Individuals who have a significant interest in congenital heart surgery may apply for membership in the Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society (CHSS). There are three types of membership in the CHSS: Active, Emeritus and Honorary.

Categories Of Membership Active Members are cardiac, cardiothoracic and cardiovascular surgeons whose practice is predominantly congenital heart surgery. A full CV and list of publications is required. Applicants for Active Membership must be sponsored by a CHSS Active or Senior Member and must also be endorsed by two additional sponsors. Applicants for Active Membership must submit:

1. A completed and signed CHSS Membership Application
2. A letter from your CHSS member sponsor
3. Letters from at least two other sponsors endorsing your application
4. Three representative manuscripts considered to represent your most significant work; and
5. Proof of training of at least 5 years in congenital heart surgery (demonstrated in the application and also by copies of certificates for relevant fellowships and training, etc.)

Emeritus (Senior) Members are Active Members of the CHSS who have attained the age of 70. Active members who reach age 70 are automatically transferred to Emeritus status.

Honorary Members are selected by the membership of the CHSS.

Member Dues and Obligations
Membership shall consist of individual and institutional designations. Institutional members must be clinical facilities committed to providing congenital heart surgery and must be associated with at least one Active individual member.  This Active individual member, designated as the institutional representative, will assume responsibility for overseeing data submission as well as the payment of institutional dues. Institutions with multiple Active individual members shall designate one member to serve as the institutional representative to the Society. Individual and institutional membership are interrelated in that Active individual membership requires membership of that individual's associated institution, and the institutional membership requires the association of at least one Active individual member. Institutional members must be willing to support ongoing studies sponsored by the Society by the payment of annual institutional dues.

Dues for Active Members shall be $500.00 per year
Dues for Institutional Members shall be $4000.00 per year
Emeritus and Honorary Members of the Society are exempt from all dues.

Download Membership Application

Completed membership applications should be sent to:
James S. Tweddell, M.D.
The Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society
900 Cummings Center, Suite 221-U
Beverly, MA 01915
(978) 927-8330