Since its establishment in 2001, the Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society John W. Kirklin/David Ashburn Fellowship has contributed substantially to the field of congenital heart surgery research while simultaneously training the next generation of surgeon- scientists. To date, ten fellows (and counting) have successfully completed this rigorous training, producing over 40 published articles focused on longitudinal outcomes from the various Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society cohorts. As the Kirklin/Ashburn Fellowship expands and additional fellows matriculate, its legacy, the network of support, and the contribution to congenital heart surgery research will undoubtedly hold strong.
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