The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 6 , Pages 1317-1326.e1, June 2009

Weathering the storm: How can thoracic surgery training programs meet the new challenges in the era of less-invasive technologies?

  • Sunil M. Prasad, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Sunil M. Prasad, MD, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Illinois at Chicago, 840 S. Wood Street, CSB Suite 417 (MC 958), Chicago, IL 60612.
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  • Malek G. Massad, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill
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  • Edgar G. Chedrawy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill
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  • Norman J. Snow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill
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  • Joannie T. Yeh, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill
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  • Himalaya Lele, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill
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  • Ahmed Tarakji, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill
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  • Hersh S. Maniar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, Del
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  • Heather Herren, RN, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill
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  • William A. Gay, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Mo

Received 8 May 2008; received in revised form 7 January 2009; accepted 16 February 2009.

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PII: S0022-5223(09)00358-4

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.02.029

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 6 , Pages 1317-1326.e1, June 2009

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