National Leadership
Current Leadership
Elan Burton, MD, MHA
Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia Committees:
- CVSA Leadership Committee, Member at Large (2021 - 2023)
- Fellows in Training Committee (2021 - 2023)
Yasuhiro Shudo, MD, PhD
CVSA Membership & Communications Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, Member (2019 - Current)
William Hiesinger, MD
Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia Committees, CVSA Leadership Committee, Member at Large (2020 - Current)
JW MacArthur, MD
Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia Committees, CVSA Leadership Committee, CVSA Education and Publication Committee, Member (2022 - 2023)
Michael Fischbein, MD, PhD
President (2023 - Present)
Vice-President of WTSA (2022 - 2023 second half)
Secretary (2019 - 2023)
Local Arrangements Chair (2017)
Program Chair (2014)
Program Committee (2012 - 2015)
Joseph Woo, MD
Secretary (2023 - Present)
Councilor-at-Large (2022 - 2023)
Past Leadership
Leo Eloesser, MD
(1936 - 1937)
19th President
Emile Holman, MD
(1953 - 1954)
33rd President
(Emile Holman was Chair of Surgery at the time)
Michael Fischbein, MD, PhD
Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia Committees, CVSA Leadership Committee:
- CVSA Vice Chair (2017 - 2019)
- CVSA Chair (2019 - 2021)
- Liaison, and Nominating Committee Chair; CVSA Education and Publication Committee, Member-at-large (2011 - )
Joseph Woo, MD
Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, Chair, Scientific Sessions Program Committee
Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia Committees, CVSA Leadership Committee, Liaison (2004 - )
Norman E. Shumway Jr., MD, PhD
Robert C. Robbins, MD
Leah Backhus, MD, MPH, FACS
Board of Directors, Director-at-Large (2014 - 2019)
Board of Directors, Secretary/Treasurer (2019 - 2022)
James B. D. Mark, MD, FCCP
President (1994 - 1995)
Robert (Bobby) Robbins, MD
(position held while Dr. Robbins was Chairman)
Board of Directors, President (2006 - 2007)