Expert Details
Medical/Surgical Device Design, Management, Marketing, Regulatory
ID: 723905
North Carolina, USA
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1974 | Degree: Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) | Subject: Biochemistry, Biophysics | Institution: U of London, Sussex College |
| Year: 1987 | Degree: MHA | Subject: Hospital Management | Institution: U of NC at Chapel Hill - Kenan School of Management |
| Year: 1969 | Degree: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) | Subject: Ultrasonics and Anatomy | Institution: Bowman Gray School of Medicine |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1994 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Contract Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert currently serves as contract consultant to academia, venture capitalists and medical device manufacturers. In this capacity, he provides direction and assistance in staff development, technology assessment and transfer, new product development, oncology treatment planning, surgical and cosmetic implants, regulatory submissions/defense/compliance, corporate management, staffing, professional and customer relations, staff training and retention, clinical trials and market development.Expert has initiated and maintained strategic liaisons between manufacturers, luminaries, inventors and investors. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1992 to 1994 | Employer: InfiMed, Inc | Title: Expert: New Products and Market Development | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert directed new medical imaging products development team and clinical trials. He was also responsible for regulatory submissions and defense, and he initiated new market launch for the Asia/Pacific theatre and Asian OEMs.During this time, reporting to the Executive Vice President, Expert managed the R&D group and technology transfer. His domestic and international travel averaged 45 per cent. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1990 to 1992 | Employer: Medrad, Inc | Title: Senior Product Manager for Magnetic Resonance | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert managed worldwide clinical trials, regulatory submissions, technology transfer, marketing and highly successful international launch of new MR imaging devices for imaging the human prostate, cervix and breastExpert directed regulatory compliance, research and development, advertising and OEM accounts. He traveled 50 percent and reported to the Senior Vice President. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1986 to 1990 | Employer: Wake Forest University | Title: Administrator | Department: Bowman Gray School of Medicine |
Responsibilities:Expert was responsible for the administration of 450 personnel, including 150 faculty and house staff. During this time, he managed grants, managed care contracts, physician recruitment and an annual budget of over $25,000,000 total. He reported to the Chairman / Associate Dean. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1978 to 1986 | Employer: Picker International Corporation | Title: International Product Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:In his role as International Product Manager for Ultrasound, Nuclear and Clinical Lab/RIA product lines, Expert directed worldwide sales, regulatory submissions and compliance, technology transfer, marketing and service for 96 dealers and 3 OEMs in 105 countries.He traveled internationally 85 percent. He reported to the Vice President, International Division. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1977 to 1978 | Employer: Litton Industries | Title: Manager Of Product Planning, Applications and Professional Education | Department: Medical Division |
Responsibilities:In his leadership role for the Ultrasound division, Expert directed new digital imaging project, regulatory affairs, product planning, vendor liaison, professional education and research and development.He traveled internationally 80 percent, reporting to the Vice President of Marketing. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1969 to 1977 | Employer: Wake Forest University | Title: Clinical Scientist, Instructor and Investigator | Department: Bowman Gray School of Medicine |
Responsibilities:Expert served this medical institution in his scientific leadership role in diagnostic and therapeutic Ultrasound, Neurology and Neurosurgery. He was investigator for projects in hydrocephalus, peripheral vascular disease, cerebrovascular disease and acute head trauma. He was also responsible for the supervision of technical and research staffs and the management of ultrasound research grantsDuring this time, Expert designed and maintained the biostatistics database. He reported to a ultrasound pioneer / neurologist with an MD. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| · Full Member, Society of the Sigma Xi · Full Member, American Institute of Physics (AIP) · Full Member, Federation of American Scientists (FAS) · Full Member, North Carolina Academy of Science (NCAS) · Emeritus Member, New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) · Member, Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) · Member, International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) · Member, Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) · Full Member, American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) · Member, IEEE – Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE-EMB) · Senior Member and pending Fellow, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) |
| Professional Appointments |
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| · Elected to Group on Business Affairs, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), 198X · Emeritus member of the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) · Executive Secretary of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM), 4 years · Editorial and Research Advisor to Emeritus Faculty of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine · Service on numerous standing and ad hoc committees of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · Successfully negotiated the first sale of U.S.-manufactured ultrasound and nuclear medicine equipment to the People’s Republic of China through a ten-day seminar held in Shanghai · Voting Delegate of the AIUM to the World Federation of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| · Awarded Duke Endowment Fellowship to the Hospital Management Institute, Graduate School of Business Administration, Kenan Flagler School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 198X |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| · Proofed and edited 1 publication on the vascular ultrasound of the neck |
Fields of Expertise
biomedical instrumentation, biomedical product development, health care marketing, intellectual property, marketing, medical device, medical instrument, new product development, new product development management, research and development, medical device marketing, cerebrovascular trauma, head, neurosurgical device, neurological trauma, intellectual property investigation, design management, copyright infringement, medical device evaluation, strategic market planning, market assessment, durable medical equipment, biomedical application, international marketing, health care industry quality management, copyright, rapid product development, product design variation reduction, design for cost, regulatory compliance auditing, new product market survey, technology evaluation, technology planning, device product development, consumer product design, technology transfer, new product assessment, research and development management, medical equipment marketing, medical device manufacturing quality control, product design, design process, biomedical device, Food and Drug Administration regulation, technology, research management, health care system, bioinstrumentation