TechniScan Medical Systems Taps Dr. John Klock for Board of Directors.SALT LAKE CITY & SAN FRANCISCO -- John C. Klock, M.D., has joined the Board of Directors of TechniScan Medical Systems (TMS), Inc., a Salt Lake City-based developer of ultrasound technology for breast imaging. A board-certified Internist and Hematologist-Oncologist, Klock is the Chairman and Co-founder of Holistica Hawaii Preventive Medicine, where he is applying modern medical technologies for disease prediction and health screening to develop individualized programs for maintaining optimal health through prevention. Dr. Klock has been integral in the start-up of five medical companies, holds eight granted U.S. patents and has been published more than 70 times in the most respected medical journals, ranging from the Western Journal of Medicine to the American Heart Journal to the New England Journal of Medicine The New England Journal of Medicine (New Engl J Med or NEJM) is an English-language peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Massachusetts Medical Society. It is one of the most popular and widely-read peer-reviewed general medical journals in the world. . "John's long track record of successful medical ventures and research reputation serve as a tremendous validation of the potential of TechniScan's imaging technology," noted TechniScan President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. David C. Robinson. In his capacity as a developer of biomedical companies over the course of the last 20 years, Klock was the Scientific Founder and Vice President of Glycomed, Inc. of Alameda, Calif.; Founder and President of Glyko, Inc. of Novata, Calif.; Founder and President of Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc., also of Novata; and Chairman of Holistica Hawaii Preventive Medicine of Honolulu. Prior to his research and work with these companies, Klock was Acting Director of the Cancer Research Institute at the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). San Francisco, Acting Chief of Medical Oncology at San Francisco General Hospital San Francisco General Hospital is the main public hospital in San Francisco, California, and the only Level I Trauma Center serving San Francisco and San Mateo. The hospital budget is for only 302 beds at SFGH. and Scientific Director of the Institute of Cancer Research at Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center in San Francisco. Klock received his B.S. from Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. and his M.D. from Tulane University. He completed his intern and residency work at the Children's Hospital and Adult Medical Center and University of California, both in San Francisco, and completed back-to-back post-doctoral fellowships in Hematology at UCSF and in Clinical Research in Oncology at the Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. and Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital Health care The major teaching hospital for Harvard Medical School, widely regarded as one of the best health care centers in the world in Boston. About TechniScan Medical Systems, Inc. Founded in 1984, TMS (www.techniscanmedicalsystems.com) uses an ultrasound technology called inverse scattering, which makes use of the entire spectrum of information available from the ultrasound signal. The resulting diagnostic information includes ultrasound transmission tomography images in a format similar to that provided by MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. and CT imaging. In addition, UltraSound CT[TM] provides indices of speed and attenuation of sound, tissue properties that may provide physicians with valuable diagnostic information. |
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