True Bearing
Diagnostics, Inc.
Dr. John D. Burczak retired from GE Global Research in January
2018 and brings a wealth of relevant experience:
2008 – 2018: Chief Scientist
for Molecular Imaging & Diagnostics at GE Global Research
2004 – 2008: Global
Head of R&D at GE-Healthcare (managed staff of 300 scientists)
1999 – 2003: Vice
President for R&D at “Amersham Biosciences”
1997 – 1999: Co-founded diaDexus
Inc. (joint venture between SmithKline and Incyte Pharma)
1994 – 1997 Director,
Dept. of Molecular Diagnostics – SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals,
Dr. Hoyt is a board certified cardiologist with expertise in advanced
cardiovascular imaging (echo, TEE, nuclear cardiology, cardiac CT, and cardiac MRI).
He has recently become proficient in 3D TEE and become active in structural
heart disease procedures. His hallmark is being a “program builder”, having founded the
cardiac CT, MRI, and noninvasive vascular programs at Centra Health in Lynchburg,
VA. He is certified in hyperbaric medicine as well. He has experience building
cardiovascular programs in outreach areas leading to market dominance and financial
success.
Dr. Hoyt served as President of the Cardiovascular Group in Lynchburg,
VA. He currently serves as Executive Director of the Centra Heart & Vascular
Center where he has enjoyed tremendous success on many fronts. The Centra Heart
& Vascular Center produces a $200 million yearly revenue stream. There are 50
clinical providers, 500 employees, 7 office locations, and 4 hospitals. In his
first 3 years in the role, he increased service line profitability by 300% and work
productivity by 500%. He launched 6 new centers of clinical excellence in heart
failure, electrophysiology, vascular medicine, structural heart disease, pediatric and
congenital cardiology, and preventive cardiology. Dr. Hoyt is responsible for
managing adult and pediatric cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, and vascular
surgery.
Dr. Lakhmir Chawla joined La Jolla Pharmaceuticals as Chief Medical
Officer in 2015. Previously, Dr. Chawla was a Professor of Medicine at the George
Washington University, where he had dual appointments in the Department of
Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and in the Department of Medicine, Division
of Renal Diseases and Hypertension. Dr. Chawla was also the Chief of the Division of
Intensive Care Medicine at the Washington D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical
Center.
During his tenure at George Washington, Dr. Chawla was the designer and
lead investigator of a pilot study called the ATHOS (Angiotensin II for the Treatment
of High Output Shock) trial. Data from the ATHOS trial was published in the medical
journal Critical Care during 2014 and demonstrated the utility of angiotensin II in
patients with severe shock. These data were also used in support of the initiation of
La Jolla’s ATHOS 3 trial, a Phase 3 clinical trial of LJPC-501, La Jolla’s proprietary
formulation of angiotensin II, for the treatment of catecholamine-resistant
hypotension, which was initiated in March 2015.
Dr. Chawla is an internationally renowned expert in the field of acute kidney injury
(AKI) and was an active investigator in the fields of inflammation and AKI, AKI
biomarkers, AKI risk prediction, chronic kidney disease caused by AKI and AKI
therapeutics. In addition, Dr. Chawla was an active investigator in shock, inflammation
and extracorporeal therapies, including: continuous renal replacement therapy, dialysis
and albumin dialysis. Dr. Chawla is also the author of over 100 peer-reviewed
publications and was previously an Associate Editor for the Clinical Journal of the
American Society of Nephrology.
