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

$6,000,000+

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Gold

$5,000,000+

Edwards Lifesciences Foundation

Silver

$2,000,000+

Eugene Braunwald, MD
William J. von Liebig Foundation

Partners

$1,000,000+

Baxter

Dupont Datascope Corporation (Maquet Cardiovascular)

The Estate of Dr. Graydon & Mrs. Virginia Long

The David S. and Janet R. Sheridan Foundation

Grand Benefactors

$500,000 - $999,999

AstraZeneca

SouthernThoracic Surgical Association (STSA)

The Starr Foundation

Lazlo N. Tauber Charitable Foundation

Benefactors

$100,000 - $499,999

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

$50,000 - $99,999

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

$25,000 - $49,999

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

$10,000 - $24,999

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

These generous donors have planned for estate bequest gifts to The Thoracic Surgery Foundation

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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