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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:271-272
© 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Editorial

The case to unify cardiac and vascular surgery

Irving L. Kron, MD*

Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Va

Received for publication June 10, 2008; accepted for publication June 10, 2008.

* Address for reprints: Irving L. Kron, MD, Professor and Chairman, University of Virginia Health System, Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Lee Street, Room 2753, Box 800679, Charlottesville, VA 22908. (Email: ilk@virginia.edu).

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I very much enjoyed the editorial by Dr Roberts: "Cardiovascular Surgery a Single Specialty. (General Vascular Surgery & the Thoracic Surgeon. Ann Thorac. Surg, 1986 May;91(5):471-2)" I agree with the concept with minor exceptions. Several years ago I had written a similar editorial relating to the importance of vascular surgery to the cardiothoracic surgeon. At that time vascular surgery was pretty much ignored by the leadership in our specialty. Dr Roberts makes the case that cardiac and vascular surgery is an appropriate specialty. He also suggests that there is a questionable relationship between cardiac and thoracic surgery. The timing of this editorial is relevant. The thoracic surgical leadership (American Association for Thoracic Surgery/Society of Thoracic Surgeons) has developed a dialogue with the vascular leadership regarding potential training paradigms. The Thoracic Surgical Residency . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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