MyoCardioCare adds surgeon to advisory board

Smriti Jacob//November 17, 2010//

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Medical device maker MyoCardioCare Inc. said it has added a widely known surgeon to its scientific advisory board.

Gus Vlahakes M.D. will offer clinical guidance in the development of MyoCardioCare’s next-generation technologies, company officials said.

Vlahakes been on the staff at Massachusetts General Hospital for the last 25 years, and has been involved with mechanical circulatory support since 1987. He worked on several clinical trials of circulatory support devices during his tenure at Massachusetts General Hospital.

“(Vlahakes’) leadership in the field of cardiac surgery and his extensive experience with circulatory support devices will provide great insight as we commercialize the MCC3000,” said John Lanzafame, president of MyoCardioCare, in a statement.

Pittsford’s MyoCardioCare is working on commercializing acute circulatory support systems for patients in cardiac arrest. Its heart pump, MCC3000, aims to energize the human heart, helping restore blood flow to normal, life-sustaining levels.