Daxor Corporation Creates Medical Advisory Board.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2002 Daxor Corporation (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : DXR), the developer and manufacturer of the BVA-100, a semi-automated Blood Volume Analyzer, today announced that the following physicians and healthcare executives have agreed to join the Company's newly created Medical Advisory Board. Philip Frost, M.D. has accepted an appointment as Chairman of Daxor's Medical Advisory Board. Dr. Frost has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of IVAX Corporation since 1987 and as President of IVAX Corporation from July 1991 until January 1995. He was Chairman of the Department of Dermatology at Mt. Sinai Medical Center of Greater Miami, Miami Beach, Florida “Miami Beach” redirects here. For the beach in Barbados, see Miami Beach, Barbados.
The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida,[2] UM,[3] or just The U and a member of the Board of Governors of the American Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Stock exchange in the U.S. Originally known as “the Curb,” it began as an outdoor marketplace in New York City c. 1850. It moved indoors to its present location in the Wall Street area in 1921. . Dr. Frost is a distinguished scientist who played a key role in the development of skin patch administration of medications and is a highly successful businessman. Robert L. Rosenthal, M.D. was the Chief of Hematology, Blood Bank Director, and attending physician at North General Hospital in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. for 41 years. He was an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Rosenthal has directed and performed extensive research on blood coagulation, hemorrhagic and thromboembolic thromboembolic pertaining to or emanating from thromboembolism. thromboembolic meningoencephalitis see hemophilosis. thromboembolic parasitism see thromboembolic colic. diseases, leukemia and Gauchers Disease. Dr. Rosenthal discovered Factor XI, and the hemorrhagic disease caused by its deficiency. He also published the first description of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia acute pro·my·e·lo·cyt·ic leukemia n. A severe bleeding disorder that is a form of leukemia and is characterized by low concentrations of plasma fibrigen, defective coagulation, and infiltration of the bone marrow with abnormal promyelocytes and . Dr. Rosenthal has published 70 papers. Eliezer Rachmilewitz, M.D. is Head of the Department of Hematology, Hadassah University in Jersusalem. Dr. Rachmilewitz has held a number of teaching assignments throughout the world including visiting professor at the University of Shanghai, China; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute, New York; All-Union Scientific Center for Hematology of the USSR, Moscow, Soviet Union; and NIH "Not invented here." See digispeak. NIH - The United States National Institutes of Health. , Bethesda, MD. He is an expert in many aspects of hematology and the author of over 200 papers. Dr. Rachmilewitz earned his undergraduate degrees at the Hebrew University in Israel and received his medical degree in 1961 from the Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem. Robert H. Foote, Ph. D., is Professor Emeritus of Animal Physiology at Cornell University. Dr. Foote is a leading authority on the subject of cryobanking of human tissues. He is a member of 13 national healthcare organizations including the American Association Advancement of Science, American Fertility Society, New York Academy of Sciences The New York Academy of Sciences is the third oldest scientific society in the United States. An independent, non-profit organization with more than 25,000 members in 140 countries, the Academy’s mission is to advance understanding of science and technology. and the Society for Crybiology. Dr. Foote has received medical honors in his field from educational institutions and governments worldwide. Fred Gilbert, M.D. is the Director of Human Cancer Genetics, Strang Cancer Prevention Center New York, NY as well as Co-Director of the Division of Human Genetics, and the Director of the DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. Diagnosis Laboratory at Cornell University Medical Center, New York, NY. Dr. Gilbert received his undergraduate degree from MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology in biology and earned his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine
The Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM) is a graduate school of Yeshiva University. It is a private medical school located in the Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus of Yeshiva University in the Morris Park . He is the author of over 80 original medical papers. Joseph Feldschuh, M.D., Daxor's president and chief executive officer, said "We are extremely pleased to have such outstanding and respected physicians and healthcare executives join Daxor's Medical Advisory Board. These five highly accomplished individuals have made major contributions to healthcare over many years. We look forward to their invaluable contributions to the future development of our products and services. Collectively, Daxor will receive major benefits by having these advisors available to guide our Company on medical matters and expanding the dynamics of our intellectual capital". About Daxor Corporation Daxor manufactures and markets the BVA-100 a semi-automated Blood Volume Analyzer. The BVA-100 is used in conjunction with a single use diagnostic kit. It is the first instrument to provide rapid direct measurement of a patient's blood volume. The BVA-100 enables physicians to have access to technology which allows them to obtain blood volume measurements rapidly and with a high degree of precision. The Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins Medical Center, the Mayo Clinic, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and the Heart Hospital of South Texas at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio are utilizing the BVA-100 Blood Volume Analyzer. The Methodist Hospital is part of the 184 hospital HCA system. Additional information about the BVA-100 and other medical studies can be found on Daxor's website at www.daxor.com. |
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