Content from the Journal of the American Neurological Surgeons.
I’m really happy to have this opportunity to communicate with current Thoracic Surgery Residents–those in programs at this time, as well as those matched to residency positions for the upcoming year. I hope that some of the general surgery residents and med students who might be considering a career in Thoracic Surgery will be among…
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By Christopher W. Baird, MD, Francis Fynn-Thompson, MD, Meena Nathan, MD, and Frank Pigula, MD
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. At our last reunion,…
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Emphysema affects an estimated 60 million people worldwide. It is a disease associated with significant morbidity in the form of dyspnea and exercise limitation and mortality. The pathology behind this is the destruction of pulmonary parenchyma, both alveolar walls and interstitial tissue. Introduction: Emphysema affects an estimated 60 million people worldwide. It is a disease…
By A. Sampath Kumar, MD
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. Jim Hardy would become my role model and life-long mentor and professional associate. At the time,…
Editor’s Note Dr. C. Barber Mueller is Professor Emeritus of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. These remarks were given at a special class dinner for the second year medical students. The assembly gave Dr. Mueller a standing ovation at the end of his talk. Dr. Mueller is a product of the surgical training program…
