The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1275-1281 , May 2010

Simulation in coronary artery anastomosis early in cardiothoracic surgical residency training: The Boot Camp experience

Presented in abstract at the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of The Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Banff, Alberta, Canada, June 24–27, 2009.

  • James I. Fann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
    • VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Calif
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: James I. Fann, MD, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA 94305.
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  • John H. Calhoon, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas HSC, San Antonio, Tex
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  • Andrea J. Carpenter, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas HSC, San Antonio, Tex
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  • Walter H. Merrill, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • John W. Brown, MD

      Affiliations

    • Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind
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  • Robert S. Poston, MD

      Affiliations

    • Boston University, Boston, Mass
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  • Maziyar Kalani, BS

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
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  • Gordon F. Murray, MD

      Affiliations

    • West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
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  • George L. Hicks Jr., MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
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  • Richard H. Feins, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Received 29 June 2009 ,Revised 22 July 2009 ,Accepted 9 August 2009.

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 Disclosures: Supported by the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association and Western Thoracic Surgical Association Doty Award. Corporate sponsors for this session included Sorin Group, Cryolife, Inc, Scanlan International, Deknatel, and Ethicon.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01145-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.08.045

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1275-1281 , May 2010

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