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MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF THORACIC SURGERY

Current Officers
Current Directors
Former Officers of the Board
Emeritus Directors of the Board

 

ABTS OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
Chairman
Fred A. Crawford, Jr., M.D.

Charleston, South Carolina
Vice-Chairman
Peter C. Pairolero, M.D.

Rochester, Minnesota
Secretary-Treasurer
Richard J. Cleveland, M.D.

Boston, Massachusetts
Examination Chairman
Richard P. Anderson, M.D.

Seattle, Washington
Administrative Director
Glennis G. Lundberg

DIRECTORS

William A. Baumgartner, M.D.

Baltimore, Maryland
David B. Campbell, M.D. Hershey, Pennsylvania
Lawrence H. Cohn, M.D. Boston, Massachusetts
Delos M. Cosgrove, III, M.D. Cleveland, Ohio
Richard H. Feins, M.D. Rochester, New York
Timothy J. Gardner, M.D. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Irving L. Kron, M.D. Charlottesville, Virginia
Douglas J. Mathisen, M.D. Boston, Massachusetts
Keith S. Naunheim, M.D. St. Louis, Missouri
Gordon N. Olinger, M.D. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Carolyn E. Reed, M.D. Charleston, South Carolina
Victor F. Trastek, M.D. Scottsdale, Arizona

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FORMER OFFICERS OF THE BOARD

Chairman

Carl Eggers, MD* (1948-1952)
Cameron Haight, MD* (1952-1954)
Richard H. Sweet, MD* (1954-1955)
William E. Adams, MD* (1955-1957)
John C. Jones, MD* (1957-1959)
O. Theron Clagett, MD* (1959-1961)
Herbert C. Maier, MD (1961-1963)
John W. Strieder, MD* (1963-1965)
Rollin A. Daniel, Jr., MD* (1965-1967)
Edward J. Beattie, Jr., MD (1967-1969)
David J. Dugan, MD 1969-1971)
Donald L. Paulson, MD (1971-1973)
C. Frederick Kittle, MD (1973-1975)
Paul C. Adkins, MD* (1975-1977)
Thomas B. Ferguson, MD (1977-1979)
Robert G. Ellison, MD (1979-1981)
Benson B. Roe, MD (1981-1983)
Donald G. Mulder, MD (1983-1985)
Hassan Najafi, MD  (1985-1987)
Richard J. Cleveland, MD (1987-1989)
Harvey W. Bender, Jr., MD (1989-1991)
Benson R. Wilcox, MD (1991-1993)
John Ochsner, MD (1993-1995)
William A. Gay, Jr., MD (1995-1997)
Pomerantz, Marvin, MD (1997-1999)

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Vice-Chairman
Cameron Haight, MD* (1948-1952)
Richard H. Sweet, MD* (1952-1954)
William E. Adams, MD* (1954-1955)
John C. Jones, MD* (1955-1957)
O. Theron Clagett, MD* (1957-1959)
Herbert C. Maier, MD (1959-1961)
John W. Strieder, MD* (1961-1963)
Rollin A. Daniel, Jr., MD* (1963-1965)
Edward J. Beattie, Jr., MD (1965-1967)
David J. Dugan, MD (1967-1969)
Donald L. Paulson, MD (1969-1971)
Herbert Sloan, MD (1971-1973)
C. Frederick Kittle, MD (1973-1973)
Paul C. Adkins, MD*      (1973-1975)
Thomas B. Ferguson, MD (1975-1977)
Robert G. Ellison, MD (1977-1979)
Benson B. Roe, MD       (1979-1981)
Donald G. Mulder, MD (1981-1983)
Hassan Najafi, MD (1983-1985)
Richard J. Cleveland, MD (1985-1987)
Paul A. Ebert, MD (1987-1989)
Benson R. Wilcox, MD (1989-1991)
John Ochsner, MD (1991-1993)
William A. Gay, Jr., MD (1993-1995)
Marvin Pomerantz, MD (1995-1997)
Fred Crawford, Jr., MD (1997-1999)

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Examination Chairman

L. Penfield Faber, MD (1991-1994)
Gordon Murray, MD (1997-1999)

Secretary-Treasurer

William M. Tuttle, MD*(1948-1962)
O.T. Clagett, MD* (1963-1968)
Rollin A. Daniel, Jr., MD* (1968-1973)
Herbert Sloan, MD (1973-1986)
James V. Maloney, Jr., MD (1986-1991)
Richard Cleveland, MD (1991-2000)

