Ventripoint Welcomes Dr. Howard Michael Leong-Poi as New Clinical Advisor
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Toronto, Ontario – TheNewswire – April 19, 2022 - Ventripoint Diagnostics Ltd. ("Ventripoint" or the "Company"), (TSXV:VPT); (OTC:VPTDF) is pleased to have Dr. Howard Michael Leong-Poi join the Board of Clinical Advisors.
Dr. Howard Leong-Poi is Head of the Division of Cardiology, as well as the Medical Director of the Heart and Vascular Program at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. He is also a Full Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He is currently an Associate Editor for the Canadian Journal of Cardiology and has published over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Leong-Poi has served on multiple grant review panels, such as the CancerCare Manitoba Foundation, Swiss National Science Foundation, Canadian Foundation for Innovation, and others. He is a member of the Institute of Medical Sciences, Canadian Society of Echocardiography, Canadian Cardiovascular Society, and other notable associations. Dr. Leong-Poi has received numerous international awards, including the 2017 Feigenbaum Lecturer, recipient of the 2005 William W. Parmley Young Author Achievement Award, and 1st prize for the Research Award Competition for the American Society of Echocardiography.
Dr. Leong-Poi’s clinical research interests focus on cardiac imaging, specifically echocardiography, in coronary artery disease, heart failure and valvular heart disease. His extensive experience and clinical research will bring insight and ideas for the development of the VMS+ system to better diagnose and monitor cardiovascular disease.
“I am very pleased to join the Ventripoint team as a clinical advisor, as I believe that the AI technology Ventripoint has developed and continues to improve is the way forward to providing better diagnostic accuracy and ultimately improving care to our patients.” Stated Dr. Leong-Poi.
About Ventripoint Diagnostics Ltd.
Ventripoint has become an industry leader in the application of AI (Artificial Intelligence) to echocardiography. Ventripoint's VMS products are powered by its proprietary KBR technology, which is the result of a decade of development and provides accurate volumetric cardiac measurements equivalent to MRI. This affordable, gold-standard alternative allows cardiologists greater confidence in the management of their patients. Providing better care to patients serves as a springboard and basic standard for all of Ventripoint's products that guide our future developments. In addition, VMS+ is versatile and can be used with all ultrasound systems from any vendor supported by regulatory market approvals in the U.S., Europe and Canada.
For further information, please contact:
Mr. John Grosso
Mr. Cory Bataan
Dr. George Adams
519-803-6937
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