Nilto De Oliveira, MD, has been promoted to Professor (CHS), effective July 1, 2018. Dr. De Oliveira performs all our aortic valve-sparing root replacement procedures and intervalvular fibrous body reconstructions for endocarditis. Since 2006, he has been the surgical director of the Heart/Lung Transplant Program, a high-volume and internationally recognized program. This program is a major regional referral center for complex cases, and is only one of two lung transplant programs in the US that provide lung transplants for the VA. Congratulations, Dr. De Oliveira!