NEWSLETTER
November 2003
Prizes and Awards 2003
Fontan Prize
Toth Zsolt, Pecs, Hungary, was awarded this most prestigious prize which will give him the opportunity to carry on research in his favourite topic 'Myocardial contractility is impaired in heart failure' at the Harefield Hospital, London.
EACTS Young Investigator Awards
Cardiac Surgery: Harald Ott, Innsbruck, Austria, for his excellent presentation entitled 'Combined Transplantation of Autologous Skeletal Myoblasts and Bone Marrow Stem Cells for Myocardial Repair in Rats'.
Thoracic Surgery: T Walles, Hannover, Germany, 'Expansion of Chondrocytes in a Threedimensional Matrix for Tracheal Tissue Engineering'
Hans G Borst Award
Two winners split the Award:
K Kallenbach, Hannover, Germany 'Acute Aortic Dissection Versus Aortic Root Aneurysm - Comparison of Indications for Valve Sparing Aortic Root Reconstruction.'
S Melnitchouk, Zurich, Switzerland ' Emergency Stent-Graft Placement for Hemorrhage Control in Acute Thoracic Aortic Rupture'
Sulzer-Carbomedics Award in Congenital Heart Surgery
G Oppido, Bologna, Italy 'Outcome of Cardiac Surgery in Low Birth Weight and Premature Infants'
C Walton Lillehei Award by St Jude Medical
C Huber, Lausanne, Switzerland 'Do Valved Stents Compromise Coronary Flow?'
EACTS congratulate the above winners wishing you all a very successful future in cardio-thoracic surgery.
