J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:453-454
© 2006 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Lifetime Achievement Award: F. Griffith Pearson
Joel D. Cooper, MD*
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
Received for publication May 4, 2005; revisions received February 1, 2006; accepted for publication March 15, 2006.
* Address for reprints: Joel D. Cooper, MD, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St, 6 Silverstein, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (Email: joel.cooper@uphs.upenn.edu).
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The Nominating Committee of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), consisting of the last 5 presidents of this association and chaired by Dr Larry Cohn, recently established a lifetime achievement award to be given from time to time to individuals who have made significant contributions to our specialty in the areas of patient care, teaching, research, or community service. On recommendation by the Nominating Committee and confirmation by the AATS Council, it was my great privilege to present the first AATS Lifetime Achievement Award to F. Griffith Pearson, MD.
Born in Toronto, Dr Pearson received his secondary education at the University of Toronto Schools, a coeducational high school affiliated with the University of Toronto. He went on to earn a medical degree and a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Toronto. Dr Pearson played on the varsity hockey team both in high school and . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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