Research Fund

The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS) was formed in 1997 to enhance, promote and support research and education in, and related to, the field of minimally invasive cardiac surgery. In 2004 the Society expanded its scope and mission to include research and education in minimally invasive thoracic surgery.

ISMICS is helping shape the future of less invasive cardiac and thoracic surgery on a global basis. The mission of the Society is to lead and promote innovation and technological advancement in cardiothoracic and cardiovascular surgery through scientific analysis and education. The Society has over 800 international members which include Active, Candidate, Honorary, Allied Health Professional and Senior members. ISMICS is governed by a Board of Directors which meets three times a year and INNOVATIONS, which is MEDLINE indexed, is its official journal. 

Join the Research and Education Fund

The ISMICS Research and Education Fund (formerly the Leadership Fund) was created to support the awards given at ISMICS Annual Meeting. The ISMICS Board of Directors has increased the opportunities to donate and invites you to join the elite list of your colleagues who have already contributed to the Fund.

Niv Ad, MD
North Bethesda, Maryland

Aneez Ahmed, MD
Singapore

Johannes Bonatti, MD
Innsbruck, Austria

Jorge M. Catrip Torres, MD
Mexico City, Mexico

Andrea Colli, MD
Padova, Italy

Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., MD
St. Louis, Missouri

Todd L. Demmy, MD
Buffalo, New York

Anno Diegeler, MD, PhD
Bad Neustadt, Germany

Robert W. Emery, MD
Tucson, Arizona

Volkmar Falk, MD
Berlin, Germany

Francis D. Ferdinand, MD
Erie, Pennsylvania

Richard J. Fischel, MD
Orange, California

James D. Fonger, MD
Atlanta, Georgia

Vincenzo Giambruno, MD
Verona, Italy

Gentaku Hama, MD
Saku, Japan

Ichiro Hayashi, MD
Tokyo, Japan

John L. Knight, MD
North Adelaide, Australia

Joseph Lamelas, MD
Miami, Florida

Richard S. Lazzaro, MD
New York, New York

Simon Maltais, MD PhD
Montreal, Canada

Andreas Martens, MD
Hannover, Germany

Reza J. Mehran, MD
Houston, Texas

Xu Meng, MD
Beijing, China

Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Yugal K. Mishra, MD, PhD
New Delhi, India

Simon C. Moten, MD
Melbourne, Australia

L. Wiley Nifong, MD
Greenville, North Carolina

Nirav C. Patel, MD
New York, New York

John D. Puskas, MD
New York, New York

Hermann Reichenspurner, MD, PhD
Hamburg, Germany

Christian C. Shults, MD
Washington, D.C

Rex De Lisle Stanbridge, MD FRCS
London, England

Valavanur A. Subramanian, MD
New York, New York

Vinod H. Thourani, MD
Atlanta, Georgia

Naresh Trehan, MD
Haryana, India

Marc Weiner, Foundation
Chicago, Illinois

Randall K. Wolf, MD
Houston, Texas

James H. Wudel, MD
Lincoln, Nebraska