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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:15-19
© 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Editorial

The Editorial Board of The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa.

Received for publication May 22, 2007; accepted for publication May 22, 2007.

^_* Address for reprints: Andrew W. Wechsler, MD, Drexel University College of Medicine, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 230 North Broad Street, Mail Stop 111, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192. (Email: Andrew.Wechsler@DrexelMed.edu; jtcvs@drexel.edu).

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In 2006, our editorial board members reviewed more than 815 assignments (number includes multiple reviews of the same manuscript by each reviewer), an average of 23 assignments per person. Given the fact that most of our board members are busy clinicians who carve time from evenings and weekends to perform this vital function, it is clear that I owe a huge debt of gratitude to those individuals, highlighted on the following pages, who serve so ably on our editorial board.

Individuals nominated to the editorial board are selected by consultation between the editor and the section editors. The names of the nominees are submitted to the Council of the AATS for approval. Individuals who are asked to serve on the editorial board must have displayed competence and timeliness as peer reviewers, evidence of important contributions to our field, and good common sense. The total number of invitations to review accepted by Editorial Board reviewers in 2006 ranged from 2 to 60 (average: 25). I can only state, quite simply and sincerely, the Journal and their colleagues are very much in their debt.

This year we wish to note the departure from the editorial board of the following members: J. William Gaynor, Ivan Rebeyka, Robert Robbins, and David Sugarbaker. We would like to express special thanks to Valerie Rusch, who has broken all records by serving continuously since 1992.

We would like to welcome to the editorial board Emile Bacha, Edward Bove, Ralph Bueno, Christopher Caldarone, John Elefteriades, Donald Glower, Frank Pigula, Lars Svensson, Tom Treasure, Dirk van Raemdonck, and Federico Venuta.

Many of you, our readers, are asked from time to time to provide peer review as a service to your colleagues. In a previous editorial, I defined some of the responsibilities and benefits for such endeavors. The high impact . . . [Full Text of this Article]