title: Jack Morton Matloff, MD, March 13, 1933 to August 20, 2015.
abstract: Jack Morton Matloff, the 35th president of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, died on August 20, 2015, surrounded by his family. His worldwide contributions to clinical cardiothoracic surgery and his service to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons have had a lasting impact on our specialty.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri. Electronic address: ntkouch@aol.com.
authors.forename: Nicholas T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Kouchoukos
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D010819:Physician's Role; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States