1. Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: William Elias Adams, MD (May 1, 1902–November 25, 1973) 
Abe DeAnda, MD, Jennifer S. Lawton, MD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 151, Issue 2, Pages (February 2016)
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2. Figure 1 William Elias Adams, MD, 39th president of the AATS.
(Courtesy of the University of Chicago Photographic Archive, apf , Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library.)
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3. Figure 2
Photograph of extended Adams' family, circa Adams is in the front row, third from the left (age 11 years), and his father in the second row, far left.
(Courtesy of Desiree Boeck.)
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4. Figure 3 Huberta Livingstone.
(Courtesy of the University of Chicago Photographic Archive, apf , Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library.)
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5. Figure 4 William Elias Adams, MD, 39th president of the AATS
(reprinted with permission from Elsevier).
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