Boston Scientific appoints Senior Vice President for its Cardiac Rhythm Management group

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced that Ken Stein, M.D., FACC, will join the Company as Senior Vice President and Associate Chief Medical Officer for its Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) group. Dr. Stein is currently the Associate Director of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at Weill Cornell Medical Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at Cornell University.

"We are excited that Dr. Stein is joining our team," said Fred Colen, President, Boston Scientific CRM. "His extensive clinical and research experience, coupled with his broad knowledge of cardiac rhythm management, will make him a strong contributor to the development of our medical technology."

"Dr. Stein will be an extremely valuable addition to the Company's medical leadership team," said Donald S. Baim, M.D., Chief Medical and Scientific Officer of Boston Scientific. "I know he will play a key role in our ongoing efforts to provide CRM patients the most innovative products and therapies."

Dr. Stein will oversee the development and execution of clinical strategy for the Company's CRM group.

He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Harvard College, and he earned his M.D. from New York University School of Medicine. He completed his medical internship and residency at The New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he also completed his cardiology and electrophysiology training. He has published widely in the areas of cardiac electrophysiology with special interest in cardiac resynchronization therapy.