NetworkNewsBreaks — HeartBeam Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAT) Names Experienced Physician, Researcher to Board of Directors
HeartBeam (NASDAQ: BEAT), a cardiac technology company that has developed the first and only 3D vector electrocardiogram (“VECG”) platform intended for patient use at home, has announced a new member of its board of directors: Michael R. Jaff, DO. This appointment brings the number of board members to eight. A renowned vascular physician and researcher, Jaff has an impressive background in the clinical and industry space. He will add “a unique and extremely valuable perspective that is crucial for HeartBeam as we progress toward our initial clearances and the commercial availability of our technology,” the announcement stated. Currently the chief medical officer and vice president of Clinical Affairs, Technology and Innovation of the Peripheral Interventions division at Boston Scientific Corporation, Jaff has also been a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, president of Newton-Wellesley Hospital, and the inaugural Paul and Phyllis Fireman endowed chair of vascular medicine and medical director of the Fireman Vascular Center at the Massachusetts General Hospital. A recognized expert in vascular medicine, he founded VasCore, the Vascular Ultrasound Core Laboratory, and is the author of more than 300 peer-reviewed publications and 10 textbooks. “Dr. Jaff brings an extraordinary level of expertise to the HeartBeam board, with his extensive experience as a researcher, practicing clinician, hospital administrator and industry executive,” said HeartBeam executive chair Rich Ferrari in the press release. “His tremendous knowledge in clinical trial design and execution, as well as his experience supporting novel technologies in front of the Food and Drug Administration, will be valuable for the company.”
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HeartBeam (NASDAQ: BEAT), a cardiac technology company that has developed the first and only 3D vector electrocardiogram (“VECG”) platform intended for patient use at home, has announced a new member of its board of directors: Michael R. Jaff, DO. This appointment brings the number of board members to eight. A renowned vascular physician and researcher, Jaff has an impressive background in the clinical and industry space. He will add “a unique and extremely valuable perspective that is crucial for HeartBeam as we progress toward our initial clearances and the commercial availability of our technology,” the announcement stated. Currently the chief medical officer and vice president of Clinical Affairs, Technology and Innovation of the Peripheral Interventions division at Boston Scientific Corporation, Jaff has also been a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, president of Newton-Wellesley Hospital, and the inaugural Paul and Phyllis Fireman endowed chair of vascular medicine and medical director of the Fireman Vascular Center at the Massachusetts General Hospital. A recognized expert in vascular medicine, he founded VasCore, the Vascular Ultrasound Core Laboratory, and is the author of more than 300 peer-reviewed publications and 10 textbooks. “Dr. Jaff brings an extraordinary level of expertise to the HeartBeam board, with his extensive experience as a researcher, practicing clinician, hospital administrator and industry executive,” said HeartBeam executive chair Rich Ferrari in the press release. “His tremendous knowledge in clinical trial design and execution, as well as his experience supporting novel technologies in front of the Food and Drug Administration, will be valuable for the company.”
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