Profile
Founded
1948
Membership
7,800 (as of July 31, 2011)
President
Ryuzo Sakata
(Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University)
Member of the Japanese Association of Medical Sciences
1957
Publications
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
(English language publication issued 13 times a year including an extra edition)
Introduction of Association’s Accreditation System for Physicians
September 1980
Annual Membership Fees
General Membership ¥13,000
Active Membership ¥18,000
Council Membership ¥23,000