From Interventional Radiologist to Medtech CEO: Interview with Dr. Bob Smouse, Founder of BrightWater Medical

Welcome to the Medsider interview series, a regular feature at MassDevice. All interviews are conducted by Scott Nelson, Founder of Medsider and Group Director for WCG. We hope you enjoy them! Dr. Bob Smouse has over 20 years of experience in interventional radiology, endovascular surgery and clinical research. In addition to acting as CEO and CMO of BrightWater Medical and teaching at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, he provides interventional medical services to local hospitals through Central Illinois Radiology Associates. Dr. Smouse is a medical consultant and scientific advisory board member for a host of medical device companies including Boston Scientific, Cook Medical, Endotronics, Novate Medical, Crocks Biomedical, Endoshape, the Medicines Company, and Varian Medical. Dr. Smouse has been involved in more than 30 international and national clinical research trials as the Global, National, and Local Principle Investigator and is the author of nearly 150 scientific publications and presentations. Here are a few of the things we’re going to learn in this conversation with Dr. Smouse: The time when Dr. Smouse and his team first believed they had a winner on their hands with the ConvertX System. How Dr. Smouse and his team built out their first prototype. His approach to raising money for BrightWater Medical, which involved a partnership with the venture arm of OSF, a large hospital system in the Midwest. The regulatory pathway that Dr. Smouse followe...
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