by Erid D. Rauch, CCP

As the newly appointed editor for the Reaction Times, I would like to take a few minutes to say hi and give everyone a little background about myself.  Before starting my current position with the cardiac team at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, I had lived most of my life six hours to the south and west in Omaha, Nebraska.  I completed my perfusion training at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in May 1999 and have been cheering for the Packers ever since!  I have truly enjoyed my brief time spent in Wisconsin and plan to make the state my permanent home.  I hope to continue the intuitive and informative legacy of the Reaction Times and will always be happy to include comments, criticisms, papers, etc from any of you.  My email address is ebrauch@msn.com feel free to contact me at any time.  As a final note, I would like to extend a sincere thanks from all of us to Terry Barnes for all of his work, efforts, and dedication in the years past to make the Reaction Times a pleasure to read.