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Ethan Lerner, M.D., Ph.D., Chairman of the Board and Co-Founder
Dr. Lerner is an Associate Professor of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School, and is a co-inventor of Levia® and the fiber optic hairbrush (Levia LiteBrushTM). His laboratory is at the Cutaneous Biology Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, and his work over the last 15 years has been supported by numerous competitive research grants from the National Institutes of Health. In addition to authoring over 90 peer-reviewed articles, Dr. Lerner holds twelve U.S. patents .
John R. Lyon, BA, President and CEO, Member, Board of Directors
Mr. Lyon has more than 20 years of experience launching medical technology products, including surgical and medical lasers, ultrasonic and electrosurgical systems, and minimally invasive visualization systems and instruments. Prior to LMD he has been CEO of Leptos Biomedical Inc., a start-up neuromodulation company and President and CEO of Vista Medical Technologies, a developer of visualization systems for minimally invasive surgery.
Previously, Mr. Lyon was President of Cooper Surgical, a women’s health company; co-founder of AOT, Inc., an orthopedic equipment company; and President of the International Division of Cooper Laser Sonics, Inc., a leading provider of medical and surgical lasers.
Zafiris Gourgouliatos, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer, and a Company Co-Founder.
Dr. Gourgouliatos is a biomedical and optical engineer with over 15 years of experience in the medical device industry. After earning his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering, Dr. Gourgouliatos pursued graduate studies in biomedical engineering as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Texas in Austin. His doctoral research involved the interaction of light with tissue and the effects of laser light on the skin. Before co-founding Lerner Medical, he managed new product development of endoscopic illumination products at Cogent Light Technologies. Dr. Gourgouliatos was the principal investigator in the SBIR award that funded initial development of the Levia® LiteBrush™ during Lerner Medical's start-up phase. He holds four patents.
David Chang, BSME, Vice President, Operations and Engineering
Mr. Chang is a mechanical engineer with over 26 years experience in the development and manufacturing of optical medical devices and computer products. He has successfully taken several products from conception to production. Mr. Chang’s previous experience includes developing production automation for Elec-Trol, Inc, and designing high-performance disk drives for Micropolis Corporation. Mr. Chang previously founded Avitech, Inc., a PC-based point-of-sales software company. Before joining Lerner Medical, he managed product development and engineering of fiber optic illumination projects as a colleague of Dr. Gourgouliatos at Cogent Light Technologies, Inc. Mr. Chang holds four patents - two in fiber optics.
The Board of Directors includes Ethan Lerner, M.D., Ph.D., Chairman of the Board, John R. Lyon, CEO, and also:
Philip M. Darivoff, Member of the Board, is a Managing Director of Goldman Sachs &Co. He is a major investor in Lerner Medical Devices via his private investment company, Vayikra Capital, LLC.
Jed A. Kwartler, M.D., Member of the Board, is an otolaryngologist at the Summit Medical Group in Berkeley Heights, NJ. He is an investor in Lerner Medical Devices and also invests in and consults with other early stage biomedical companies.
Peter M. Lerner, Member of the Board, is an attorney and partner in the firm of Lerner & Weltman in Woodbridge Heights, CT.
Scientific Advisor:
R. Rox Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., is Research Director of the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Professor of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School. He is co-inventor of the fiberoptic hairbrush. Dr. Anderson is a member of the scientific advisory board of several companies involved in biomedical optics. He is one of the most recognized individuals in Dermatology and a keynote speaker at major dermatology meetings. He has provided valuable advice on scientific matters related to phototherapy and photobiology.
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