2001 Annual Donors

The Thoracic Surgery Foundation recognizes contributors in the following categories:

The New Century Society of The Thoracic Surgery Foundation

Summa Cum Laude - $5,000 or more in a given year
Magna Cum Laude - $2,500 to $4,999 in a given year
Cum Laude - $1,000 to $2,499 in a given year
Contributors - Up to $999 in a given year

Summa Cum Laude
Abbott Laboratories Fund
American Association for Thoracic Surgery ~
Cardiac Surgery Associates, PA
Cardiac Surgical Associates, PA
Cardiac Surgical Group, MGH~
CHMC Cardiovascular Surgical Foundation
Lawrence H. Cohn, M.D. * + ~
Frederick S. Cross, M.D. ~
The Cross-Jones Research & Educational Fund of Saint Luke's Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio ~
Datascope Corp.
Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian
Hospital – Columbia University
Elsevier Science Inc.
Edgar L. Feinberg, M.D.
The Fogarty Family Foundation
Senator and Mrs. Bill H. Frist ~
Alan R. Hartman, M.D.
Heart & Lung Surgery Foundation ~
Richard A. Jonas, M.D. +
Richard D. Jones, Ph.D. ~
George J. Magovern, Sr., M.D. * ++ ~
Medtronic, Inc.
New England Medical Center
Northern Illinois Heart Institute
Dr. And Mrs.Gosta Pettersson
Eric A. Rose, M.D.
Robert M. Sade, M.D.
Baljit Sharma, M.D.
David B. Skinner, M.D. + ~
Mark Slaughter, M.D.
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons ~
St. Jude Medical, Inc. ~
Valavanur A. Subramanian, M.D.
Sulzer Carbomedics Inc. ~
Thoralf M. Sundt, M.D. (In memory of Dwight C. McGoon, M.D.)
The Tauber Foundation
The Kealy Family Foundation
The Starr Foundation
The William J. von Liebig Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Wallace * + ~
James M. Wilson, M.D.

Magna Cum Laude
Richard N. Edie, M.D. ~
Ralph Mosca, M.D.
Richard L. Prager, M.D. ~
Thomas G. Sharp, M.D. ~
The Larry King Cardiac Foundation (In honor of Dr. Ralph Mosca)

