Sigyn Therapeutics Appoints Donald J. Hillebrand, M.D. to its Scientific Advisory Board
SAN DIEGO, CA, April 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- Sigyn Therapeutics, Inc. (OTC Markets:“SIGY”), a medical technology company focused on the treatment of pathogen-associated conditions that inducesepsis and other life-threatening disorders, today announced the appointment of Donald J. Hillebrand,M.D. to its Scientific Advisory Board.
Dr. Hillebrand is the Associate Medical Director of Liver Transplantation at Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC). He is a recognized leader in the field of Hepatology and Liver Transplantation. In addition to his academic and clinical contributions, Dr. Hillebrand has served as a Principal Investigator in clinical studies of extracorporeal technologies to treat patients suffering from severe liver disorders. Dr. Hillebrand has authored more that 20 Papers Published or In Press/Preparation and 7 books and/or book chapters. He is currently on the Editorial Board, ASAIO Journal, Section Editor ASATO Journal-Liver Transplantation, Website Editor ASAIO Artificial Liver Section and Reviewer, European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Dr. Hillebrand graduated with distinction in Microbiology from Iowa State University. He did his residency in Internal Medicine at Iowa State University Hospitals and Clinics and fellowships in Gastroenterology/Hepatology and Liver Transplantation at Iowa State University Hospitals and Clinics.
About Sigyn Therapeutics™
Sigyn Therapeutics is a medical technology company focused on the treatment of pathogen-associated conditions that precipitate sepsis, the leading cause of hospital deaths worldwide. Sigyn Therapy™ is a multi-function blood purification technology that extracts pathogen sources of life-threatening inflammation in concert with the broad-spectrum elimination of inflammatory mediators from the bloodstream.
Beyond establishing a novel strategy to combat sepsis, candidate treatment indications for Sigyn Therapy include, but are not limited to; emerging pandemic threats, hepatic encephalopathy, bridge to liver transplant, and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), which is a leading cause of death among infectious diseases, the leading cause of death in children under five years of age, and a catalyst for approximately 50% of sepsis and septic shock cases.
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