The mission of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery is to promote scholarship in cardiothoracic surgery patient care, clinical practice, research, education, and policy. As the official journal of two of the largest American associations in its specialty, this leading monthly enjoys outstanding editorial leadership and maintains rigorous selection standards. 

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery features: 

• Full-length original articles on clinical advances, current surgical methods, and controversial topics and techniques 
• New Technology articles 
• Case reports 
• "How-to-do-it" features 
• Reviews of current literature 
• Supplements on symposia 
• Commentary pieces and correspondence 
• CME 
• Online-only case reports, "how-to-do-its", and images in cardiothoracic surgery. 

An authoritative, clinically oriented, comprehensive resource, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery is committed to providing a place for all thoracic surgeons to relate experiences which will help improve patient care.

original articles
case reports
image reports
clinical practice guidelines
review articles
articles on our surgical heritage
special reports
book reviews
invited editorials

Editor
G. Alexander Patterson, MD
St Louis, MO
Emeritus Editors
L Henry Edmunds, Jr, MD
Thomas B. Ferguson, MD
Herbert Sloan, MD
John D. Steele, MD
Deputy Editors
Adult Cardiac
Joanna Chikwe, MD
Los Angeles, CA
John A. Kern, MD
Charlottesville, VA
Jennifer S. Lawton, MD
Baltimore, MD
Nahush A. Mokadam, MD
Columbus, OH
Congenital Heart
Jennifer C. Romano, MD
Ann Arbor, MI
Yves d'Udekem, MD, PhD
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
General Thoracic
Shanda H. Blackmon, MD, MPH
Rochester, MN
Mark K. Ferguson, MD
Chicago, IL
James D. Luketich, MD
Pittsburgh, PA
Biostatistics
Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH
St Louis, MO
CME
Colleen G. Koch, MD
Baltimore, MD
Education
Wilson Y. Szeto, MD
Philadelphia, PA
Digital Media and Digital Scholarship
Thomas K. Varghese, MD, MS
Salt Lake City, UT
Public Policy
Alan M. Speir, MD
Falls Church, VA
Quality
David M. Shahian, MD
Boston, MA
Associate Editors
CME
Rick A. Esposito, MD
Manhasset, NY
Kirk R. Kanter, MD
Atlanta, GA
Kemp H. Kernstine, MD, PhD
Dallas, TX
Feroze Mahmood, MD
Boston, MA
Nicholas G. Smedira, MD
Cleveland, OH
Ethics
Robert M. Sade, MD
Columbia, SC
Surgical Heritage
Douglas J. Mathisen, MD
Boston, MA
Feature Articles
Gorav Ailawadi, MD
Charlottesville, VA
Daniel J. Boffa, MD
New Haven, CT
Derek R. Brinster, MD
Richmond, VA
Robert D.B. Jaquiss, MD
Dallas, TX
Virginia R. Litle, MD
Boston, MA
Mitchell J. Magee, MD
Dallas, TX
Ourania Preventza, MD, MBA
Houston, TX
Marc Ruel, MD, MPH
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Jorge D. Salazar, MD
Jackson, MS
Mark S. Slaughter, MD
Louisville, KY
Bobby Yanagawa, MD, PhD
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Managing Editor
John C. Kerpan, MA
Chicago, IL
Editorial Board
Jake H. Abernathy, III, MD, MPH
Baltimore, MD
Nasser K. Altorki, MD
New York, NY
Mara B. Antonoff, MD
Houston, TX
Jehangir J. Appoo, MDCM
Calgary, Canada
Hisao Asamura, MD
Tokyo, Japan
Ko Bando, MD, PhD
Tokyo, Japan
Michael E. Bowdish, MD
Los Angeles, CA
Alexander A. Brescia, MD
Ann Arbor, MI
Lisa M. Brown, MD, MAS
Sacramento, CA
Paulo F. Cardoso, MD, PhD
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Adriano Carotti, MD
Rome, Italy
Ke-Neng Chen, MD, PhD, FRCS
Beijing, China
Traves D. Crabtree, MD
Springfield, IL
Elizabeth A. David, MD
Los Angeles, CA
Jessica S. Donington, MD
Chicago, IL
Emily A. Downs, MD
Charlottesville, VA
Pirooz Eghtesady, MD, PhD
St. Louis, MO
Anthony L. Estrera, MD
Houston, TX
Wentao Fang, MD
Shanghai, China
Fahhood Farjah, MD
Seattle, WA
Felix G. Fernandez, MD
Atlanta, GA
Hiran C. Fernando, MD
Boston, MA
Victor A. Ferraris, MD
Lexington, KY
Seth D. Force, MD
Atlanta, GA
Mario F. L. Gaudino, MD
New York, NY
Robert C. Gorman, MD
Philadelphia, PA
Kristine J. Guleserian, MD
Dallas, TX
T. Sloane Guy, MD, MBA
New York, NY
George L. Hicks, Jr., MD
Rochester, NY
Tain-Yen Hsia, MD
London, United Kingdom
G. Chad Hughes, MD
Durham, NC
Dawn S. Hui, MD
San Antonio, TX
S. Adil Husain, MD
Salt Lake City, UT
Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD
St. Petersburg, FL
Tara Karamlou, MD
Cleveland, OH
Anthony W. Kim, MD, FACS
Los Angeles, CA
Ki-Bong Kim, MD, PhD
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Damien J. LaPar, MD, MSc
New York, NY
Scott A. LeMaire, MD
Houston, TX
Eric J. Lehr, MD, PhD
Seattle, WA
Peter B. Licht, MD, PhD
Odense, Denmark
Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD
Boston, MA
Nader Moazami, MD
New York, NY
Susan Moffatt-Bruce, MD, PhD
Columbus, OH
David L.S. Morales, MD
Cincinnati, OH
David M. Overman, MD
Minneapolis, MN
Domenico Pagano, MD
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Sara K. Pasquali, MD, MHS
Ann Arbor, MI
Gregory Pattakos, MD, MS
Athens, Greece
T. Brett Reece, MD
Aurora, CO
Mark D. Rodefeld, MD
Indianapolis, IN
Evelio Rodriguez, MD
Nashville, TN
Shunji Sano, MD, PhD
Okayama, Japan
Isabelle Schmitt-Opitz, MD
Zürich, Switzerland
Andrew J. Seely, MD, PhD
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Johanna J.M. Takkenberg, MD, PhD
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Vinod H. Thourani, MD
Atlanta, GA
Giulia Veronesi, MD
Milan, Italy
Song Wan, MD, PhD
New Territories, Hong Kong
Benny Weksler, MD
Pittsburgh, PA
Daniel Wendt, MD, PhD
Essen, Germany
Rashmi Yadav, PhD, FRCS
London, United Kingdom
Sai S. Yendamuri, MD
Buffalo, NY
Jian Zhuang, MD
Guangzhou, China
Editorial Staff
Chicago, IL
Andrea L. Musolf, MBA, MSBOB
Editorial Manager
Mary K. Jedlicka
Senior Production Coordinator
Simone M. Townsend
Editorial Assistant
St. Louis, MO
Sheila R. Hall
Administrative Assistant to the Editor
Publisher Staff
New York, NY
Loredana Donovan
Senior Issue Manager