Cum Laude
Anonymous
Arvind K. Agnihotri, M.D.
Cary W. Akins, M.D. ~
E. Pendleton Alexander, M.D.
Atrium Medical Corporation
W. Gerald Austen, M.D.
Hendrick B. Barner, M.D. * ~
William A. Baumgartner, M.D. * ~
Charles H. Benoit, M.D.
David P. Blake, M.D. ~
Robert M. Bojar, M.D. (In tribute to Richard J. Cleveland, M.D.)
Keith D. Bowersox, M.D.
John A. Burkholder, M.D.
George R. Burrus, M.D.
John H. Calhoon, M.D.
Cardiac Surgical Associates, P.A.
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Associates, S.C.
Chesapeake Cardiothoracic Surgery
W. R. Chitwood, Jr., M.D. * ~
Peter W. Cho, M.D.
Denton A. Cooley, M.D. * ~
A. Robert Cordell, M.D. ~
Delos M. Cosgrove, III, M.D. * + ~
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Fred A. Crawford, M.D.
Ivan K. Crosby, M.D.
Willard M. Daggett
Benedict D. Daly, M.D. (In tribute to Richard J. Cleveland, M.D.)
Thomas M. Daniel, M.D.
Tirone E. David, M.D.
Harry J. DePan, M.D. (In memory of Dr. Ralph Alley)
Dr. & Mrs. James A. DeWeese ~
Verdi J. DiSesa, M.D. * ~
Davis C. Drinkwater, M.D.
L. Penfield Faber, M.D. * + ~
Mark K. Ferguson, M.D. & Phyllis Young
R.C. Stewart Finney, M.D.
Rick Fischel, M.D. (In honor of his patients with lung diseases)
Richard G. Fosburg, M.D. + ~ (In memory of David J. Dugan, M.D.)
Kathryn Quadracci Flores, M.D. & Raja M. Flores, M.D.
Senator and Mrs. Bill H. Frist ~
Thomas E. Gaines, M.D.
Timothy J. Gardner, M.D. * ~
J. William Gaynor, M.D.
Marshall Goldin, M.D.
Scott M. Goldman, M.D.
L. Michael Graver, M.D. ~
Robert A. Gustafson, M.D.
John W. Hammon, Jr., M.D. * ~
John R. Handy, Jr., M.D.
Bradley J. Harlan, M.D. * ~
Dr. and Mrs. O. B. Harrington
Joseph J. Hessel, M.D.
Peter J. Horneffer, M.D.
Keith A. Horvath, M.D.
Leigh I. Iverson, M.D.
Jeffrey P. Jacobs, M.D.
Stuart W. Jamieson, M.D.
David R. Jones, M.D.
Forrest L. Junod, M.D.
George C. Kaiser, M.D. + ~
Avram C. Karas, M.D.
John A. Kern, M.D.
Kamal Khabbaz, M.D. (In tribute to Richard J. Cleveland, M.D.)
Jamal Khan, M.D.
Thomas Kilgore, M.D.
Hurley W. Knott, M.D.
Dr. & Mrs. Neal D. Kon
Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, M.D. * ++ ~
John F. Krahnert, M.D.
Irving L. Kron, M.D. +
John Lamberti, M.D. *
Gerald M. Lemole, M.D.
Harold V. Liddle, M.D. * ++ ~
Alex G. Little, M.D.
Thomas E. MacGillivray, M.D.
James W. Mackenzie, M.D. * ~
Joren C. Madsen, M.D. ~
Dr. James A. Magovern
Dr. and Mrs. Yousuf Mahomed, M.D.
William T. Maloney * ~
Douglas J. Mathisen, M.D. ~
Jack and Martha Matloff * + ~
Garth R. McDonald, M.D.
Richard B. McElvein, M.D.
Dr. & Mrs. Martin F. McKneally * ++ ~
Joseph S. McLaughlin, M.D. ~
Martin H. McMullan, M.D.
Lynda L. Mickleborough, M.D.
Roger C. Millar, M.D.
Joseph I. Miller, Jr., M.D.
Gregory A. Misbach, M.D.
R. Scott Mitchell, M.D.
R. L. Mitchell, M.D. * ~
Gordon F. Murray, M.D. *+ ~
John L. Myers, M.D.
Hassan Najafi, M.D. * ~
Hisashi Nikaidoh, M.D. (In tribute to John E. Mayer, M.D.)
North Central Heart Institute
The Northern Trust Company
William Nugent, M.D. (In tribute to Ralph Alley, M.D.)
L. Alberto Nunez, M.D.
John L. Ochsner, M.D. * ~
Gordon N. Olinger, M.D. * ~
Mark B. Orringer, M.D. * ~
Francis D. Pagani, M.D.
Peter C. Pairolero, M.D. * ~
Dr. & Mrs. Grant V.S. Parr ~
G. Alexander Patterson, M.D. * ~
Dr. & Mrs. William S. Pierce
Dr. & Mrs.Richard N. Pierson, III
Joe B. Putnam, Jr. M.D.
Dr. Ronald and Jonell Quinton * ~
Hassan Rastegar, M.D. (In tribute to Richard J. Cleveland, M.D.)
Michael J. Reardon, M.D. (In tribute to Jack M. Matloff, M.D.)
Carolyn E. Reed, M.D. ~ (Designated for the Hawley H. Seiler Resident's Scholarship Fund)
Bruce A. Reitz, M.D.
James Reynolds, Jr., M.D.
W. Steves Ring, M.D.
Robert J. Rizzo, M.D.
William F. Sasser, M.D.
Dr. Frank W. Sellke (In memory of Joey Sellke)
Alejandro J. Sequeira, M.D
Richard J. Shemin, M.D. * ~
Dr. Peter & Mary Kay Sidell ~ (In tribute to Dr. Robert B. Wallace)
Frank C. Spencer, M.D.
Francis P. Sutter, D.O., FACS
James F. Symes, M.D. ~
Stanley K.C. Tam, M.D. ~
Christo I. Tchervenkov, M.D. * ~ (In memory of Dr. Ivan C. Tchervenkov)
The Dorothy Cate and Thomas F. Frist Foundation
Tomasz A. Timek, M.D.
David F. Torchiana, M.D. ~
Curtis G. Tribble, M.D.
Gus J. Vlahakes, M.D. ~
Dr. & Mrs. John Waldhausen * ++ ~
Dr. & Mrs. Herbert E. Warden ~
Kenneth G. Warner, M.D. (In tribute to Richard J. Cleveland, M.D.)
Andrew S. Wechsler, M.D. *
Harry A. Wellons, M.D.
Paul H. Werner, M.D. (In memory of Robert J. Flemma, M.D.)
Kenneth T. Wong
Douglas E. Wood
George L. Zorn, M.D.

