Join us at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from May 1 – 5, 2010 for the American Association for Thoracic Surgery's 90th Annual Meeting. This five-day program, chaired by Alec Patterson, MD of Washington University School of Medicine, is designed to meet the needs of cardiothoracic surgeons with a primary focus on delivering cutting-edge education to improve surgical practice. Join the world's leading scientists and medical professionals in the specialty at this premier continuing medical education event.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The AATS is now accepting abstracts for the 90th Annual Meeting to be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from May 1 - 5, 2010.
Submissions will be accepted within the following areas: • Regular Session, including: • Adult Cardiac • General Thoracic • Congenital • Other • Laboratory Research Forum • Emerging Technologies Forum • C. Walton Lillehei Resident Forum

Abstracts must be submitted electronically at http://aats2010.abstractcentral.com/. Specific instructions for abstract submission are located on the website, including how to submit graphics and charts. Manuscripts are due in advance of the meeting for all accepted abstracts.

Call for Abstracts for the 13th Annual C. Walton Lillehei Resident Forum Residents are encouraged to submit abstracts, based on basic science, for the 13th Annual C. Walton Lillehei Resident Forum which will consist of presentations of original work by North American thoracic surgical residents and/or residents in general surgical training programs who are working in a cardiothoracic surgical laboratory or clinical rotation. The presentations are selected by the AATS CT Residents’ Committee: Training Program Directors must acknowledge that the material presented is original work and that of the resident.