CLINICAL SCIENTIFIC BOARD
Dainis Krievins, MD, PhD - Executive Chairman of Scientific Advisory Board
Professor Dainis Krievins is a professor in Vascular and Endovascular surgery at P. Stradins Clinical University Hospital in Riga. He is Co-Founder and Director of the Board of the Clinical Research Foundation EEU. On top of it Professor Dainis Krievins is the Leader of Clinical Research Foundation EEU Corporate Think Tank involving the elite group of highly renowned scientists and medical research professionals.
Professor Krievins has Graduated Medical Academy of Latvia and hold Research fellowship at Stanford University  1995. Professor Dainis Krievins is a Director of Institute of Research and Chief of Endovascular Program at Pauls Stradins Clinical university hospital. He has more than 80 publication in international journals and has been participating as a Principal investigator for more than 45 clinical trials. He served as a principal investigator for numerous FIM and CE mark/FDA clinical trials. His academic research focuses on the process of innovation for development of novel medical technologies to treat aneurysms and peripheral arteries, etc.
Professor Valdis Pirags – Scientific Operations & Digital Health Think Tank Board Chairman
Dr. Valdis Pirags, is Professor of Medicine at the University of Latvia and the Head of the Clinic of Internal Medicine at the Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital in Riga, Latvia. He first became interested in genetics of multifactorial diseases while undertaking studies on molecular pathogenesis of late diabetic complications under supervision of Professor A.F.H. Pfeiffer. He continued his work on molecular medicine and genetics of endocrine diseases at the Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital. These studies embrace the effects of hyperglycaemia on cellular signalling pathways and genetics of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Professor Valdis Pirags served as an independent expert for the evaluation of the 6th and 7th Framework Program projects at the European Commission, a member of the Working Party on Research on Stored Human Biological Materials at the Steering Committee on Bioethics (CDBI-CO-GT2biomat) at the Council of Europe, member of the Forum of Research Managers in the Field of Genome Research at the European Commission. He was member of the Executive Committee of the European Society of Endocrinology and Council member of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) for 2006-2009. His is the director of the Latvian National Research Programme on Clinical Medicine and Public Health since 2009. On top of it Professor Pirags is an active Freemason since 1993, he was Grand Master (GM) of the Grand Lodge of Latvia in 2003-2009, Deputy Grand Master (GM) of the Grand Lodge of Latvia in 2009-2012. He is also now the Inspector General (330) of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Latvia and member of the Royal Arch Chapter in Tallinn, Estonia.
Christopher K. Zarins, MD - Advisory Board Council
Dr. Christopher K. Zarins founded HeartFlow, Inc. and serves as its Chief Medical Officer and Director. Dr. Zarins served as the Chief of Vascular Surgery at the University of Chicago from 1978-1993. In 1993 he joined Stanford University as the Walter Clifford and Elsa Rooney Chidester Professor in Surgery and served as the Chief of Vascular Surgery at the Stanford University Medical Center from 1993-2005. Dr. Zarins served as President of the Society of Vascular Surgery in 1999. He received his B.A. from Lehigh University and M.D. from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He has been appointed to the Scientific Advisory Board Council of the Clinical Research Foundation EEU to lead, develop and accommodate overseas contacts and to bridge scientific and professional collaboration between US and EEU medical and clinical research societies.
Ahmed Sakr, MD, MSC, FEIN, BCAGF, IDFSF – Scientific & Clinical Research Board Member (MENA Region)
Dr. Med. Ahmed Sakr is a Vascular and Endovascular surgeon of the Department of Saudi German Hospital Groupe (MENA Region) and Coordinator of the endovascular unit in the Saudi-German Hospital in Jeddah. He has gained advanced training and acquired high level specialization and expertise in the following Universities worldwide: Clinical Fellowship of peripheral Intervention from Kiel University Germany (FEIN); Clinical Fellowship of aortic grafting from Cologne University Germany as well as Clinical Fellowship in Diabetic foot Salvage from Chennai University India. Dr Sakr is a member of the prestigious Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and the Critical Limb Ischemia Global Society (CLIGS). He is also a licensed Registrar by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) and the Scientific Secretary of the VascularArt – The Global Conference for Advanced Revascularization Technologies in Jeddah, KSA. Dr Ahmed Sakr is licensed as the Consultant for vascular endovascular surgery from Ministry of Health of Egypt .
Andrejs Erglis, MD, PhD - Indication Board Member
Professor Andrejs Erglis is Chief of Latvian Centre of Cardiology at Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia. He is Professor of Medicine and Director of Institute of Cardiology at University of Latvia. He obtained his medical degree in Riga Medical Institute in 1989, the specialization in cardiology and radiology in 1990. He continued his training in interventional cardiology in USA, Australia, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany and France. Since 2005 he is President of Latvian Society of Cardiology. He is Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the European Society of Cardiology. He had published about 300 articles in Baltic and international peer-reviewed journals. He is principal investigator, coordinator and member of the Steering Committees in several international multicentre trials.
Boris N. Mankovsky, MD, PhD – Board Member
Professor Mankovsky is a professor and the chief of the departments of endocrinology at the National Medical Academy for Postgraduate Education, Kiev, Ukraine.
Professor Mankovsky as the acting physician and national key opinion leader for endocrine speciality is also the member and fellow of the number of national and international scientific associations. He holds a Fellowship of European Association for the study of Diabetes (EADS). Being the national principal lead investigator for many clinical trials in the endocrinology during the last 25 years, Prof. Mankovsky is responsible for coordination of international scientific communications in endocrinology conducted in the region.