue to choose a career in thoracic surgery. ■ Stephen Yang, MD Johns Hopkins Hospital

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION As of June 30, 2006

Total Current Assets $7,400,424 Total Non-Current Assets 1,803,069 Total Assets $9,203,493

Total Current Liabilities $2,440,348 Total Non-Current Liabilities 1,324,215 Total Liabilities $3,764,563

Unrestricted Net Assets $1,982,085 Temporarily Restricted Net Assets 3,456,845 Total Net Assets $5,438,930

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $9,203,493

TSFRE has become a pivotal force for the growth and vitality of our specialty and its role is increasing, particularly in the areas of research, academic career development and postgraduate education. The efforts of our supporters — through donations or networking — will impact the future of cardiothoracic surgery and the welfare of our patients.

– Lawrence H. Cohn, MD

14 | The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education — Annual Report 2006 REVENUES FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2006

Surgeon Contributions ...... $327,059 Society & Corporate Contributions ....$247,425 Investment Income ...... $403,651

Society & Corporate Contributions Investment Income 25% 42%

Surgeon Contributions 33%

EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2006

Research ...... $1,061,184 Education...... $161,944 Administrative ...... $347,374 Development...... $105,392

Development 6%

Research 63% Administrative 21%

Education 10%

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WHY GIVE? The combination of research and new technology, which go hand-in-hand, have advanced the capabilities of thoracic surgeons dramatically over the past two decades. Today, thoracic surgeons can very successfully treat diseases and medical conditions that were a short time ago deemed untreatable. The financial resources that made these advances possible were most often large private organizations or federal agencies. Within our specialty clinical work supported the bulk of research.

Our changing health care environment and radical transformation within industry have, quite frankly, diminished those traditional sources of funds. Research and training opportunities for young, talented surgeon-scientists have been sharply curtailed.

The specialty and the TSFRE remain committed to research, recognizing that it is today’s research that is the practice of tomorrow. Without the thousands of research hours and millions of dollars, new surgical techniques and today’s miracle drugs would remain undiscovered. Hundreds of thousands of lives would be adversely affected.

The results of thoracic research ultimately reduce the toll of thoracic diseases and defects. Given the pervasiveness of cardiovascular diseases and lung cancer, today’s research has the potential to improve millions of lives tomorrow. The TSFRE’s partnerships with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the National Cancer Institute are critically important initiatives to further our knowledge and capabilities against these diseases, while strongly supporting very talented surgeon-scientists within the specialty.

Further, thoracic surgeons, indeed all surgeons, face a changing health care system. The TSFRE recognizes that education plays a vital role in the future of our specialty. Thus, the TSFRE will continue to support thoracic surgeons in acquiring the transdisciplinary skills necessary for success in the years and decades ahead, develop new training programs that will utilize simulation activities for thoracic surgery, and create an emphasis on patient safety within the specialty. The TSFRE will also remain active in assuring that thoracic surgeons continue to develop the skills necessary to remain in the forefront as health care policy leaders.

The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education is an organization that will continue to steer the future of thoracic surgery through the sponsorship of surgical research and the education of surgeons in health care policy. TSFRE is your foundation for the future; by supporting TSFRE you are investing in the future of our specialty now.

16 | The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education — Annual Report 2006 GIVING OPPORTUNITIES Because TSFRE is a charitable organization with IRS 501 (c)(3) classification, your gift to TSFRE qualifies as a tax deduction. For some, an outright gift of cash, securities, or other property is the best means of contributing. Other giving options are outlined as follows:

GIFTS OF CASH An outright gift of cash is the simplest method of giving. It is not subject to gift or estate taxes. You may be able to deduct the gift amount from your taxable gross income.

GIFTS OF SECURITIES OR REAL ESTATE* A tax-wise gift of stock or real estate can provide generous support for the Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education. Almost any type of real property — a personal residence, a farm, a vacation home, a commercial building, or a parcel of land — can constitute a gift. Gifts of securities or real estate are tax deductible and free of capital gains tax.

LIFE INCOME GIFTS Perhaps you would like to make a significant gift to TSFRE right now but believe that you cannot because you need the income your assets earn. If so, you may want to consider a "life income gift". A life income gift allows you to donate, yet retain life income for yourself and another, if you wish. These gifts frequently increase your income, save income tax, capital gains and estate tax, and also benefit TSFRE.

BEQUESTS You may wish to make a gift to TSFRE by utilizing one of the easiest, most frequently used methods — a bequest in your Will. Tax laws favor bequests, and consequently, they are an excellent way to provide support. If you would like to make a pledge or receive more information about giving to TSFRE, please complete and return the form included in this report, visit www.tsfre.org or call the Executive Director of The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education at 978-927-8330.

DONATIONS CAN ALSO BE MADE ONLINE AT WWW.TSFRE.ORG

*This information is not intended as specific legal or tax advice. Consult an attorney when planning for gift and estate giving. State and federal laws, which govern wills and contracts, vary and are subject to change.

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Partners Southern Thoracic Surgical Life Members Gifts of $1,000,000 or more Association Cumulative Gifts of $10,000 to cumulatively Sulzer Carbomedics, Inc. $24,999 Eugene Braunwald, MD Synovis Life Technologies Abbott Laboratories Fund Datascope Corporation Dr. & Mrs. Robert Wallace David Adams, MD Edwards Lifesciences The Western Thoracic Surgical Arvind Agnihotri, MD Association David S. Sheridan Cary Akins, MD The William J. von Liebig Sponsors The American Board of Thoracic Foundation Surgery Gifts of $25,000 to $49,999 Richard Anderson, MD Dr. & Mrs. John H. Bell Grand Benefactors W. Gerald Austen, MD John R. Benfield, MD Gifts of $500,000 to $999,999 Dr. & Mrs. Carl L. Backer Drs. Lawrence I. & Rita Boncheck American Association for Thoracic Hendrick Barner, MD Lawrence H. Cohn, MD Surgeons William Baumgartner, MD Columbia University, Department of Lazlo N. Tauber Charitable Joseph E. Bavaria, MD Foundation, Inc. Cardiothoracic Surgery Edward L. Bove, MD The Graham Foundation Edgar L. Feinberg, II, MD Gerald Buckberg, MD The Starr Foundation Dr. Kathryn Quadracci Flores & Dr. Raja M. Flores David Campbell, MD Benefactors J. William Gaynor, MD Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons, Inc. Gifts of $100,000 to $499,999 Richard A. Jonas, MD Robert Cerfolio, MD Frederick Cross, MD Harold V. Liddle, MD Dr. & Mrs. W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr. The Cross-Jones Research & George J. Magovern, MD John V. Conte, MD Education Fund Mary C. Mancini, MD Vincent R. Conti, MD Foundation for Advancement of Constantine Mavroudis, MD Denton A. Cooley, MD Cardiac Therapies, Inc. Northern Illinois Heart Institute Coordinating Committee for Genetech, Inc. Respironics, Inc. Richard D. Jones, PhD Continuing Education in David B. Skinner, MD Thoracic Surgery Dr. & Mrs. Martin F. McKneally Dr. & Mrs. Harold C. Urschel, Jr. Joseph Coselli, MD Medtronic, Inc. James M. Wilson, MD Delos Cosgrove, MD The Society for Thoracic Surgeons James L. Zellner, MD James Cox, MD St. Jude Medical, Inc. Fred Crawford, Jr., MD Heritage Society Harry DePan, MD Patrons Members have made provisions for an Gifts of $50,000 to $99,999 estate gift Dr. & Mrs. James DeWeese Elsevier Science, Inc. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company John R. Benfield, MD Dr. & Mrs. Richard Engelman CHMC Cardiovascular Surgical Eugene Braunwald, MD L. Penfield Faber, MD Foundation Richard E. Clark, MD Victor Ferraris, MD Richard E. Clark, MD Vincent R. Conti, MD Richard Fosburg, MD Roy H. Clauss, MD David A. Fullerton, MD Dr. & Mrs. William H. Frist Ethicon, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Robert W. Jamplis Timothy Gardner, MD W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Martin F. McKneally Glaxo Wellcome, Inc. The Heart & Lung Surgery Dr. & Mrs. W. Gerald Rainer Foundation J. William Gaynor, MD David S. Sheridan Robert W. Jamplis Charitable Trust Scott Goldman, MD Dr. & Mrs. Harold C. Urschel, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Jack M. Matloff Frederick Grover, MD Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Wallace Dr. & Mrs. W. Gerald Rainer John Hammon, MD James M. Wilson, MD Bradley Harlan, MD

