The 79th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery

Chairperson: Hiroshi Saeki（Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University）, Koji Kawaguchi (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mie University)

Chairperson: Goro Matsumiya（Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chiba University）, Yasushi Hoshikawa (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fujita Health University) 　
Commentator: Norihisa Shigemura (Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA)

Chairperson: Tetsuro Uchida（Department of Surgery II（Cardiovascular Surgery）, Yamagata University）, Shinichiro Shimura (Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center )

Chairperson: Masato Mutsuga（Department of Cardiac Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine）, Minoru Tabata (Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Juntendo University)

Chairperson: Masanao Nakai（Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shizuoka City Shizuoka Hospital）, Shunsuke Kawamoto (Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University)

Chairperson: Shigemitsu Iwai（Departmant of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Carduovascular Center）, Fumiaki Shikata (Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Tokyo)

Chairperson: Kenji Okada（Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe University）, Yoshikatsu Saiki (Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tohoku University)

Chairperson: Hiroo Takayama（Devision of Cardiac Surgery, Columbia University, USA）, Yujiro Miura (Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kochi University)

Chairperson: Akira Shiose（Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University）, Osamu Kinoshita (Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Hospital Organization Saitama Hospital)

Chairperson: Toshihiro Fukui（Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kumamoto University）, Tomoaki Suzuki (Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science)

Chairperson: Takeshi Shiraishi（Center of Organ Transplant Medicine, Fukuoka University Hospital）, Yoshinori Okada (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University)

Chairperson: Yoshimasa Maniwa（Division of Thoracic Surgery, Kobe University）, Yugo Tanaka (Division of General Thoracic Surgery and Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Tottori University)

Chairperson: Tomoyuki Hishida（Department of General Thoracic Surgey, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center）, Shota Nakamura (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine)

Chairperson: Keitaro Matsumoto（Division of Thoracic and Pelvic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University）, Toshihiko Sato (Department of Thoracic, Breast and Pediatric Surgery, Fukuoka University)

Chairperson: Isao Matsumoto（Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kanazawa University）, Yasushi Shintani (Department of General Thoracic Surgery, The University of Osaka)

Chairperson: Hisashi Iwata（Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Gifu University Hospital）, Kimihiro Shimizu (Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine)

Chairperson: Hiroyuki Suzuki（Department of Chest Surgery, Fukushima Medical University）, Shinichi Toyooka (Department of General Thoracic Surgery and Breast and Endocrinological Surgery, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine)

Chairperson: Shun-Ichi Watanabe（Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital）, Makoto Endo (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital)

Chairperson: Yasue Kimura（Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, NHO Kyushu Cancer Center）, Takeo Fujita (Division of Esophageal Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital East)

Chairperson: Taro Oshikiri（Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Ehime University）, Eisuke Booka (Department of Surgery/Division of Surgical Care, Morimachi, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine)