Early career in large Pharma/Medical Device with successes heading-up 2 global start-up Divs., as VP Bus. Dev., as VP OR/Critical Care Div. CEO & Board Member for a number of early stage life science companies building each to achieve milestones and exist. Exit history includes 1 to multi-national, 1 at 12x revenue, 1 at 50x trailing revenue. Extensive skills in building shareholder value and return, operational leadership, risk management.

Fellow American College of Surgeons (FACS); Board Certified Plastic Surgery; Board Certified Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery; Chief Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Mercy Division, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Partner, Co-Chair IP Practice, Exec. Comte. - Pepper Hamilton. Career identifying, protecting, securing, maximizing I.P. in biotech. Patent work for academics, world-class medical & research facilities, physicians, venture capital groups, start-up’s, supplements & Fortune 500’s. Member American Assn. for Advancement of Science, Assn. of Univ. Technology Managers, American Intellectual Property Law Assn. Numerous peer-reviewed articles.