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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:965-975
© 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Presidential Address

Who are we–Who will we be?

Bruce W. Lytle, MD*

The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Received for publication February 21, 2008; accepted for publication February 22, 2008.

* Address for reprints: Bruce W. Lytle, MD, Chairman, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave/F24, Cleveland, OH 44195. (Email: lytleb@ccf.org).

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   Introduction
 
It is a privilege for me to be a cardiothoracic surgeon and it is an honor to speak to you today. During this time I would like to think about our future, some of the changes we will witness in the future, and some of the things we will need to become. Also, I would like to think about the foundations of what we are, our core values and skills. One of the core values of cardiothoracic surgery has been mentorship. None of us has made this journey alone. In my life and career I have had great mentors, and I have needed them. My father, Francis Lytle, was a physician in Fargo, North Dakota, who taught me the responsibilities of being a physician. In this photograph he is with his young son on a prairie trail (Go Figure 1). His death at far too early an age from cardiovascular disease gave me a mission for my life. This is a picture of some of friends that I grew up with, along with our prize possessions—guns and pickup trucks (Go Figure 2). These guys ended up being everything from cops to astronauts. They are my friends and mentors today. They keep me real, and on a few occasions where I think that I may have at least some of the answers to some of the questions, they remind me of the time I drove the pickup into the slough.


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  		Figure 1. Francis T. Lytle and Bruce W. Lytle on a North Dakota country road.

 

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  		Figure 2. I am pictured, at left, with friends in a Dakota winter.

 
After college and medical school, I was fortunate enough to be accepted into the general surgical training program at the Massachusetts General Hospital, headed by W. Gerald Austin. This was a wonderful place and I . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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