Dr. Cox was the first Evarts A. Graham Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, a position he held for 14 years. In July, 2000, he retired as the Professor and Chairman of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, DC. He is a Past President of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Editor of two AATS journals, Past Chairman of the Residency Review Committee for Thoracic Surgery, Past Director of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, and is currently on the Board of Directors of CTSNet and the Thoracic Foundation for Research and Education. Dr. Cox is best known for his work in the field of cardiac arrhythmia surgery and the development of the Cox-Maze Procedure for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. In June, 2000, Dr. Cox was honored in Paris, France as one of the thirty 'Pioneers in Cardiothoracic Surgery for the First 50 Years of the Specialty.' [More about Dr. Cox]
