Banker Sheldon T. Anderson Elected To The Board Of Directors Of Bioheart, Inc.

By: Bioheart, Inc.
 
SUNRISE, Fla. - Aug. 28, 2013 - PRLog -- Sheldon T. Anderson has been elected to the Board of Directors of Bioheart, Inc. (BHRT.OB), a biotech company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of autologous cell therapies for the treatment of chronic and acute heart damage as well as severe peripheral vascular disease.  Anderson is Chairman of the Advisory Board of Northern Trust.  He retired last year as Chairman and CEO of the Southeast Region of Northern Trust, where he was responsible for managing the company’s investment management, trust and estate planning, private and business banking and financial consulting business in Florida and Georgia.

“Sheldon Anderson will be a valuable asset to the Bioheart Board of Directors bringing significant financial and capital raising expertise,” said Mike Tomás, CEO of Bioheart, Inc. “He also shares Bioheart’s deep commitment toward community service and has an extensive network of contacts from which to draw from.” Northern Trust is a global leader in delivering innovative investment management, asset and fund administration, fiduciary and banking solutions to corporations, institutions and affluent individuals.

An active community leader, Anderson is the Chair-elect of the Beacon Council, Miami-Dade County’s economic development agency. He is a Board member of the Miami-Dade College Foundation, Inc.; Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA); the New World Symphony; Baptist Health Systems Governing Board and Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart. He is Past Chair and a member of the Advisory Council of the United Way of Miami-Dade County.  Anderson is President of the Board of Cleveland Orchestra Miami / Miami Music Association and also serves on the Advisory Board of the University of Miami School of Law for Ethics & Public Service. He is a member of the Orange Bowl Committee and the President’s Council of Florida International University.  A Miami native, Sheldon holds a degree in International Studies from Ohio State University.

About Bioheart, Inc

Bioheart is committed to maintaining its leading position within the cardiovascular sector of the cell technology industry delivering cell therapies and biologics that help address congestive heart failure, lower limb ischemia, chronic heart ischemia, acute myocardial infarctions and other issues.  Bioheart’s goals are to cause damaged tissue to be regenerated, when possible, and to improve a patient's quality of life and reduce health care costs and hospitalizations.

Specific to biotechnology, Bioheart is focused on the discovery, development and, subject to regulatory approval, commercialization of autologous cell therapies for the treatment of chronic and acute heart damage and peripheral vascular disease. Its leading product, MyoCell, is a clinical muscle-derived cell therapy designed to populate regions of scar tissue within a patient's heart with new living cells for the purpose of improving cardiac function in chronic heart failure patients. For more information on Bioheart, visit www.bioheartinc.com, or visit us on Facebook: Bioheart and Twitter @BioheartInc.

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The Company is subject to the risks and uncertainties described in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the section entitled "Risk Factors" in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.
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