title: Presidential Address: America and Thoracic Surgery.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas. Electronic address: calhoon@uthscsa.edu.
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Calhoon
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008486:Physician Executives; D012955:Societies, Medical; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States