Professor Asmar

Editor-in-Chief:  Professor Roland Asmar

Professor Asmar is Medical Director of The Cardiovascular Institute, Paris, France, and past-President of the French spoken network on hypertension. Prior to this position, he was Associate Professor of Therapy and past-president of the Working Group ‘Measurement and Evaluation’ of the French Society of Hypertension. Dr Asmar is a member of several prestigious international committees and scientific societies.

Professor Asmar received his medical degree from Montpellier University. He completed his cardiology and hypertension residencies at Broussais Hospital, receiving diplomas in non-invasive investigations and ultrasounds, with specialist distinctions in cardiology and vascular diseases from the French Medical Board. Professor Asmar developed his clinical research activities in different research units at the INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale), Broussais Hospital, and Paris VI - Pierre et Marie Curie University. He received the distinction ‘Cardiologist of the Year 2001’ in France in recognition of his long and continuing contributions to medical education.

 

Professor Asmar has published more than 300 scientific articles and several books in the area of cardiology. Some of his books have been translated into different languages. He is a consultant and reviewer for several cardiovascular journals, and has led the organization of several national and international scientific committees coordinating clinical trials, and International Consensus Conferences; he is also on the board of several medical societies.

 

Professor Asmar’s principal research interests include blood pressure measurements, non-invasive evaluation of arterial status and atherosclerosis, cardiovascular clinical intervention trials, and development of new cardiovascular methods and drug agents.

Dr Jinsong

Associate Editor (Asia): Dr Bian Jinsong

Dr Bian Jinsong earned his BMMS and MSci degrees in China. Subsequently he served on the faculty of Nanjing Medical University, first as an assistant professor and then as a lecturer of Pharmacology until 1997. In 2000, Dr Bian received his PhD degree from the University of Hong Kong. At Albert Einstein College of Medicine in USA, Dr Bian completed his postdoctoral training and an American Heart Association fellowship.

Currently, Dr Bian is an Associate Professor in Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, China. Dr Bian is a council member of Asian Society of Vascular Biology and a member of the International Society of Heart Research (ISHR), New York Academy of Science, Biophysical society, American Heart Association (AHA) and American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Through his research career, Dr Bian has studied the precise mechanisms of cardiovascular disease. His main research interests include ion channel function and intracellular calcium regulation in the cardiac and vascular myocytes in normal and disease processes.

Dr Weaver

Associate Editor (Europe): Dr Jolanta Weaver

Jolanta Weaver completed her first degree in Medicine in Royal London Hospital. Following general medical training she undertook research as a Lecturer in Diabetes and Endocrinology, which not only resulted in the award of a PhD but also lead to a long-term interest in cardiovascular risk factors in human disease whether studied in vivo, in vitro, or at the molecular level. Further clinical experience has lead to triple accreditation in General Internal Medicine, Diabetes, Endocrinology and her appointment as Senior Lecturer in Diabetes Medicine at Newcastle University. Dr Weaver is also an Honorary Consultant Endocrinologist in a National Health Service Hospital and the chairperson of the UK Northern Region Diabetes Service Advisory Group, which is pivotal for the delivery of the National Service Framework for Diabetes. More recently she became the chairperson for the Specialist training Committee in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and General Internal Medicine.

Cardiovascular risk factors in diabetes and other endocrine disorders remain a continuing interest and, more recently, research has extended to endothelial function, resulting in the establishment of a Vascular Laboratory in Newcastle. Dr Weaver’s research group consists of several members including PhD, MD, and MSc students. The research group has a number of grants, which were funded by a variety of bodies including: Medical Research Council and Department of Health.

Professor Wang

Associate Editor (South East Asia): Hongyu Wang

Hongyu Wang is Professor of Medicine, Director of Vascular Center, Peking University Shougang Hospital; Director, Department of Vascular Medicine, Beijing Mentougou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital; Director, Department of vascular medicine, Honorary President of Guiyang Third Hospital. Professor Wang graduated at Shanxi Medical School in 1990. His internship was in the Department of Internal Medicine at Datong Hospital (1990-1994). His Doctor degree was in the Department of Cardiology,Shanghai Second Medical University (1997-2000) and his Masters degree was in the Department of Ultrasound at Shanxi Medical University (1994-1997).

Professor Wang's research fields are early detection of vascular disease;Vascular disease therapy. His clinical fields are Internal medicine, Metabolism and Endocrinology,Circulation, Clinical Laboratory medicine.

Professor Wang has held the following positions:
Post-doctor Position: Department of Cardiology, Peking University People’s Hospital, 2000-2002
Associate Professor: Department of Cardiology, Peking University People’s Hospital, 2002-2007
Professor: Department of Cardiology, Peking University People’s Hospital, 2007-2010
Professor and Director: Peking University Shougang Hospital, 2010-

Academic positions:
Member: American Society of Hypertension (ASH)
Executive Board: International Society of Vascular Health(ISVH)
President: ISVH Chinese Committee
President: China Social Worker’s Association Vascular Protection Committee
Editor-in-chief: Chinese Journal of People’s Health Vascular Edition
Congress Chairman: Asia-Pacific Vascular Meeting of ISVH; Chinese annual meeting of vascular disease and arterial function
Director:N ational vascular disease early detection and prevention project