A New Era at Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Abstract

Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia was founded by Dr. Joel A. Kaplan as an educational publication in order to supplement the existing scientific journals that published cardiothoracic anesthesia research. The principle was that collections of review articles would be of benefit to practitioners who seek to remain current with the scientific underpinnings of excellent practice and to trainees who gain from the synthesis of recent data in a format that is more timely than book chapters. The publication this year of the 11th volume of Seminars and the continued strength of the subscription base attest to the soundness of this principle. For several years, Dr. Kaplan edited the journal and then passed this responsibility to Dr. Carol Lake. Dr. Lake continued to promote the excellence of the educational content and lead Seminars through a continued era of growth and success. She brought the same devotion and superb editing style that has characterized all of her many publications. As the newest editor of Seminars, I am honored to follow in the footsteps of these two luminaries of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia. I am also indebted to many people, including my colleagues at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine who collaborated with me in the creation of this first issue that I am editing. I am also grateful to the Editorial Board of Seminars, whose guidance and prolific contributions to the cardiothoracic anesthesia literature provide a guiding hand in directing the future course of Seminars. The superb staff of Sage Publications are also an invaluable resource in this effort. As Seminars has both a new editor and publisher, it is a time of renewed energy. Please correspond with us if you have suggestions for the future of the publication.