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]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/articles/article-3.html <![CDATA[Superior Vena Cava Bypass Using Spiral Vein Graft - Ministernotomy Technique]]> Superior Vena Cava Bypass Using Spiral Vein Graft - Ministernotomy Technique

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/articles/article-4.html <![CDATA[Why Choose Cardiothoracic Surgery?]]> Why Choose Cardiothoracic Surgery?

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/article-22.html Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:32:00 EDT <![CDATA[Change is Invigorating]]> At the spring 2006 AATS meeting in Philadelphia I had a chance to catch up with my former colleague, Dr. Leslie Kohman. We spoke for an hour, mostly catching up on mutual friends, until our conversation drifted to the future.

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/article-21.html Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:06:00 EST <![CDATA[Letter to a Young General Thoracic Surgeon]]> Letter to a Young General Thoracic Surgeon

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/article-20.html Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:00:00 EDT <![CDATA[Mentors are Needed]]> Mentors are Needed

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/article-19.html Fri, 25 May 2007 03:45:00 EDT <![CDATA[The "Ideal" Life as a Cardiothoracic Surgeon]]> To be reading this, you either already are or are on the way to becoming a cardiothoracic surgeon.  Career choice is no longer an issue.  The important concern going forward on your career pathway is the quality of your life, both in its professional and personal aspects. 

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/article-18.html Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:12:00 EDT <![CDATA[Why I Chose Cardiothoracic Surgery]]> Why I Chose Cardiothoracic Surgery

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/article-17.html Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:51:00 EST <![CDATA[An Exciting Time in CT Surgery?]]> All of us look back with fondness upon the golden years of cardiothoracic surgery, when surgical pioneers attempted and succeeded in performing daring operations and pushing the realm of the possible.  The birth of our specialty was one of the most exciting times in the history of medicine. 

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/article-16.html Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:17:00 EST <![CDATA[...On Being a Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon]]> This essay is the product of a request, and represents no small creative struggle on my part—the struggle being what will I write that may be useful, meaningful and provide insight to others about my professional life.

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/article-14.html Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:25:00 EDT <![CDATA[Look at Our Past and Challenge Your Future with Clinical Excellent and Commitments to Discovery and Innovation]]> Look at Our Past and Challenge Your Future with Clinical Excellent and Commitments to Discovery and Innovation

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/article-11.html Wed, 16 Aug 2006 01:51:00 EDT <![CDATA[Attracting Outstanding Students (Premedical and Medical) to a Career in Cardiothoracic Surgery]]> Over the last few years, there have been a number of articles about the problems facing our specialty, particularly with regard to attracting the best individuals into our cardiothoracic training programs.

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/article-12.html Fri, 30 Jun 2006 04:15:00 EDT <![CDATA[The Joy and Value of a Career in Cardiac Surgery]]> Every other year, the University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center holds a reunion in Ann Arbor for “graduates” of our program.  Many former patients and their families return from around the country and it’s always a thrill for all of us to see them again and catch up on their lives.

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/article-10.html Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:00:00 EDT <![CDATA[Reflection on 40 Years as a Cardiothoracic Surgeon]]> I am pleased to provide my reflections on what is now forty years of practicing cardiothoracic surgery.  In 1958, after graduating from the University of Alabama in Birmingham, I pursued surgery training under James D. Hardy in Jackson, Mississippi...

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/article-9.html Mon, 12 Dec 2005 11:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Privilege of Caring]]>

To medical students everywhere:

At the dawn of your medical career and the twilight of mine, I feel obliged to reflect upon the unusual privileges that society accords to our very special profession.

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/article-8.html Tue, 06 Dec 2005 11:00:00 EST <![CDATA[All We Do Not Know]]> I stood about six feet from the radiant warming bed, behind the nurses and residents who were crowded around, each playing a role in the drama  reenacted from time to time in this intensive care unit. They were resuscitating a neonate in cardiopulmonary arrest.

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/article-7.html Mon, 25 Jul 2005 03:00:00 EDT <![CDATA[If you’re uncomfortable, change is occurring, and with purpose – it should be good]]> As a young kid, my grandfather took me to see a wonderful respected golf pro in Austin with the purpose of teaching me to be a better golfer. His name was Harvey Penick, he was famous then and only became more so with time.

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/article-6.html Mon, 11 Jul 2005 10:30:00 EDT <![CDATA[The Joys and the Value of a Career in Cardiothoracic Surgery]]> I rarely sit down and reflect on the joys and value that a career in cardiothoracic surgery brings to my life. I seem instead to be thinking about what I’m doing. Namely, that I love going to work; that I enjoy working with my colleagues; that I still like to write first authored scientific papers...

