TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Foreword A1 - Sugarbaker, David J. A1 - Bueno, Raphael A1 - Burt, Bryan M. A1 - Groth, Shawn S. A1 - Loor, Gabriel A1 - Wolf, Andrea S. A1 - Williams, Marcia A1 - Adams, Ann Y1 - 2020 N1 - T2 - Sugarbaker’s Adult Chest Surgery, 3e AB - The honor and pride I felt when first invited to write the foreword to this textbook is tempered only by my feelings of profound sorrow and loss for the editor and creator, my dear friend and colleague, David J. Sugarbaker. When David passed in August of 2018, he had just turned 65 years old, far too young for such a monumental and energetic force in thoracic surgery to leave his profession. Larger than life, he was one of the most prominent surgeons in our field. Enter his name in any web browser and you will encounter superlatives such as outstanding, iconic, greatest, master, mentor, role model, pioneer, innovator and scientist. His prescription for life was embodied in the phrase “clarity of purpose and focused attention,” the leitmotif of his career. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/03 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1170399664 ER -