Meet Our Experts
Abel Baerga-Ortiz, PHD
Program Director
Puerto Rico Science Technology and Research Trust
Ajay Houde, PHD, MBA
Co-founder and CEO
TGen Tech
Albert Di Rienzo, PHD
President & Chief Innovation Officer
Radicle Innovation
Alice Shade, MHA
President
Four A Ventures
Amarilys Silva, PharmD
Executive Director
Puerto Rico Consortium for Clinical Investigation (PRCCI)
Amit Patel, PHD
Partner
Medical Marketing Economics
Amy Hanlon
Owner
Blue Meta Design
Amy Hester, PhD, RN, BC
Chairwoman and CEO
HD Nursing, LLC
Andres Calle, MSC
CEO
Applivio
Andrew Strickland
Co-Founder
Code and Trust/Event.Gives/Teamphoria/Epi Health
Angela Sutterer, PHD
CEO
Burke Therapeutics, LLC
Angus McLachlan, PHD
CEO
Liberate Medical
Anirban Roy, PHD
Distinguished Scientist
Medtronic
Arlene Morris
CEO
Willow Advisors LLC
Austen Hayes, MS
Co-founder, CEO
Recovr, Inc.
Awilda Rosa-Morales, EdD, CCC-SLP
Associate Professor / Academic Programs Director
Universidad Ana G. Méndez (UAGM) - Gurabo Campus
Becky Foster, MPH
Principal
Foster Health Care Consulting
Ben Banahan, PHD
Founder & Director
Oxford Marketing Research
Bob Skunda
Independent Consultant
Innovation Centers and Technology Parks
Brian Holzer, MD, MBA
CEO
Lacuna Health
Bruce Bunnell, PHD
Chair
UNT Health Sciences Center
Buddy Lyons, MBA
CEO
Entac Medical Inc.
Cain McClary, MD
Principal
KdT Ventures
Carlos Aldarondo, JD
US Reg. Patent Attorney
Aldarondo & López-Bras
Caroline Moluf, MHA
Administrator, MUSC Health Solutions
MUSC
Charles Christ, PHD
President
C2 Consulting
Charles Wallace
CEO
Automate America
Charley Miller
Founder & CEO
Unitonomy
Cheryl Witt, PHD
Assistant Professor
University of Louisville
Chris Posey, JD
General Counsel
Brighter Healthcare Solutions
Chris Tihansky
CEO
EndoShape
Chris West, MBA
Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer
ConveyMD
Cindy Adkins
Vice President, Customer Service
Cardinal Health
Cody Reynolds, PHD
Technology Transfer Manager
Prisma Health
Cole Johnson, MBA, PHD
Vice President
P33
Courtney Webster, MS
Founder, Operator Nymbly.work
Cynthia Leaphart, MD, MBA, FACS
MD
DMC
Dan Castillo, MHA
Vice Dean for Health Sciences and Chief Operating Officer
Tulane University School of Medicine
Dan Cohen
President
Accelerated Ventures
Dave Taylor
Managing Director
Mankind Venture Group (MvG)
David Cull, MD, MBA
Vice President Academic & Clinical Integration, Associate Designated Institutional Official for Graduate Medical Education
Prisma Health
David Fragale, MBA
Executive in Residence
WVU
David Hasler
Founder & President
Breakthrough Solutions Consulting
David Kennedy, BSME
VP Product Management
Lifelines Neuro
David Lefer, PHD
Director, Cardiovascular Center of Excellence and Professor of Pharmacology
LSU Health New Orleans
David Nicholas
CEO
ESL
David Willbrand, BA, JD
Partner
Thompson Hine
Deacon Stone, MFA
Manager: The Center for Innovation; Coordinator: STEM Education & Maker Programs
Marshall University, CO: Robert C. Byrd Institute
Demetra Antimisiaris, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP
Director
Frazier Polypharmacy Program
Derek Willis
Investment Manager
South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA)
Dickson Wambua, PHD
Co-Founder, Cloudsyte LLC
Doug Ladd, MBA
EIR
Northern Kentucky University
Doug Owens, MS
Chief Information Officer
Signature Healthcare LLC
Doug Paul, PharmD PhD
Partner
MME
Dov Rosenberg, MBA
COO
enosix
Edgard Resto-Rodriguez, PHD
Executive Director (MCC)
Materials Characterization Center (MCC), Inc
Elias Caro, MSC, MBA
President
Biocomx
Ellen Brune
CEO
Boston Mountain Biotech
Emily Alva
Corporate Board Member
Amneal Pharmaceuticals
Emily Geiger Draugelis, MBA
CEO and Founder
Vitamin Collective
Emily Warr, MSN, RN
Director of Operations, Center for Telehealth
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Esther Alegria, PHD
Executive Adviser
Catalyst EA
Gary Keller, MS, CLP
CEO
Xomix
Gaylord VanGuilder, MBA
Managing Director
BlueCreek Pharmaceuticals
Gilles Tapolsky, PHD, MBA
Consultant
Consultant
Gladys Colon, MBA
Manager
American Red Cross
Greg Langdon
Founder
Langdon Industries
Guy Peduto
Director
INNOVA Commercialization Group
Harold Chappelear, LLD
Principal
InternaSource
Hershel Fancher, PE, MBA
President
Inventio, Inc.
