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Management
Founded by affiliates of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Kellogg School of Management and led by a team of industry experts.
Founded by affiliates of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Kellogg School of Management and led by a team of industry experts.
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Merritt leads customer experience and sales analytics at SIA following two decades thriving in roles that allow her to ethically serve companies and key corporate stakeholders. Merritt manages customer-facing sales operations and is working to establish best-in-class loyalty, customer engagement and internal reporting to drive business growth. With roles at Sientra (NYSE: SIEN), CBRE, Inc. and Lord Abbett & Co., LLC, Merritt has thrived within heavily-regulated fields while continuing to drive customer acquisition, retention, and revenue generation.
John is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded three medical device companies and brings 15 years of operating CFO experience to SIA. John was most recently CFO/Co-Founder of Attune Medical, manufacturer of a novel patient temperature management device with scaling global sales. Prior to that, John co-founded Farapulse (formerly known as Iowa Approach), a company pioneering a disruptive atrial fibrillation ablation technology funded by Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) and several venture capitalists. Previously, John was CFO/Co-Founder of Corvida Medical, a device he invented and commercialized to enable safer delivery of chemotherapy medications. John holds multiple patents and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from University of Iowa.
Alexei was the founding CEO of SIA, building it over 5 years into a high-growth, global commercial organization with $20M in funding, including $2M from the NIH. Since he stepped down in 2021 to pursue his passion for clinical medicine as a Northwestern plastic surgery resident, he has remained active on the board and as an advisor on strategic, commercial, clinical, and scientific matters. He received an MD and MBA from Northwestern University. Prior to that, he graduated at the top of his class from UC Santa Barbara, with degrees in Economics and Japanese. Alexei has authored over 20 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, holds multiple issued patents, and regularly lectures on both science and entrepreneurship at national and international meetings. He was also named one of Forbes’ “30 under 30” in 2018 and Crain’s “20 in their 20s” in 2019, and co-founded a consumer-facing shared economy platform for high-complexity laboratory tests with guaranteed turn around times called RapidRona (acquired by DHC in 2021).
Dr. Karp is a Professor of Plastic Surgery at NYU School of Medicine, Vice Chair of Clinical Operations at Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, and Chief of Plastic Surgery and Director of the Breast Service at NYU-Tisch Hospital. He specializes in breast and body contouring plastic surgery and has extensive experience in all areas of breast surgery. He has authored over 10 chapters and 100 peer-reviewed papers, with particular focus on 3D scanning to plan and follow plastic surgery of the breast, and internal support for aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery.
Dr. Sisco is Chief of Plastic Surgery at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, IL and Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at University of Chicago. His practice focuses on breast reconstruction and aesthetic surgery of the face and body. As an avid researcher, he has produced over 40 peer-reviewed articles and presentations, and performed pioneering laboratory research on scar formation and healing.