Medical Device Link.

Originally Published MX March/April 2006

ADVERTISING, DISTRIBUTION, & SALES

David G. Brown is vice president of sales for United States Surgical (Norwalk, CT), a unit of Tyco Healthcare. Prior to this position, Brown served in various roles for the company's Autosuture and Syneture divisions over the course of 16 years. He can be reached via e-mail at davidg.brown@tycohealthcare.com.

Matt Margolies is vice president for diagnostic sales at Viasys Healthcare (Conshohocken, PA), a medical device company focused on respiratory, neurology, and surgical technologies. He joined the company in 2004 and is responsible for all U.S. diagnostic sales operations for Viasys' respiratory care group. Prior to joining Viasys, Margolies spent 10 years at Tyco Healthcare/Mallinckrodt Imaging. He can be reached via e-mail at matt.margolies@viasyshc.com.

Peter J. Masloski is a principal in the medical products and services practice at ZS Associates (Evanston, IL), a global management consulting firm specializing in marketing and sales. His experience at ZS includes helping clients improve the effectiveness of their marketing and sales efforts in a broad range of areas. His clients at ZS have been primarily in the medical device and diagnostics industries. He can be reached via e-mail at pete.masloski@zsassociates.com.

Greg Meehan is vice president of U.S. sales for Medtronic (Northridge, CA). He joined the company, where he leads the sales operations in the company's diabetes business, two years ago. Prior to that he spent 13 years at C. R. Bard (Murray Hill, NJ). He can be reached via e-mail at greg.meehan@medtronic.com.

Stuart Raetzman is vice president of sales and marketing for the surgical cataract group of Alcon Laboratories (Fort Worth, TX). His prior experience includes sales management positions with Chiron Vision, now part of Bausch & Lomb (Rochester, NY), and Allergan Inc. (Irvine, CA). He can be reached via e-mail at stuart.raetzman@alconlabs.com.

Trent Reutiman is vice president of sales for OmniSonics (Wilmington, MA). He joined OmniSonics in January 2006 from RITA Medical Systems Inc. (Fremont, CA), where he was vice president of sales and marketing. Reutiman's prior experience includes sales management positions with CardioThoracic Systems, a division of Guidant Corp. (Indianapolis); and Cordis Corp. (Miami Lakes, FL), a Johnson & Johnson company. He can be reached via e-mail at treutiman@omnisonics.com.

John Rooney is vice president of marketing for Terumo Interventional Systems, a division of Terumo Medical Corp. (Somerset, NJ). He is driving the marketing programs around Terumo's vascular products as the company regains its distribution from Boston Scientific beginning April 1, 2006. He can be reached via e-mail at john.rooney@terumomedical.com.

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