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About Neuros

There are nearly two million amputees in the U.S., with 185,000 new amputations occurring every year. Post-amputation pain includes both phantom limb pain and residual limb pain and impacts nearly one million Americans, representing a significant unmet medical need, as existing treatment options are limited and consist primarily of opioids and gabapentinoids. Neuros is a privately held company and the maker of the Altius® Direct Electrical Nerve Stimulation System designed for the treatment of chronic post-amputation pain. Our mission is to reduce pain and restore life for people suffering with post-amputation pain. We are a passionate team guided by our core values, and committed to our patients and the healthcare professionals who care for them.

Our Core Values: Patients First, Deliver Excellence, Responsible Ambition, Inspire and Empower.

The Board of Directors

Joyce Erony

Amzak Capital Management

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Bill Harrington, M.D.

Osage University Partners

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Marc-André Marcotte

Sectoral Asset Management

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Anthony Natale, M.D.

Aperture Venture Partners

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Casey Tansey

U.S. Venture Partners

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David Veino

Neuros President and CEO

Randy Ban

Chief Commercial Officer at Inspire Medical, Independent Director

Thomas Wilder

Independent Director

Management

David Veino

President and CEO

David was named President and CEO of Neuros in 2023, after serving as Chief Operating Officer since 2018.

Prior to Neuros, David worked for Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSII), where he held a variety of senior executive positions and scaled the commercial organization from $50M in peripheral sales to over $250M in combined coronary and peripheral sales. During his tenure, David led the successful development of amputation prevention programs designed to drive awareness and access to care for underserved communities in the United States.

Prior to CSI, David served as General Manager for Stryker (SYK), where he led the creation of the Interventional Spine Division. David has also held key commercial leadership positions with Globus Medical (GMED) and other venture capital medical device companies.

David serves as a private equity advisor with Sectoral Asset Management. He earned a BS in Physiology from Chico State University and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

William R. Patterson, PhD

Chief Technical Officer

Bill joined Neuros as CTO in 2021.

Prior to Neuros, Bill was the CTO at MicroVention, Inc., a Terumo Group Company, where he led the development of a number of neurovascular devices, and played a critical role in their CE Mark approvals, 510k clearances, and PMA approvals. In addition, Bill moderated a 2018 Neurology Devices PMA Advisory Committee meeting.

Bill earned his BS from University of California – Davis and his PhD in Biophysics from University of California – Irvine. He completed his scientific training as a post-doctoral fellow at the prestigious UCLA DOE Institute. He is an author or co-author on multiple peer-reviewed publications in diverse academic and medical fields; and is the inventor/co-inventor on over 40 US patents spanning cardiovascular devices, neurovascular devices, and, recently, machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Zi-Ping Fang, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer

Dr. Fang joined Neuros as employee number two, and currently serves as CSO.

During his tenure at Neuros, Dr. Fang led the technical and clinical development of the Altius system, including the design of the current QUEST pivotal study.

Across the past 30 years, Dr. Fang has guided the development of several neuromodulation technologies through pre-clinical, clinical research, and FDA approval. He has held executive R&D positions in technology-based startups including NeuroControl as VP R&D, and Nevro as Chief Scientist.

Dr. Fang received his PhD in Biomedical Engineering with a focus on neurostimulation technology from the pioneering laboratory of Prof. Thomas Mortimer at Case Western Reserve University.

Zach Stassen

Chief Financial Officer

Zach brings more than 20 years of finance, operations, and leadership experience to his new role at Neuros Medical.  Most recently, he served as Chief Financial Officer for ViewRay, Inc., a publicly traded company focused on cancer treatment.  Prior to ViewRay, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer for Bolder Surgical, an innovative, privately held surgical instrument company that was acquired by Hologic.  Prior to Bolder Surgical, he held various finance and business development roles at Spectranetics before its acquisition by Royal Philips. Zach holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree from Drake University.

Nick Hargus, PhD

Vice President of Clinical and Medical Affairs

Nick joined Neuros in 2022.

