Society Representatives and Contacts
American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)
The Platelet Guidelines Group
Glenn J. Whitman - Baltimore, MD
Accreditation Committee for Perfusion Education (AC-PE)
Thomas E. MacGillivray - Boston, MA
James S. Tweddell - Milwaukee, WI
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology (ACTO)
Surgical Standards for Lung Cancer Patients in the Operating Room Writing Committee
Betty C. Tong - Durham, NC
Matthew G. Blum - Colorado Spring, CO
Marc de Perrot - Toronto, CA
American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)
Education Committee/Postgraduate Course Advisory Subcommittee
Education Committee/Postgraduate Course Advisory Subcommittee
Thomas K. Varghese - Seattle, WA
American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS)
John H. Calhoon (Chair) - San Antonio, TX
Cameron D. Wright - Boston, MA
Bryan F. Meyers - St. Louis, MO
Joe B. Putnam, Jr. - Nashville, TN
American College of Cardiology (ACC)
Advocacy Committee
John E. Mayer, Jr. - Boston, MA
Special Liaison to ACC Coding and Nomenclature Committee
Peter K. Smith - Durham, NC
American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF)
Structured Reporting for Catheterization Labs Health Policy Statement Writing Committee
Wilson Y. Szeto - Philadelphia, PA
American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association (ACCF/AHA)
Pediatric Cardiology Electronic Health Records Data Standards Writing Committee
Jennifer C. Hirsch - Ann Arbor, MI
Revision of 2012 Coronary Revascularization Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) Writing Committee
Peter K. Smith - Durham, NC
2012 Focused Report on Data Standards for Description of Myocardial Ischemia Writing Committee
Steven J. Hoff - Nashville, TN
American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association/Heart Rhythm Society (ACCF/AHA/HRS)
Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines Writing Committee
Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr. - Aurora, CO
American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)
ACCP Lung Cancer Guidelines – Third Edition
Douglas E. Wood - Seattle, WA
American College of Radiology (ACR)
Appropriateness Criteria Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Lung
Mark E. Ginsburg - New York, NY
Appropriateness Criteria Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging
Mark E. Ginsburg - New York, NY
American College of Surgeons (ACS)
Board of Governors
Charles R. Bridges - Philadelphia, PA
Advisory Council for Cardiothoracic Surgery
Frank C. Detterbeck - New Haven, CT
John D. Mitchell - Aurora, CO
Commission on Cancer
Michael Lanuti - Boston, MA
American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
Council of the Section for Enhancing Geriatric Understanding and Expertise Among Surgical and Medical Specialists
Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr. - Aurora, CO
Mark R. Katlic - Baltimore, MD
Joseph LoCicero, III (Alternate) - Mobile, AL
Ronald M. Weintraub (Alternate) - Cambridge, MA
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA)
Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia
Frank W. Sellke - Providence, RI
American Medical Association (AMA)
House of Delegates
Jeffrey P. Gold - Toledo, OH
Robert M. Vanecko (Alternate) - Chicago, IL
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Advisory Committee
Francis C. Nichols, III - Rochester, MN
Jeffery P. Jacobs (Alternate) - St. Petersburg, FL
Relative Value Update Committee (RUC)
Peter K. Smith - Durham, NC
Verdi J. DiSesa - Philadelphia, PA
James M. Levett (RUC Advisory Committee) - Cedar Rapids, IA
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium
Donald E. Low - Seattle, WA
Allan Pickens - Atlanta, GA
American Thoracic Society (ATS)
Joseph LoCicero, III - Mobile, AL
AQA
Steering Committee
Fred H. Edwards - Jacksonville, FL
Cardialysis/Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) / Harvard Clinical Research Institute (HCRI)
Atrial Fibrillation Academic Research Consortium (AF-ARC)
Patrick M. McCarthy - Chicago, IL
Cardiovascular Relative Value Update Committee (CV RUC)
Peter K. Smith - Durham, NC
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
DC Metropolitan Area Carrier Advisory Committee (CAC)
Keith A. Horvath - Bethesda, MD
Georgia Carrier Advisory Committee (CAC)
Kirk R. Kanter - Atlanta, GA
Seth D. Force (Alternate) - Atlanta, GA
Coalition of Cardiovascular Organizations (CCO)
Michael J. Mack - Dallas, TX
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
Thomas E. MacGillivray - Boston, MA
Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS)
Richard J. Shemin - Los Angeles, CA
CTSNet Board of Directors
Mark K. Ferguson - Chicago, IL
David A. Fullerton - Aurora, CO
Douglas E. Wood - Seattle, WA
Michael J. Mack - Dallas, TX
European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)
Congenital Surgery Database Working Group
Jeffrey P. Jacobs - St. Petersburg, FL
Expert Consensus Statement on Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Indications Outside of Current Guidelines
Richard Lee - St. Louis, MO
Joint Council on Thoracic Surgery Education (JCTSE)
Board of Directors
Douglas J. Mathisen (Chair) - Boston, MA
Keith S. Naunheim - St. Louis, MO
Advisory Board
Stephen C. Yang - Baltimore, MD
Joseph B. Shrager - Stanford, CT
Mended Hearts
Medical Advisory Council
David A. Fullerton - Aurora, CO
Douglas E. Wood - Seattle, WA
Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC)
Clinical Advisory Group
Keith A. Horvath - Bethesda, MD
Multisociety 2021 U.S. Bid Multi-Specialty Organizing Committee
for World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
John E. Mayer, Jr. - Boston, MA
Frederick L. Grover (Voting Representative) - Aurora, CO
Health Professionals Council
David M. Shahian (Vice-Chair) - Boston, MA
Measure Prioritization Advisory Committee
Frederick L. Grover - Aurora, CO
Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI)
Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr. (Voting Representative) - Aurora, CO
Executive Committee At-Large Organizational Seat
David M. Shahian - Boston, MA
Quality Alliance Steering Committee (QASC)
Fred H. Edwards - Jacksonville, FL
Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI)
Structural Heart Disease Council Writing Committee on Paravalvular Leaks
Tomislav Mihaljevic - Cleveland, OH
Structural Heart Disease Council Writing Committee on Post Infarct Ventricular Septal Defects
Patrick M. McCarthy - Chicago, IL
Structural Heart Disease Council Writing Committee on Stents for Branch Pulmonary Arteries
Richard Ohye - Ann Arbor, MI
Surgical Quality Alliance (SQA)
Executive Committee
Fred H. Edwards - Jacksonville, FL
Thoracic Surgery Directors Association (TSDA)
George L. Hicks, Jr. - Rochester, NY
Mark Iannettoni - Iowa City, IA
Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education (TSFRE)
Board of Directors
W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr. - Greenville, NC
John H. Calhoon - San Antonio, TX
Richard H. Feins - Chapel Hill, NC
Andrea J. Carpenter - San Antonio, TX
John W. Hammon - Winston-Salem, NC
Keith S. Naunheim - St. Louis, MO
United Healthcare Services (UHC)
Cardiac Scientific Advisory Board
Fred H. Edwards - Jacksonville, FL
