by Steven J. Phillips | Nov 8, 2025 | Pioneer Editorials
In 2015, I asked in these pages whether it was time to revisit the idea of nuclear-powered medical devices [1]. That editorial was not a prescription to revive them immediately, but rather a reminder that the concept once had real momentum. A decade later, with new...
by Paul S. Malchesky, D.Eng. | Nov 1, 2024 | Pioneer Editorials
On the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of the American Society for Internal Organs (ASAIO) I was invited to give a keynote address. I entitled my presentation “The Journey,” my journey, your journey. I’m appreciative to the Boards of ASAIO and the International...
by Joshua R. Chen, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili | Sep 25, 2024 | Pioneer Editorials
Stanton B. Miller is proud to have followed in the footsteps of his father, Bernard J. Miller, as a surgeon. He graduated from the Jefferson Medical College in 1980 and trained in general surgery at Jefferson from 1980 to 1986. After the completion of his training in...
by Janusz Ostrowski, Ryszard Gellert, Władysław Sułowicz, Andrzej Więcek | Aug 20, 2024 | Pioneer Editorials
On January 20, 2024, we mourned the passing of Professor Zbylut Twardowski, a distinguished Polish-American nephrologist renowned for his groundbreaking contributions to renal replacement therapy. His achievements, detailed in numerous co-authored studies, continue to...
by Louis E. Samuels | Aug 22, 2023 | Pioneer Editorials
Louis E. Samuels Louis E. Samuels Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Louis E. Samuels was born and raised in New York, attending the U. of Rochester where he received his...
by Stephen R. Topaz | Mar 17, 2023 | Pioneer Editorials
Stephen R. Topaz After graduating from Purdue University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mr.Topaz joined Dr. Willem Kolff’s lab at the Cleveland Clinic. Here, he helped design, build, and operate artificial hearts, developed the Intra-Aortic Balloon...
