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History of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery: The First Decade

Posted on 2018-06-26 - 12:00

The World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (WSPCHS) is the largest professional organization in the world dedicated to pediatric and congenital heart surgery. The purpose of this article is to document the first decade of the history of WSPCHS from its formation in 2006, to summarize the current status of WSPCHS, and to consider the future of WSPCHS. The WSPCHS was incorporated in Canada on April 7, 2011, with a head office in Montreal, Canada. The vision of the WSPCHS is that every child born anywhere in the world with a congenital heart defect should have access to appropriate medical and surgical care. The mission of the WSPCHS is to promote the highest quality comprehensive cardiac care to all patients with congenital heart disease, from the fetus to the adult, regardless of the patient’s economic means, with an emphasis on excellence in teaching, research, and community service.

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AUTHORS (25)

Jeffrey P. Jacobs
Christo I. Tchervenkov
Giovanni Stellin
Hiromi Kurosawa
Constantine Mavroudis
Marcelo B. Jatene
Zohair Al-Halees
Sertac M. Cicek
Nestor F. Sandoval
Carl L. Backer
Jorge Cervantes
Joseph A. Dearani
Tjark Ebels
Frank Edwin
Kirsten Finucane
Jose Fragata
Krishna S. Iyer
Robin H. Kinsley
James K. Kirklin
Christian Kreutzer
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