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PulseMedica Team

Meet everyone on the PulseMedica Team.

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Executive Leadership Team

We believe that leadership isn't just a position but a commitment to inspire, innovate, and achieve success. Meet the co-founders and the leadership team at PulseMedica, Nir Katchinskiy and Eric Martin.

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CEO & Co-founder

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Nir Katchinskiy, Ph.D

Nir has a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering and is an expert in developing and applying femtosecond laser technology in human tissue. He has designed and developed a methodology for imaging and treating vitreoretinal conditions and continues to drive the exceptional progress of innovation at PulseMedica.

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COO & Co-Founder

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Eric Martin, BScN, RN, MBA

Eric has a diverse background as a RN, MBA, Organization Change Management professional and Executive Coach. Eric as a trusted clinician leader, coach and strategist, leads high impact and expansive business developments through supporting the growth of people, processes, and innovation.

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CTO

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Thas Yuwaraj, Ph.D

Thas is a seasoned healthcare and data science leader with a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering. He has experience leading medical device development from concept to commercialization. He brings a holistic approach to product development, leveraging his experience leading engineering, regulatory, quality and IP teams.

"PulseMedica's leadership team has a visionary approach and extensive expertise that propels our journey towards improving the quality of care for millions suffering from vitreoretinal diseases."

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World-Class Board of Directors

At PulseMedica, our success is engineered by a board of visionaries and accomplished business leaders whose collective expertise elevates every facet of our company.

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Lahav Gil

Chairperson at PulseMedica, Angel Investor, Mentor

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Bruce Jenett

Board Director, Premier Counsel LLP

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Dr. Ray Muzyka

Founder & CEO, Threshold Impact Mentor and Founder, CDL

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Nir Katchinskiy

Co-founder and CEO, PulseMedica

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James V. Mazzo

Executive Chairman, Neurotech

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Dr. John Pollack

Partner at Illinois Retina Associates, former president of ASRS, serial entrepreneur

Experienced Medical Advisory Board

Our medical advisory team of five distinguished ophthalmologists acts as the driving force behind our product development, leveraging their extensive knowledge to bring safe and effective solutions to the market.

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Dr. Ike Ahmed MD

Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Utah Division Head, Ophthalmology, Trillium Health Partners

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Dr. Ehsan Sadri MD FACS

Founder and CEO, Visionary Eye Institute, Founding Board Member, Visionary Ventures, Board Member, OCTANe OC

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Dr. Matthew Tennant MD FRCSC

Clinical Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alberta, Physician, Alberta Retina Consultants

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Dr. Inder Paul Singh MD

President, The Eye Centers of Racine & Kenosha

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Dr. Robert Avery

CEO of California Retina Consultants (CRC)

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Renowned Strategic Advisors

Meet the seasoned advisors who play a pivotal role in shaping PulseMedica's journey toward success, offering their expertise to guide and strengthen our business.

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Dr. Lee Kramm

Regulatory Affairs (FDA)

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Eugene Shteyn

IP Strategy Advisor

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Michael Brownell

Product Strategy Advisor

The PulseMedica Team

We are proud to have a team of highly skilled professionals who are developing groundbreaking technologies and constantly pushing the boundaries of what is possible.

Dr. Nir Katchinskiy
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Dr. Nir Katchinskiy

Co-Founder/CEO

Eric Martin
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Eric Martin

Co-Founder/COO

Thas Yuwaraj
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Thas Yuwaraj

Chief Technology Officer

John Tamkin
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John Tamkin

Director of Optical Science Research and Development

Kevan Bell
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Kevan Bell

Lead, Optics Design

Adam Christiansen
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Adam Christiansen

Systems V&V Engineer

Joe Kerr
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Joe Kerr

Lead, Mechanical Design

Anastasiia Mereshchuk
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Anastasiia Mereshchuk

Quality, Regulatory and Clinical Affairs Manager

Carolina Ortiz
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Carolina Ortiz

Translational and Clinical Research Specialist

Vladimir Dvorkin
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Vladimir Dvorkin

Manager, Software Engineering

Vitaly Rivkin
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Vitaly Rivkin

Technical Project Manager

Thomas McElroy
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Thomas McElroy

Software Tech Lead, Algorithms

Graham Hornig
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Graham Hornig

Lead, Software Tech

Tyler Zimmerling
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Tyler Zimmerling

Systems Engineer

Luis Quintero Gomez
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Luis Quintero Gomez

Systems Engineer

Dom Beaupre
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Dom Beaupre

Lead, Business Operations

Patricia Antonopoulos
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Patricia Antonopoulos

Manager, Human Resources

Vicky Fisekci
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Vicky Fisekci

Office Manager

Maggie Lewis
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Maggie Lewis

Admin Assistant

Donald Ip
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Donald Ip

Software Developer

Jerrad Coursaux
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Jerrad Coursaux

Tech Lead, Firmware

Ariel Kiel
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Ariel Kiel

Systems and Software Quality Assurance Specialist

Niran Pon
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Niran Pon

Software Tech Lead

Sourav Sarkar
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Sourav Sarkar

Software Algorithms Developer

Yemi Shoyele
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Yemi Shoyele

Software Developer

Carl Rethmeier
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Carl Rethmeier

Senior Software Developer, Algorithms

LinKun Chen
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LinKun Chen

Optics Designer

Wesley Stolte
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Wesley Stolte

Optics Designer

Neil Fider
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Neil Fider

Associate Optical Systems Developer

Eric Pelletier
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Eric Pelletier

IT Manager

Saud Agha
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Saud Agha

Jr. Software Developer

Ezra Bialowas
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Ezra Bialowas

Jr. Mechanical Engineer

Aleksei Petrov
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Aleksei Petrov

Intermediate Mechanical Designer

Paul Bartosek
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Paul Bartosek

Electronics Design Manager

Paul Matichuk
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Paul Matichuk

Electronics Designer

Levi Sawatzky
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Levi Sawatzky

Jr. Electronics Designer

Lucas Kordov
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Lucas Kordov

SQA Intern

Salina Najarali
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Salina Najarali

Clinical Research & Regulatory Affairs Intern

Stephine Yearley
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Stephine Yearley

Software Developer

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