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Chairman., Steven Nissen is Interim-Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. For 5yrs, he served as Medical Director of the Cleveland Clinic Cardiovascular Coordinating Center (C5), an organization that directs multicenter clinical trials. Dr. Nissen has authored more than 250 journal articles, book chapters, and CD-ROMs, mostly in the field of cardiovascular imaging. He was one of the pioneers in the development of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), and his research during the last decade has focused on this imaging technique. In particular, he has developed the methodology for application of IVUS in the assessment of the progression and regression of coronary atherosclerosis. Dr. Nissen is currently the Principal Investigator for several large IVUS atherosclerosis trials. He is President of American College of Cardiology which is a 30,000 member non-profit professional medical society and teaching institution whose mission is to advocate for quality cardiovascular care - through education, research promotion, development and application of standards and guidelines - and to influence health care policy. Dr. Nissen has served the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as Chairman of the CardioRenal Advisory Panel for 4 years and continues as advisor to several FDA Committees as a Special Government Employee.
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