CPR AED | Dr. Joseph Hill takes over as editor-in-chief of scientific journal ‘Circulation’

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CPR AED Dr. Joseph Hill takes over as
editor-in-chief of scientific journal
Circulation
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Dr. Joseph Hill says its both the best of times
and the worst of times for him to assume the role
of editor-in-chief of Circulation, the American
Heart Associations principal scientific
journal. Theres never been a more exciting
time in cardiovascular medicine The arsenal of
tools we now have and the pathbreaking
developments in science and clinical care are
unprecedented, he said. But at the same time,
the challenges are similarly unprecedented and
daunting. Heart disease is already the No. 1
killer in the West, and theres going to be an
explosion of heart disease in the developing
world. Its going to be an epidemic. Hill finds
himself in a unique position to help confront
those challenges. Launched in 1950 and
published weekly, the peer-reviewed Circulation
is a leading authority on all matters of the
heart, read by thousands of cardiovascular
scientists, health care providers and others
interested in cardiovascular medicine.
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Its long been the flagship journal on an
international scale, operating with the very
highest of standards, said Hill, who takes over
the helm of Circulation after a 12-year run by
Dr. Joseph Loscalzo. In the practice and science
of cardiovascular biology, its the go-to
journal. At 58, the general cardiologist has
been paying close attention to Circulation
throughout his long, distinguished career. Hill
earned his medical and doctoral (pharmacology)
degrees at Duke University and completed
fellowships at the Institut Pasteur in Paris and
the Brigham and Womens Hospital, Harvard Medical
School. He joined the UT Southwestern Medical
Center faculty in 2002 and now lives in Dallas.
Today, he is chief of the centers Division of
Cardiology and director of the Harry S. Moss
Heart Center. As professor of Internal Medicine
and Molecular Biology, hes a three-time winner
of a UT Southwestern Outstanding Teacher Award.
As a researcher, he focuses on molecular biology
and heart tissue regeneration.
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When hes not working, Hill loves to ski in New
Mexico with his wife Beverly and their two sons
or flex his muscles and his mind at his local
health club. The gym is my place of
psychotherapy, he said. Hes likely to have
even less free time now that hes taken the reins
of Circulation and helps with its six
subspecialty journals Circulation Arrhythmia
and Electrophysiology, Circulation
Cardiovascular Genetics, Circulation
Cardiovascular Imaging, Circulation
Cardiovascular Interventions, Circulation
Cardiovascular Quality Outcomes, and
Circulation Heart Failure. In addition to being
responsible for the overall content and design of
Circulation, Hill is also in charge of the
elaborate peer-review process that begins with
sorting through a mountain of research articles
and ends with picking the roughly 6 percent of
those articles that make it into to print.
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Were especially interested in work that changes
the way you think the way you think about
patients and the way you think about science, he
said. We want content that changes the direction
cardiovascular research is headed. A big part of
the job is to solicit content, from review
articles on timely topics to shorter pieces to
opinion pieces, in which were reaching out to
thought leaders to get their considered
perspectives. While the role of editor-in-chief
comes with a mile-long list of responsibilities,
Hill will have plenty of help from a small army
of dedicated editors. Weve recruited an
extraordinary team, he said. Weve formulated a
global editorial model, one where we have a third
of our editors in Dallas, a third in the U.S.
outside of Dallas, and a third outside of the
U.S. Cardiovascular disease is a global problem,
so weve positioned Circulation as a global
journal. Were attacking the problem on a global
scale.
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Hill will hold the position of Circulations
editor-in-chief for five years, and at the end of
the term, hell be eligible for a second
five-year term. Hes optimistic the journal will
be publishing major scientific breakthroughs
throughout his tenure and for years to
come. One area of particular promise is
regenerative medicine and rebuilding heart
muscle. Right now, if you lose a heart cell in
a heart attack, its gone forever. But in the
next 20 years, I think well be able to reverse
that, he said. This is an incredibly exciting
time Its a tremendous opportunity, privilege
and honor to help shape and sculpt the future of
cardiovascular medicine. Learn more about CPR
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