Emory
Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery Elected to Lead Society of Thoracic
Surgeons
Robert A. Guyton,
MD, Chief of Emory's Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, was elected
First Vice President (President Elect) for the Society of Thoracic Surgeons
during the organization's recent 38th Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida. Dr. Guyton will assume the role of the organization's President
in January of 2003.
The membership of the Society
of Thoracic Surgeons includes the majority of the cardiac and general
thoracic surgeons in North America, as well as approximately one thousand
international members. Previously Treasurer of the Society of Thoracic
Surgeons, Dr. Guyton has also served on the organization's Executive
Committee, Council on Health Policy and Relationships and the Information
Technology Committee.
"Thoracic surgeons participate
in an exciting but complex field. Most thoracic surgeons train for eight
to ten years after medical school before beginning to serve society
as practicing surgeons. The mission of the Society is to help cardiothoracic
surgeons serve patients better, by continuing education of surgeons,
by patient information systems, and by quality improvement," Dr. Guyton
said. "I am honored to have been selected by my colleagues to serve
in this leadership capacity."
Dr. Guyton received his medical
degree from Harvard Medical School, magna cum laude, and completed a
residency and fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. He joined
Emory in 1980.
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