Pittsburgh ...

Home of the 2009 Stanley Cup and NFL Champs, Pittsburgh is now the home of Aaron M. Scifres, MD ('02). He is working at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in trauma and critical care.

Moving to Big D

Joshua G. Barton, MD ('04) completed his Gastrointestinal Surgery fellowship at the Mayo Clinic and has taken a position at Methodist Dallas Medical Center.

No problems this time, Houston

Karl K. Boatman, MD ('57), one of Dr. Schilling's early general surgery residents recently moved to Houston to spend more time with his children and grandchildren.

The Big 5-0

Cardiothoracic surgery has reached a major milestone this year.

The residency program started 50 years ago with I. Ross Grimes, MD as the first thoracic surgery resident.

Also in 1959, fifty years ago -

• January 21, 1959 - the first open heart surgery at Children's Hospital.
• June 8, 1959 - the first open heart surgery at the VA.
• November 1, 1959 - The first case of open-heart correction for total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage reported at Children’s Hospital.

During this time, fifty-six residents trained with Gil Campbell, MD (1959-1965), then G. Rainey Williams, MD (1965-1975) and Ronald C. Elkins, MD (1975-2002) and currently Marvin D. Peyton, MD (2002-present).

What do you remember about your thoracic surgery rotation?