James M. Downey, PhD
Professor
Department of Physiology
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
Email: jdowney@usouthal.edu

Cardiac Physiology, Ischemic Preconditioning


Masatsugu Hori, MD, PhD
Professor and Chairman
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
Osaka, Japan
Email: mhori@medone.med.osaka-u.ac.jp

Clinical cardiology, Cardioprotection, Chronic heart failure

Masafumi Kitakaze, MD, PhD
Director, Cardiovascular Division
Vice President, Clinical Research Center
National Cardiovascular Center
Osaka, Japan
Email: kitakaze@zf6.so-net.jp

Ischemic Preconditioning, Interventional Cardiology

Robert M. Mentzer, Jr., MD
Dean, School of Medicine
Senior Advisor to the President for Medical Affairs
Professor, Physiology and Surgery
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
e-mail: rmentzer@med.wayne.edu

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Organ Transplantation, Ventricular Assist Devices