The Editorial Board of The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2005; Elsevier BV; Volume: 130; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.05.003
ISSN1097-685X
Autores Tópico(s)Health and Medical Research Impacts
ResumoIn 2004, we received more than 1200 submissions in our office: a 10% increase over last year (and a 35% increase over 2001). Given the fact that most published articles undergo at least one and frequently two or more revisions, it is clear that we owe a huge debt of gratitude to those individuals, highlighted on the following pages, who serve so ably on our editorial board. Individuals are nominated to the editorial board by a process of consultation between the Editor and the Associate Editors that results in recommendation of names to the Council of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery for approval. Individuals who are asked to serve on the editorial board must have displayed competence and timeliness as a peer reviewer, evidence of important contributions to our field, and good common sense. Editorial board members review on the average about 21 manuscripts per year; assignments range from 3 to 35 manuscripts, depending on one's area of expertise and the mix of manuscripts received by the Journal. Most of our board members are busy clinicians who carve time from evenings and weekends to perform this vital function. I can only state, quite simply and sincerely, the Journal and their colleagues are very much in their debt. This year we wish to note the departure from the editorial board of Donald Glower. Frank Sellke, whose term was also scheduled to end this year, graciously agreed to serve a second term. We note that Dr Sellke has never held an article for review for more than 24 hours—a most remarkable achievement! We welcome to the editorial board Eric Butchart and Philippe Menasché. We are also pleased to announce that Richard Weisel moved from the editorial board to accept the position of Section Editor for Translational Research. Dr Weisel brings to his new position a history of excellent reviews and a uniquely broad knowledge base that make him perfectly suited to provide the special attention needed by the manuscripts he will be assigned. The addition of this position reflects the increasing breadth of our specialty and our desire to keep the Journal in the forefront of clinical and scientific advances. Many of you, our readers, are asked from time to time to provide peer review as a service to your colleagues. In previous editorials,1Wechsler A.S. Peer review recognition and responsibility.J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2001; 122: 419-420Abstract Full Text PDF Scopus (9) Google Scholar, 2Wechsler A.S. Fried P.W. Peer review.J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003; 126: 1681-1682Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (6) Google Scholar I defined both the responsibilities and benefits of being a reviewer. To the latter, we plan to offer in the coming year continuing medical education credits for reviewers who meet the necessary criteria. Expect more information about this project in upcoming issues. The high impact factor of the Journal and its prestigious position in the top 3.4% of all published journals are the consequence of our rigorous peer review process. For those readers who have not been called upon to provide peer review but who have contributed to the literature and would like to participate in the process, we encourage you to log on to our Web site (http://jtcvs.editorialmanager.com), register as a reviewer, and self-classify your interests. I offer you my thanks in advance for any help you provide to us in the future. Stanley K. Brockman Professor Chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Drexel University College of Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania John M. Shoenberg Professor of Surgery Chief of Cardiac Surgery Washington University School of Medicine St Louis, Missouri Thelma and Henry Doelger Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery Stanford University Medical School Stanford, California Joseph C. Bancroft Professor of Surgery Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Washington University School of Medicine St Louis, Missouri Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery and Alice Langdon Warner Endowed Chair The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Professor of Surgery The University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Professor and Chairman Division of Cardiac Surgery University of Toronto Director, Toronto General Research Institute Toronto, Ontario, Canada Section Head: Research Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio Department of Surgery and Joint Centre for Bioethics University of Toronto Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network Toronto, Ontario, Canada Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Cary W. Akins, MD Division of Cardiac Surgery Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts Carl Lewis Backer, MD A.C. Buehler Professor of Surgery Children's Memorial Hospital Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, Illinois Friedhelm Beyersdorf, MD, FETCS Professor of Surgery Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Germany Eric G. Butchart, FRCS Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon University Hospital of Wales Cardiff, United Kingdom Joseph S. Coselli, MD Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Baylor College of Medicine The Texas Heart Institute St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Houston, Texas George J. Despotis, MD Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Pathology and Immunology Washington University School of Medicine Attending Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist, Transfusion Medicine Barnes-Jewish Hospital St Louis, Missouri Davis C. Drinkwater, Jr, MD Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee J. William Gaynor, MD Associate Professor of Surgery The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania A. Marc Gillinov, MD Staff Surgeon Surgical Director, The Center for Atrial Fibrillation The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio Bartley P. Griffith, MD Professor & Chief, Cardiac Surgery University of Maryland Medicine Baltimore, Maryland Alden H. Harken, MD Professor and Chairman Department of Surgery University of California, San Francisco, East Bay Oakland, California David H. Harpole, Jr, MD Professor of Surgery Duke University Medical Center Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center Durham, North Carolina Alan D. Hilgenberg, MD Visiting Surgeon, Massachusetts General Hospital Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts John S. Ikonomidis, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center Charleston, South Carolina Valluvan Jeevanandam, MD Chief, Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois Walter Klepetko, MD Professor of Special Thoracic Surgery Director Vienna Lung Transplant Program University Hospital of Vienna Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Vienna, Austria Harold L. Lazar, MD Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon Boston Medical Center Director, Cardiothoracic Surgical Research, Boston University School of Medicine Boston, Massachusetts Michael A. Maddaus, MD Associate Professor of Surgery The Garamella Lynch Jensen Chair in Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Roger B. B. Mee, MB, ChB, FRACS Chairman, Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio Philippe Menasché, MD, PhD Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Hôpital Europeen Georges Pompidou and University Paris 5 Paris, France Bryan F. Meyers, MD Attending Surgeon, Barnes-Jewish Hospital Associate Professor of Surgery Washington University School of Medicine St Louis, Missouri Marc R. Moon, MD Associate Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery Washington University School of Medicine St Louis, Missouri Ralph S. Mosca, MD Associate Professor of Surgery Director, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center New York City, New York Ivan M. Rebeyka, MD Division of Cardiac Surgery University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Thomas W. Rice, MD Daniel & Karen Lee Chair in Thoracic Surgery Head, Section of General Thoracic Surgery Professor of Surgery The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio Robert C. Robbins, MD Professor and Chairman Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Director, Cardiovascular Institute Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, California Todd K. Rosengart, MD Owen L. Coon Chair, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Professor of Surgery Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois Valerie W. Rusch, MD Chief, Thoracic Division Department of Surgery Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York Frank W. Sellke, MD Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Johnson & Johnson Professor of Surgery Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts Hans-Hinrich Sievers, MD Professor of Cardiac Surgery Head of the Department University of Schleswig-Holstein Campus Lübeck/Germany Francis G. Spinale, MD, PhD Professor of Surgery Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Charleston, South Carolina David J. Sugarbaker, MD Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery Brigham & Women's Hospital Richard E. Wilson Professor of Surgical Oncology Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts Marko I. Turina, MD Professor of Surgery University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland James S. Tweddell, MD Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic) and Pediatrics The S. Bert Litwin Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Chair, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin Jakob Vinten-Johansen, PhD Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery Director, Cardiothoracic Research Laboratory Carlyle Fraser Heart Center Atlanta, Georgia
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