18 | The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education — Annual Report 2006 Hovald Helseth, MD Eric A. Rose, MD Richard McElvein, MD Dr. & Mrs. George L. Hicks, Jr. Jack Roth, MD Walter Merrill, MD Alan Hilgenberg, MD Valerie Rusch, MD Mehmet C. Oz, MD O. Wayne Isom, MD Robert M. Sade, MD Keith Naunheim, MD Leigh I. Iverson, MD Mark Slaughter, MD Francis Pagani, MD Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD Thomas Sharp, MD Carolyn Reed, MD Stuart Jamieson, MD Frank Spencer, MD Robert Replogle, MD The Joyce Foundation Thomas Spray, MD Frank Sellke, MD Lyle Joyce, MD Valavanur Subramanian, MD Craig Smith, MD George Kaiser, MD Thoralf M. Sundt, MD William Stoney, MD Kirk Kanter, MD James Symes, MD Alfredo Trento, MD The Kealy Family Foundation Alfred Tector, MD Curt Tribble, MD Paul Kelly Jr., MD Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery Paul Werner, MD Shukri F. Khuri, MD at University of Virginia Ronald Woods, MD Marvin Kirsh, MD David Torchiana, MD George Zorn, Jr., MD The Larry King Cardiac Foundation Gregory D. Trachiotis, MD Nicholas Kouchoukos, MD Bernard L. Tucker, MD Magna Cum Laude Irving Kron, MD James Tweddell, MD Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999 Hillel Laks, MD Vascutek, Ltd., a Terumo Company Mark Allen, MD John Lamberti, MD Gus Vlahakes, MD Robert Bojar, MD James Levett, MD John Waldhausen, MD Nicholas Cavarocchi, MD Sidney Levitsky, MD Jennifer D. Walker, MD Ivan Keith Crosby, MD Ralph Lewis, MD Henry L. Walters, III., MD Benedict D. Daly, MD Joseph LoCicero, III, MD Andrew S. Wechsler, MD Aubrey Galloway, Jr., MD Bruce Lytle, MD Women in Thoracic Surgery Bartley Griffith, MD James Mackenzie, MD Michel Ilbawi, MD New Century Society Joren Madsen, MD David Jones, MD Summa Cum Laude James Malm, MD Forrest Junod, MD Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999 Christopher T. Maloney, MD John Kern, MD Thomas Bilfinger, MD William T. Maloney Leslie Kohman, MD R. Morton Bolman, III, MD Douglas Mathisen, MD Theodore Koutlas, MD Frederick Bowman, Jr., MD P. Michael McFadden, MD Edward Lefrak, MD John Calhoon, MD Roger B. Mee, MD Robert Litwak, MD Richard Cochran, MD Lynda Mickleborough, MD John Marbarger, Jr., MD Stephen Colvin, MD D. Craig Miller, MD Madeline Massengale Beall Willard Daggett, MD Joseph Miller, Jr., MD Hisashi Nikaidoh, MD Thomas Daniel, MD Gregory A. Misbach, MD Douglas Payne, MD Tirone David, MD Gordon Murray, MD Hassan Rastegar, MD Mark Ferguson, MD William Nugent, MD Robert Reichman, MD The Dorothy Cate & Thomas Frist John Ochsner, MD , Jr., MD Foundation Mark Orringer, MD Hartzell Schaff, MD Otto Gago, MD Peter Pairolero, MD William Spotnitz, MD Thomas Gaines, MD Alec Patterson, MD Daniel Ullyot, MD Joseph Garamella, MD Dr. & Mrs. Richard N. Pierson, III Thomas Vander Salm, MD Raj Lal, MD Joseph B. Putnam, Jr., MD Clifford VanMeter, Jr., MD Thomas MacGillivray, MD Ronald Quinton, MD John Wain, Jr., MD Michael Mack, MD Stancel M. Riley, Jr., MD Kenneth Warner, MD Yousuf Mahomed, MD W. Steves Ring, MD Ronald Weintraub, MD Patrick McCarthy, MD Harry Wellons, Jr., MD

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