1. Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Joel D. Cooper 
Ikenna C. Okereke, MD, FACS, Stephen D. Cassivi, MD, Marc R. Moon, MD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 151, Issue 6, Pages (June 2016)
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2. Figure 1
Dr Cooper enjoying his favorite nonsurgical pastime with 3 of his 4 sons.
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3. Figure 2
Dr Cooper's high school science project to measure the effect of gravity on acceleration.
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4. Figure 3 Dr Cooper fishing at Blue Sea, Quebec, in 1952.
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5. Figure 4
Dr and Mrs Cooper (left), Rabbi Samuel and Lillian Cooper (right), with sons Jordan, Joshua, and Jeremy (back) at the wedding of son Jonas to Carly in 2003.
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6. Dr Joel Cooper, the 84th president of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery.
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