Editorial Staff The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery   The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 152, Issue 5, Pages A3-A4 (November 2016) DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8 Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Richard D. Weisel, MD, Cardiovascular Surgeon, Toronto General Hospital Senior Scientist, Toronto General Research Institute Professor of Cardiac Surgery, University of Toronto The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 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 and, Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Director, South Carolina Heart Valve Center, Medical University of South Carolina The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 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 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Y. Joseph Woo, MD, Norman E. Shumway Professor and Chair, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Stanford University School of Medicine Professor, by Courtesy, Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

James S. Tweddell, MD, Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery Executive Co-Director, The Heart Institute Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Professor of Surgery University of Cincinnati The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Christopher A. Caldarone, MD, FRCSC, Surgeon-in-Chief Chief of Perioperative Services Department of Surgery The Hospital for Sick Children The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 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 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

David R. Jones, MD, Professor & Chief, Thoracic Surgery Service Fiona & Stanley Druckenmiller Endowed Chair for Lung Cancer Research Co-Director, Druckenmiller Center for Lung Cancer Research Department of Surgery Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Frank W. Sellke, MD, Karl Karlson and Gloria Karlson Professor and Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery Director, Cardiovascular Institute Alpert Medical School Brown University The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Nevin Katz, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery Division of Cardiac Surgery Johns Hopkins University, Clinical Professor of Surgery, 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 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Eugene H. Blackstone, MD Director, Clinical Investigations, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Ara A. Vaporciyan, MD, FACS, Professor and Chairman, Director of Clinical Education & Training Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery M.G. & Lillie A. Johnson Chair for Cancer Treatment & Research The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Thomas A. D'Amico, MD, Gary Hock Endowed Professor of SurgeryDirector of Strategic DevelopmentChief, Section of General Thoracic SurgeryProgram Director, Thoracic SurgeryDuke University Medical Center The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 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 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Ryan Walther, Director of Scientific Publications The American Association for Thoracic Surgery The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

President Thoralf M. Sundt III, MD Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery Director, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center Massachusetts General Hospital Edward D. Churchill Professor of Surgery Harvard Medical School The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

President-Elect Duke Cameron, MD Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery James T. Dresher Sr. Professor of Surgery Director of The Dana and Albert “Cubby” Broccoli Center for Aortic Diseases Johns Hopkins Hospital The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Vice President David H. Adams, MD Cardiac Surgeon-in-Chief, Mount Sinai Health System Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Professor and Chairman Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and The Mount Sinai Hospital The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Secretary Marc R. Moon, MD Chief, Section of Cardiac Surgery John M Secretary Marc R. Moon, MD Chief, Section of Cardiac Surgery John M. Shoenberg Chair in Cardiovascular Disease Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program Washington University School of Medicine The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Treasurer Shaf Keshavjee, MD Surgeon-in-Chief, UHN James Wallace McCutcheon Chair in Surgery Professor, Division of Thoracic Surgery Toronto General Hospital The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Councilor Emile A. Bacha, MD Calvin F Councilor Emile A. Bacha, MD Calvin F. Barber Professor of Surgery Chief, Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center Director, Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery Combined Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital—Komansky Weill-Cornell Program The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Councilor Joseph S. Coselli, MD Professor and Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Associate Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program Baylor College of Medicine Chief, Adult Cardiac Surgery Texas Heart Institute Chief, Adult Cardiac Surgery Section Associate Chief, Cardiovascular Service Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Councilor David R. Jones, MD Chief, Thoracic Service, Department of Surgery Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Councilor Christine L. Lau, MD Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery University of Virginia The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Councilor Jennifer S. Lawton, MD Associate Chief Division of Cardiac Surgery Director of the Cardiac Surgery Research Laboratory Program Director of the Cardiothoracic Fellowship Training Program Johns Hopkins Hospital The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Councilor Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr, MD, PhD Medical Director Professor and Chairman of Cardiac Surgery Heart Center University of Leipzig The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, A3-A4DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(16)31175-8) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions