1. Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: G. Alexander Patterson 
Stephanie H. Chang, MD, Thomas A. D’Amico, MD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 148, Issue 6, Pages (December 2014)
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2. Figure 1
George Alexander Patterson, 90th president of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery.
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3. Figure 2
Operative team for the first successful single lung transplant, Drs Alec Patterson and Joel Cooper.
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4. Figure 3
Dr Alec Patterson with his wife, Dr Susan Mackinnon, at the ceremony where Dr Mackinnon received the 2013 Jacobson Innovation Award from the American College of Surgeons. Photograph courtesy of Drs Patterson and Mackinnon.
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