title: Doctors of Thoracic Surgery: The Division of Thoracic Surgery at Toronto General Hospital.
abstract: The Division of Thoracic Surgery at Toronto General Hospital has a history of sustained excellence and commitment to patient care, research and innovation in Thoracic Surgery. Doctors of Thoracic Surgery (DOTSR) continues to be a leading thoracic division training surgeons who practice all over the world--impacting the treatment of patients with thoracic disease. Many leaders in our specialty worldwide have directly or indirectly trained in Toronto. At University Health Network and the University of Toronto, this academic division has continued to contribute and thrive in a highly supportive and productive research and clinical environment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery and Institution of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2C4. Electronic address: Shaf.keshavjee@uhn.ca.
authors.forename: Shaf
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keshavjee
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery and Institution of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2C4.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Spatafora
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000266:history; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009864:Ontario; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*
keywords: DOTS; history; surgery; thoracic