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