Mr. Heil is a highly experienced medical device executive with more than 25 years of executive leadership responsibility with multiple early-stage ventures as well as large multi-nationals.

He most recently served as Global Leader-Strategy and Therapy Advancement with Boston Scientific and prior with BTG as V.P. & G.M. Interventional Vascular

In addition, he has experience with early to mid-stage start-up/turn-arounds, venture and private equity backed companies leading to multiple, successful strategic exits, i.e. Covidien/Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Endosonics/Volcano & Roper Ind.

Experienced medical device executive and principal at Riverway Consulting who possesses entrepreneurial flair for building teams, business units and businesses from scratch. Track record of explosive growth and frugal approach to business creation. Commercial and R&D experience in both Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals with large multi-nationals and early-stage start-ups, eg Johnson & Johnson, Cellnova, BTG International/Boston Scientific. Vast international Experience in EMEA, Asia and Americas including New Product Launch, Market Access and Commercial Partnering.

Dr Elias is director of the Center for Vein Disease at Englewood Hospital. He is board certified in venous and lymphatic medicine and in general surgery and completed a fellowship in vascular surgery at Englewood Hospital. Dr Elias is a Fellow of the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine and of the American College of Surgeons. He was previously the director of the vascular vein programs at the Mount Sinai Vein Center and at Columbia University. Dr Steve Elias is on the editorial board for Vascular and Endovascular Review Journal. He is the founder of the American Venous Forum Fellows Course in Vein Disease, as well as the founder and course director of the annual Expert Venous Management Summit.

Dr. Mann is the Co-Founder and the Director of Surgical and Aesthetic Services at Innova Dermatology.  Dr. Mann is a board-certified dermatologist with fellowship training in Mohs surgery, dermatologic surgery, cosmetic surgery and vein surgery. She is also an expert in venous disease  who received extensive training in the treatment of venous disease and minimally invasive cosmetic surgery. She is also the Associate Director of Dermatologic Surgery and an Associate Professor of Dermatology at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. She served on the Board of Directors of the California Society Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the American Vein and Lymphatic Society as well as being an exam writer for the associated American Board of Venous & Lymphatic Medicine.

Dr. Marston is currently the George Johnson Jr Distinguished Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Also serves as Professor of Surgery; Medical Director, Wound Management Center at UNC Health. Dr Marston is a graduate of Harvard University and received his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He completed a general surgical residency and fellowship in vascular surgery at the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill, NC. His research interests include the diagnosis and management of chronic venous insufficiency, the treatment of critical limb ischemia, and advanced therapies for healing chronic wounds. He has been a clinical investigator on over 50 clinical trials in the areas listed above, both on the local and national level and has experience in the design and conduct of clinical trials at all levels of the approval process. He currently serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Vascular Surgery and on the Executive Councils of the American Venous Forum

Gasparis is the Professor of Surgery, Director – Center for Vein Care, Medical Director at Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory, Medical Director at Bellavie MedSpa, Director at Phlebology Fellowship – Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY, US. Dr Gasparis obtained his medical degree from SUNY-Syracuse and did his residency in general surgery. He did his fellowship training in Vascular Surgery at SUNY-Stony Brook and Endovascular Surgery at Texas Tec. His clinical interests and expertise reside in minimally invasive endovascular surgery for the management of aortic aneurysms, lower extremity vascular disease, carotid disease, and venous disease

Dr. Kolluri is the system medical director of Vascular Medicine at OhioHealth, responsible for the noninvasive vascular laboratories and vascular medicine program. He is an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is the Past President of the Society for Vascular Medicine. His clinical practice is focused on the diagnosis and treatment of vascular disease. After graduating from Armed Forces Medical College, India, Dr. Kolluri completed his internal medicine residency at OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, followed by vascular medicine fellowship training at the Cleveland Clinic.Considered a thought leader, Dr. Kolluri lectures worldwide on various subjects in the field of Vascular Medicine, including medical management of venous disease, venous ulcers, thrombosis, lymphedema, peripheral artery disease, and non-invasive imaging. He is a Fellow of the Society for Vascular Medicine, American College of Cardiology, American College of Physicians, Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions, and the American Heart Association.

Dr Fedor Lurie is the Associate Director of the Jobst Vascular Institute, and Adjunct Research Professor at the Section of Vascular Surgery, University of Michigan. Dr Lurie’s clinical research included studies of vascular reconstructive surgery, natural history of vascular diseases, management of patients with acute DVT, and studies of compression therapy. His basic science research included vascular physiology and pathophysiology, venous valve function, and hemodynamic response to interventions. Dr Lurie serves as the Director of the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine, and he is Past President of the American Venous Forum and the American Venous Forum Foundation.  He is board certified in venous and lymphatic medicine and in general surgery and completed a fellowship in vascular surgery at Englewood Hospital. He is a Fellow of the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine and of the American College of Surgeons. He has been director of the vascular vein programs at the Mount Sinai Vein Center and at Columbia University.

Dr. Hager serves as chief of vascular surgery at UPMC East and co-director of venous services at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute’s Vein Center. His clinical practice includes open surgical and endovascular treatment of aneurysms, carotid disease, peripheral vascular disease, and dialysis access. Dr. Hager earned his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, then completed a residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He completed a vascular surgery fellowship at UPMC and joined the division of Vascular Surgery in 2012. Dr. Hager has won various teaching awards through his training, and is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honor society. He is an Associate Professor of Surgery and board-certified in general and vascular surgery, and specializes in treatment of venous disease. 

Mark Melin, MD is a Wound Care Specialist at Gonda Vascular Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. He received his medical degree from University of Minnesota. Dr. Melin did his residency in general surgery and his vascular fellowship at Mayo Clinic. His interests and educational niches include management of lymphedema/lymphatic stasis in the wounded patient, the endothelial glycocalyx, adjunctive micronutrient and bionutrient application to wound care, diosmin Micronized Purified Flavonoid Fraction (MPFF), polygenic abnormality impact upon wound resolution, wound pH and biofilm management, and emerging technologies in wound products and wound technologies. In 2022/2023, he participated in the educational activities of the University of Minnesota Wound Fellowship program, under the direction of the University of Minnesota PMR Department (Chair Dr. Leslie Morse and Fellowship Program Director Dr. Sandy Rosenberg), with the first Fellow initiating training in August 2022. The HBO Fellow from Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), Minneapolis, initiated a shadowing program in the Wound Healing Institute in August 2022 (HCMC Program Director Dr. Thomas Masters).