The Role and Responsibilities of the Editorial Board
The editorial board is a critical component of the journal’s success. Each year, the field of heart failure expands with new and promising technology and techniques. The board plays a vital role in the recruitment of trending and novel topics. In addition, the journal receives many articles that must be reviewed and scientifically critiqued in a timely fashion. In addition, the input of the editorial board is needed to ensure the journal continues to evolve and meet the needs of the scientific community. This document outlines the role and responsibilities of editorial board members.
Editor-in-Chief
Maya Guglin, MD, PhD Director, Heart Failure/Heart Transplantation/MCS Services Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine Krannert Institute of Cardiology Indianapolis, IN, USA mguglin@iu.edu
Editorial Board
Igor D. Gregoric, MD, FACC, Chairman, Editoral Board Program Director, Center for Advanced Heart Failure Chief, Surgical Division, Center for Advanced Heart Failure Professor of Surgery, McGovern Medical School Department of Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapies and Transplantation University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center/Heart & Vascular Institute Professor, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX, USA
Biswajit Kar, MD Chief, Medical Division, Center for Advanced Heart Failure Professor, McGovern Medical School Department of Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapies and Transplantation University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center/Heart & Vascular Institute
Bojan Vrtovec, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation Center UMC Ljubljana Slovenia
Bindu Akkanti, MD Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine McGovern Medical School University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center Houston, TX, USA
Maks Mihalj, MD Department of Cardiovascular Surgery University Hospital Bern Switzerland
Sean Pinney, MD Director, Advanced Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplant Program Mount Sinai Medical Center New York, NY, USA
Gurusher Panjrath, MD, FACC, FAHA Director, Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support Programs Associate Professor of Medicine The George Washington School of Medicine & Health Sciences Washington, DC, USA
Eugenia Raichlin, MD, FACC Professor, Cardiology Loyola University Medical Center Chicago, IL, USA
Mark Jay Zucker, MD, JD, FACC, FACP
Director, Cardiothoracic Transplantation Programs
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School
Newark, NJ, USA
Emma J Birks, MD, PhD, FRCP Section Chief, Department of Cardiology Professor of Medicine University of Kentucky Lexington, KY, USA
Thierry H. Le Jemtel, MD Henderson Chair Professor of Medicine Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program School of Medicine Tulane University New Orleans, LA, USA
Leslie W. Miller, MD Professor of Medicine Tampa, FL, USA
Mariano Feccia, MD Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo - Forlanini Rome, Itlay