CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Adenosine Therapeutics, LLC, announced today the election of Dr. Jonathan Sackier as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Dr. H. Jeffrey Leighton as Vice Chairman. Dr. Jonathan Sackier brings over 25 years of healthcare experience to the Company. After training as a surgeon in the United Kingdom, he was recruited to the USA in the 1980’s and was a leader in the development of laparoscopic surgery. As a Professor at George Washington University in Washington, DC, he founded, and funded, the Washington Institute of Surgical Endoscopy, a center for education, research and technological innovation. He is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Virginia. With activities in basic and clinical research supported by multiple grants, his work has led to multiple publications and he has served many journals as an editor or reviewer.
