The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Pages 835-840, April 2010

A formidable task: Population analysis predicts a deficit of 2000 cardiothoracic surgeons by 2030

  • Thomas E. Williams Jr., MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Thomas E. Williams, Jr, MD, PhD, Doan Hall, Room N-827, The Ohio State University Hospital, 410 West Tenth Ave, Columbus, OH 43210.
    • ,
  • Benjamin Sun, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
    • ,
  • Patrick Ross Jr., MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
    • ,
  • Andrew M. Thomas, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio

Received 1 May 2009; accepted 3 December 2009. published online 01 February 2010.

To access this article, please choose from the options below

Login to an existing account or Register a new account.

  • Purchase this article for 31.50 USD (You must login/register to purchase this article)

    Online access for 24 hours. The PDF version can be downloaded as your permanent record.

  • Subscribe to this title

    Get unlimited online access to this article and all other articles in this title 24/7 for one year.

  • Claim access now

    For current subscribers with Society Membership or Account Number.

  • Visit SciVerse ScienceDirect to see if you have access via your institution.

 Disclosures: None.

 This work was supported by a grant from the Columbus Medical Association Foundation.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01598-0

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.12.004

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Pages 835-840, April 2010

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution