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David C. Naftel, MD, is professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at UAB
and a professor of biostatics in the UAB School of Public Health. He completed his
undergraduate education at Auburn University, his Master of Statistics at North Carolina
State University, and his PhD in biostatics at UAB. He has served on multiple councils
and committees, including the FDA Circulatory Systems Device Panels and FDA Medical
Device Epidemiology Network. He is a member of the American Heart Association,
Biometric Society, American Statistical Association, The Alabama Chapter of the
American Statistical Association (past secretary/treasurer 1986-87 and president 198889), International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, and Heart Failure Society of
America, and he has held membership and leadership roles with a multitude of councils,
committees, editorial boards, and university activities.

James F. George, MD, is professor of immunology in the Division of Cardiothoracic
Surgery at UAB and director of the Cardiac Surgery Research Laboratory, which
contains the small animal micro-core surgery facility. He received his undergraduate
education at Wittenberg University, his Master of Science/Biology at the University
of Cincinnati, and his PhD at UAB. A molecular and cellular biologist, Dr. George
has worked in the field of heart failure and transplantation for more than 20 years.
His research interests include heart failure, transplantation, transplant rejection,
the development of new drugs, and clinical outcomes after cardiac surgery and
transplantation. He is a member of the International Society for Heart and Lung
Transplantation (past board member), and he has held membership and leadership roles
with a multitude of councils, committees, editorial boards, and university activities.

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