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Eric Topol
Introduction
Eric Topol, M.D. is a noted American cardiologist, geneticist and administrator. He is currently leads the Translational Science Institute and Genomic Medicine program at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla as the chief academic officer and chief of genomic medicine and translational science for Scripps Health.
Before this, he was the chairman of cardiovascular medicine [1] the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio where is widely credited [2] with leading its cardiovascular program to the topmost position in the US.
Topol gained prominence as a leading litigationist in the Vioxx lawsuit against Merck.