- In My Opinion Articles -
Paradox of the Deteriorating Risk/Benefit Ratio of Increasing Surgical Volume…for the Surgeon
by Cary W. Akins, MD
03-January-2004
The Case for Standardized Global Education, Training and Certification in Cardiothoracic Surgery
by Robert L. Replogle, MD
08-November-2003
Aortic Valve Surgery - The Third Millennium
by Paul A. Wojewski, MD
21-October-2003
Witness: A Primer for Malpractice Defense
by Lawrence I. Bonchek, MD
15-September-2003
Anastomotic devices - what do we need?
by Ulrich Hake, MD, PhD
05-August-2003
The Forgotten Functional Triscupid Insufficiency: Is Valve Repair Necessary?
by José M. Revuelta, MD, PhD
31-May-2003
Professionalism in troubled times
by Torkel H.J. Aberg, MD
22-May-2003
Graduate Medical Education: Another Perspective
by Anne Vinsel, MS
25-April-2003
Human Beings Serve Our Patients
by W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr. MD
26-March-2003
Women in Thoracic Surgery
by Lorraine J. Rubis
25-February-2003
Between the Cracks
by Paul C. Kerr, DO
06-February-2003
Introduction of a Training Matrix in OPCAB Training
by Paul Sergeant, MD and
Patrick Wouters, MD
06-January-2003
The Enigmatic Learning Curve
by George R. Daikoff, MD
29-December-2002
Is There Life After the Operating Room? Some Thoughts and Suggestions for Retirement.
by Lawrence I. Bonchek, MD and
Rita M. Bonchek, PhD
01-December-2002
International Relations and Modern Technology
by W. Gerald Rainer, MD
16-October-2002
Changes in the Ethics Environment
by Richard G. Sanderson, MD
16-October-2002
The Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS)
by James L. Monro, MD
24-July-2002
International English
by Akira Furuse, MD
28-May-2002
BACTS: A Troubled Youth
by Paul Van Schil, MD
22-April-2002
A Realistic View of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Specialty
by Tomas A. Salerno, MD
18-March-2002
Terrorism
by Alan D. Muskett, MD
20-February-2002
Who Moved My Residency Program?
by William A. Baumgartner, MD
21-January-2002
On Tending To A Global Village
by Ray C-J Chiu, MD, PhD
24-December-2001
Let's Improve International Communication
by John R. Benfield, MD
26-November-2001
A Higher Standard
by Mark Soberman, MD
31-October-2001
The Paradox of High Technology Healthcare
by Lawrence H. Cohn, MD
09-October-2001
Reflections on the Future of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery
by Joachim Hasse, MD
06-September-2001
Creating Greater Value
by Gordon F. Murray, MD
23-July-2001
New Visa Limits for Foreign Medical Graduates: a Crisis for Subspecialty Care in the U.S.
by Richard A. Jonas, MD
30-June-2001
Idealism -- Without Making Dollars and Cents -- It's Worth a Fortune
by Amram J. Cohen, MD
15-June-2001
"Beat the Clock": Will There Be Time in the New Millennium To Train Surgeons and Care for Patients?
by Leslie J. Kohman, MD
01-June-2001
What is Happening to Collegiality?
by Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, MD
30-May-2001
Is There a Next Generation of Cardiothoracic Leaders?
by Irving L. Kron, MD
15-May-2001
Just Do It!
by James L. Cox, MD
23-April-2001
CTSNet and Asia: A New Horizon
by Bum-Koo Cho, MD and
Frank L. Tamru
28-March-2001
The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education
by Robert B. Wallace, MD
28-February-2001
In My Opinion, We Need an Attitude Adjustment
by Benson R. Wilcox, MD
15-January-2001
Think Globally
by Paul T. Sergeant, MD and
12-December-2000
To My Fellow Thoracic Surgeon
by Robert A. Guyton, MD
06-December-2000
Primum Non Nocere
by Torkel Åberg MD, FETCS
16-November-2000
Lessons to be Learnt from the Bristol Affair
by James L. Monro, FRCS
11-January-2000
It's a Wonderful World!
by Robert L. Replogle, MD
29-November-1999