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Mortimer J. Buckley, MD
Mortimer J. Buckley, M.D.

Dr. Mortimer J. Buckley, 75, President of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery in 1995, died November 24, 2007, at his home in Osterville, MA.

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IACTS - Officers 2008-2009
02-April-2008

Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS) Executive Committee 2008-2009
was elected at the Annual Meeting in Pune, India.

Stephen B. Colvin, MD 1943-2008
24-March-2008

Stephen Colvin, pioneer heart surgeon, dead at the age of 64.

STS Directors - 2008-2009
05-February-2008

At the recently concluded Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), the following slate of officers was elected:

Francois Lacour-Gayet, M.D.
18-January-2008

Francois Lacour-Gayet, M.D. was named the inaugural chairholder of the Barton-Elliman Chair in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

Frederick L. Grover, M.D
18-January-2008

Named the inaugural Aragon/Gonzalez-Guisti Chair for the Department of Surgery.

George R. Minor, MD: 1913 - 2007
12-December-2007

Dr. George R. Minor M.D. died at his home in Charlottesville on Thursday, November 29, 2007, at the age of 94.

Officers 2007-2008 Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery 
05-November-2007

At the recently held meeting of the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery (JATS) in Sendai, the following slate of officers was elected.

Michael K. Banbury, M.D. Named to Chair of Surgery
23-October-2007

Michael K. Banbury, M.D. Named W. Samuel Carpenter III Distinguished Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery fir Christiana Care Health SYStem.

Dr. Mark Orringer is the ACS 2007 Gibbon Lecturer
19-October-2007

Dr. Mark Orringer of Ann Arbor, Michigan gave the John H. Gibbon, Jr. Lecture at the recently concluded Meeting of the American College of Surgeons in New Orleans, Louisiana

European Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (EBCP)
08-October-2007

The EBCP Officers elected to serve 2007-2008 are listed below.

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