Management Team
Reza Shekarriz, Founder/CEO
- Entrepreneur and visionary, leading tech development in several companies with demonstrated hands-on skills in management and leadership
- 25 Years of experience in product-driven R&D within private and national lab environment, with over 100 publications/reports and patents
- Innovative microfluidic, acoustofluidic, optoelectronic, and electrohydrodynamic sample prep and sensing products launch and commercialization
- Expertise in small business launch, growth, and exit
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering from WSU and post-doc at the Johns Hopkins University
Grayson Silaski, CTO
- Medical device technologist with over 30 years of experience in product and instrumentation development
- Lead engineer and consultant for medical device companies including Vesticon, iSense Corp, NeuroCom, Virtual Corp, BalanceSense, Sleep Physiology, and Tympany.
- Consultant for the Oregon Hearing Research Center and the National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research.
- Patents for hearing aid simulation, tinnitus and inner ear evaluation, ototoxicity monitoring, near field communications, and insertable sensor for blood glucose monitoring
- BS in Electrical Engineering from UA Fayetteville Arkansas, and IEEE Affiliate
Reza Shekarriz, Founder/CEO
- Entrepreneur and visionary, leading tech development in several companies with demonstrated hands-on skills in management and leadership
- 25 Years of experience in product-driven R&D within private and national lab environment, with over 100 publications/reports and patents
- Innovative microfluidic, acoustofluidic, optoelectronic, and electrohydrodynamic sample prep and sensing products launch and commercialization
- Expertise in small business launch, growth, and exit
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering from WSU and post-doc at the Johns Hopkins University
Grayson Silaski, CTO
- Medical device technologist with over 30 years of experience in product and instrumentation development
- Lead engineer and consultant for medical device companies including Vesticon, iSense Corp, NeuroCom, Virtual Corp, BalanceSense, Sleep Physiology, and Tympany.
- Consultant for the Oregon Hearing Research Center and the National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research.
- Patents for hearing aid simulation, tinnitus and inner ear evaluation, ototoxicity monitoring, near field communications, and insertable sensor for blood glucose monitoring
- BS in Electrical Engineering from UA Fayetteville Arkansas, and IEEE Affiliate
Business and Clinical Advisory Board
Antoine Broustra, MBA
- 30+ years of experience in corporate finance, banking, global business relations, and corporate strategic planning
- International Banker at Citi, SGCIB, and HSBC
- Senior Director, Career Development and Corporate Relations (UC Davis), Deputy Director of Employer Partnerships (Yale School of Management);
- MBA from Columbia University
Ross Clark, MD, MBA, FACS, RPVI
- Vascular surgeon specializing in lower extremity revascularization and amputations
- Research focused on angiogenesis and wound healing of patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI)
- Assistant Professor at UNM Dept. of Surgery and active member of the UNM hydrogen sulfide (H2S) signaling molecule research group
- Board certified in General and Vascular Surgery, American Board of Surgery
- MD and MBA from UNM. Vascular fellowship training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Gary Cohn, PLLC
- More than 35 years of practice in business law, patent/IP protection and B2B agreements;
- Expertise in small tech companies, including medical diagnostics and device manufacturers;
- 25 years as counsel for Dow Chemical with more than 500 issued patents;
- BS Chemistry Univ. of Notre Dame and J.D. from Rutgers Univ. Law School
Heather Ferguson, PhD, MBA
- PhD Toxicologist with more than 15 years experience in medical device quality, regulatory and operations;
- CEO of QRT Consulting focused on getting medical devices into the market;
- Director Quality Operations, Cardinal Health North America Manufacturing
- Global Program Manager, Operations Manager, and Director of Regulatory Toxicology, Abbott
Nancy Kanagy, PhD
- Pharmacologist with experience and international recognition in cardiovascular physiology and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) signaling and endothelial cell biology
- Professor and Dept. Head, UNM Cell Biology and Physiology
- Fellow of APS, AHA and standing member of review committees at NHLBI and AHA;
- Associate editor of the American Journal of Heart & Circulatory Physiology
- PhD in Cardiovascular Pharmacology from Michigan State University and fellowship at the University of Michigan in Cardiovascular Physiology
Eric Lew, MD, DPM
- Podiatry and wound care specialist at UNM hospital and UNM Medical Groups, Inc.
