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Management<\/h2>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=”David Danielsen” image=”https:\/\/www.cairnsurgical.com\/others\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/david.jpg” icon_placement=”left” image_max_width=”100px” content_max_width=”217%” _builder_version=”3.22.4″ header_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”12px” custom_padding=”||2px|||” animation=”off”]<\/p>\n

CEO
General management and commercial leader in medical devices, diagnostics, imaging capital equipment, and health care IT; US Surgical, Boston Scientific, Genzyme Genetics, Hologic, Oxford Immunotec, CRA Health.<\/p>\n

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[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Richard Barth Jr., MD” image=”https:\/\/www.cairnsurgical.com\/others\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rick.jpg” icon_placement=”left” image_max_width=”100px” content_max_width=”217%” _builder_version=”3.22.4″ header_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”12px” custom_padding=”||2px|||” animation=”off”]Co-Founder, CMO
\nProfessor of Surgery, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
\nChief of General Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
\nPast President, New England Surgical Society[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Venkat Krishnaswamy, PhD” image=”https:\/\/www.cairnsurgical.com\/others\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/venkat.jpg” icon_placement=”left” image_max_width=”100px” content_max_width=”217%” _builder_version=”3.22.4″ header_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”12px” custom_padding=”||2px|||” animation=”off”]Co-Founder, CTO
\nFormer faculty member, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Keith Paulsen, PhD” image=”https:\/\/www.cairnsurgical.com\/others\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/keith-1.jpg” icon_placement=”left” image_max_width=”100px” content_max_width=”217%” _builder_version=”3.22.4″ header_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”12px” custom_padding=”||2px|||” animation=”off”]<\/p>\n

Co-Founder
Robert A. Pritzker Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Thayer Engineering at Dartmouth
Professor of Radiology & Surgery, Geisel School of Medicine <\/a>at Dartmouth
Scientific Director, Center for Surgical Innovation<\/a>, Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Co-Director, Translational Engineering in Cancer Research<\/a>, Norris Cotton Cancer Center
Fellow, National Academy of Inventors<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”George Bourne” image=”https:\/\/www.cairnsurgical.com\/others\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/george.jpg” icon_placement=”left” image_max_width=”100px” content_max_width=”217%” _builder_version=”3.22.4″ header_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”12px” custom_padding=”||2px|||” animation=”off”]COO
\nR&D and Operations leader in medical devices; C.R. Bard, Baxter, Boston Scientific, Navilyst, AngioDynamics.[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Timothy Moore” image=”https:\/\/www.cairnsurgical.com\/others\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tim.jpg” icon_placement=”left” image_max_width=”100px” content_max_width=”217%” _builder_version=”3.22.4″ header_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”12px” custom_padding=”||2px|||” animation=”off”]<\/p>\n

Director, Research and Development
Extensive experience developing new products, working in R&D and manufacturing engineering, specifically on custom and patient specific medical devices; Conformis, Scandius Biomedical, Boston Scientific. \u00a0 Member, ASTM Committee for Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Misty Fox” image=”https:\/\/www.cairnsurgical.com\/others\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/misty.jpg” icon_placement=”left” image_max_width=”100px” content_max_width=”217%” _builder_version=”3.22.4″ header_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”12px” custom_padding=”||2px|||” animation=”off”]Imaging Specialist[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Jodie Ploetz” image=”https:\/\/www.cairnsurgical.com\/others\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jodie.jpg” icon_placement=”left” image_max_width=”100px” content_max_width=”217%” _builder_version=”3.22.4″ header_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”12px” custom_padding=”||2px|||” animation=”off”]<\/p>\n

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Senior Director, Clinical Operations<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Farzeen Christie” image=”https:\/\/www.cairnsurgical.com\/others\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/farzeen.jpg” icon_placement=”left” image_max_width=”100px” content_max_width=”217%” _builder_version=”3.22.4″ header_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”12px” custom_padding=”||2px|||” animation=”off”]<\/p>\n

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Quality Consultant<\/div>\n
Masters in Biomedical Engineering with 10 years of experience in the medical device industry<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Dax Mitchell, MS” image=”https:\/\/www.cairnsurgical.com\/others\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dax.jpg” icon_placement=”left” image_max_width=”100px” content_max_width=”217%” _builder_version=”3.22.4″ header_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”12px” custom_padding=”||2px|||” animation=”off”]<\/p>\n

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Principal Software Engineer<\/div>\n
Masters in Mathematics with 25 years experience creating large-scale software solutions in scientific and engineering domains.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Michael Jermyn, PhD” image=”https:\/\/www.cairnsurgical.com\/others\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mike.jpg” icon_placement=”left” image_max_width=”100px” content_max_width=”217%” _builder_version=”3.22.4″ header_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”12px” custom_padding=”||2px|||” animation=”off”]<\/p>\n

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Principal Software Consultant – Geometric Modeling, Image Processing, Algorithms<\/div>\n
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Melissa Clark” image=”https:\/\/www.cairnsurgical.com\/others\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/melissa.jpg” icon_placement=”left” image_max_width=”100px” content_max_width=”217%” _builder_version=”3.22.4″ header_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”12px” custom_padding=”||2px|||” animation=”off”]<\/p>\n

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Regulatory Consultant<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Charlie Ladd” image=”https:\/\/www.cairnsurgical.com\/others\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/charlie.jpg” icon_placement=”left” image_max_width=”100px” content_max_width=”217%” _builder_version=”3.22.4″ header_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”12px” custom_padding=”||2px|||” animation=”off”]<\/p>\n

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Imaging Data and Workflow Consultant<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Jim Culhane” image=”https:\/\/www.cairnsurgical.com\/others\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/jim.jpg” icon_placement=”left” image_max_width=”100px” content_max_width=”217%” _builder_version=”3.22.4″ header_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”12px” custom_padding=”||2px|||” animation=”off”]<\/p>\n

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Manufacturing Operations<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Brook Byrd” image=”https:\/\/www.cairnsurgical.com\/others\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/brook.jpg” icon_placement=”left” image_max_width=”100px” content_max_width=”217%” _builder_version=”3.22.4″ header_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”12px” custom_padding=”||2px|||” animation=”off”]<\/p>\n

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Clinical and Imaging Research<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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R&D Engineer<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Board of Directors<\/h2>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=”Jake Reder, PhD” image=”https:\/\/www.cairnsurgical.com\/others\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/jake.jpg” icon_placement=”left” image_max_width=”100px” content_max_width=”217%” _builder_version=”3.22.4″ header_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”12px” custom_padding=”||2px|||” animation=”off”]Board Member
\nCEO and Co-Founder, Celdara Medical[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Mick Sawka” image=”https:\/\/www.cairnsurgical.com\/others\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mick-1.jpg” icon_placement=”left” image_max_width=”100px” content_max_width=”217%” _builder_version=”3.22.4″ header_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”12px” custom_padding=”||2px|||” animation=”off”]Board Member
\nInvestment Advisor, Morningside Ventures[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Aaron Kaplan, MD” image=”https:\/\/www.cairnsurgical.com\/others\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/aaron.jpg” icon_placement=”left” image_max_width=”100px” content_max_width=”217%” _builder_version=”3.22.4″ header_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”12px” custom_padding=”||2px|||” animation=”off”]Board Member
\nProfessor of Medicine, Giesel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
\nDirector of Device Development, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
\nFellow, National Academy of Inventors[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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