Previously a Stent-Save a Life! Ambassador – with a very active role in different regions of the world – Prof Jan Piek accepted to take over the role of Stent-Save a Life Co-Chairman in January 2020.

Managing Director of the Heart Centre of the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) between 2008 and 2019, Prof Jan Piek is now leading the Acute Cardiac Care department of the newly created Amsterdam University Medical Centre. His well-acknowledged experience led him to be a reviewer of the ESC guidelines and protocols on myocardial revascularisation and is also much sought out in the national public affairs like in the medical industry.

Past president of the Dutch Working Group of Interventional cardiology and a fellow of the ESC, ACC and AHA, Prof Jan Piek is also the editor-in-chief of the Netherlands Heart Journal (2018) boasting a personal extensive record of publication in peer-review journals.

Prof Piek is also working on the development of a travel digital application – a collaboration between the University of Amsterdam and Stent-Save a Life! – aiming at assisting cardiac patients during their stay abroad.

Currently holding the position of Consultant and Interventional Cardiologist as well as Head of Division of Cardiology at the Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital in Coimbatore, India, Dr Thomas Alexander obtained his undergraduate, post graduate and super-specialty training in cardiology from the Christian Medical College in Vellore, India. He worked there as a Lecturer in Cardiology from 1989 to 1991 and then at the Epworth Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, as a Fellow in Cardiology until 1993.

Since May 1993, he has been working at the Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital in Coimbatore, initially as a Consultant and then as the Head of the division of Cardiology. During this period, he has been able to establish a very active interventional unit in that hospital and one of the leading STEMI centres in the country with approximately 3,500 procedures performed each year, including over 1,500 cardiac interventions of which approximately 700 primary PCI procedures.

What is so fascinating with Stent – Save a Life! is that anyone who is exposed to the project feels compelled to engage in it. Providing timely reperfusion therapy to patients suffering from acute CAD is simply the right thing to do. Most importantly, for us to prompt the project is enough. From there, stakeholders are taking ownership. Stent – Save a Life! is everything but a top down project, which guarantees durability and long term success.

Driven by a strong passion for improving healthcare systems, Noha Ghanem is excited to take on the role of Global Project Manager for the Stent – Save a Life! Global Initiative.

A PhD holder with 19 years of diverse experience in the healthcare sector—spanning public health, pharmaceuticals, and project coordination—Noha has held key roles in both scientific and strategic domains, including medical affairs and cross-functional project leadership.

Her deep understanding of healthcare operations and her ability to bridge technical and managerial functions will support the SSL organization in maintaining momentum across its global efforts and enhancing coordination across country initiatives.

Noha is motivated by a genuine commitment to advancing patient care and is eager to contribute to SSL’s mission of improving access to timely and effective STEMI treatment worldwide. She looks forward to working closely with all partners to strengthen the initiative’s global impact.