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Contact info: (415) 962-2546 rod(at)cmea(dot)com |
Executive Assistant Contact info: Leslie Loven (415) 901-0628 leslie(at)cmea(dot)com |
Joined CMEA: 2006
Years Experience Building Companies: 10
Years Experience in Healthcare: >20
Education: MD, McGill University, Faculty of Medicine. MBA, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
Board Seats: InSound Medical, SurgiQuest, Vasonova (Chairman), Visiogen
Deal Starters: Someone who is incredibly knowledgeable in his or her product or industry
Non-starters: Technology that is not unique or proprietary, products that don’t confer advantages to patients, providers, or payers
Outside Activities: Cycling, skiing, travel
Rod focuses on investments in medical devices, diagnostics and biotechnology therapeutics. His previous investments at CMEA include Visiogen (acquired by Abbott in 2009) and InSound Medical (acquired by Sonova in 2010).
Prior to entering the venture capital industry, Rod practiced emergency medicine for 10 years. Today, he continues to work in emergency medicine part time at Stanford University Medical Center, where he is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine in the Department of Surgery
Rod enjoys staying connected to clinical medicine, patients, and doctors. His clinical background makes him a passionate participant in finding treatments for diseases he has encountered.
Prior to joining CMEA, he was a Founder and Managing Director of Aphelion Capital. He also worked at Piper Jaffray Ventures and was a Partner at TVM Techno Venture Management. At those firms, Rod’s investments included Confluent Surgical (invested from TVM and acquired by Tyco Surgical in 2006) and Insulet (now public invested from Piper Jaffray/Sightline Partners and from Aphelion).