We’ve pulled together industry experts from across orthopedics to share their knowledge and expertise with you.
Adolph V. Lombardi Jr., M.D., is a total hip and knee replacement surgeon and President of JIS Orthopedics.
Alan Davis, M.D., holds joint appointments in Foot and Ankle Center and the Center for Sports Medicine within the department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Cleveland Clinic.
Amir Alavi, Ph.D., is the CTO of Novuosis Scientific, a Pittsburgh-based startup company working on electronic metamaterial implants with advanced functionalities.
Andy Elsbury is Co-Founder and acting President of Nexxt Spine. Indiana-based Nexxt Spine is a pioneer in the manufacturing and national distribution of spinal implant systems.
Balazs Bozsik is Technical Director - Medical Audit, at SGS North America.
Bassil Akra, Ph.D., is CEO of AKRA TEAM, a consultancy firm founded to support medical device companies, notified bodies and regulators in finding a practical and reasonable approach to fulfill their legal obligations.
Betty Howard is Senior Radiation Sterilization Manager at STERIS Applied Sterilization Technologies. She manages and provides education and scientific guidance to internal and external customers on a global scale for all areas of radiation sterilization and related microbiology testing.
Bob Poggie is President of BioVera, a firm focused on regulatory and technical consulting for commercializing new biomaterials and devices.
Cambre Kelly, Ph.D., is biomedical engineer, medical device entrepreneur, and additive manufacturing enthusiast.
Carolyn LaWell is the Chief Content Officer at ORTHOWORLD, where she leads the company's editorial and education initiatives.
Chuck Hansford is Director of Advanced Development at Tecomet. He is a senior executive with a proven track record of outstanding leadership in product development.
Chris Weaber is the Director of Research and Development with Total Joint Orthopedics (TJO), where he is responsible for the development of strategies and management of new product testing and regulatory filings for TJO.
Chuck Jaggers is Vice President, Product Development at Acumed where he is accountable for all new product development and sustaining engineering activities for the Craniomaxillofacial and Neurosurgical, Biologics, Extremities and Power business units.
Dan Cook is a Senior Editor at ORTHOWORLD, where he helps manage the company’s editorial and educational efforts.
With experience since 2002 in medical device Quality Assurance, Mr. Goldstein is the Senior Director of Quality Assurance at MCRA.
Daniel J. Stewart is President of Stewart Leadership’s extensive consulting practice, business development and international partnership.
David Opie, Ph.D., is Senior Vice President, Research and Development at Noxilizer.
As Co-Founder and CEO of the startup SMADE, David Ryan seeks to progress the future of smart healthcare through innovations that leverage the latest cutting-edge technologies.
Davy Orye is EOS' Team Manager of Additive Minds Consulting, which leverages all knowledge and capabilities to ensure customers’ success.
Deborah Munro, D.Eng, has over 25 years of experience in mechanical and biomedical engineering. Her company is focused on smart implants.
Diane Doucette, MBA, RN, is a tenured hospital leader who currently serves as President and COO at Mount Carmel New Albany, Mount Carmel St. Ann’s and Lewis Center in Ohio.
Doug Billings is Managing Director, MedTech Innovation and Product Development at Deloitte Consulting.
Douglas Unis, M.D., is an orthopedic surgeon and Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Monogram Orthopaedics.
Edouard Saget is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of OrthoGrid Systems, and a healthcare entrepreneur, with more than 20 years of experience.
Edward S. Pound is Director of the Operations Science Institute, which provides clear, practical education for managers and executives to establish predictability and control over their businesses.
Eric H. Ledet, Ph.D., is the Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of ReVivo Medical. He also serves as Vice President of Research & Development and Director of the Health Innovation Incubator & Technology Center at the Center for Disability Services in Albany, New York.
Erik Erbe, Ph.D., is Vice President, Clinical and Research at Curiteva. He has been a medical device executive for over 35 years.
Jason Haider is the Founder and CEO of Xenco Medical, a pioneering medical device company that has engineered and commercialized what is reportedly the first entirely disposable spinal implant system.
Kevin Hykes is the President and CEO of Augmedics and an accomplished medical device industry executive with 30 years of experience.
Kevin McGann has served as the President and Chief Commercial Officer of Accelus since 2020 and previously served as the Chief Commercial Officer of Integrity Implants.
Marc Horner, Ph.D., is a Distinguished Engineer at ANSYS, where he manages collaborative research projects between ANSYS and industry, academia and FDA.
Mark L. Spearman, Ph.D., is Director of Technical Solutions for Strategic Project Solutions.
Markus Reichmann is Director, Global Sales – Healthcare Manufacturing Solutions, 3D Systems, where he leads the Business Development Team.
Mike Evers is a Senior Market Analyst and writer with over 15 years of experience in the medical industry.
Paul Vasta is a Ph.D. Biomedical Engineer who serves as Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Gramercy Extremity Orthopedics.
Rob Ball is a Director at Genesis Innovation Group and CEO of two of its portfolio companies, Shoulder Innovations and Magnesium Development Company.
Ryan Belaney, is the Vice President of Clinical & Regulatory Affairs for Active Implants. He has 18 years of medical device experience.
Sharat Kusuma, M.D., was named Chief Strategy Officer & Chief Medical Officer at Exactech in May 2022 and is a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopaedic hip and knee surgeon.
Steven Kurtz, Ph.D., is the Director of the Implant Research Core and part-time Research Professor at Drexel University.
Suneel Bandi, Ph.D., is Global Director of Technology for PEEK and Medical Devices at Evonik Corporation.
Tony Passalacqua has 30+ years of experience in the transportation and orthopedic industry and is President and CEO of OrthoEx LLC.
Trey Rodgers, Ph.D., is Research Principal II at Zimmer Biomet, who possesses an extensive background in orthopedic biomaterials research.
Vinod Dasa, M.D., is a Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics and Vice Chairman of Academic Affairs at LSU Health New Sciences Center.
Wael Barsoum, M.D., is an innovative, value-driven orthopedic surgeon with 20+ years of experience in promoting growth, performance and leading change.
Wendell Gibby, M.D., founded Novarad in 1988 and is the driving force behind the company's relentless innovation and R&D efforts.
