Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Physician executive and ophthalmologist with more than 20 years of experience across medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and software-enabled healthcare systems. My work focuses on integrating engineering development, clinical evidence generation, regulatory strategy, quality systems, and commercialization to deliver successful surgical technology platforms. Across my career I have worked throughout the full medical device lifecycle, including manufacturing quality, post-market surveillance, medical affairs, clinical development quality, global medical safety, and patient safety leadership. This cross-functional perspective enables alignment between engineering, clinical, regulatory, quality, and commercial teams to accelerate innovation while maintaining strong risk management and compliance. I am particularly interested in opportunities where clinical insight, engineering innovation, and digital platforms converge to advance the future of surgical care.
Advising on the strategic application of AI across clinical practice, patient safety, and healthcare systems. Supporting program direction, industry alignment, and the translation of innovation into measurable patient and operational outcomes.
Held progressively senior leadership roles across medical device lifecycle functions including manufacturing quality, medical affairs operations, clinical development quality, global medical safety, and patient safety. • Led global patient safety strategy for ophthalmic surgical and vision care technologies, integrating post-market safety surveillance, complaint data, and clinical insights to strengthen risk management across the product lifecycle. • Partnered with engineering, quality, regulatory, and clinical teams to evaluate safety signals, prioritize risk mitigation actions, and inform product design improvements. • Provided executive-level insight on patient safety trends to support lifecycle management and continuous improvement of surgical technologies.
• Directed global medical safety activities for ophthalmic surgical instrumentation and capital equipment platforms. • Oversaw safety signal detection, benefit-risk evaluation, and cross-functional response to field safety events. • Collaborated with R&D, regulatory, and quality leadership to strengthen risk management frameworks and ensure compliance with global medical device regulations.
• Led GCP quality oversight for global clinical development programs supporting ophthalmic medical devices and surgical technologies. • Conducted audits of clinical trials, investigative sites, and CRO partners to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and clinical research best practices. • Partnered with clinical development teams to strengthen trial governance, data integrity, and regulatory readiness.
• Practiced comprehensive ophthalmology including cataract surgery, retina procedures, diagnostic imaging, and intravitreal therapies. • Managed high-volume clinical practice delivering surgical and medical care for diverse ophthalmic conditions. • Developed deep clinical insight into surgical workflow, patient outcomes, and ophthalmic disease management.