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Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S2-S10
© 2003 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Supplement

Historical origin of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Harold C. Urschel, Jr., MDa*

a Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgical Research, Education and Clinical Excellence, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA

* Address reprint requests to Dr Urschel, Baylor University Medical Center, 3600 Gaston Ave, Suite 1201, Dallas, TX 75246, USA
e-mail: drurschel@earthlink.net

Presented at the 50th Anniversary of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Bonita Springs, FL, Nov 14, 2003.

The first 300 words of the full text of this article appear below.

The Second World War provided marked impetus to the field of thoracic surgery as well as to the formation of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA) in 1953 (Appendix Tables A1 and A2). The Empyema Commission of World War I had been refined; chest trauma in World War II had taken a marked leap forward with the use of blood transfusions and better anesthesia, all coming together to stimulate this young field, which previously had been primarily devoted to tuberculosis. Doctor Dwight Harken had published the outcomes of 100 foreign body removals from the heart, another stimulus from the Second World War.


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  		Table A1. Thoracic Surgery Organizational History

 

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  		Table A2. Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA) Historical Timeline

 
The STSA was developed as a forum for the rapidly expanding field of thoracic surgery in the United States. Except for the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) there was no other organization for presenting or publishing scientific thoracic surgical information. Although the initial concept for a regional association was excellent, the initial planning failure resulted from the meeting at the Southern Medical Association (SMA), which did not have the support of most AATS members from the South. The final impetus for success occurred at the 1953 AATS meeting in Montreal, which was attended by most of the thoracic surgery leaders of the South. They developed a constitution and elected officers and significant support materialized (Appendix Tables A3 and A4).


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  		Table A3. Founding Members: List of Those in Attendance at Montreal Meeting, May 4, 1954

 

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  		Table A4. Award Winners

 
Mission

The primary purpose of the new association was to disseminate knowledge, information and stimulate progress of thoracic surgery in the South. The secondary objective was to promote fellowship among thoracic surgeons. These remain our major goals today. The excellent scientific program combined with a strong bond of fellowship . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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