Avram Scheiner

Medical Devices Professional

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

About

Scientist with 25+ years research and management experience in the laboratory and field. Particular expertise in neuro-stimulation, autonomic modulation, cardiac pacing therapies, biomechanics and development of implantable devices.

Experience

  • Research/Engineering Consultant at Self Employed
    2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • Medtronic (16 yrs 1 mo)
    • Distinguished Scientist
      2022 - 2023 · 1 yr

      Responsible for the initiation, design, development, execution, and implementation of scientific research projects in the areas of implantable devices, obstructive sleep apnea and neuromodulation.

    • Sr. Principal Scientist
      2012 - 2022 · 10 yrs

      Responsible for the initiation, design, development, execution, and implementation of scientific research projects in the areas of implantable devices, heart failure and neuromodulation.

    • Research Manager
      2010 - 2012 · 2 yrs

      Responsible for managing research team in the area of New Heart Failure Therapies. Responsible for the initiation, design, development, execution, and implementation of scientific research projects.

  • Boston Scientific/GuidantCorporation (11 yrs 1 mo)
    • Manager
      2004 - 2007 · 3 yrs

      Manage Neuro-stimulation Research Group. Responsible for long range planning, recruitment, budgets and supervising between fifteen to twenty-three scientists and engineers. Responsible for the initiation, design, development, execution, and implementation of scientific research program.

    • Supervisor/Principle Scientist
      2003 - 2004 · 1 yr

      Supervise CRM leads Research Group. Responsible for Long Range Planning, recruitment, budgets and supervising four scientists and technical staff. Responsible for the initiation, design, development, execution, and implementation of scientific research projects.

    • Principle Scientist
      2001 - 2003 · 2 yrs

      Responsible for the initiation, design, development, execution, and implementation of scientific research projects. This work involves designing and building new electrodes and leads, developing surgical techniques and protocols for implantation, and conducting tests in in-vitro and in-vivo models.

  • Research Investigator/ Engineer at Gait Laboratory, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    1987 - 1995 · 8 yrs

    Responsible for research and development of implantable hardware for use in functional electrical stimulation research. This work involved designing new electrodes, leads and connectors, developing surgical techniques for implantation, and collecting and analyzing data on their performance in human subjects. Other activities included developing mathematical models based on the principles of rigid body dynamics to simulate human gait. Used these models through computer simulation to design and test controllers for electrical stimulation systems.

  • Graduate Student at Case Western Reserve University
    1984 - 1992 · 8 yrs

    Applied Neural Control Laboratory, Case Western Reserve University. Investigated safe stimulation limits to be used with intramuscular electrodes. Work included mechanical design of stimulating electrodes, conducting a fatigue study, conducting a corrosion study, implantation of electrodes in test animals and analysis of the resulting histological specimens.