Editorial Board
The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports
Editorial Board
The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
Editor-in-Chief
M. Heinemann, Mainz, Germany
Editor ThCVS Reports
B. Niemann, Giessen, Germany
Editorial Administrator
B. Zehmer, Mainz, Germany
Social Media Editor
P. Matt, Lucerne, Switzerland
Society Representatives
A. Beckmann, Berlin, Germany
A. Diegeler, Bad Neustadt/Saale, Germany
F. Eckstein, Basel, Switzerland
W. Harringer, Braunschweig, Germany
K. Kallenbach, Luxembourg,Luxembourg
A. Markewitz, Koblenz, Germany
D. Reineke, Berne, Switzerland
M. Roth (locum), Bad Nauheim, Germany
A. Welz, Bonn, Germany
Founding Editor
K. Vossschulte†, 1953-1977
Former Editors
H. G. Borst, 1978-1986
K. Stapenhorst†, 1987-1995
W. P. Klövekorn†, 1996-2010
Editorial Board
J. Albes, Bernau, Germany
M. Antunes, Coimbra, Portugal
T. Aybek, Ankara, Turkey
T. Bilfinger, Stony Brook, USA
A. Böning, Giessen, Germany
D. Boethig, Hannover, Germany (Statistical Advisor)
D. Buchwald, Bochum, Germany
A. M. Calafiore, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Th. Carrel, Bern, Switzerland
T. Doenst, Jena, Germany
N. Doll, Stuttgart, Germany
S. Ensminger, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
R. A. Esposito, New York, USA
T. Frauenfelder, Zurich, Switzerland
G. Friedel, Gerlingen, Germany
H. Gaissert, Boston, USA
R. Gottardi, Salzburg, Austria
M. Grabenwöger, Vienna, Austria
M. Gutberlet, Leipzig, Germany
M. Grimm, Innsbruck, Austria
M. Karck, Heidelberg, Germany
D. Kilic, Ankara, Turkey
Y. Li, Shenzen, China
M. G. Massad, Chicago, USA
Sh. Miyamoto, Oita, Japan
L. Müller, Innsbruck, Austria
G. Nickenig, Bonn, Germany
K. Okabe, Yamaguchi, Japan
H. Reichenspruner, Hamburg, Germany
E. Sandica, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
C. Schmid, Regensburg, Germany
T. Schmitz-Rixen, Frankfurt, Germany
D. Sedding, Halle, Germany
H. H. Sievers, Kiel, Germany
B. Stiller, Freiburg, Germany
P. Tassani-Prell, Munich, Germany
G. Thiene, Padova, Italy
G. Trummer, Freiburg, Germany
Th. Walther, Bad Nauheim, Germany
G. Watanabe, Tokyo, Japan
T. Welte, Hannover, Germany
H. Zhang, Shanghai, China
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