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/article-5.html Tue, 07 Jun 2005 11:20:00 EDT <![CDATA[Why Become a Chest Surgeon?]]> The vast majority of medical students love their surgical rotation because they get to see inside the magical world of a living body.  They finally get to walk through forbidding doors that are labelled with signs that read “Surgical Personnel Only” or “Do Not Enter – Restricted Area.” 

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/article-3.html Wed, 23 Feb 2005 03:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Dear Bill]]> Dear Bill

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/article-4.html Tue, 11 Jan 2005 09:00:00 EST <![CDATA[A Critical Decision]]> When a student completes medical school and reflects on his or her future, that student must make a critical decision about whether to pursue a career as a primary care physician or a specialist. This decision may not necessarily be permanent, for career changes are often made later.

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/article-2.html Mon, 11 Oct 2004 12:45:00 EDT <![CDATA[Let's Bring the Magic Back]]> In 1995 Hal Urschel, MD, past president of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, served as the Schuster Visiting Professor at The Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. During that visit he delivered Surgical Grand Rounds, and his address was entitled "Let's Bring the Magic Back".

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/article-1.html Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:00:00 EDT <![CDATA[Why Become a Cardiothoracic Surgeon?]]> These are trying times for the specialty of cardiothoracic surgery.  The educational process for completion of training is criticized for being too lengthy. 

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/article-.html Tue, 01 Jun 2004 12:15:00 EDT <![CDATA[New Horizons– Addressing Current and Future Challenges ]]> New Horizons– Addressing Current and Future Challenges

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/article-13.html <![CDATA[Women in Thoracic Surgery: Past Reflections, Present Advice, and Future Suggestions]]> Women in Thoracic Surgery: Past Reflections, Present Advice, and Future Suggestions

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/article-15.html <![CDATA[Dr. Ake Senning]]> This is November 14, 1979.  This is Gerald Rainer and I have the distinct privilege of being in the office of Dr. Ake Senning in Zurich, Switzerland.  It is an early fall day and a little cool – pleasant environment and a marvelous time for Dr. Senning to share some of his experiences in the early days of open heart surgery with us.

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/pioneerinterviews/article-9.html Fri, 17 Jun 2005 10:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[Dr. C. Walton Lillehei]]> This is Thursday, October 18, 1979 in Minneapolis at the Marquette Hotel and we have the privilege of hearing from Dr. C. Walton Lillehei in our ongoing series of interviews with Pioneers in Cardiac Surgery.

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/pioneerinterviews/article-8.html Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:00:00 EDT <![CDATA[Dr. Charles Hufnagel]]> This is May 1, 1979 on the occasion of the 59th annual meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery in Boston, Massachusetts.  It’s a lovely day and a nice day to do something other than listening to scientific presentations.  I am Gerald Rainer and we have the opportunity today to speak with Dr. Charles Hufnagel...

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/pioneerinterviews/article-7.html Mon, 21 Feb 2005 09:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Dr. Clarence Crafoord]]> Dr. Clarence Crafoord Crafoord is best remembered for performing the first successful aortic coarctation repair on 19 October 1944. The patient was a 14 year-old boy.

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/pioneerinterviews/article-3.html Tue, 07 Dec 2004 11:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Dr. Clarence Dennis]]> It has been our distinct pleasure to have Dr. and Mrs. Clarence Dennis as our house guests overnight.  We have had a delightful visit and it is our purpose today to have Dr. Dennis tell us about his role in the early days of cardiac surgery, especially in the development of the heart-lung bypass.

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/pioneerinterviews/article-4.html Mon, 25 Oct 2004 11:00:00 EDT <![CDATA[Dr. Henry Swan]]> This is Sunday, March 4, 1973 and we are embarking on the first of a series of historic interviews, primarily concerned with preserving the thoughts and voices of those cardiac surgical pioneers that are still here while we still have the opportunity.

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/pioneerinterviews/article-.html Mon, 20 Sep 2004 11:00:00 EDT <![CDATA[Dr. Wilfred Bigelow]]> The date is June 22, 1973.  We are in Toronto, this is Gerald Rainer and I have the distinct privilege of interviewing Dr. Bill Bigelow.

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/pioneerinterviews/article-2.html Wed, 11 Aug 2004 11:00:00 EDT <![CDATA[Dr. Dwight Harken]]> This is #2 in a series of historic interviews with pioneers in cardiac surgery.  Tonight we are in Boston at the home of Dr. Dwight Emary Harken who is one of the foremost pioneers of our time.

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/pioneerinterviews/article-1.html Wed, 14 Jul 2004 11:05:00 EDT <![CDATA[Dr. Gerard Brom]]> This is the 21st of April 1976, Denver, Colorado.  This is Gerald Rainer and I have the very pleasant opportunity to talk with Dr. Gerard Brom from Leiden, Netherlands.

]]> http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/pioneerinterviews/article-5.html Thu, 05 Feb 2004 11:35:00 EST