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- Transitions Headlines -IACTS - Officers 2008-2009 Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS) Executive Committee 2008-2009 Stephen B. Colvin, MD 1943-2008 Stephen Colvin, pioneer heart surgeon, dead at the age of 64. STS Directors - 2008-2009 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. Francois Lacour-Gayet, M.D. was named the inaugural chairholder of the Barton-Elliman Chair in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Frederick L. Grover, M.D Named the inaugural Aragon/Gonzalez-Guisti Chair for the Department of Surgery. George R. Minor, MD: 1913 - 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 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 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 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) The EBCP Officers elected to serve 2007-2008 are listed below. |
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