title: Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Herbert C. Maier (1908-1993).
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York University-Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA. abe.deanda@nyumc.org
authors.forename: Abe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: DeAnda
authors.forename: Leora B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Balsam
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history*; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000266:history*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States