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Rohit Shahani, MD, MCh, FACC, FACS Attending Physician, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health; Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Rohit Shahani, MD, MCh, FACC, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, American College of Cardiology, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons, Medical Society of the State of New York, Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Jan David Galla, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center

Jan David Galla, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: Aerospace Medical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Cardiology, American College of Surgeons, American Heart Association, American Medical Association, Civil Aviation Medical Association, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

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Daniel S Schwartz, MD, MBA, FACS Medical Director of Thoracic Oncology, St Catherine of Siena Medical Center, Catholic Health Services

Daniel S Schwartz, MD, MBA, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Surgeons, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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Jeffrey C Milliken, MD Former Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California at Irvine Medical Center; Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine; Current Professor Emeritus, University of California

Jeffrey C Milliken, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Cardiology, American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Surgeons, American Heart Association, American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, California Medical Association, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, Phi Beta Kappa, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, SWOG, Western Surgical Association

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