On May 13, 2022 PAVmed Inc. (Nasdaq: PAVM, PAVMZ) ("PAVmed"), a diversified commercial-stage medical technology company, and its majority-owned subsidiary Lucid Diagnostics Inc. (Nasdaq: LUCD) ("Lucid"), a commercial-stage cancer prevention medical diagnostics company, reported that PAVmed and Lucid Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Lishan Aklog, M.D. was selected as one of the Top 50 Healthcare Technology CEOs of 2022 by The Healthcare Technology Report (Press release, PAVmed, MAY 13, 2022, View Source [SID1234614538]).
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"I am so fortunate to work with a rapidly growing team of the best and brightest in the industry, who all share a passion to serve patients through technology and to drive long-term shareholder value through strategic execution."
"I would like to thank The Healthcare Technology Report for this honor," said Dr. Aklog. "I am so fortunate to work with a rapidly growing team of the best and brightest in the industry, who all share a passion to serve patients through technology and to drive long-term shareholder value through strategic execution."
The Healthcare Technology Report described this year’s awardees as "some of the most cultivated, intelligent executives in the healthcare and technology industry." Their "leadership and innovation remain crucial in the development of industry leading medical devices, next generation software platforms, cutting-edge drugs and therapeutics, and advanced diagnostics, among other technologies" all while making "momentous contributions and improvements across the globe."
The editors carefully evaluated hundreds of CEOs across the fields of healthcare, medical devices, biotech, healthcare software, and more. The list includes CEOs from industry leaders such as Medtronic, Edwards Lifesciences and ResMed. Like Dr. Aklog, many of the recipients are founders or co-founders of their organizations.
About Lishan Aklog, M.D.
Dr. Lishan Aklog is Chairman & CEO of PAVmed Inc. (Nasdaq: PAVM), a diversified, commercial-stage medical technology company which he co-founded, and its majority-owned subsidiary Lucid Diagnostics Inc., a cancer prevention medical diagnostics company (Nasdaq: LUCD). He also serves on the board of the leading medtech industry group, AdvaMed, and as an independent public company director. He previously co-founded a medtech holding company which founded four medical device companies and led one of its portfolio companies which commercialized one of his life-saving inventions, AngioVac. Dr. Aklog has consulted for leading medtech companies and is an inventor on dozens of patents. The Healthcare Technology Report previously recognized him as a Top Healthcare Technology CEO of 2021. Prior to entering the life sciences industry as an entrepreneur and executive, Dr. Aklog had a distinguished career as an innovator in cardiac surgery, serving on the faculty of leading academic medical centers including Harvard Medical School and Mount Sinai Medical Center, and in professional society leadership positions. He was recognized as an America’s Top Doctor for over a decade. He received his undergraduate degree in Physics, magna cum laude, and M.D., cum laude, from Harvard University. He completed his training at Harvard teaching hospitals and leading medical centers in London and Paris.