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EMERITUS DIRECTORS OF THE BOARD

Carl Eggers, MD* (1948-1952)
Cameron Haight, MD* (1948-1954)
William E. Adams, MD* (1948-1957)
Frank B. Berry, MD* (1948-1953)
Brian B. Blades, MD* (1948-1953)
Thomas H. Burford, MD* (1948-1955)
Michael E. DeBakey, MD (1948-1955)
Emile Holman, MD* (1948-1952)
George H. Humphreys, MD (1948-1954)
Richard H. Sweet, MD* (1948-1955)
Julian Johnson, MD* (1952-1957)
Joseph W. Gale, MD* (1953-1958)
Paul C. Samson, MD* (1953-1958)
John C. Jones, MD* (1952-1959)
Robert H. Wylie, MD  (1954-1959)
Edward M. Kent, MD* (1955-1960)
Hiram T. Langston, MD* (1955-1960)
O. Theron Clagett, MD* (1954-1961)
William M. Tuttle, MD* (1948-1962)
Herbert C. Maier, MD (1955-1963)
Robert R. Shaw, MD* (1957-1963)
Anthony R. Curreri, MD* (1958-1964)
Henry T. Bahnson, MD (1959-1965)
Lyman A. Brewer, III, MD* (1959-1965)
John W. Strieder, MD* (1957-1965)
Paul W. Sanger, MD* (1960-1966)
Rollin A. Daniel, Jr., MD* (1958-1967)
Francis X. Byron, MD* (1966-1968)
Edward J. Beattie, Jr., MD (1960-1969)
Duane Carr, MD* (1963-1969)
Donald B. Effler, MD (1963-1969)
Denton A. Cooley, MD (1965-1971)
David J. Dugan, MD (1961-1971)
James V. Maloney, Jr., MD (1965-1971)
J. Gordon Scannell, MD (1965-1971)
Johann L. Ehrenhaft, MD (1966-1972)
Donald L. Paulson, MD (1964-1973)
Ralph D. Alley, MD* (1969-1975)
C. Frederick Kittle, MD (1967-1975)
Myron W. Wheat, Jr., MD (1969-1975)
F. Henry Ellis, Jr., MD (1969-1976)
James R. Malm, MD (1969-1976)
Paul C. Adkins, MD* (1968-1977)
Will C. Sealy, MD (1961-1977)
Jay L. Ankeney, MD (1971-1978)
Russell M. Nelson, MD (1972-1978)
W. Sterling Edwards, MD (1973-1979)
Thomas B. Ferguson, MD (1969-1979)
Albert Starr, MD (1973-1979)
Robert G. Ellison, MD (1971-1981)
Harold C. Urschel, Jr., MD (1975-1982)
Watts R. Webb, MD (1975-1982)
John W. Kirklin, MD (1976-1982)
Philip E. Bernatz, MD (1977-1983)
Benson B. Roe, MD (1971-1983)
Frank C. Spencer, MD (1976-1983)
Hermes C. Grillo, MD     (1978-1984)
Quentin R. Stiles, MD  (1978-1984)
Harold V. Liddle, MD (1979-1985)
Donald G. Mulder, MD (1975-1985)
Charles R. Hatcher, Jr., MD (1979-1986)
Herbert Sloan, MD (1966-1986)
Hassan Najafi, MD  (1977-1987)
H. Edward Garrett, MD* (1986-1987)
John R. Benfield, MD      (1982-1988)
Richard M. Peters, MD (1981-1988)
W. Gerald Rainer, MD (1982-1988)
W. Spencer Payne, MD (1984-1988)
Paul A. Ebert, MD (1982-1989)
Richard J. Cleveland, MD (1979-1989)
W. Gerald Austen, MD (1984-1990)
Harvey W. Bender, Jr., MD (1983-1991)
James A. DeWeese, MD (1987-1991)
George J. Magovern, MD (1984-1991)
Martin F. McKneally, MD (1985-1991)
Benson R. Wilcox, MD (1983-1993)
L. Penfield Faber, MD     (1986-1994)
John Ochsner, MD (1986-1995)
Mark B. Orringer, MD     (1988-1995)
John A. Waldhausen, MD (1989-1995)
Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, MD      (1989-1996)
Mortimer J. Buckley, MD (1990-1996)
Alden H. Harken, MD     (1991-1996)
William A. Gay, Jr., MD (1988-1997)
 
*deceased

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