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Built by people who know the anatomy and the device.

SMI's leadership combines colon and rectal surgery, interventional radiology, medical device development, research and invention.

Medical team during a laparoscopic procedure
Co-founders + board
Co-founder · Board member

Jeffrey Milsom, MD

A colon and rectal surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center, working to advance endoluminal surgery throughout the bowel.

Co-founder · Board member

Krasnodar Ivancev, MD, Ph.D

An interventional radiologist and serial inventor who has pioneered advances in interventional tools and techniques within and outside the vascular system.

Co-founder · CEO · Chairman

John DeFord, Ph.D.

A medical device executive, researcher and inventor with more than 35 years in the field. SMI's public site notes his involvement in the development of over 1,200 medical devices.

Co-founder · Board member

Ghassan Kassab, Ph.D.

Founder and Chair of California Medical Innovations Institute, researcher, entrepreneur and inventor. SMI's public site notes more than 300 issued or pending patents.

Medical professionals working with operating room equipment
Medical device experienceClinical + technical perspective
Shared focus

One problem worth solving from several angles.

The leadership story is strongest when the site shows the complement between clinical experience, device development and research instead of treating each biography as an isolated block.

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