Prior to Neuros, Nick was at Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSII), where he last served as the Director of Medical Affairs, responsible for scientific communication and patient safety. During his 8-year tenure, Nick was responsible for the creation of a Medical Science Liaison program and provided medical affairs expertise to support the acquisition, approval, and launch of new products.

Prior to industry, Nick had a 10+ year career in academic science with appointments at the National Institutes of Health, University of Virginia, and University of Minnesota.

Nick earned his PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Virginia, where he studied sodium channel function and gating alterations in epilepsy and chronic pain. His work resulted in numerous peer-reviewed publications funded through multiple individual NIH-supported grants. He received his BS in Neuroscience from Lafayette College.

Melanie Parravi

Senior Vice President of Quality & Regulatory Affairs

Melanie joined Neuros in 2018.

Prior to Neuros, she served as Vice President of Quality Assurance & Regulatory Compliance at Sequent Medical, Inc., acquired by Terumo Corporation in 2016 for up to $380M.

During her tenure, Melanie was instrumental in the development of the WEB Aneurysm Embolization System and in the procurement of both US PMA and international regulatory approvals.

Melanie is a subject-matter expert in medical device quality management systems and regulatory affairs. Throughout her 30-year career, she has driven outstanding results in audits (ISO, FDA/QSR) and approvals (CE, 510k, and PMA) in high-growth, new technology companies.

Melanie earned a BS from University of California-Irvine.

Amy Smith

Vice President of Market Access and Global Marketing

Amy joined Neuros in 2018.

Prior to joining Neuros, Amy held a variety of marketing and sales leadership positions at Entellus Medical. During her tenure, she led numerous market development initiatives in the office-based ENT procedure space and helped evolve the Entellus organization from a pre-commercial start-up, through IPO, to subsequent acquisition by Stryker (SYK) for $662 million in 2018.

Prior to Entellus, Amy served in several marketing leadership roles at Boston Scientific in the Peripheral and Coronary Divisions. Prior to Boston Scientific, she held R&D and engineering management roles at SurModics and 3M.

Amy received a BS in Biochemical Engineering from University of Missouri.

Steve Bosrock

Vice President of Marketing

Steve brings 20 years of medical device leadership experience building and leading successful commercial teams and launching disruptive products to his new role at Neuros Medical.  He was most recently the Vice President of Marketing and Medical Education for Apollo Endosurgery through the acquisition by Boston Scientific in 2023.  Prior to Apollo, he held various commercial leadership roles with small privately held and publicly traded companies including Torax Medical (acquired by Johnson & Johnson) and Synovis Life Technologies (acquired by Baxter). Steve holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a bachelor’s degree from Boston College.

Kirk Ellis

Vice President of Sales

Kirk brings over 25 years of medical device sales and leadership experience developing top-tier commercial teams within transformational medical technology companies to his new role at Neuros Medical.  Most recently, he served as Vice President of Sales for Apollo Endosurgery, a publicly traded company focused on endobariatric procedures that was acquired by Boston Scientific.  Prior to Apollo, he served as Vice President of Sales for Relievant Medsystems, a privately held company focused on minimally invasive treatment of low back pain, also acquired by Boston Scientific.  Prior to Relievant Medsystems, Kirk held positions of increasing responsibility in sales & sales leadership for Torax Medical (acquired by Johnson & Johnson) and Barrx Medical (acquired by Medtronic). Kirk holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Northeastern University.

Steven Robertson

Vice President of R&D and Operations

Steve joined Neuros in 2023.

Steve has over 26 years of experience in technical leadership roles for medical device companies. He joined Neuros after serving 17 years at Medtronic Neurovascular, where he held executive roles in R&D and PMO and manager roles in Quality and Operations. He was part of the leadership team that attained #1 market share position in Neurovascular and launched the Solitaire device, which revolutionized modern stroke treatment. He has development expertise in complex PMA and 510k implantable products. He also has proven success as an engineering leader in small companies, such as Horizon Medical (acquired by Avail Medical) and Micro Therapeutics (acquired/merged with ev3). Steve earned a BS in Bioengineering from UC San Diego.

Technical Advisors

Kevin L. Kilgore, Ph.D

Case Western Reserve University

Niloy Bhadra, M.D., Ph.D.

Case Western Reserve University

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