Seattle-based Swedish Medical Center said today that it named Dr. Mark Reisman, a well-known interventional cardiologist, to the new position of chief scientific officer and head of research. Reisman is taking on the new role as part of an expanded research program at Swedish, which the hospital says is intended to advance research, but also help patients by focusing on “adopting new and emerging therapies as well as acquiring the latest technologies, faster.” Swedish also said today it has received a $1 million donation from aerospace executive Joe Clark to support cardiovascular research.
Author: Luke Timmerman
Luke is an award-winning journalist specializing in life sciences. He has served as national biotechnology editor for Xconomy and national biotechnology reporter for Bloomberg News. Luke got started covering life sciences at The Seattle Times, where he was the lead reporter on an investigation of doctors who leaked confidential information about clinical trials to investors. The story won the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award and several other national prizes. Luke holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and during the 2005-2006 academic year, he was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT.
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