Editorial Staff The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery   The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 144, Issue 2, Pages 294-296 (August 2012) DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6 Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Lawrence H. Cohn, MD, Hubbard Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

John S. Ikonomidis, MD, PhD, FRCS(C), FACS, FAHA, FACC, Horace G John S. Ikonomidis, MD, PhD, FRCS(C), FACS, FAHA, FACC, Horace G. Smithy Professor, Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Director, South Carolina Heart Valve Center, Medical University of South Carolina The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Hartzell V. Schaff, MD, Stuart W Hartzell V. Schaff, MD, Stuart W. Harrington Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Emile Bacha, MD, Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, Director, Congenital and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, New York-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, Calvin F. Barber Professor of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Pedro J. del Nido, MD, William E Pedro J. del Nido, MD, William E. Ladd Professor of Child Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Chairman, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Bryan Meyers, MD, Patrick and Joy Williamson, Professor of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Chief, Section of Thoracic Surgery, Barnes-Jewish Hospital The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Thomas W. Rice, MD, Daniel & Karen Lee Chair in Thoracic Surgery, Head, Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Professor of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Frank W. Sellke, MD, Karl Karlson and Gloria Karlson Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Alpert Medical School, Brown University The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Nevin Katz, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Clinical Professor of Surgery, The George Washington University Medical Center, President & Executive Director Foundation for the Advancement of Cardiothoracic Surgical Care (FACTS-Care) The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Ara A. Vaporciyan, MD, FACS, Professor of Surgery and Deputy Chair, Director of Clinical Education & Training, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Eugene H. Blackstone, MD Director, Clinical Investigations, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Cary W. Akins, MD, Clinical Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Shengshou Hu, MD, FACC, Director, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases of China President, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Ryan Walther, MA, AATS Scientific Publications, American Association for Thoracic Surgery The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

President Hartzell V. Schaff, Mayo Clinic The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

President-Elect David J. Sugarbaker, Brigham and Women's Hospital The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Vice PresidentPedro J. del Nido, Children's Hospital Boston The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Secretary Thoralf M. Sundt III, Massachusetts General Hospital The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Secretary-ElectMarc R. Moon, Washington University School of Medicine The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Treasurer Duke Cameron, The Johns Hopkins Hospital The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Editor Lawrence H. Cohn, Brigham and Women's Hospital The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Councilor Joseph S. Coselli, Baylor College of Medicine The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Councilor J. William Gaynor, The Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Councilor Shaf Keshavjee, Toronto General Hospital The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

CouncilorJosé Pomar, Hospital Clinico de Barcelona The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Councilor Craig R. Smith, Columbia University The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Councilor Lars G. Svensson, Cleveland Clinic The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 294-296DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(12)00738-6) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions