World Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons (WSCTS)

The World Society of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons is a charity (Association WSCTS registered in Switzerland) and was established in 1990, and the inaugural Meeting was held in Chiang Mai (Thailand) in 1991. The founding Chancellor was the late Dr Juro Wada of Japan, and Honorary Founding Members Christian Cabrol (France), Denton Cooley (USA), Charles Hahn (Switzerland), and Norman Shumway (USA).