Mission
THE OBJECT OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY CLUB INC. SHALL BE TO ENCOURAGE INVESTIGATIONS OF THE PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY OF THE THORAX AND ITS CONTENTS, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON NON-CARDIAC THORACIC DISEASE. FURTHERMORE, THE SOCIETY SHOULD STIMULATE THE STUDY OF THE ETIOLOGY, SYMPTOMATOLOGY, AND TREATMENT OF THESE DISEASES AFFECTING THE THORAX AND ITS CONTENTS, AND SHOULD ATTEMPT TO DISSEMINATE SUCH KNOWLEDGE.