Holly Meadows, JD
Attorney
Walding
Isabella Sledge, MD, MPH
VP Research
Tides Medical
J. Steven Blake, DO, M.Sc., FACOI
President and CEO
Blake Gastroenterology Associates, LLC
Jacqueline Wood, RN, MSN, MBA
Client Strategist Manager
PwC
James Kindley, MS, MBA
Adjunct Professor - Marketing
College of Charleston
James Phelan
Managing Director
Founder Institute
Jason Smith, MD, PhD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer
UofL Health
Jeanette Weiland, MBA
Vice President, Bio Innovation & Special Projects
NOLABA
Jeff Amerine, MS
Founder & Managing Director
Startup Junkie Consulting
Jeff Cummins, MBA
President / CEO
vCardio Inc
Jeni Houser, MS
Founder & Managing Director
Jenergy and Ei District
Jennifer Dahne, PHD
Assistant Professor
Medical University of South Carolina
Jerry Chang
Managing Partner, President, Managing Partner/COO
Vigilant BioServices, 42Bio LLC, Samaritan Biologics
Jesse Goodwin, PHD
Chief Innovation Officer
Medical University of South Carolina
Jim Nelson, MHA, MS
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
West Virginia University Hospitals, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Jim Stefansic, PHD, MBA
Director of Corporate Development
Cumberland Emerging Technologies
Joe Huber, MBA
COO
EternaTear
Joe Wyse, PHD
President
Wyse Innovations LLC
John DesJardins, PHD
CTO
Aravis BioTech, LLC
Jorge Serrano
Consultant
Cotiviti
Jose W Rodriguez Zayas, PHD
Strategic Business Development Consultant
Puerto Rico Consortium for Clinical Investigation (PRCCI)
Joseph Lovett
Managing Director
Louisiana Funds I & II
Josh Nickols, PHD
CEO
Enhale Medical
Josh Wymer, RN, MSN
Chief Nursing Informatics Officer
Large Academic Hospital System
Joshua Gunn, PHD
Chief Scientific Officer
Ethos Research & Development
Judy Sheppard
President/CEO
PSA.INC
Justin Metcalf, MSE
Director of Engineering
MED Institute Inc.
Justin Renfrow
Contracts Director
MED Institute
Karen Handmaker, MPP
Principal
4sight Health
Kathryn Becker
Principal
Translational Science Solutions
Kaushik Dave, RPh, PhD, MBA
Partner
Ohmkara Consulting
Kevin Clark, MSE
CEO
NOWDiagnostics
Kevin Pollard
Entrepreneur
C-Suite Services
Kevin Sidow
Serial Entrepreneur, Board Member
Life Science Startups
Kimberly Peters
Chief Clinical Operations Officer
Tulane University Medical School
Kris Khalil
Investment Analyst
New Orleans BioInnovation Center
Kyle Ritchie, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatric Anesthesiology
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Larry Horn, MBA
Executive Director
Amplify Louisville
Lauren Cascio
Co-Founder & COO
Abartys Health
Lauren Eskew, MS
Owner, Co-founder
Bella VMS, LLC
Lawrence Boyd, PHD, MEM
Bioventus
Lawrence Olanoff, MD, PHD
Special Advisor
Medical University of SC
Lee Hyman
Director of Network and Medical Cost
JenCare Senior Medical Center
Lillian Pintado, Au.D., M.Sc., CCC-A
Professor - Doctor of Audiology
Universidad Ana G. Méndez (UAGM)
Lilliana RÃos-Matos, SLP.D.
Assistant Professor
Universidad Ana G. Méndez
Lisa Morici, PHD
Associate Professor
Tulane University
Liza Curcio-Rudy
Investment Analyst
New Orleans BioInnovation Center
Louise Epstein, MBA
LARTA Principal Advisor, Founding Director, Innovation Center, UT Austin, Founder
Ecosystem Partner
Lucas Huntimer, PHD
Senior Advisor - External Innovation
Elanco
Luis Cortes, MD, MBA
Managing Director
Biocoast Capital
Lynn Cooper, BFA
President
BFW, Inc.
