October 16, 2013
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Lewin named CRF president, CEO

The Cardiovascular Research Foundation announced that Jack Lewin, MD, has been appointed president and CEO.

Lewin was previously CEO of the American College of Cardiology from 2006 through April 2012.

“Jack Lewin’s distinguished background and remarkably innovative tenure as CEO of the American College of Cardiology make him an exceptional individual for this position,” Eric B. Woldenberg, Esq., chairman of the board of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation and senior partner at Pryor Cashman LLP, said in a press release. “His proven leadership skills, along with his expertise in both the business and clinical aspects of health care will enable him to help us strengthen and expand our role in the development of new technologies and therapies that will benefit people with heart disease worldwide.”

Lewin succeeds William A. Himmelsbach, MPH, who retired in late 2012.