The Thoracic Surgery Foundation

During The year, tsf awarded a total of 126 awards consisting of 7 every heartbeat matters awards (support for programs that educate, screen and/or treat underserved populations to reduce The global burden of heart valve disease, or to support other programs that advance health care and address underserved populations), 3 carolyn reed traveling fellowship awards (support of a clinically-established woman Thoracic or cardiac surgeon, or a woman resident in her last year of cardiothoracic Surgery residency, to travel to another institution for The purpose of learning a new skill or technology), 8 research awards (operational support of original research efforts by cardiothoracic surgeons who have completed their formal training, and who are seeking initial support and recognition for The research program), 2 braunwald awards (support a woman surgeon and woman resident working in cardiac surgical clinic or laboratory research program), 1 stsa research award (support of original research efforts by cardiothoracic surgeons who have completed their formal training and who are seeking initial support and recognition for their research program), 1 levi watkins awards (support travel to a center of excellence to acquire additional clinical, translational or leadership training to enhance skills and practice in an area of innovation or surgical significance for a cardiothoracic surgeon), 2 replogle award (support continuing education of surgeon or resident committed to The treatment of congenital heart disease in neonates, infants, children and adults), 1 sarns terumo perfusion education fellowship award (support continuing education of a board certified perfusionist committed to expand cardiovascular perfusion education), 1 sts research award (support of original research efforts by cardiothoracic surgeons who have completed their formal training and who are seeking initial support and recognition for their research program), 3 alley-sheridan awards (support educational opportunities for cardiothoracic surgeons to attend The leadership program in health policy management offered by brandeis university), 1 davidson fellowship (support a young early-career cardiothoracic surgeon committed to The vision of innovative and collaborative cardiovascular care), 9 international medical volunteer scholarships (provide global cardiothoracic Surgery volunteer experience for a cardiothoracic Surgery resident or surgeon under The mentorships of an experienced surgeon volunteer), and 5 saha scholarships (support educational opportunities for cardiothoracic Surgery residents or junior faculty from india to attend sts annual meeting). 2 nicholas kouchoukos award (to facilitate The continuing education of a cardiothoracic surgeon or senior resident committed to The treatment of Thoracic aortic disease), 1 tsf underrepresented robotic general Thoracic surgeon development award (to support general Thoracic surgeons or cardiothoracic Surgery residents in their last year of training who either are from a underrepresented in medicine demographic group, who work in a designated rural area, or who work in a medically underserved area/population), 2 ehm structural heart diversity fellowship (support for cardiothoracic surgeons and trainees who are seeking to enhance their skills in either transcatheter valve techniques or open valve Surgery), 1 The Thoracic Surgery foundation/francis fontan fund international traveling fellowship (facilitates The continuing education of a faculty young surgeon to travel to an international institution with The purpose of learning a novel technique, or adapting innovative technology and/or fostering collaboration between surgical investigators in other to further The progress of cardiothoracic Surgery at The recipient's home institution), 1 vivien t. thomas lecture ( speaker honorarium), and 75 latin america travel awards to attend The eacts/sts cardiovascular conference.