Nxstage Medical Inc.

Nxstage Medical Inc. announced that Emil Paganini, MD, formerly Section Head of Dialysis and Extracorporeal Therapy with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, has joined the company as Critical Care Medical Advisor. Dr. Paganini will provide physician leadership for corporate clinical, scientific and educational initiatives to accelerate the company's efforts to transform renal therapies in the critical care environment with innovative yet simple solutions that benefit patients, caregivers and society. Dr. Paganini, MD, FACP, FRCP, was most recently Section Head of Dialysis and Extracorporeal Therapy at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio. In addition, Dr. Paganini serves as Chairman of the Ohio Society of Nephrology and Past President of the Health Care Financing Administration Network 9/10. Dr. Paganini is a Coordinating Editor of the International Journal of Artificial Organs and serves on the editorial advisory boards of Seminars in Nephrology, Journal of Nephrology, Journal of Vascular Access, Contemporary Dialysis & Nephrology, and Nephrology News & Issues.