The following success stories highlight the impact of the Foundation's research and educational programs. TSFRE is grateful to the surgeons, corporate supporters, patients and friends who have made these stories possible with their support.
TSFRE is our foundation and the lifeblood of our specialty. It depends on us to be informed, to fund the research to support our fellow surgeons and our ability to embrace new technology and learn its application. The efforts of our supporters ~ through donations or networking ~ will impact the future of cardiothoracic surgery and the welfare of our patients.
Donating online is quick and easy. Such generosity will help us ensure a bright future for young surgical scientists and excellent care for our patients.
Nina Starr Braunwald Award
2008 Nina Starr Braunwald Award Recipient ~ $220,000 over two years
Kimberly L. Gandy, M.D., Ph.D., Medical College of Wisconsin
"The Use of Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Tolerance Induction for Organ Transplantation"
The Nina Braunwald Career Development Award is a very generous research award. Receipt of this award has contributed significantly to my ability to continue to pursue research efforts while concurrently practicing as a pediatric cardiac surgeon. More...
Simulation in Thoracic Surgery Education
2009 Simulation in Thoracic Surgery Education Award Winner ~ $18,000
James I. Fann, M.D., Stanford University Medical Center
"Simulation in Cardiac Valve Surgery and Cardiac Surgery Crisis Management"
Like other surgical specialties, procedures in cardiac surgery can be partitioned into components and thus simulated suing partial-task trainers. The TSFRE Simulation Grant has provided us with an opportunity to develop and evaluate a valve surgery simulation program and to refine our approach to crew resource and crisis management. More...
TSFRE Research Grants
2009 Research Grant Recipient ~ $60,000 over two years
Sai Yendamuri, M.D., Roswell Park Cancer Institute
"A MicroRNA Profile to Predict Recurrence After Surgical Resection of Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer"
Starting an independent laboratory was the next logical step after completion of a fellowship in thoracic surgery and starting my first job at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute. More...
TSFRE Research Fellowships
2008 Research Fellowship Recipient ~ $70,000 over two years
Jane Yanagawa, M.D., University of California, Los Angeles
"The Role of Snail in the Regulation of the Invasive Phenotype in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer"
The TSFRE research fellowship has provided me with an amazing learning experience. After my third year of general surgery residency, I entered the lab with minimal previous research experience and little direction other than that I was interested in lung cancer research. More...
TSFRE - NIH Jointly Sponsored K08 and K23 Program
Chukwumere Nwogu, MD
Roswell Park Cancer Center
TSFRE - NCI K-23 Award Winner ~ $75,000 per year for 5 years
"Radioguided Detection of Lymph Node Metastasis in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer"
In 2008, I received a 5-year "Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23)" from the National Cancer Institute. The matching financial support I have received from TSFRE has had a huge impact on my career. More...
Michael S. Mulligan, MD
University of Washington
TSFRE - NHLBI K08 Award Recipient 2002 ~ $75,000 per year for five years
Project: Calcineurin Inhibition in Lung Reperfusion Injury
As the first recipient of the TSFRE/NIH jointly sponsored K08, the impact on my career was tremendous. More...
Alley-Sheridan Scholarships
Jeffrey Rich, MD
2011 First Vice President, Society of Thoracic Surgeons
2000 Alley-Sheridan Scholar
As a past Alley-Sheridan scholar I was privileged to attend the Harvard Kennedy School of Government courses on "Understanding the New World Of Health Care". These were the most intellectually stimulating and career changing activities that I had participated in as a practicing cardiothoracic surgeon. More...
