The Internet Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
ISSN: 1524-0274
Editor in Chief
Please contact Olivier Wenker to inquire about this position.
Editorial Board
Jiro Abe MD
Medical Doctor
Department of Thoracic Surgery
National Sendai Hospital
Sendai Japan
Medical Doctor
Department of Thoracic Surgery
National Sendai Hospital
Sendai Japan
Domingo J. Chimondeguy
Thoracic Specialist
Hospital Universitario
Buenos Aires Argentina
Thoracic Specialist
Hospital Universitario
Buenos Aires Argentina
Nicola D'Attellis
Director Cardiovascular, Thoracic and Transplant Anesthesia
Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou / Broussais
Paris France
Director Cardiovascular, Thoracic and Transplant Anesthesia
Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou / Broussais
Paris France
Benjamin Drenger MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Director
Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Unit
Hadassah-Hebrew University Centers
Jerusalem Israel
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Director
Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Unit
Hadassah-Hebrew University Centers
Jerusalem Israel
Robert Feldtman
Associate Professor of Surgery
The University of Texas
Houston Texas USA
Associate Professor of Surgery
The University of Texas
Houston Texas USA
Victor A. Ivanov M.D.
Professor of Surgery; Head of Cardio-Surgery Department
Research Center of Surgery
Moscow Russia
Professor of Surgery; Head of Cardio-Surgery Department
Research Center of Surgery
Moscow Russia
Arkadiusz Jawien M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery; Chairman of the Department of Surgery
University Medical School of Bydgoszcz
Bydgoszcz Poland
Professor of Surgery; Chairman of the Department of Surgery
University Medical School of Bydgoszcz
Bydgoszcz Poland
Xiaolong Jiao MD
Hubei Cancer Hospital
Wuhan Hubei China
Hubei Cancer Hospital
Wuhan Hubei China
Gerald Lawrie M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.C.
Clinical Professor
Department of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston Texas USABoard Member
Texas Surgical Associates TSA
Houston Texas USA
Clinical Professor
Department of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston Texas USABoard Member
Texas Surgical Associates TSA
Houston Texas USA
John H. Lemmer Jr. M.D.
Cardiac, Thoracic & Vascular Surgery
Northwest Surgical Associates
Portland Oregon USA
Cardiac, Thoracic & Vascular Surgery
Northwest Surgical Associates
Portland Oregon USA
Dale Maharaj MBBS (UWI) FRCS FICA FICS
Consultant General &Vascular Surgeon; Lecturer in Surgery
University of the West Indies
General Hospital
Port-of-Spain Trinidad
Consultant General &Vascular Surgeon; Lecturer in Surgery
University of the West Indies
General Hospital
Port-of-Spain Trinidad
Vijay Naraynsingh CMT BSc (Hons) MBBS FRCS FACS FICS FICA
Consultant General & Vascular Surgeon
Professor of Surgery
University of the West Indies General Hospital
Port-of-Spain Trinidad
Consultant General & Vascular Surgeon
Professor of Surgery
University of the West Indies General Hospital
Port-of-Spain Trinidad
Peter Oberwalder MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiac Surgery
Department of Surgery I
University Hospital Graz Austria
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiac Surgery
Department of Surgery I
University Hospital Graz Austria
Luciano Pedrini M.D.
Chief, Vascular Surgery
Ospedale Maggiore
Bologna Italy
Chief, Vascular Surgery
Ospedale Maggiore
Bologna Italy
Bradley J. Phillips MD
Department of Trauma & Critical Care Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston MA USA
Department of Trauma & Critical Care Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston MA USA
Evgeny S. Pobegalov MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Thoracic Surgery
Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education
St. Petersburg Russia
Assistant Professor
Department of Thoracic Surgery
Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education
St. Petersburg Russia
Michael James Ramdass MBBS MSc MRCS(Ed) FRCS(Gen) FRCS(Eng)
Lecturer in General Surgery; Consultant General & Vascular Surgeon University of the West Indies; General Hospital
Port-of-Spain Trinidad West Indies
Lecturer in General Surgery; Consultant General & Vascular Surgeon University of the West Indies; General Hospital
Port-of-Spain Trinidad West Indies
Patrick R. Reardon MD
Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Surgical Director, Methodist/Baylor Reflux Center
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston Texas USA
Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Surgical Director, Methodist/Baylor Reflux Center
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston Texas USA
Michael J. Reardon M.D.
Professor of Surgery; Vice-Chair Academic Program Development; Program Director Thoracic Surgery Department of Surgery
Baylor College of MedicineDirector
BaylorMedCare
Houston Texas USA
Professor of Surgery; Vice-Chair Academic Program Development; Program Director Thoracic Surgery Department of Surgery
Baylor College of MedicineDirector
BaylorMedCare
Houston Texas USA
Rui M. Sequeira de Almeida M.D., M.Sc.
Head Cardiac Surgical Unit
"Instituto de Moléstias Cardiovasculares de Cascavel"
Cascavel Paraná BrazilProfessor of Medicine and Professor of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery
UNIOESTE - Parana's State University
Cascavel Paraná Brazil
Head Cardiac Surgical Unit
"Instituto de Moléstias Cardiovasculares de Cascavel"
Cascavel Paraná BrazilProfessor of Medicine and Professor of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery
UNIOESTE - Parana's State University
Cascavel Paraná Brazil
Francis E. Smit MD
Zentrum fuer Operative Medizin I
Forschungsgruppe Experimentelle Chirurgie
Universitaetsklinikum Duesseldorf
Duesseldorf Germany
Zentrum fuer Operative Medizin I
Forschungsgruppe Experimentelle Chirurgie
Universitaetsklinikum Duesseldorf
Duesseldorf Germany
William R. Smythe MD
Assistant Surgeon and Assistant professor of Surgery
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston Texas USA
Assistant Surgeon and Assistant professor of Surgery
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston Texas USA
Stephen A. Stayer MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Pediatric Cardiovascular Anesthesiology
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston Texas USA
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Pediatric Cardiovascular Anesthesiology
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston Texas USA
Giovanni Torsello M.D.
Professor of Surgery; Head of Department of Vascular Surgery
St. Franziskus-Hospital
Muenster Germany
Professor of Surgery; Head of Department of Vascular Surgery
St. Franziskus-Hospital
Muenster Germany
Adrian M. Viens
Joint Centre for Bioethics
University of Toronto
Toronto ON Canada
Joint Centre for Bioethics
University of Toronto
Toronto ON Canada
Dr. Olivier C. Wenker MD,DEAA
Professor of Anesthesiology / Director of Technology Discovery
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care / Office of Translational Research
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston TX USAAdjunct Professor for Health Informatics
School for Health Information Sciences
The University of Texas
Houston TX USA
Professor of Anesthesiology / Director of Technology Discovery
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care / Office of Translational Research
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston TX USAAdjunct Professor for Health Informatics
School for Health Information Sciences
The University of Texas
Houston TX USA