Eric Rose, M.D., 55, has been on our Board of Directors since August 2004. Dr. Rose is currently the director of surgical services and Surgeon-in-Chief at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center of New York-Presbyterian Hospital. From 1982-1992, he led the Columbia-Presbyterian heart transplantation program. Dr. Rose holds numerous academic and hospital posts, including Chairman of the Department of Surgery and Morris and Rose Milstein/Johnson & Johnson Professor of Surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, where he is also the Associate Dean of Translational Research. Dr. Rose is also the co-founder of several biotechnology companies in the cardio-renal area, including Nephros, Inc., a publicly traded company, for which he serves as Chairman. Dr. Rose serves as a director of SIGA Technologies, Inc., also a publicly traded biotechnology company. Dr. Rose received his bachelor?s degree from Columbia College and his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. His postgraduate training was in general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. |