Volume 136, Issue 1 , Pages 1-3, July 2008
New developments in the Journal
Article Outline
As the second volume of 2008 begins, I would like to share some thoughts, some new features, and more contemplations.
In this issue, there is a summary of the proceedings of the American College of Cardiology, an important meeting with an impact on cardiovascular surgeons. Although there is surgical input to this meeting, most practicing cardiovascular surgeons rarely recognize the important context of this meeting and what our cardiology colleagues are thinking. Drs Fred Resnic and Akshay Desai from the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital have concisely summarized the topics of this meeting that pertain to the practice of cardiovascular medicine and surgery. We plan to continue to summarize the proceedings of other important meetings affecting cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons and believe that these summaries will keep us up to date with what our colleagues in the cardiovascular and thoracic service line are currently accomplishing and thinking. If you have any comments about this concept or other important meetings you might like summarized, please let us know.
Another new feature being introduced is Expert Commentary. These articles are written by recognized experts totally immersed in the various fields who are invited to give their valued opinions and provide us all with a current overview. We have already published comments on surgical simulation and cardiac research, as well as a piece by the Lasker Awardee, Dr Albert Starr.
As stated in my initial editorial, we are working toward the concept of the cardiothoracic service line and have taken some steps in this direction. This is reflected in our current Editorial Board, which has now been expanded to include cardiac anesthesiologists, critical care physicians, and cardiac perfusionists. I believe that this inclusiveness will become increasingly important as more institutions worldwide develop the service line concept, blending all specialists related to the delivery of cardiovascular medicine. There have also been some style changes for easier reading, allowing us more pages for editorial content. This new interior format will begin to appear in the coming months. We continue to make headway related to continuing medical education through CTSNet (http://ctsnet.org). We plan in the near future to highlight short videos on the CTSNet website accompanying articles that describe operative procedures, allowing the reader to watch a video while reading the corresponding article. We believe that this will amplify the learning process by correlating visualization of operative procedures with important clinical data to underscore the validity or lack thereof of specific operative approaches.
In this issue, we also introduce our Associate Editors and current Editorial Board. I thank them for their support and assistance this past 6 months.
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Editorial Staff
EDITOR
Lawrence H. Cohn, MD, Hubbard Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital
ASSOCIATE EDITOR CONGENTIAL HEART DISEASE
Pedro J. del Nido, MD, William E. Ladd Professor of Child Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Chairman, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston
ASSOCIATE EDITOR GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY
Thomas W. Rice, MD, Daniel & Karen Lee Chair in Thoracic Surgery, Head, Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Professor of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
ASSOCIATE EDITOR ACQUIRED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Hartzell V. Schaff, MD, Stuart W. Harrington Professor of Surgery, Chair, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
ASSOCIATE EDITOR CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT AND PHYSIOLOGY, EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY
Frank W. Sellke, MD, Johnson & Johnson Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
ASSOCIATE EDITOR ANESTHESIA AND CRITICAL CARE
Stanton K. Shernan, MD, FAHA, FASE, Associate Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Chief, Division of Cardiac Anesthesia, Brigham and Women's Hospital
ASSOCIATE EDITOR ACQUIRED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Craig R. Smith, MD, Calvin F. Barber Professor of Surgery, College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University, Interim Chairman, Department of Surgery, Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital
STATISTICS EDITOR
Eugene H. Blackstone, MD, Director, Clinical Research, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
ETHICS EDITOR
Martin McKneally MD, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Surgery and Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, Senior Thoracic Surgeon, Toronto General Hospital
E-EDITOR
Bryan Meyers, MD, Professor of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Chief, Section of Thoracic Surgery, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
MANAGING EDITOR
Ryan Walther, MA Managing Editor, AATS Scientific Publications, American Assocation for Thoracic Surgery
PII: S0022-5223(08)00839-8
doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.05.003
© 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Volume 136, Issue 1 , Pages 1-3, July 2008