Daxor Corporation Appoints John L. Jefferies, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer
June 05 2024 - 8:00AM
Daxor Corporation (Nasdaq: DXR), the global leader in blood volume
measurement technology, today announces the appointment of Dr. John
L. Jefferies, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H., F.A.C.C., F.A.H.A., F.A.A.P.,
F.H.F.S.A., F.E.S.C., F.R.C.P.E., as Chief Medical Officer. As part
of his new responsibilities, Dr. Jefferies will leverage his
extensive expertise to advise Daxor on strategic clinical and
medical affairs matters and to facilitate the collaboration between
the Company and healthcare professionals. He will be a key advisor,
offering insights to inform corporate development strategies and
advance the organization's growth objectives.
Michael Feldschuh, Daxor CEO commented, “We are
thrilled to welcome Dr. Jefferies to our team as our new Chief
Medical Officer. With his wealth of clinical experience and proven
track record in the commercial realm, Dr. Jefferies is uniquely
positioned to further drive the adoption and integration of our
innovative diagnostic solutions into clinical practice. His
leadership will accelerate our growing sales momentum and foster
stronger collaboration with clinicians, researchers, and industry
partners alike. Further, his ability to bridge the gap between
clinical needs and commercial success will be instrumental in
driving the widespread adoption of our diagnostic solutions,
benefitting countless patients and healthcare systems across the
country.”
Dr. Jefferies is a board-certified cardiologist
having completed his training in Adult Cardiovascular Diseases at
the Texas Heart Institute and Pediatric Cardiology at Texas
Children's Hospital both at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston,
Texas. He received an M.P.H. from the University of Kentucky and an
M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of
Pennsylvania. He has published over three hundred peer-reviewed
manuscripts focused on heart failure, cardiomyopathies, heritable
disease, genetics, and artificial intelligence, and is an Editor of
two leading cardiovascular textbooks. Dr. Jefferies has been an
academic cardiologist for over two decades and remains actively
involved in clinical research and physician leadership roles at the
local, national, and international levels.
“I am excited to accept the role of Chief
Medical Officer at Daxor,” said Dr. Jefferies. “This is an
incredible opportunity to join a team that is truly making a
difference in medicine. I look forward to bringing my experience to
help drive Daxor’s mission forward and favorably impact the lives
of patients. It is an honor and a privilege to join this wonderful
team.”
About Daxor Corporation
Daxor Corporation (Nasdaq: DXR), is the global
leader in blood volume measurement technology focused on blood
volume testing innovation. We developed and market the BVA-100®
(Blood Volume Analyzer), the only diagnostic blood test cleared by
the FDA to provide safe, accurate, objective quantification of
blood volume status and composition compared to patient-specific
norms. Over 65,000+ tests have been performed at leading hospital
centers across the U.S., enhancing hospital performance metrics in
a broad range of surgical and medical conditions, including
significantly reducing mortality and readmissions in heart failure
and critical care. Daxor has several ongoing trials in the areas of
heart failure treatment with support from the NIH and is under
contract developing analyzers to improve combat casualty care with
the U.S. Department of Defense. Daxor's mission is to advance
healthcare by enabling optimal fluid management with blood volume
analysis. Daxor’s vision is optimal blood volume for all. For more
information, please visit our website at Daxor.com. Sign up to
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Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this release may include
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including without
limitation, statements regarding the impact of hiring sales staff
and expansion of our distribution channels. Forward-looking
statements are predictions, projections and other statements about
future events that are based on current expectations and
assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and
uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to
differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this
release, including, without limitation, those risk associated with
our post-market clinical data collection activities, benefits of
our products to patients, our expectations with respect to product
development and commercialization efforts, our ability to increase
market and physician acceptance of our products, potentially
competitive product offerings, intellectual property protection,
FDA regulatory actions, our ability to integrate acquired
businesses, our expectations regarding anticipated synergies with
and benefits from acquired businesses, and additional other risks
and uncertainties described in our filings with the SEC.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date when made.
Daxor does not assume any obligation to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
Investor Relations Contact:Bret ShapiroSr. Managing Partner,
CORE IR1-516-222-2560brets@coreir.com
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