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ENTRI founded the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs , formerly the ENTRIpreneurs Club, in 2008 with the express purpose of providing education and support to physician entrepreneurs; idea stage through funding. ENTRI provides administrative support to the Club which is led by a Steering Committee composed entirely of physicians. Physicians that are current members of a national medical society are eligible to join the Club. The Club does not charge membership fees. ENTRI will solicit support revenues for SoPE operations from advertisers and sponsors that are interested in making themselves known to physician entrepreneurs or providing general support for physician entrepreneurship. The inaugural meeting of the Club was held at the AAO-HNS Annual Meeting in Chicago on September 23, 2008. Our next meeting is planned for the 2009 AAO-HNS meeting in San Diego. We will be hosting a SoPE Networking event on Monday, Oct 5th, 2009 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm and will be offering a miniseminar on "Dealing with the Medical Device Industry" on Wednesday, Oct 7th. In addition, we have created a group discussion site for the SoPE at www.linkedin.com.
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If you would like to join the Club or join our email list to be kept informed of the Club’s activities , contact Jim Blakely
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Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA Chairman of the Club Steering Committee is Professor of Otolaryngology, Dentistry and Engineering at the University of Colorado Denver and was the former director of the Bioentrepreneurship Education Program at the University of Colorado Denver Bard Center for Entrepreneurship. He is the cofounder of two medical device companies and is a consultant to several life science and investment firms, including Ventruequest, Sentegra, Axisthree, Cynergy Healthcare Fund, Paleotechnology, UST Inc, and Covidien. |
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Don Gonzales, MD graduated from Gordon College and Cornell University Medical College, and then completed his residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at Tulane University School of Medicine. In 2004, he formed the first of several companies including Xorbent Technologies, Xorbent L.L.C. and Xorbent, Inc., each company focused on specific devices for surgical procedures utilizing biomaterials. In 2007, all of the companies merged to become ENTrigue Surgical Inc. ENTrigue Surgical has raised approximately $13M through two rounds of funding led by Prism VentureWorks and The Vertical Group. The company has expanded its focus to include proprietary instruments to increase access. He is also listed as an inventor on ten patents for devices and methods in ENT surgical applications.
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Eric M. Kraus, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.S. completed his Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery residency at the University of Iowa in 1983. Since then, he has been a Board Certified otologic surgeon in private group practice at the Ear Center of Greensboro, P.A., Greensboro, NC. He is an adjunct clinical professor at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Eric is an inventor, has been granted two U.S. utility patents, and has a third U.S patent pending. He has invented the Kraus Ossicle-Cup middle ear prosthesis, the Kraus TM Microcut Forceps, and the new Kraus K-Helix middle ear prostheses used for endoskeletal ossicular reconstruction. He has experience interfacing with the patent process, with industry to move from invention-prototype to marketable product, and with the FDA.
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 Jeffrey Hausfeld, MD has served on the national board and committees of specialty medical societies since beginning his practice in Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery 24 years ago. He is an Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery at George Washington University School of Health Sciences and an alumnus of the Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Hausfeld is widely published in the medical literature, is the pioneer of innovative laser surgery techniques, is the author of a lay oriented medical book, and has appeared on numerous local and national television and radio shows as a medical expert. He has also served as a health care consultant, spokesperson, and executive coach for multi-national pharmaceutical companies, health care firms, as well as the U.S. military. Dr. Hausfeld recently stepped down from his clinical duties after receiving a Masters in Business Administration from Johns Hopkins University. He continued to refine his communication and team building talents by completing a graduate program in Leadership Coaching and Organizational Development at George Washington University. Dr. Hausfeld now manages a national debt collection firm as well as raising capital for health care related real estate ventures, as well as other entrepreneurial enterprises, both regionally and nationally.
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Jim Blakely has a BA in Economics from the University of Virginia and MS in Accounting from Georgetown University. Jim is responsible for ENTRI sales, MARCOM, and product management activities. Jim Blakely has over 30 years of experience in brand management, strategic planning, sales, marketing, and product management across a broad set of industries, including eCommerce, publishing, telecommunications, high tech and commercial real estate. He has held management positions with Fortune 500 companies such as Bell Atlantic and ADC telecommunications and a "Big 4" consulting firm. In addition, he has been involved with several start-ups, such as Simplexity, where he served as Director of Strategic Development and played a key role in the launch of the company's industry-leading eMarketplace for telecommunications services. Prior to joining ENTRI, Jim Blakely served as the VP Marketing and Corporate Communications for the North American operations of Prosodie, a publicly traded, international technical services company headquartered in Paris.
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Patrick Melder, MD is founder and CEO of Envisionier. Dr. Melder is the former Chief of Otolaryngology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Dr. Melder is board certified in Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. He currently practices in Bethesda, MD.
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Ravi N. Samy, MD, F.A.C.S. Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Cincinnati / Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. His area of interest includes pediatric and adult otology / neurotology / and skull base surgery. He is the director of the adult cochlear implant program at UC. His research interest involves robotic applications to the head and neck. He is working on SBIR proposals with Robotics Research Corporation.
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Rodney Lusk, MD Director Boys Town National Research Hospital ENT Institute. Rod has been interested in collecting data for outcomes research for many years. His efforts led to the development of an electronic medical record that was eventually purchased by a Fortune 500 company.
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 Steven B. Levine, MD is in private practice in Trumbull, CT. He graduated from the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry in 1981, completed residency in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania in 1986, and is Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at Yale University. He is a founding member of ATSS L.L.C., a software company with expertise in medical billing and compliance, and has served as Director of a northeast regional bank with focus on asset-based lending from 1995 to 2001. Currently, he is President and Chairman of the Connecticut Otolaryngology Purchasing Group and serves on the Executive Committees of the Connecticut ENT Society and Board of Governors of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
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Manuel Pais Clemente, MD, PhD completed his Residency in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at Boston University School of Medicine in 1976. He is a Professor and Chairman of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at the Porto University School of Medicine since 1979 and Chief of Service at the Hospital S. João, Porto, Portugal, since 1983. Also he is the Chairman of the Center for Optical Technologies (CETO) in Porto where he developed new optical equipments for cancer detection in laryngology in cooperation with the industry. His current areas of interest include voice disorders, rhinosinusal pathologies, head and neck cancer, smoking prevention, optical technologies and interface R&D with the industry. He has presented over 800 scientific papers, more than 250 published articles in scientific journals and books and he is a member of 20 organizations. He has been awarded with numerous medals and honors, including the medal of Distinguished Services from Portuguese Ministry of Health in 2001, the Honor Award from the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in 2003 and the Honor Award of the Romanian Academy of Science in 2006.
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