title: Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: John Anton Waldhausen (1929-2012).
authors.affiliation: Division of Congenital Heart Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Tex. Electronic address: jsheinle@texaschildrens.org.
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Heinle
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.
authors.forename: J William
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Gaynor
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history*; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*