- Active member in the Limb Salvage & Reconstructive Surgery Programs such as the Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA) and Center of Healing in Lower Extremity (CHILE)
- Founder of the UNM Orthopedics and Diabetic Comprehensive Care Specialists network
- Member of American Board of Orthopedic & Podiatric Medicine, American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery – Foot Surgery
- Residency Cleveland Clinic-Kaiser Permanente, Cleveland, Ohio; MD from Des Moines College of Podiatric and Surgery
Ajay Nair, MBA
- 20+ years of experience as a director and CEO in medical device companies
- CEO of Gamma Diagnostics, Inc. employing Gamma Prime Fibrinogen (GPF) as an inflammatory and clotting risk biomarker
- Extensive experience in medical device marketing and sales at J&J/Ethicon, Eli Lilly, Medtronics, and Ossur
- Expertise in corporate structuring and finance for small, thriving companies
- Bioengineer with MBA in Global Management and Marketing
Antoine Broustra, MBA
- 30+ years of experience in corporate finance, banking, global business relations, and corporate strategic planning
- International Banker at Citi, SGCIB, and HSBC
- Senior Director, Career Development and Corporate Relations (UC Davis), Deputy Director of Employer Partnerships (Yale School of Management);
- MBA from Columbia University
Ross Clark, MD, MBA, FACS, RPVI
- Vascular surgeon specializing in lower extremity revascularization and amputations
- Research focused on angiogenesis and wound healing of patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI)
- Assistant Professor at UNM Dept. of Surgery and active member of the UNM hydrogen sulfide (H2S) signaling molecule research group
- Board certified in General and Vascular Surgery, American Board of Surgery
- MD and MBA from UNM. Vascular fellowship training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Gary Cohn, PLLC
- More than 35 years of practice in business law, patent/IP protection and B2B agreements;
- Expertise in small tech companies, including medical diagnostics and device manufacturers;
- 25 years as counsel for Dow Chemical with more than 500 issued patents;
- BS Chemistry Univ. of Notre Dame and J.D. from Rutgers Univ. Law School
Heather Ferguson, PhD, MBA
- PhD Toxicologist with more than 15 years experience in medical device quality, regulatory and operations;
- CEO of QRT Consulting focused on getting medical devices into the market;
- Director Quality Operations, Cardinal Health North America Manufacturing
- Global Program Manager, Operations Manager, and Director of Regulatory Toxicology, Abbott
Nancy Kanagy, PhD
- Pharmacologist with experience and international recognition in cardiovascular physiology and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) signaling and endothelial cell biology
- Professor and Dept. Head, UNM Cell Biology and Physiology
- Fellow of APS, AHA and standing member of review committees at NHLBI and AHA;
- Associate editor of the American Journal of Heart & Circulatory Physiology
- PhD in Cardiovascular Pharmacology from Michigan State University and fellowship at the University of Michigan in Cardiovascular Physiology
Eric Lew, MD, DPM
- Podiatry and wound care specialist at UNM hospital and UNM Medical Groups, Inc.
- Active member in the Limb Salvage & Reconstructive Surgery Programs such as the Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA) and Center of Healing in Lower Extremity (CHILE)
- Founder of the UNM Orthopedics and Diabetic Comprehensive Care Specialists network
- Member of American Board of Orthopedic & Podiatric Medicine, American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery – Foot Surgery
- Residency Cleveland Clinic-Kaiser Permanente, Cleveland, Ohio; MD from Des Moines College of Podiatric and Surgery
Ajay Nair, MBA
- 20+ years of experience as a director and CEO in medical device companies
- CEO of Gamma Diagnostics, Inc. employing Gamma Prime Fibrinogen (GPF) as an inflammatory and clotting risk biomarker
- Extensive experience in medical device marketing and sales at J&J/Ethicon, Eli Lilly, Medtronics, and Ossur
- Expertise in corporate structuring and finance for small, thriving companies
- Bioengineer with MBA in Global Management and Marketing
Vision
Become one of the recognized leading providers of medical devices for advanced wound care.
Mission
To develop non-invasive diagnostics and minimally invasive therapeutic technologies by employing the properties of H2S for detection and treatment of microvascular disease, PAD, and chronic, hard-to-heal wounds.