Daniel R. Goldstein Tribute on JHLT: The Podcast
This month, JHLT: The Podcast reissues its September 2023 tribute to former Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Daniel R. Goldstein. Dr. Goldstein stepped down from his role for health reasons in July 2023; he had been diagnosed with an advanced salivary
gland malignancy and felt he would be unable to continue serving JHLT and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) to his characteristically demanding standard.
Sadly, Dr. Goldstein died on 21 May, 2024, at the age of 56, leaving behind his wife, 2 children, an extended family, and a larger universe of colleagues, collaborators, and mentees who greatly benefited from his equanimity, wisdom, and commitment to his passions.
The tribute, recorded in August 2023, features Michelle Kittleson, MD, PhD, then-Interim Editor-in-Chief of JHLT; Andrew Gelman, PhD, Deputy Editor at JHLT; Andrew Fisher, FRCP, PhD, past president of ISHLT and Past Chair of the Publications Oversight Committee; Daniel Tyrrell, PhD, a former post-doc of Dr. Goldstein’s; and Judy Chen, PhD, a former immunology PhD student in Dr. Goldstein’s lab.
Two funds were created to allow friends and colleagues to memorialize Dr. Goldstein: the Michigan Biology of Cardiovascular Aging Leadership Development Fund at the Frankel Cardiovascular Center and the Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Foundation.
The JHLT has also re-published Dr. Goldstein’s farewell message in the September 2024 issue of the Journal. Log on to read it now using your ISHLT account.