News from the Aust Society

Congratulations to Rafael Diaz, UTHSCSA General Surgery Resident, who has received the 2010 J. Bradley Aust Surgical Society Traveling Fellowship. The award will assist Dr. Diaz when he visits the Hospital Saint-Antoine AP-HP of the University of Paris VI in Paris, France. Dr. Diaz will present his Paris educational experience at our June 2010 annual meeting of the Aust Society.
Past Traveling Fellowship Award Recipients (2-2-10)

The Aust Society extends our condolences to the family of Javier J. Marcos, MD, who passed away Monday, November 9, 2009 in San Antonio. Dr. Marcos graduated medical school in 1965 from Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon. He was a captain in the US Army during the Vietnam War, then finished his fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at University Hospital here in San Antonio in 1975. Dr. Marcos pioneered a very successful practice as a heart surgeon for over three decades. His skills as a surgeon were exemplary, and his life touched many people in profound ways. (11-13-09)