PRESIDENT’S AWARD WINNER
The President’s Award was presented to Mark J. Russo, MD, of the University of Chicago, for his paper, Local Allocation of Donor Lungs Results in Transplanting Lower Priority Lung Transplant Candidates. Dr. Mack, upon presenting the award said, “Mark is a rising star in our profession.” The recipient of this award is selected by the sitting STS President for an outstanding scientific abstract submitted by either a resident or a young investigator who has completed training within the past five years