The Thoracic Surgery Foundation Honor Roll of Major Gift Donors 1988-2025
TSF gratefully acknowledges these generous donors who have contributed a total of $10,000 or more since 1988. TSF thrives due to the generosity of these individuals, foundations, and corporations.
Platinum
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Gold
Edwards Lifesciences Foundation
Silver
Eugene Braunwald, MD
William J. von Liebig Foundation
Partners
Baxter
Dupont Datascope Corporation (Maquet Cardiovascular)
The Estate of Dr. Graydon & Mrs. Virginia Long
The David S. and Janet R. Sheridan Foundation
Grand Benefactors
AstraZeneca
SouthernThoracic Surgical Association (STSA)
The Starr Foundation
Lazlo N. Tauber Charitable Foundation
Benefactors
AmericanCollege of Cardiology Foundation (ACC)
AmericanCollege of Surgeons
Vinay Badhwar,MD
Joseph E.Bavaria, MD
The Chantal andTommy Bagwell Foundation, Inc.
Elizabeth M. Colwell,MD & Ryan Colwell, MD
Cross-JonesResearch & Education Fund
Foundation forAdvancement of Cardiac Therapies, Inc.
Genentech, Inc.
IntuitiveSurgical
Jewish CommunalFund
Richard A.Jonas, MD
Virginia R. Litle,MD
Thomas E. MacGillivray,MD
Martin F. McKneally,MD
Medtronic, Inc.
MemorialHermann Health System
Amit N. Patel,MD
Richard N.Pierson III, MD
Arshad Quadri,MD
Sibu P. Saha,MD
Richard N. andNorma Sarns
St. JudeMedical, Inc.
TerumoCardiovascular Systems Corporation
The RobertsFoundation
W. L. Gore& Associates, Inc.
Patrons
Brigham &Women's Hospital
CHMC SurgicalFoundation, Inc.
Nancy Clark
ClevelandClinic, Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute
Lawrence H.Cohn, MD
Rick A. Esposito,MD
Anthony L.Estrera, MD
EthiconEndo-Surgery
Heart &Lung Surgery Foundation
Karen M. Kim,MD
LUNGevityFoundation
MassachusettsGeneral Hospital - Department of Surgery
Douglas J. Mathisen,MD
Jack M. Matloff,MD
G. Alexander Patterson,MD
W. GeraldRainer, MD
Carol A. Replogle
The Robert W.Jamplis Charitable Trust
SulzerCarbomedics, Inc.
SynovisSurgical Innovations
Betsey C. Urschel
Robert B. Wallace,MD
WesternThoracic Surgical Association (WTSA)
Douglas E. Wood,MD
Sponsors
Acelity
E. PendletonAlexander, MD
American LungAssociation
Manjit S. Bains,MD
Lenox D. Baker,MD
John H. Bell,MD
John R. Benfield,MD
Shanda H.Blackmon, MD
Lawrence I.Bonchek, MD
Gerald D. Buckberg,MD
John H. Calhoon,MD
Robert J. Cerfolio,MD
ColumbiaUniversity
Melanie A. Edwards,MD
L. PenfieldFaber, MD
Mark K. Ferguson,MD
Kristopher M. George,MD
Fernando Gil
John W. HammonJr., MD
John Wiley& Sons Limited
Johns HopkinsUniversity
Marvin M. Kirsh,MD
Robert L.Kormos, MD
Nicholas T.Kouchoukos, MD
George J.MaGovern Jr., MD
ConstantineMavroudis, MD
Keith S. Naunheim,MD
NorthernIllinois Heart Institute
ChristianPizarro, MD
Richard L. Prager,MD
Respironics
W. Steves Ring,MD
Thomas G. Sharp,MD
Alfred J. Tector,MD
University ofPennsylvania - Division of Cardiovascular Surgery
James L. Zellner, MD
Life Members
AbbottLaboratories
Kevin D. Accola,MD
David H. Adams,MD
Arvind K.Agnihotri, MD
Shahab A. Akhter,MD
Cary W. Akins,MD
William C. AlfordJr., MD
James S. Allan,MD
Mark S. Allen, MD
Margaret D. Allen,MD
Nasser Altorki,MD
Abbas K. Ardehali,MD
Atrium MedicalCorporation
W. GeraldAusten, MD
Erle H. AustinIII, MD
Carl L. Backer,MD
BaltimoreCommunity Foundation
Hendrick B. Barner,MD
Richard J. Battafarano,MD, PhD
William A.Baumgartner, MD
Thomas V. Bilfinger,MD
BioStableScience & Engineering, Inc.
David P. Blake,MD
R. MortonBolman III, MD
Edward L. Bove,MD
Scott M. Bradley,MD
William T. Brinkman,MD
Paul S. BrownJr., MD
John Alden Burkholder,MD
David B. Campbell,MD
Cardiovascularand Thoracic Surgery, Inc.
AJ Carpenter,MD, PhD
Andrew C. Chang,MD
W. RandolphChitwood Jr., MD
Joseph C.Cleveland Jr., MD
CongenitalHeart Surgeons Society (CHSS)
John V. Conte,MD
Denton A. Cooley,MD
CoordinatingCommittee for Continuing Education
Joseph S. Coselli,MD
Delos M.Cosgrove, MD
James L. Cox,MD
Fred A. CrawfordJr., MD
Thomas A.D'Amico, MD
Pierre De Delva,MD
Joseph A. Dearani,MD
Todd L. Demmy,MD
Harry J. DePan,MD
James A.DeWeese, MD
Jessica S. Donington,MD
Richard N. Edie,MD
ElsevierScience, Inc.
