Independent practice should require thoracic board certification
David H. Adams, MD, Dimosthenis Pandis, MD, Shaf Keshavjee, MD
The American Board of Thoracic Surgery or an equivalent International Board Certification should be a prerequisite to credentialing independent practice of Thoracic Surgery in the United States.
The need for specialty boards gained impetus during a period of sweeping transformations in medical education and clinical practice during the 20th century. The overarching tenet of establishing specialty boards, independent from professional societies, was to define the high standards in clinical knowledge and competence afforded to board-certified physicians, with the dual intention to demonstrate accountability through self-regulation and, by extension, build public credibility through leadership in advancing quality and transparency in clinical practice.
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2-Year Clinical and Echocardiography Follow-Up of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement With the Transapical Intrepid System
Vinayak Bapat, Eric Weiss, Sean Pinney, David H Adams, Angie Zhang , Michael Mack, Martin B Leon, et al. -
Optimal timing of Ross operation in children: A moving target?
Igor E Konstantinov, Emile Bacha, David Barron, Tirone David, Joseph Dearani, Yves d'Udekem, Ismail El-Hamamsy, Hani K Najm, Pedro J Del Nido, Christian Pizarro, Peter Skillington, Vaughn A Starnes, David Winlaw -
Mitral Valve Intervention in Elderly or High-Risk Patients: A Review of Current Surgical and Interventional Management
Maheedhar Gedela, Busra Cangut, Lucy Safi, Parasuram Krishnamoorthy, Dimosthenis Pandis, Ahmed El-Eshmawi, Gilbert H L Tang -
Total artificial heart implantation as a bridge to transplantation in the United States
Shinobu Itagaki, Nana Toyoda, Natalia Egorova, Erick Sun, Timothy Lee, Percy Boateng, Gregory Gibson, Noah Moss, Donna Mancini, David H Adams, Anelechi C Anyanwu