PENTAX Medical Appoints Dr. Klaus Mergener, MD, PhD, MBA as Chief Medical Officer
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TOKYO, April 8, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
PENTAX Medical, a division of HOYA Group, has announced the appointment of Dr.
Klaus Mergener, MD, PhD, MBA to the position of Chief Medical Officer of PENTAX
Lifecare Division (PENTAX Medical) as of April 1st, 2022.
"We are pleased to have Dr. Klaus Mergener support PENTAX Medical in driving
our mission to become the preferred choice in flexible endoscopy from screening
to therapeutics providing for integrated solutions to optimize patient care,"
said Rainer Burkard, Global President of PENTAX Medical.
Dr. Mergener is a clinical gastroenterologist with special interest and
expertise in interventional endoscopy and cancer prevention. He currently
serves as an Affiliate Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington in
Seattle, Washington and maintains a busy endoscopic practice.
Dr. Mergener attended medical school in Frankfurt and Heidelberg, Germany, and
at Duke University and Harvard University in the U.S. He completed his
MD/PhD-thesis summa cum laude with 2008 Nobel Prize Laureate Dr. Harald zur
Hausen at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg. He then returned to
Duke University for his residency in internal medicine and his fellowship
training in gastroenterology and interventional endoscopy. He received his MBA
from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Dr. Mergener is a member of several professional organizations including the
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) where he served as
President from 2020 to 2021 and as Vice Chair of its Foundation from 2014 to
2018. He is also actively involved in the American College of Gastroenterology
(ACG), the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and the World
Endoscopy Organization (WEO).
"A close collaboration between endoscopists and industry has always been the
key to innovation and clinical progress in our field", said Dr. Mergener. "I
applaud PENTAX Medical for seeking to further enhance their partnership with
the medical community to provide optimal support for the work we do on behalf
of our patients. I am very much looking forward to assisting the global PENTAX
Medical team in this effort."
Rainer Burkard commented: "Working closely with professional medical
organizations and key opinion leaders around the world is critically important
for PENTAX Medical to identify medical trends, and to partner in clinical
studies and education. We are excited to have Dr. Mergener support these
efforts and look forward to working jointly on developing solutions that will
enhance users' experience and optimize patient care."
About PENTAX Medical
PENTAX Medical is a division of HOYA Group. The company's mission is to improve
the standard of patient care and quality of healthcare delivery by providing
the best endoscopic products and services with a focus on QUALITY, CLINICALLY
RELEVANT INNOVATION, and SIMPLICITY. PENTAX Medical strives to align with the
healthcare community's Triple Aim goals through transparent partnerships with
its customers and by providing the highest quality solutions to help them reach
their goals, including enabling customers to improve patient outcomes by
offering evidence-based solutions across the continuum of care; ensuring value
by supporting the customers to improve their efficiency and minimize their
healthcare costs; and enriching patient and provider's experience by empowering
every member of the care team to achieve optimal outcomes through products,
education, and support.
Focused on the outcome instead of technological features, PENTAX Medical
listens to the healthcare community and their patients, understands their daily
obstacles and helps improve endoscopy with smart innovations.
For more information: www.pentaxmedical.com
SOURCE HOYA Corporation PENTAX Medical
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