SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — NewCardio,
Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board:
NWCI) a cardiovascular diagnostic solutions developer,
announced today that Dr. Dorin Panescu, Chief Technical Officer and
Vice President Research and Development, has been named an IEEE
Fellow, effective January 1, 2011.

The IEEE Grade of Fellow is conferred by the IEEE Board of
Directors upon a person with an outstanding record of
accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest.  The
total number selected in any one year cannot exceed 0.1% of the
total voting membership.  IEEE Fellow is the highest grade of
membership and is recognized by the technical community as a
prestigious honor and an important career achievement.  321
individuals have been elevated to IEEE Fellow for 2011.

Dr. Panescu is being recognized for “for contributions to
medical devices for cardiac applications.”  Throughout his
career, Dr. Panescu has contributed to the development of
radiofrequency cardiac ablation and mapping systems, of implantable
pacemakers and defibrillators and, while at NewCardio, of a novel
3-D ECG platform intended for chronic and acute patient care and
for cardiac safety testing during drug development.  Patients
affected by conditions such as supraventricular tachycardias,
atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachyarrhythmias, bradycardias, or
by ischemic conditions can benefit from treatment with devices or
systems such as those contributed to, at least in part, by Dr.
Panescu.

Dr. Panescu is an inventor or co-inventor on over 130 issued
U.S. patents, many more additional international patents, and
author or co-author on over 100 technical publications – book
chapters, peer-reviewed journal articles and conference abstracts
– related to cardiac pacing, defibrillation, radiofrequency
ablation and imaging.  He is also the 2009 recipie

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