The Thoracic Surgery Foundation is most pleased to announce that Datascope Corporation recently pledged $1 million toward the $3.75 million in matching funds needed for The Foundation to secure a $5 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). These funds will be used to support the jointly sponsored Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education (TSFRE) and NHLBI Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award Program. The ten-year program is designed to develop outstanding cardiothoracic surgeon-scientists.
Datascope’s gift to the TSFRE is a very important step forward in the TSFRE’s efforts to secure the NHLBI funds. In 1999, the William J. von Liebig Foundation also agreed to support The Foundation in this initiative if The Foundation could find other partners, such as Datascope, to commit to the matching funds.
The Foundation is extremely grateful to Datascope and to Mr.
Lawrence Saper, President and CEO of Datascope, for this very
generous support. 
