The Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), published by Elsevier Inc., has announced the appointment of world-renowned cardiologist and researcher Dr. Valentin Fuster as editor-in-chief of the journal. The journal is the flagship journal of the American College of Cardiology and claims to be the nation's leading source of clinical information in the area of cardiovascular medicine.
Dr. Fuster, who will assume the editor position in 2014, has received numerous honours in the cardiovascular field, including the ACC's Distinguished Scientist Award and Distinguished Teacher Award. He is currently director of Mount Sinai Heart and physician-in-chief at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. In addition, he also serves as the director of the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute and the Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health at Mount Sinai.
Dr. Fuster brings experience as both an author and editor to his position with JACC, including serving as editor-in-chief of Nature Reviews Cardiology in April 2009. He succeeds Dr. Anthony DeMaria, who has served as the editor-in-chief of JACC since 2002. Dr. Fuster will begin transitioning into the position in January, officially beginning a five-year term on July 1.
