Chantal Pharmaceutical adds another director.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 1996--Chantal Pharmaceutical Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CHTL) today announced that George S. Goldstein, M.D., F.A.A.P., of Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., has been elected to the company's board of directors. He is the second new board member to be elected in the past 30 days. The announcement was made by Chantal Burnison, chairman and chief executive officer of the company. "Dr. Goldstein brings to Chantal a distinguished background in both the medical and pharmaceutical industries. He has served as a consultant to major pharmaceutical companies that include Aprex Corp., Church & Dwight Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Sterling Drug Inc., Proctor and Gamble, Glaxo, Fisons, Smith Kline Beecham, and others. He represents the caliber of individual that we believe will complement our existing board members and provide Chantal Pharmaceutical Corp. with a tremendous resource for its future direction," stated Burnison. Goldstein presently is president, director and co-founder of Pharmaceutical Discovery Corp. of Elmsford, N.Y., a company that was founded in 1991. For 15 years prior to the formation of Pharmaceutical Discovery Corp., he held several positions, including corporate vice president, Medical Affairs and Medical Director, at Sterling Drug Inc., of New York, N.Y. Goldstein presently is a member of the board of directors of Systemic Lupus Erythematosis Foundation, the board of directors of Verigen Inc. of Hopkinton, Mass.; a member of the board of directors and executive committee of the National Foundation for Ileitis ileitis Chronic inflammation of part of the small intestine or large intestine (strictly, of the ileum). A more serious type, regional ileitis (Crohn disease), involves both small and large intestines. and Colitis; a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Pharmaceutical Medicine; a consultant to the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association; a member of the board of directors of Sjogrens Syndrome Foundation; a senior consultant, Medical Communications, for Comm Core Inc.; a consultant, for Orphan Drug Development at The Mario Negri Pharmacologic Research Institute, in Milan, Italy; and a consultant to the Medical Society of the State of New York. He has been extremely active in the area of orphan drugs, serving as chairman of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association's Commission on Drugs for Rare Diseases, the "Orphan Drug" Commission. Dr. Goldstein has served as a spokesperson on various television programs, including "Good Morning America Good Morning America is a weekday morning news show that is broadcast on the ABC television network. The show was adapted from The Morning Exchange, a morning show created by and airing on the ABC affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio, and was launched nationally as " and "The Today Show" on behalf of the PMA Commission on Drugs for Rare Diseases. In addition, he is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics and National Board of Examiners; a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics The American Academy of Pediatrics ("AAP") is an organization of pediatricians, physicians trained to deal with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. Its motto is: "Dedicated to the Health of All Children. ; a member of the Executive Committee Section on Clinical Pharmacology, American Academy of Pediatrics; and as an accredited observer, for three years, to the executive board of the World Health Organization. Dr. Goldstein has also had a distinguished medical career in private practice of medicine, including serving as a member of the board of directors and senior attending pediatrician at Phelps Memorial Hospital, in North Tarrytown, N.Y.; as a clinical instructor of Pediatrics, at The New York Medical College New York Medical College is a center for graduate medical education located in Westchester County, a suburb half an hour north of New York City. This private university comprises the School of Medicine, which grants the M.D. in Valhalla, N.Y.; and as an assistant in pediatrics at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, in New York City, in addition to his own private pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. practice. He served in the United States Air Force United States Air Force (USAF) Major component of the U.S. military organization, with primary responsibility for air warfare, air defense, and military space research. It also provides air services in coordination with the other military branches. U.S. Medical Corps at Laughlin Air Force Base Laughlin Air Force Base (IATA: DLF, ICAO: KDLF, FAA LID: DLF) is a facility of the United States Air Force located five miles (8 km) east of the central business district (CBD) of Del Rio, Texas, close to the border of the United States with Mexico. , in Texas, in 1959-1961, achieving the rank of Captain, Medical Corps; and Chief, Pediatric and Pharmacy Services (864th Medical Group, Strategic Air Command). Dr. Goldstein has taken coursework in the Adelphia University Master of Business Administration Program; he did his post graduate internship at John Hopkins Pediatric Service, Baltimore City Hospitals, in Maryland; received his Doctor of Medicine at The State University of New York (body) State University of New York - (SUNY) The public university system of New York State, USA, with campuses throughout the state. , Upstate Medical Center at Syracuse, in Syracuse; and received his bachelor of arts at Columbia University in New York City. Chantal Pharmaceutical Corp. has executive offices, telemarketing and warehouse facilities in Los Angeles, with a laboratory in Kaiserslautern, Germany. In addition to marketing the Chantal Ethocyn Skin Care line, the company is engaged in the research and development of products for androgen mediated disorders such as acne, hirsutism Hirsutism Definition Excessive growth of facial or body hair in women is called hirsutism. Description Hirsutism is not a disease. The condition usually develops during puberty and becomes more pronounced as the years go by. , male pattern baldness male pattern baldness n. A progressive, diffuse loss of scalp hair in men that begins in the twenties or early thirties, depends on the presence of the androgenic hormone testosterone, and is caused by a combination of genetic and hormonal factors. , benign prostate hypertrophy and the treatment of certain cancers. CONTACT: Martin E. Janis & Co. Inc. Bev Jedynak, 312/943-1100 |
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