Madison Hartung
CEO
EI Consulting
Mara Neal
Director of Marketing & Engagement
Cook Biotech
Marc Filerman
Program CEO
German Accelerator Life Sciences
Mark Daniels, PHD
Chief Technology Officer
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Mark Slaughter, MD
Professor and Chairperson
University of Louisville
Martin Jernigan, RPh, MS, PhD
Vice President US Marketing
Akebia Therapeutics
Mary S. Rodriguez-Rabassa, PsyD MSc
Professor and Researcher
Ponce Health Sciences University
Mary Tapolsky, PhD
Assistant Director
University of Louisville, College of Business
Matt Harbaugh, JD, MBA
Managing Director
Mountain State Capital
Matthew Dietz, MD
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgeon
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Merrill Boyce, PHD, IMBA
Chief Executive in Residence and Global Business Coordinator
Coastal Carolina University
Michael Dunham, MD
Director, Pediatric ENT
LSU Health New Orleans
Michael Green
Managing Director
Mountain State Capital
Michael Roberts, PHD
Dean of Science
Coastal Carolina University
Mike Fisher
Managing Director
Kirchner Group
Mohan Chukkapalli, MS
Senior Director, Life Sciences Consulting
SmartAnalyst Inc.
Nancy Gray, PHD
President
BioVentures, LLC
Narendra Vyavahare, PHD
Chief Scientific Officer
TGen Tech LLC
Natalie Thurston, RN, MBA, CPHQ
Consultant
Thurston Consulting
Nathan Dolloff, PHD
Founder
Leukogene Therapeutics Inc
Neha Tiwari, PhD
Associate Director
PTC Therapuetics
Neil Kane, MBA
Entrepreneur
Michigan State University
Nelson Le, MD, MBA
Associate Vice President, Product Strategy, Digital Health & Analytics
Humana
Nick Pashos, PHD
Founder & CEO
BioAesthetics
Nicole Teasdale
Founder & Principal
Advocacy Blueprints
Paul Asper, MBA
Vice President of Commercialization
Zucker Institute for Applied Neurosciences
Paul Gunnoe
CEO
Gunnoe Investment Group, LP
Paula Bates, PHD
Professor of Medicine & Co-Director of KYNETIC
University of Louisville
Paula Estrada de Martin, PHD, JD
Patent Attorney
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, P.C.
Paulo Fontes, MD
Chief Medical Officer
LyGenesis
Perry Molinoff, MD
Principle
Molinoff Consulting Group, LLC
R. Edwin Spitzmiller, DO
Medical Director
Mednax
Ralph Henry, PHD
Executive Vice President, Biopharmaceutics
InterveXion Therapeutics
Raymond Hage, MBA
CEO
Hapten Sciences, Inc.
Rebecca Rice
Director of Operations
Louisville Healthcare CEO Council
Rebecca Todd, BS, MS, MA
Innovation Specialist
ASBTDC
Rich Pennock
President
Technology Resource Group
Richard Marchase, PHD
Managing Director
Kirchner Group
Richard Sullivan
CEO
CIBOR
Rick D’Augustine, MBA
Principal
D'Augustine Consulting
Rick Rummel, BS
President
Advanced Medical Technologies, LLC
Rick Webb, PHD
Director
Grit Studios
Robert Browning
Account Manager
Intellectual Property Insurance Services
Robert Doss, PHD
Owner
The Courtland Group
Robert Ryan, PHD
CEO
Innova Therapeutics
Roberto Roitz, MBA, MiF
Director of Strategic Partnerships & Ventures
Humana
Roberto Torres, DHA
Director Clinical Research Office
Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc
Rohan Walvekar, MD
Professor & Director of Clinical Research
LSU Health New Orleans
Ryan Culhane, MBA
Government Program Manager
GE Healthcare
Sawan Hurst
CEO
Phi Life Sciences
Scott Pancoast, MBA
CEO & Founder
Zylo Therapeutics
Scott Rotruck, MBA
Member; Senior Account Executive
Orion Strategies
Stephen Carrithers, PhD
Executive VP, Co-founder & Director of R&D
Sequela, Inc & Lagrange Scientific
Steve Abell, BA
Vice President, Strategic Innovations and Investments
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Steve Johnson
Interim Executive Director, SCLaunch
South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA)
Susan Olson, PHD
Chief Operating Officer
EdjAnalytics
Thomas Smith, PhD
Professor of Practice
University of Arkansas
Todd Barrett, RPh
Chief Executive Officer
T1 Telehealth
Todd Smith, BA
Founder &President
OdessaConnect formerly myFamilyChannel
Tom Wilson
Founder/CEO
Hyper63, LLC
Trivia Frazier, PHD, MBA
President & CEO
Obatala Sciences
Ty Sumner Adams, IDSA
Managing Director
A:KDesign, LLC
Ugo DeBlasi, BSME
Consultant
Vas Abramov, MS
President
Occam Design
Walter Chambliss, PHD
Professor Emeritus of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery
University of Mississippi
Wayne Colin, DMD, MD
Founder/Chairman
ENT Surgeon & Founder OR Link
Whitney Nash, PhD, APRN, NP
AVP & Assoc Dean of Practice
University of Louisville
Wilbur Milhous, PHD
Lecturer in Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Clemson University
William English, MD
Physician
Peripheral Vascular Associates
Windsor Sherrill, PHD, MBA, MHA
AVP Health Research, Professor
Clemson University