The purpose of this committee is to review cardiac surgery patient-specific data elements and corresponding data documentation submitted by hospitals to Mass-DAC in order to determine validity of coding. This committee is comprised, annually, of surgeons and data managers who graciously volunteer and are listed at the end of each annual report.

The Fiscal Year 2009 volunteers included:

Vladimir Birjiniuk, M.D.

Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA

Thomas Carr, M.D.

Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA

Richard D’Agostino, M.D.

Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA

Daniel Engleman, M.D.

Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

Robert Hagberg, M.D.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

David M. Shahian, M.D.

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Susan April, R.N.

North Shore Medical Center – Salem Hospital, Salem, MA

Barbara Oxley, R.N.

Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA

Pauline Philie, R.N.

Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, MA

Michelle Doherty, R.N.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA