Cardiothoracic surgeon Gilbert Tang (Mount Sinai Health System, New York, USA) has been named editor-in-chief of JACC: Case Reports, assuming the role from August 2024.
“I am both honoured and humbled to be a cardiac surgeon among the editor-in-chiefs in the JACC family of journals,” Tang said. “It is going to be an exciting time for JACC: Case Reports to build on a team of multidisciplinary cardiovascular practitioners with diverse backgrounds and experiences, and at different stages of their professional careers, to enhance the journal’s academic and educational impact globally.”
JACC: Case Reports is one of 10 journals in the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC’s) JACC platform of journals. It publishes educationally valuable case reports, case series, images, and quality improvement projects covering all aspects of cardiology. It serves as a publication vehicle for early career cardiologists and members of the cardiovascular care team, providing a forum for mentorship on the review and publication process.
Widely recognised for pioneering innovative concepts and techniques in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), Tang has set contemporary standards in the field, ACC said in a press release. His impressive international academic collaborations include the establishment of multiple global registries and the training of heart teams in structural heart imaging and procedures worldwide, the press release adds. His research centres on the comprehensive management of patients post-TAVI, transcatheter mitral and tricuspid valve interventions, and advanced imaging techniques in structural heart disease.
Tang is a diplomat and fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC), fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), and the first surgeon fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI). He has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles and lectures extensively worldwide.
“Together with members of our editorial board and through closer collaborations with international communities and the JACC family of journals, we will strive to make JACC: Case Reports the go-to digital resource to improve cardiovascular care and training worldwide,” Tang said.
