March 15, 2024 — Renowned cardiovascular surgeon Gilbert HL Tan, MD, has been appointed editor-in-chief of JACC: Case Reports, bringing his extensive experience and expertise to one of the top cardiovascular journals published by the American College. brought expertise. of cardiology.

“I am honored and humbled to join the JACC family of journals as editors-in-chief of cardiac surgeons,” said Dr. Tan. “JACC: Case Reports is built on a multidisciplinary team of cardiovascular specialists with diverse backgrounds and experiences at various stages of their professional careers, extending the journal’s scholarly and educational impact globally. It will be an exciting time to strengthen.”

Dr. Tan currently serves as Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Chief of Surgery for the Structural Heart Program at the Mount Sinai Health System, and Director of Structural Heart Education at Mount Sinai Fuster Hospital. Heart Hospital in New York.

JACC: Case Reports is one of 10 journals on ACC’s JACC journal platform. We publish high quality, educationally valuable case reports, case series, images, and quality improvement projects covering all aspects of cardiology. It serves as a publication vehicle for early career cardiologists and members of cardiovascular care teams and provides a forum for guidance on the review and publication process.

Tang is widely known for pioneering innovative concepts and techniques in TAVR, setting modern standards in the field. His impressive international academic collaborations include establishing multiple global registries and training cardiac teams in structural cardiac imaging and procedures around the world. His research focuses on comprehensive management of patients after TAVR, transcatheter mitral and tricuspid valve interventions, and advanced imaging techniques in structural heart disease.

In addition to serving on the Heart Valve Collaboratory committee and several structural heart clinical trials, he also serves on the ACC Scientific Publications Committee. He is also a member of his ACC/STS TVT Research and Publication Committee, a four-time recipient of the JACC Simon Duck Award for outstanding scholarship, and is an associate editor of Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions. I am serving.

Mr. Tan is a diplomat and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC), a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), and the first Surgical Fellow of the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI). He has published over 250 peer-reviewed papers and lectured widely around the world.

“Together with our editorial board members and in close collaboration with the international community and the JACC family of journals, we are committed to making JACC: Case Reports the go-to digital resource for improving cardiovascular care and training around the world. We will continue to strive to do so,” Mr Tan said.

As the new editor-in-chief, Mr. Tan will officially take over as editor-in-chief on August 1, 2024, and the first issue is scheduled to be published on August 7, 2024.

For more information, please visit www.jacc.org.