COMMACK, N.Y., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- It is with great privilege that Avery Biomedical Devices, Inc. (ABD) announces the appointment of John A. Elefteriades, M.D., F.A.C.S. to its Board of Directors.
Dr. Elefteriades is the William W.L. Glenn Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Yale University and Yale-New Haven Hospital. He serves as Co-Director of the Yale-New Haven Hospital Heart Center. He is recognized consistently in America’s Top Doctors published by Castle Connolly. He serves on the Editorial Boards of the American Journal of Cardiology, Cardiology, The International Journal of Angiology, The Journal of Cardiac Surgery, and The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, among others. He has served on the Board of Governors of the American College of Cardiology and as President of the International College of Angiology. He has recently served on a steering committee for future research at the National Science Foundation.
Dr. Elefteriades has conducted award-winning pioneering research in cardiac surgery and has been instrumental in the development and testing of many medical devices, including ABD’s phrenic nerve stimulator. He has published over 200 scientific papers and dozens of book chapters, as well as several textbooks of medicine and surgery. For the lay public, he has authored the recently published Your Heart: An Owner’s Guide and the upcoming The Women’s Heart: An Owner’s Guide.
Linda Towler, CEO, states, “We are honored to have Dr. Elefteriades join our Board of Directors. His experience and expertise will be invaluable to the future growth of ABD.”
Dr. Elefteriades states, “It is a privilege to serve on the Board of Directors of ABD. This company has served the world’s need in diaphragm pacing. Exciting new products are under development in this and related arenas as well. I look forward to providing medical and surgical input to the Board.”
ABOUT ABD
Avery Biomedical Devices, Inc. (ABD) is a privately-held biomedical device manufacturer located on Long Island, New York. It produces the breathing pacemaker: an implanted phrenic nerve stimulator which is used to free many quadriplegic and central hypoventilation patients from mechanical ventilation. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, ABD Custom Manufacturing, Inc., ABD manufactures high-quality platinum contact electrodes for research projects, clinical trials and commercially distributed medical devices.
ABD is ISO-9001 certified, ISO-13485 compliant, and an FDA registered manufacturer of Class III medical devices.
Should you know a patient with quadriplegia, central sleep apnea or other condition that may benefit from a breathing pacemaker, or if you are interested in our ABD Custom products, please contact us.
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