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Senior Editor

Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD, FACS, FACC, FCCP

Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Florida

Senior Associate Editors

Erle H. Austin III, MD

Carl L. Backer, MD

Robert D.B. Jaquiss, MD

John E. Mayer, MD

Winfield J. Wells, MD

Associate Editors

Awais Ashfaq, MD

Bahaaldin Alsoufi, MD, FACS, FACC, FRCSC

Danielle Gottleib-Sen, MS, MD, MPH

Michael Ma, MD

Constantine D. Mavroudis, MD

Madonna Lee, MD

Joshua Rosenblum MD, PhD

Omar Sharaf, MD (Resident Editor)

Acknowledgments

Previous Senior Editor: John E. Mayer, MD

Previous Associate Editors: James S. Tweddell†

†Deceased

STS Education Staff

Scott Bradbury, MS, Vice President of Education

Karen Kostrinsky, Senior Manager, E-Learning

Amanda Wright, Manager, E-Learning

Melisa Puthenmadom, Senior Coordinator, E-Learning

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