National Leadership

Past Presidents

American Association for Thoracic Surgery

D. Craig Miller, MD

President (2007 - 2008)

Western Thoracic Surgical Association

D. Craig Miller, MD

President (1994 - 1995)

R. Scott Mitchell, MD

President (2006 - 2007)

Thomas Burdon, MD

President (2013 - 2014)

James Fann, MD

President (2016 - 2017)

Current Leadership

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Leah Backhus, MD, MPH, FACS

Director-at-Large

American Heart Association

Michael Fischbein, MD, PhD

Chair, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia

Western Thoracic Surgical Association

Michael Fischbein, MD, PhD

Secretary

Joseph Woo, MD

Councilor-at-Large

American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Joseph Woo, MD

Director