Alant Health

Fostering Innovation
Nurturing Health

Data-driven strategic and operational advisor specializing in healthcare technology integration. Expert in advanced analytics solutions including machine learning and data analytics, with extensive technical, clinical, and commercial experience across the medical technology spectrum: surgical navigation, medical imaging, neurosurgical robotics, neuromodulation devices, and epilepsy surgery innovations.

Professional Experience


Pioneering Early-Stage Development

Engaged over the past 30+ years in various leading roles in successful startup companies:

  • Surgical Navigation Technologies Inc. - StealthStation™ image-guided surgical navigation platform. Founding member & senior engineer, the company was acquired in 1996 by Sofamor-Danek/Medtronic (NYSE:MDT, S&P100).
  • IntellX LLC - cloud-based patient-specific brain segmentation & mapping technology. Founding member & senior engineer, the company was acquired in 1999 by Medtronic.

Technology Roll-outs for Major Multinationals

  • Medtronic ACTIVA™ deep brain stimulation (DBS) neuro-modulation therapy. Clinical solutions & business development.
  • DIXI Medical SAS - Senior vice president of sales & marketing (Directeur Commercial), leading the global commercial organization of a leading company in neurosurgical implantable devices for epilepsy surgery.

Corporate Turnarounds

  • Schaerer Swiss surgical tables (founded in 1892) - Interim managing director, managed the company's acquisition by a private equity group in 2007.
  • Renishaw Mayfield SA - NeuroMate® neurosurgical robot. Founding member & CEO led the company's acquisition by Renishaw (LSE:RSW, FTSE 250) in 2008 and stayed as CEO until 2018.

Board Experience


  • 2023-current: Chair of the board at Cascador Health, Belgium. Cascador Health creates an entire ecosystem of providers and users of data, allowing them to share their knowledge and improve healthcare.
  • 2017-2020: Board member at G-Ray, Switzerland. G-Ray specialized in advanced x-ray imaging technologies for medical imaging, aerospace, and security applications before ceasing operations.
  • 2011-2017: Board member at Renishaw, Ireland. Renishaw is a global, high-precision metrology and healthcare technology group and a world leader in additive manufacturing.

Professional Summary


Have experience across diverse cultures, a global mindset, flexibility, and strong professional relationships with key opinion leaders, customers, partners, and colleagues around the globe.

Member of the Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Society and a senior Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) member.

Held a leading role in the successful exit of four MedTech companies, a trusted reference for innovations that continue to shape neurosurgical patient care in medical imaging, surgical navigation, medical devices - neuromodulation, neurosurgical robotics, and epilepsy surgery.


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