title: Basic and translational research careers as early faculty cardiothoracic surgeons-perspectives from 2 young investigators.
authors.affiliation: Center for Advanced Heart Failure and the Department of Cardiovascular/Thoracic Surgery, University of Texas-Houston and Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Houston, Tex. Electronic address: keshava.rajagopal@uth.tmc.edu.
authors.forename: Keshava
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rajagopal
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University School of Medicine and Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Bryan A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Whitson
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D066231:Surgeons / Q000523:psychology*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical; D014956:Writing