Contributors
Herbert D. Adams, M.D.
James S. Allan, M.D.
Margaret D. Allen, M.D
Mark & Patricia Allen
G. Hossein Almassi, M.D.
Richard P. Anderson, M.D.
Tamim Antakli, M.D.
Kit V. Arom, M.D.
Michael J. Barry, M.D.
Dr. & Mrs. James S. Benedict
John R. Benfield, M.D. * + ~ (In memory of Charlotte Benfield)
Dr. Frederick Bergen
Thomas & Celia Bilfinger
Peter L. Birnbaum
David P. Blake, M.D.
Lewis H. Bosher, Jr., M.D.
Michael H. Buch, M.D. (In tribute to David Pytleski)
Nora L. Burgess, M.D.
Margarita Camacho, M.D.
Michele T. Cerino, M.D., P.A.
Thomas R. Calhoun, M.D., P.A.
Bum Koo Cho, M.D.
Eve Cieutat, M.D. & James Blatchford III, M.D.
David J. Cohen, M.D.
Cliff P. Connery, M.D.
John V. Conte, Jr., M.D.
Vincent R. Conti, M.D.
Consultants in Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery
Dr. Joel D. Cooper
Thomas A. D'Amico, M.D. (In tribute to David C. Sabiston)
Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., M.D.
Joseph A. Dearani, M.D.
Rebecca Dignan, M.D.
James M. Douglas, Jr., M.D.
Marthmel and Henry Edmunds
Robert W. Emery, M.D.
Thomas F. Flavin, M.D.
Robert Frater, M.D.
H.A. Gaissert, M.D.
Mario G. Gasparri, M.D.
Shantikumar F. Ghandi, M.D.
Joseph H. Gorman, III, M.D.
Michael A. Greene, M.D.
John R. Hankins, M.D.
Daniel P. Harley, M.D.
Lynn H. Harrison, Jr., M.D.
Clement A. Hiebert, M.D.
Arlen R. Holter, M.D.
Alan R. Hopeman, M.D.
Frederick M. Howden, M.D.
Charles B. Huddleston, M.D.
Dr. Dudley Hudspeth
G. Kimble Jett, M.D.
John A. Johnkoski, M.D.
Edward R. Johnson, M.D.
Gerard A. Kaiser, M.D.
Kirk R. Kanter, M.D. (In tribute to Ralph Alley, M.D.)
Robert B. Karp, M.D.
Tatsuki Katsumura, M.D.
Thomas E. Kersten, M.D.
Edward H. Klopp, M.D.
Leslie J. Kohman, M.D. *
Vibhu R. Kshettry, M.D.
Theodore J. Lillehei, M.D.
Robert S. Litwak, M.D. (In memory of Howard L. Gadboys, M.D.)
James D. Luketich, Sr., M.D.
Michael F. Lynch, M.D.
Saul A. Mackler, M.D.
James Royal Malm, M.D.
Mary C. Mancini, M.D. (In memory of Peter Louis Mancini)
Peter P. McKeown, M.D. *
M. A. Naficy, M.D.
Demetre A. Nicoloff, M.D.
George P. Noon, M.D.
Richard Norenberg, M.D. F.A.C.S
William F. Northrup III, M.D.
James E. O’Brien, Jr., M.D.
Norman Odyniec, M.D, P.C.
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Older
R. Charles Oldfield, M.D.
Bahman B. Parandian, M.D.
Frederick B. Parker, Jr., M.D.
Richard K. Parker, M.D.
Homayoon Pasdar, M.D.
Si M. Pham, M.D.
Laurens R. Pickard, M.D. (In tribute to Arthur C. Beall, Jr., M.D.)
Jeffrey M. Piehler, M.D.
Edgar A. Pineda, M.D.
Robert T. Potter
Louis G. Prevosti, M.D.
Paul E. Prillaman, M.D.
Walter G. Purcell * ~
Robert E. Rawitscher, M.D.
Thomas W. Rice, M.D.
Wayne & Jeanine Richenbacher
Benson B. Roe, M.D.
Dr. Richard and Veronica Rouse (In tribute to John W. Kirklin)
Edward B. Savage, M.D.
Salem F. Sayegh, M.D.
Rosalyn P. Scott, M.D., M.S.H.A. (On behalf of Women In Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Steven S. Scott, M.D.
Mark M. Sherman, M.D. (In tribute to Robert L. Berger, M.D.)
Norman J. Snow, M.D. (In tribute to Jay L. Ankeney, M.D.)
Richard D. Stahl, M.D.
Chia C. Su, M.D. P.A.
Scott J. Swanson, M.D.
Robert B. Swersky, M.D.
Sergio Tavares, M.D.
John M. Teskey, M.D.
Reid W. Tribble, M.D.
Max J. Trummer, M.D.
Thomas J. Von Rueden, M.D.
Fred Weber, M.D., J.D.
William G. Williams, M.D.
Christina Williamson, M.D.
Stephen C. Yang, M.C.
Edward R. Zech, M.D.