“Gwen is incredible! I was blessed with working for Gwen and got to see her in action. She is bar far, one of the hardest working individuals I have worked with. She is wicked smart and strategic and knows the medical device industry inside out. She is unique in that she has had very broad experience working across the business in a variety of successful positions she has held in R&D, Compliance, Clinical Trials, Manufacturing Operations, Marketing, Sales, Business Intelligence, Strategy, and Mergers and Acquisitions. She has a high sense of integrity authenticity. As a very authentic leader, she is approachable, helpful, encouraging, while setting a high bar. Her accountability and ability to get things done is amazing and speaks for her continued track record of accomplishments and success. Gwen has incredible presence in the Med device busines and is well-connected and respected and admired throughout the industry. I would consider Gwen a total rockstar!”
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30 years of extensive global experience as a MedDevice and MedTech Executive and…
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Thank you Dr. Gaughan, Dr. Steiner and Dr. Levy for being our enLIGHTen speakers yesterday!
Thank you Dr. Gaughan, Dr. Steiner and Dr. Levy for being our enLIGHTen speakers yesterday!
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Congratulations Dr. Shane McGowan on such an amazing milestone!
Congratulations Dr. Shane McGowan on such an amazing milestone!
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Looking forward to being a part of this panel moderated by Amy Siegel, CEO of S2N Health with these accomplished leaders Virginia Giddings, Cynthia…
Looking forward to being a part of this panel moderated by Amy Siegel, CEO of S2N Health with these accomplished leaders Virginia Giddings, Cynthia…
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Experience
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Education
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Harvard Business School
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Activities and Societies: Soccer and Volleyball Club Teams
Operations Management Teaching Assistant
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Activities and Societies: Club Soccer Team
Design Division, Biomechanical Design
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Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Sorority, Varsity Soccer and Varsity Softball
Mechanical Engineering with Pre-Med Courses
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Activities and Societies: Soccer, Softball, Cross Country, and Basketball
Volunteer Experience
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Penn Health-Tech Strategic Advisory Board Member
University of Pennsylvania
- Present 5 years
Health
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Board Member
Heartfelt Dreams Foundation, Ltd.
- Present 5 years 8 months
Health
https://heartfeltdreamsfoundation.org/
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Soccer Player - Semi Professional Level
San Diego Seal Lions
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Former member of the San Diego Sea Lions women’s soccer team.
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Patents
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Retrieval apparatus and methods for use
Issued US 9,492,263
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Apparatus and methods for treating obstructions within body lumens
Issued US 8,945,160
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Apparatus and methods for removing obstructive material from body lumens
Issued US 8,939,991
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Apparatus and methods for treating obstructions within body lumens
Issued US 8,926,649
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System and methods for endovascular aneurysm treatment
Issued US 8,906,084
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Graft systems having filling structures supported by scaffolds and methods for their use
Issued US 8,870,941
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Mechanical pump for removal of fragmented matter and methods of manufacture and use
Issued US 8,545,447
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Mechanical pump for removal of fragmented matter and methods of manufacture and use
Issued US 8,277,470
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Methods and systems for endovascular aneurysm treatment
Issued US 8,182,525
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Mechanical pump for removal of fragmented matter and methods of manufacture and use
Issued US 8,062,258
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Graft systems having filling structures supported by scaffolds and methods for their use
Issued US 8,048,145
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Apparatus and methods for treating obstructions within body lumens
Issued US 8,043,313
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Systems and methods for volume reduction
Issued US 7,938,767
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System and methods for endovascular aneurysm treatment
Issued US 7,666,220
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Mechanical pump for removal of fragmented matter and methods of manufacture and us
Issued US 7,655,016
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Methods and systems for endovascular aneurysm treatment
Issued US 7,530,988
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Devices for percutaneous remote endarterectomy
Issued US 7,517,352
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Mechanical pump for removal of fragmented matter and methods of manufacture and use
Issued US 6,702,830
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Apparatus and method for deployment release of intraluminal prostheses
Issued US 6,355,060
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Apparatus and methods for placement and repositioning of intraluminal prostheses
Issued US 6,350,278
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Apparatus and methods for placement and repositioning of intraluminal prostheses
Issued US 6.126.685
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Apparatus and methods for deployment release of intraluminal prostheses
Issued US 6,024,763
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Apparatus and methods for placement and repositioning of intraluminal prostheses
Issued US 5,824,041
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Radially expansible vascular prosthesis having reversible and other locking structures
Issued US 5,755,772
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Radially expansible vascular prosthesis having reversible and other locking structures
Issued US 5,709,713
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Apparatus and methods for deployment release of intraluminal prostheses
Issued US 5,683,451
Honors & Awards
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US Deal of the Year - Teleflex $1B Acquisition of Vascular Solutions
Finance Monthly
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Teleflex Impact Award
Telefex
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M&A Impact Award
Teleflex Surgical Business Unit
Languages
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English
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Organizations
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US Army
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Cairn O'Mount Stables
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The Pacific Club of Hawaii
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HBS Alumni Association
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Stanford Alumni Association
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Alpha Phi Sorority of MIT
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Punahou Alumni Association
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San Diego Sea Lions Soccer Club
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