Richard M. Engelman,MD
EuropeanAssociation for Cardio Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)
Emily A. Farkas,MD
Victor A.Ferraris, MD, PhD
Thomas J.Fogarty, MD
Richard G.Fosburg, MD
William H.Frist, MD
Paul E. Fulchino
Stephanie M.Fuller, MD
Thomas E. Gaines,MD
Timothy J. Gardner,MD
J. WilliamGaynor, MD
Giving |Grousbeck Fazzalari
Glaxo Wellcome,Inc.
Scott M. Goldman,MD
L. MichaelGraver, MD
Frederick L. Grover,MD
Frank L. Hanley,MD
Bradley J.Harlan, MD
Alan R. Hartman,MD
George L. HicksJr., MD
Robert S.D. Higgins,MD
Charles B. Huddleston,MD
John S.Ikonomidis, MD, PhD
Michel N.Ilbawi, MD
O. Wayne Isom,MD
Leigh I. Iverson,MD
Jeffrey P.Jacobs, MD
Stuart W.Jamieson, MD
GilbertJohnston, MD
David R. Jones,MD
Lyle D. Joyce,MD, PhD
JoyceFoundation
George C. Kaiser,MD
Pandurang V. Kamat,MD
Kirk R. Kanter,MD
Kealy FamilyFoundation
Paul B. Kelly,MD
A. HassanKhazei, MD
Leslie J.Kohman, MD
Irving L. Kron,MD
Hillel Laks, MD
John J.Lamberti, MD
Michael Lanuti,MD
Larry KingCardiac Foundation
Richard Lee, MD
Scott A.LeMaire, MD
James M.Levett, MD
SidneyLevitsky, MD
Joseph LoCicero,MD
James D.Luketich, MD
Bruce W. Lytle,MD
Michael Mack,MD
James W. Mackenzie,MD
Joren C.Madsen, MD
Yousuf Mahomed,MD
S. ChrisMalaisrie, MD
James R. Malm,MD
Christopher T.Maloney Sr., MD
William T. Maloney
James B. D.Mark, MD
M. BlairMarshall, MD
Mayo Clinic
Patrick M.McCarthy, MD
P. MichaelMcFadden, MD
Joseph S.McLaughlin, MD
Robert M.Mentzer, MD
Walter H.Merrill, MD
Lynda L.Mickleborough, MD
D. Craig Miller,MD
Joseph I.Miller Jr., MD
R. ScottMitchell, MD
Robert L. Mitchell,MD
Steve Mourning,FAHP
Gordon F.Murray, MD
Hassan Najafi,MD
NewYork-PresbyterianHospital
Stanton P. Nolan,MD
Northern TrustCompany
William C.Nugent, MD
John L. Ochsner,MD
Gordon N. Olinger,MD
Mark B.Orringer, MD
David MillerOverman, MD
Mehmet C. Oz,MD
Peter C.Pairolero, MD
Grant VanSiclen Parr, MD
Patricia AnnPenkoske, MD
D. GlennPennington, MD
Gosta B.Pettersson, MD
Edward J. PlanzJr., MD
MarvinPomerantz, MD
Pratt SurgicalAssociates, Inc.
John D. Puskas,MD
Joe B. PutnamJr., MD
KathrynQuadracci Flores, MD
Ronald R. Quinton,MD
Michael J.Reardon, MD
EvelioRodriguez, MD
Eric A. Rose,MD
Jack A. Roth,MD
Valerie W.Rusch, MD
William H. RyanIII, MD
Joseph F. SabikIII, MD
Robert M. Sade,MD
Frank W. Sellke,MD
Kuppe G.Shankar, MD
Baljit K.Sharma, MD
Richard J.Shemin, MD
Peter M. Sidell,MD
Mark S.Slaughter, MD
Herbert E. Sloan,MD
Craig R. Smith,MD
Frank C.Spencer, MD
Thomas L. Spray,MD
Robert D.Stewart, MD
Quentin R.Stiles, MD
Valavanur A.Subramanian, MD
Hon Chi Suen,MD
David J.Sugarbaker, MD
Thoralf M.Sundt, MD
Francis P.Sutter, DO
James F. Symes,MD
Wilson Y. Szeto,MD
Stanley K. Tam,MD
Christo I.Tchervenkov, MD
Terumo Aortic
The WindhoverFoundation
David F. Torchiana,MD
Alfredo Trento,MD
Bernard L.Tucker, MD
James S.Tweddell, MD
Paul N. Uhlig,MD
University ofIowa
University ofVirginia
USCCardiothoracic Surgeons
Gus J. Vlahakes,MD
Jennifer D.Walker, MD
William Wallace,DO
Henry L.Walters III, MD
Andrew S.Wechsler, MD
Women inThoracic Surgery (WTS)
Joseph Woo, MD
J. Nilas Young,MD
George L. ZornIII, MD
TSF Heritage Society
John R. Benfield, MD
R. Morton Bolman III, MD
Eugene Braunwald, MD
Nancy D. Clark
Vincent R. Conti, MD
David A. Fullerton, MD
Dr. & Mrs. Martin F. McKneally
The David S. and Janet R. Sheridan Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Wallace
James M. Wilson, MD
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