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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:1-4
© 2006 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

The Editorial Board of The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa.

Received for publication May 10, 2006; accepted for publication May 10, 2006.

^_* Address for reprints: Andrew S. 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{at}DrexelMed.edu; jtcvs{at}drexel.edu).

In 2005, we received more than 1400 submissions in our office: a 14% increase over last year (and a 61% increase over 2001). Given the fact that most published articles undergo at least one and frequently two or more revisions, it is clear that we owe a huge debt of gratitude to those individuals, highlighted on the following pages, who serve so ably on our editorial board.

Individuals are nominated to the editorial board by a process of consultation between the Editor and the Section Editors that results in recommendation of names to the Council of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery for approval. Individuals who are asked to serve on the editorial board must have displayed competence and timeliness as a peer reviewer, evidence of important contributions to our field, and good common sense. Editorial board members reviewed on the average about 25 manuscripts last year; assignments ranged from 8 to 44 manuscripts, depending on one's area of expertise and the mix of manuscripts received by the Journal. Most of our board members are busy clinicians who carve time from evenings and weekends to perform this vital function. 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 Cary Akins, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Joseph Coselli, Davis Drinkwater, Valluvan Jeevanandam, and Thomas Rice. We extend our heartfelt appreciation for the years of services each of these dedicated individuals has given to the Journal.

We welcome to the editorial board Michael Borger, John Hammon, Thierry-Pierre Carrel, Charles Huddleston, Nicholas Smedira, and James Luketich.

Many of you, our readers, are asked from time to time to provide peer review as a service to your colleagues. In previous editorials, ^1,2 I defined both the responsibilities and benefits of being a reviewer. The high impact factor of the Journal and its prestigious position in the top 3.4% of all published journals are the consequence of our rigorous peer review process. For those readers who have not been called upon to provide peer review but who have contributed to the literature and would like to participate in the process, we encourage you to log on to our Web site (http://jtcvs.editorialmanager.com), register as a reviewer, and self-classify your interests. I offer you my thanks in advance for any help you provide to us in the future.

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Editorial Staff
Editor

Andrew S. Wechsler, MD Stanley K. Brockman Professor Chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Drexel University College of Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Section Editor

Ralph J. Damiano, Jr, MD John M. Shoenberg Professor of Surgery Chief of Cardiac Surgery Washington University School of Medicine St Louis, Missouri

Section Editor

D. Craig Miller, MD Thelma and Henry Doelger Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery Stanford University Medical School Stanford, California

Section Editor

G. Alexander Patterson, MD Joseph C. Bancroft Professor of Surgery Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Washington University School of Medicine St Louis, Missouri

Section Editor

Thomas L. Spray, MD Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery and Alice Langdon Warner Endowed Chair The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Professor of Surgery The University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Section Editor

Richard D. Weisel, MD, FRCSC Professor and Chairman Division of Cardiac Surgery University of Toronto Director, Toronto General Research Institute Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Statistics Editor

Eugene H. Blackstone, MD Section Head: Research Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio

Ethics Editor

Martin F. McKneally, MD Department of Surgery and Joint Centre for Bioethics University of Toronto Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Managing Editor

Pamela Fried, MBA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Editorial Board: 2006-2007

Carl Lewis Backer, MD A.C. Buehler Professor of Surgery Children's Memorial Hospital Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, Illinois

Michael A. Borger, MD, PhD Toronto General Hospital Associate Professor of Surgery University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Eric G. Butchart, FRCS Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon University Hospital of Wales Cardiff, United Kingdom

Thierry-Pierre Carrel, MD Professor of Surgery Chairman Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery Swiss Cardiovascular Center University Hospital Berne, Switzerland

George J. Despotis, MD Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Pathology and Immunology Washington University School of Medicine Attending Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist, Transfusion Medicine Barnes-Jewish Hospital St Louis, Missouri

J. William Gaynor, MD Associate Professor of Surgery The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A. Marc Gillinov, MD Staff Surgeon Surgical Director, The Center for Atrial Fibrillation The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio

Bartley P. Griffith, MD Professor & Chief, Cardiac Surgery University of Maryland Medicine Baltimore, Maryland

John W. Hammon, MD Professor of Surgery Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC

Alden H. Harken, MD Professor and Chairman Department of Surgery University of California, San Francisco, East Bay Oakland, California

David H. Harpole, Jr, MD Professor of Surgery Duke University Medical Center Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center Durham, North Carolina

Alan D. Hilgenberg, MD Visiting Surgeon, Massachusetts General Hospital Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts

Charles B. Huddleston, MD Professor of Surgery Washington University School of Medicine Chief, Pediatric CT Surgery St. Louis Children's Hospital St. Louis, MO

John S. Ikonomidis, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center Charleston, South Carolina

Walter Klepetko, MD Professor of Special Thoracic Surgery Director Vienna Lung Transplant Program University Hospital of Vienna Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Vienna, Austria

Harold L. Lazar, MD Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon Boston Medical Center Director, Cardiothoracic Surgical Research, Boston University School of Medicine Boston, Massachusetts

James D. Luketich, MD Sampson Family Endowed Professor of Surgery Chief, Heart, Lung and Esophageal Surgery Institute Chief, Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Michael A. Maddaus, MD Associate Professor of Surgery The Garamella Lynch Jensen Chair in Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota

Roger B. B. Mee, MB, ChB, FRACS Chairman, Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio

Philippe Menasché, MD, PhD Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Hôpital Europeen Georges Pompidou and University Paris 5 Paris, France

Bryan F. Meyers, MD Attending Surgeon, Barnes-Jewish Hospital Associate Professor of Surgery Washington University School of Medicine St Louis, Missouri

Marc R. Moon, MD Associate Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery Washington University School of Medicine St Louis, Missouri

Ralph S. Mosca, MD Associate Professor of Surgery Director, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center New York City, New York

Ivan M. Rebeyka, MD Division of Cardiac Surgery University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Robert C. Robbins, MD Professor and Chairman Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Director, Cardiovascular Institute Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, California

Todd K. Rosengart, MD Owen L. Coon Chair, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Professor of Surgery Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois

Valerie W. Rusch, MD Chief, Thoracic Division Department of Surgery Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York

Frank W. Sellke, MD Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Johnson & Johnson Professor of Surgery Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts

Hans-Hinrich Sievers, MD Professor of Cardiac Surgery Head of the Department University of Schleswig-Holstein Campus Lübeck/Germany

Nicholas G. Smedira, MD Surgical Director, Kaufman Center for Heart Failure Director, Cardiac Transplantation and Ventricular Assist Device Therapy Program Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH

Francis G. Spinale, MD, PhD Professor of Surgery Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Charleston, South Carolina

David J. Sugarbaker, MD Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery Brigham & Women's Hospital Richard E. Wilson Professor of Surgical Oncology Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts

Marko I. Turina, MD Professor of Surgery University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland

James S. Tweddell, MD Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic) and Pediatrics The S. Bert Litwin Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Chair, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Jakob Vinten-Johansen, PhD Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery Director, Cardiothoracic Research Laboratory Carlyle Fraser Heart Center Atlanta, Georgia

References

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