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Article: First Female and Non-Doctor Elected as President of the American Association of Tissue Banks.
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- September 10, 2009
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DAYTON, Ohio -- Community Tissue Services (CTS) announces Diane Wilson, chief operating officer, will become president of the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) on September 15, 2009 at the AATB's annual meeting in Las Vegas. Wilson is the first female and non-doctor elected to the highest position of the AATB.
In her role as president, Wilson will be responsible for the oversight of more than 100 accredited tissues banks that provide more than 1.5 million tissue grafts annually for transplant in the United States. Life enhancing tissue is used in a variety of medical and surgical procedures by dental, orthopedic, cardiovascular and neurological ...