The CAPTOR MEDICAL Team
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CEO
Chris Duncan
Senior health technology executive with over 25 years of experience in sales, marketing and operations for both start-up and established companies. Founder and CEO of VitalSims and SimCare, healthcare technology companies developing award winning virtual simulation technology for physicians. Founder and President of PixelHealth, and Founder and CEO of Scan, a medical technology device using 3D simulations to improve ultrasound imaging low resource settings.

VP, COO & Co-Founder
John Kucharczyk, Ph.D.
Served as CEO of NexGen from 2004-2014. Previously, he was VP of Imaging and Medical Devices and Corporate Director at BresaGen, Inc. He co-founded and served as Corporate Director of Image-Guided Neurologics, which was acquired by Medtronic in 2005. From 1986-2000, he was Professor of Radiology and Neurosurgery at UCSF and at University of Minnesota.
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VP Business Development and R&D, Co-Founder
Johannes (Joop) van Vaals, Ph.D.
Global healthcare executive with extensive cross-functional experience. Core expertise in strategic business development of new technology, leading new product introductions such as: Cardiac MR, X-MR, MR-OR, MR-HIFU, MR-Linac and MR-guided Vascular Interventions.
Served at Philips Healthcare as the Senior Clinical Scientist, Global Marketing Directior Interventional MR, and Director of Sales and Business Development.

Medical Consultant
Thomas Sos, M.D.
Professor of Radiology at Weill Cornell Medical College, is one of world's top authorities in both renal angioplasty and stunting, and has served as President of SIR (Society of Interventional Radiology)/SCVIR. Dr. Sos has invented and successfully commercialized numerous devices for interventional radiology, including the first micro-catheter, the "Sos Open-Ended Guidewire" (Bard, Inc), the first shaped embolization coil, a small vessel PTA catheter, and selective and flush catheters.

Clinical Consultant
Richard Latchaw, M.D.
Medical Consultant and Co-Founder of Image-Guided Neurologics (2001-2005). Medical Consultant and Co-Founder of NexGen Medical Systems (2004-2014). Professor of Radiology at UC Davis Medical Center (2002-current). Practitioner of Diagnostic and Intervention Neuroradiology (1988-current). Internationally recognized for his work in the diagnosis and treatment of AIS, which included the evaluation of Cerebral Perfusion.
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Medical Consultant
Sheri Albers, D.O.
Diagnostic radiologist with subspecialties in Musculoskeletal and Body Imaging, Neuroradiology, and Interventional Pain Management. She was the head of the MRI department at the University of Kentucky and served 12 years on the Board of Directors of AOCR. Currently she is the Director or Research for RR&C, is on the board of directors of ASIPP, and served as their first President-elect.
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R&D Consultant
Matt Solar, M.S.
M.S. in Engineering Management from the University of Florida, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Valparaiso University. Has 25 years experience in design, development and manufacturing of medical devices, of which 7 of the 25 years working with both Medtronic and Image-Guided Neurologics. Contributed to the success in four start-up companies, due to the unique talent and expertise in knowledge and design of leading product development, from concept to commercialization.

QA and Regulatory Consultant
Craig Pagan
Extensive 25 years experience in quality assurance and regulatory affairs, specializing in the medical device field, including 7 years with Medtronic/IGN. Participated in three successful start-up companies. Areas of expertise include quality systems, regulatory submissions (FDA and ISO), product and process validation, project management, FDA and ISO audits and certification, as well as post market compliance. Prepared and obtained multiple FDA 510(k) clearances.

Director of Operations
Christy Pappas
Owner of CPJK Consulting for Compliance concerning Administrative and Regulatory codes for establishments in NV. Director of Operations for NexGen Medical Systems, a medical device company focused on treatment for DVT. Director of Research for CytoGenesis (stem cell research), Mill Valley, CA. Owner/Operator of small business in Larkspur, CA.
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IP Counsel
Mark Litman
B.S. Ch.E. at Cornell University and J.D. American University. U.S. Patent Examiner, and Senior IP Counsel at 3M. Second Vice President, Schewegan, Lundberg, Woessner and Dluth, P.A. CEO Mark Litman & Associates P.A. and part-time Technology Transfer Officer and IP Counsel for UNLV. Specialized practice includes more than one hundred successful USPTO Appeals, interference proceedings, and personal appearances at EPO Appeals.
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