• Zoom On: Jasjit Ahluwalia, Champion of Minority Health and Health Disparities

    Jasjit S. Ahluwalia will be the new dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health, effective April 2015. The nationally recognised researcher in health disparities and nicotine addiction in minority populations previously chaired the National Advisory Council for Minority Health and Health Disparities at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a role...

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  • Zoom On: Robert J. Siegel, Director Cardiac Noninvasive Laboratory, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Robert J. Siegel, MD, the Director of the Heart Institute’s Cardiac Noninvasive Laboratory and the S. Rexford Kennamer, MD, Chair in Cardiac Ultrasound, will be awarded the 2015 Distinguished Teacher Award from the American College of Cardiology during the medical society’s 64th Annual Scientific Session & Expo. Siegel is Professor of Medicine at...

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  • Zoom On: Michael R. Pinsky, Professor of Critical Care Medicine

    Dr. Michael Pinsky is Professor of Critical Care Medicine (primary), Bioengineering, Cardiovascular Diseases, Clinical & Translational Science, and Anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. He is also Docteur Honoris Casusa at the Universite Rene Descartes Paris V, School of Medicine in Paris, France. Dr. Pinsky is currently...

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  • Zoom On: Arturo Chiti, President, European Association of Nuclear Medicine

    Professor Arturo Chiti was elected as the President Elect of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) in October 2012 and took office in January 2015. Chiti says he is “very proud, happy and excited” to take up the new challenge. Professor Chiti is Full Professor of Diagnostic Imaging at Humanitas University and Director of the Nuclear...

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  • Zoom On: Frans Van de Werf, Chair European Affairs Committee

    Dr. Frans Van de Werf is Professor and Chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium. He has served as visiting professor at several institutions including Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Van de Werf is widely published with...

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  • Zoom On: Dr. Kate Granger, #hellomynameis Campaign Founder

    Dr. Kate Granger is the founder of the “Hello my name is…” campaign, which aims to promote respectful treatment of patients by reminding hospital staff to introduce themselves to the people they serve. Granger is also a terminally ill cancer patient who has been undergoing chemotherapy. The campaign grew from her desire to improve the hospital experience...

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  • Zoom On: Prof. Hans Blickman, Paediatric Radiologist

    Prof. Johan G. (Hans) Blickman is Vice Chair, Department of Imaging Sciences at the University of Rochester’s Medical Center and Radiologist-in-Chief at the Golisano Childrens Hospital. Prof. Blickman is a valued member of the HealthManagement Editorial Board and prior to that served on the Editorial Board of IMAGING Management.  We put our 7...

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  • Zoom On: Jean-Francois Pittet

    Jean-Francois Pittet, MD, will be succeeding Steven L. Shafer, MD as Editor-in-Chief of Anesthesia & Analgesia (A&A), the flagship journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS). He will take over the position when Dr. Shafer's term expires in March 2016.  Dr. Pittet is an educator and researcher in the fields of critical care,...

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  • Zoom On: Professor Lorenzo Bonomo, ESR President, 2015

    Prof. Lorenzo Bonomo is President of the European Society of Radiology, which celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2015. Prof. Bonomo is chairman of the Department of Radiological Sciences and Bioimaging at the Catholic University of Rome, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Italy. We asked Professor Bonomo our seven questions. 1. What are your key...

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  • Isku – Breaking the Chain of Infection with Antibacterial Furniture

    Finnish company Isku has launched a range of antibacterial furniture that brings active hygiene to the healthcare environment. Isku’s range was on show at Arab Health in Dubai last month, where HealthManagement spoke to Vesa Vihavainen, Senior Executive Vice President of ISKU Health.   Tell us about Isku and active hygiene Isku is...

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