Robert Thompson, MD, director of the Washington University Center for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, is co-editor of a new book, “Thoracic Outlet Syndrome,” published this year by Springer. The book is an in-depth clinical reference manual for those in the medical community on the latest research and techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome. Dr. Thompson was also appointed to the Board of Directors of the Society for Vascular Surgery, which has more than 3,750 members and a mission of promoting, encouraging, and improving the dissemination of knowledge of all aspects of vascular disease and health. See book.