This page lists the significant happenings in the lives and careers of Cardiothoracic surgeons around the world. Please send suggested postings to W. Gerald Rainer, Transitions Section Editor.
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Honored: William A. Gay, Jr. of St. Louis, Missouri named Secretary-Treasurer of The American Board of Thoracic Surgery.More about Dr. Gay.
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Deceased: Joe R. Utley of Spartanburg, South Carolina died January 15, 2001. More about Dr. Utley.
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Deceased: Paul Walstad of Yuma, Arizona died October 26, 2000. |
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Honored: The Southern Thoracic Surgical Association announces its officers for 2001. |
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- William F. Sasser, President
- John D. Oswalt, Vice President
- Constantine Mavroudis, President Elect
- Carolyn E. Reed, Secretary/Treasurer
- L. Henry Edmunds, Editor
- Harold C. Urschel, Historian
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Deceased: Keith Reemtsma died June 23, 2000. Dr. Reemtsma, broke new ground in the field of transplantation. More about Dr. Reemtsma. |
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Honored: The European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery announces its officers for 2001. |
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- Marcos Murtra, President
- Marko Turina, Vice President
- Torkel Aberg, Secretary General
- Jose Pomar, Treasurer
- Ludwig von Segesser, Editor
- Paul Sergeant, Information Officer
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Deceased: Åke Senning from Zurich, Switzerland died July 21, 2000. More about Dr. Senning, a pioneer in cardiothoracic surgery.
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Deceased: Donald L. Paulsen of Dallas, Texas died September 1, 1999. Dr. Paulsen was the third president of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. |
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Deceased: Earl B. Kay of Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Kay was the ninth president of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. |
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Deceased: Bobby Heath from Jackson, Mississippi died August 2000. |
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Honored: The American Association for Thoracic Surgery announces its officers for 2001-2002. |
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- Timothy J. Gardner, President
- Fred A. Crawford, Vice President
- Tirone E. David, Secretary
- Richard A. Jonas, Treasurer
- Andrew S. Wechsler, Editor
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Honored: Bum Koo Cho of Seoul, South Korea, has been appointed thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon to the President of Korea. Dr. Cho is a member of the STS, AATS, and KTCS. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals |
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Honored: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons announces its officers for 2001-2002. |
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- Mark B. Orringer, President
- William A. Baumgartner, Vice President
- Gordon F. Murray, Secretary
- Robert A. Guyton, Treasurer
- L. Henry Edmunds, Jr., Editor
- W. Gerald Rainer, Historian
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