title: Robert Lee Replogle, September 30, 1931-May 9, 2016.
abstract: The world of cardiothoracic surgery lost a friend and remarkable colleague on May 9, 2016. Robert L. Replogle, the 31st President of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, died at the University of Chicago Medical Center after a brief illness, surrounded by his loving family. Known to his friends as "Rep," he will be remembered as an excellent pediatric and adult cardiac surgeon and as a visionary leader.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: mferguso@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu.
authors.forename: Mark K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Ferguson
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000266:history*; D013043:Specialties, Surgical / Q000266:history*; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States