Reed Lectures

Charles C. Reed was a pioneer in the field of perfusion. He established the School of Perfusion Technology at the Texas Heart Institute in 1971. He served as president of the American Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology (AmSECT) from 1973 to 1975. He helped to found the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion and served as its first president in 1975. Mr. Reed served as the first chairman of AmSECT’s Product Liaison Committee in 1975 and received AmSECT’s Perfusionist of the Year Award in 1976. He helped to found the American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion (AACP) in 1979 and served as its president in 1984. Charlie Reed authored or co-authored more than 100 technical articles, two editions of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, a standard in perfusion education for many years, and the textbook Safety and Techniques in Perfusion.

In addition to all these achievements and awards, Charlie Reed used his knowledge and experience to help foreign perfusion societies develop educational programs which eventually led to certification. For these reasons, The Academy invites a foreign perfusionist whom has been deeply involved in his/her own country’s perfusion education process to deliver the Charles C. Reed Memorial Lecture at The Academy’s Annual Seminar.

*The American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion*

Charles C. Reed Memorial Lectures


The Charles C. Reed Memorial Lecture is given each year at the Annual Seminar of The American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion by an invited speaker from a foreign country. This series is reprinted with the permission of The Proceedings of The American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion.

Charles C. Reed was a pioneer in the field of perfusion. He established the School of Perfusion Technology at the Texas Heart Institute in 1971. He served as president of the American Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology (AmSECT) from 1973 to 1975. He helped to found the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion and served as its first president in 1975. Mr. Reed served as the first chairman of AmSECT’s Product Liaison Committee in 1975 and received AmSECT’s Perfusionist of the Year Award in 1976. He helped to found the American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion (AACP) in 1979 and served as its president in 1984. Charlie Reed authored or co-authored more than 100 technical articles, two editions of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, a standard in perfusion education for many years, and the textbook Safety and Techniques in Perfusion. In addition to all these achievements and awards, Charlie Reed used his knowledge and experience to help foreign perfusion societies develop educational programs which eventually led to certification. For these reasons, The Academy invites a foreign perfusionist whom has been deeply involved in his/her own country’s perfusion education process to deliver the Charles C. Reed Memorial Lecture at The Academy’s Annual Seminar.





2003	"Development of the Perfusion Profession in Italy and Europe"	M. Erminia Macera Mascitelli
2004	"Perfusion Education in the Internet Era"	Kuna Kim
2005	"Perfusion: The Difficult Way From Empiricism to Validated Science"	Filip De Somer
2006	"Pumping on the Periphery of the Pond"	Annette McCarthy
2007	"Footprint of History: The Development of Extracorporeal Circulation in China"	Dr. Fan Quanxin
2008	"Charles C. Reed: His Accomplishments and Impact on the Perfusion Profession"	Aaron G. Hill
2009	"50 Years Of Perfusion In New Zealand: Vignettes From The Green Lane Experience"	Tim Willcox