Andrew S. Wechsler, MD, Editor,The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery January 2000-December 2007

摘要

On January 1, 2008, Andy Wechsler will have completed eight years as editor of The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. The leadership of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) feels compelled to commend and thank publicly Dr. Wechsler for the superlative stewardship and job he has accomplished.Academically, the Journal earned the highest impact factor in its history in 2005 (3.727) and 2006 (3.56). Andy replaced commentaries located at the end of articles with solicited editorials with author bylines and encouraged the editorialists to discuss study results in the larger context of evidence-based issues and patient care. He appointed an Ethics Editor and an Ethics Panel to deal with conflict of interest and developed an industry-standard conflict of interest management system.