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The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) is an international association of cardiothoracic surgeons. It was founded in 1917 by the earliest pioneers in the field of thoracic surgery. Headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts, it has over 1,200 members from 35 countries. To be considered for membership, a surgeon must have a proven ...
Thoralf “Thor” Mauritz Sundt, III is an American cardiac surgeon who was the 97th president of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), succeeding Joseph S. Coselli and preceding Duke Cameron. [1] Sundt is the chief of cardiac surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and director of
He was chief of cardiovascular surgery at Toronto Western Hospital from 1980 through 1989 and Toronto General Hospital from 1989 through 2011. In 2004, he was elected University Professor, the highest honour the University of Toronto bestows its professors. From 2004-2005, he served as president of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery. [4]
Alain Frédéric Carpentier (born 11 August 1933) is a French cardiac surgeon whom the President of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery calls the "father of modern mitral valve repair". He is most well-known for the development and popularization of a number of mitral valve repair techniques.
Pages in category "Presidents of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Joseph S. Coselli is an American cardiothoracic surgeon who was the 96th president of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), succeeding Pedro J. del Nido and preceding Thoralf M. Sundt, III. [1]
Robert Clayton Robbins (born November 20, 1957), known professionally as Robert C. Robbins or R.C. Robbins, is an American cardiothoracic surgeon and former president of The University of Arizona. Previously, he was the president and CEO of the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, from 2012 to 2017.
Nina Starr Braunwald (March 2, 1928 – August 5, 1992) [1] was an American thoracic surgeon and medical researcher who was among the first women to perform open-heart surgery. She was also the first woman to be certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, and the first to be elected to the American Association for Thoracic Surgery. [2]