2009 Meeting Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Abstract

The Fifty-sixth Annual Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association was held at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort in Marco Island, Florida, November 4–7, 2009. The President was Michael J. Mack, MD (Dallas, TX). Officers elected for the coming year are as follows: President, Keith S. Naunheim, MD (St. Louis, MO); President Elect, Joseph S. Coselli, MD (Houston, TX); Vice President, Richard L. Prager, MD (Ann Arbor, MI); Secretary Treasurer Elect, David R. Jones, MD (Charlottesville, VA); Councilors, Kevin D. Accola, MD (Orlando, FL), and Andrea J. Carpenter, MD (San Antonio, TX).The following applicants were elected to membership:William Michael Boedefeld IIBaton Rouge, LAWilliam BoltonGreenville, SCUmar Sekou-Toure BostonMemphis, TNPhillip Todd BurchSalt Lake City, UTJeffrey Todd CopeLancaster, PAJames Edward Davies, JrBirmingham, ALJohn DeelSo Charleston, WVMark GrohAshville, NCBenjamin HaithcockChapel Hill, NCAnthony Austin HoldenFlorence, ALWilliam Clifford KitchensAugusta, GAJonathan KrautWilmington, DESaqib MasroorMilwaukee, WIInder MehtaJackson, MSPeter MikhailGainesville, FLDouglas MinnichBirmingham, ALMuhammad MumtazNorfolk, VAAlden ParsonsHouston, TXVijay PatelAugusta, GAHimanshu PatelAnn Arbor, MIClifton ReadeChattanooga, TNJames Rowe ScharffChesterfield, MOMark SlaughterLouisville, KYMatthew Allen SteligaLittle Rock, ARRichard ThompsonLancaster, PANirmal VeeramachaneniChapel Hill, NCJennifer WalkerWilmington, DEHenry WaltersDetroit, MIBradley WolfMemphis, TNFriedrich Wilhelm Mohr of Leipzig, Germany was elected to Honorary Membership.Scott H. Johnson, MD, received the Clifford Van Meter President's Award for best scientific paper presented at the 2009 meeting for his paper titled “A Statewide Quality Collaborative for Process Improvement: Internal Mammary Artery Utilization.”The 2009 Hawley H. Seiler Residents Award was presented to Jeremiah G. Allen, MD, for his paper and presentation titled “Transcriptional Profile of Brain Injury in Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Bypass.”The Fifty-seventh Annual Meeting will be held at the Disney Yacht and Beach Club in Orlando, Florida, November 3–6, 2010. Co-Chairs of the 2010 Program Committee are Michael H. Hines, MD, and Vinod H. Thourani, MD. Co-Chairs of the 2010 Postgraduate Committee are William L. Holman, MD, and Jennifer S. Lawton, MD. Chair of the 2010 Membership Committee is John A. Howington, MD. The Fifty-sixth Annual Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association was held at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort in Marco Island, Florida, November 4–7, 2009. The President was Michael J. Mack, MD (Dallas, TX). Officers elected for the coming year are as follows: President, Keith S. Naunheim, MD (St. Louis, MO); President Elect, Joseph S. Coselli, MD (Houston, TX); Vice President, Richard L. Prager, MD (Ann Arbor, MI); Secretary Treasurer Elect, David R. Jones, MD (Charlottesville, VA); Councilors, Kevin D. Accola, MD (Orlando, FL), and Andrea J. Carpenter, MD (San Antonio, TX). The following applicants were elected to membership: William Michael Boedefeld II Baton Rouge, LA William Bolton Greenville, SC Umar Sekou-Toure Boston Memphis, TN Phillip Todd Burch Salt Lake City, UT Jeffrey Todd Cope Lancaster, PA James Edward Davies, Jr Birmingham, AL John Deel So Charleston, WV Mark Groh Ashville, NC Benjamin Haithcock Chapel Hill, NC Anthony Austin Holden Florence, AL William Clifford Kitchens Augusta, GA Jonathan Kraut Wilmington, DE Saqib Masroor Milwaukee, WI Inder Mehta Jackson, MS Peter Mikhail Gainesville, FL Douglas Minnich Birmingham, AL Muhammad Mumtaz Norfolk, VA Alden Parsons Houston, TX Vijay Patel Augusta, GA Himanshu Patel Ann Arbor, MI Clifton Reade Chattanooga, TN James Rowe Scharff Chesterfield, MO Mark Slaughter Louisville, KY Matthew Allen Steliga Little Rock, AR Richard Thompson Lancaster, PA Nirmal Veeramachaneni Chapel Hill, NC Jennifer Walker Wilmington, DE Henry Walters Detroit, MI Bradley Wolf Memphis, TN Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr of Leipzig, Germany was elected to Honorary Membership. Scott H. Johnson, MD, received the Clifford Van Meter President's Award for best scientific paper presented at the 2009 meeting for his paper titled “A Statewide Quality Collaborative for Process Improvement: Internal Mammary Artery Utilization.” The 2009 Hawley H. Seiler Residents Award was presented to Jeremiah G. Allen, MD, for his paper and presentation titled “Transcriptional Profile of Brain Injury in Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Bypass.” The Fifty-seventh Annual Meeting will be held at the Disney Yacht and Beach Club in Orlando, Florida, November 3–6, 2010. Co-Chairs of the 2010 Program Committee are Michael H. Hines, MD, and Vinod H. Thourani, MD. Co-Chairs of the 2010 Postgraduate Committee are William L. Holman, MD, and Jennifer S. Lawton, MD. Chair of the 2010 Membership Committee is John A. Howington, MD.