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Kaushik Mandal

CEO CORISMA Inc

Mr. K. Mandal is an adult cardiac surgeon specializing in minimally invasive and robotic surgeries, including valve repairs, Maze procedures, and TAVRs. He led robotic cardiac surgery programs at Johns Hopkins and Penn State. At DMC, he launched a minimally invasive surgery program and improved the CT surgery program to the top 5% in the state, leading key transcatheter valve trials like ReChord and Apollo.

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Mike Theran

CEO and Founder at Bonde Innovations

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Mr. Theran has a strong track record developing complex cardiovascular medical devices from early concept to commercial release. He specializes in cardiovascular translational research and development and team building. He has a B.S. Mechanical Engineering from Boston University.

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Pramod Bonde MD

Inventor & Founder
Cardiac Surgeon

Dr. Pramod Bonde, MD is a Cardiac Surgeon and Surgical Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support at Yale New Haven Hospital. He has been practicing for over 25 years and has focused his research efforts on improving heart failure therapy. As a recognized thought leader in mechanical circulatory support, Dr. Bonde is on the Board of Trustees for the ASAIO Society and an Associate Professor of Surgery at Yale Medical School.

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Jim Kelley

VP R&D

Mr. Kelley is a consummate management executive and entrepreneurial business leader with a dynamic career distinguished by a consistent track-record of success in the cardiac medical device market. He has led the effort to commercialize more than 50 medical devices and has been awarded 41 patents. Mr. Kelley has a B.S. in Biology from the University of Minnesota.

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John Andres JD

Patent Counsel

Mr. Andres is a top medical device patent attorney and former Chief Patent Counsel at US Surgical (now Medtronic). He specializes in patent and business strategy development and execution. Mr. Andres has a J.D. from Pace University School of Law and a B.A. from Lehigh University.

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Colin Rolph

CFO

Mr. Rolph is a serial, early stage med device CFO. He has led numerous companies through all aspects of early stage and growth stage development. Mr. Rolph is also an angel investor and manager of a venture investment fund that focuses on med tech investments. Mr. Rolph has a B.S. from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

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Nandini Murthy

VP Regulatory

Ms. Murthy has over 20 years of work experience in regulatory affairs, clinical and quality assurance functions, and extensive experience with mechanical circulation assist devices. She has regulatory experience in the US (FDA), EU (CE Mark), Oxford, Japan and Canada. Ms. Murthy has a M.S. from UMass-Boston.

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Ed Berger

VP Reimbursement

Dr. Berger has more than 25 years of cardiovascular reimbursement experience, including mechanical circulation support devices. Formerly, he was the VP for Policy, Reimbursement, and External Relations at Abiomed. He has a Ph.D. from Boston University and a B.A. from Harvard College.

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Scott Wampler

VP Quality

Mr. Wampler has 25 years experience in medical devices and is a Quality Assurance specialist. He has implemented quality systems in over 30 companies. He has a B.S. in Physics from the University of Ohio and 32 issued patents.