Experienced and proven, our leadership brings decades of expertise across surgical innovation, medical devices, and commercialization — driving BioFuse™ forward with vision and precision.
President & CEO
Chief Technology Officer
Senior Advisor
VP, Business Development
Chairman
Director
Director
Director
Committed and deeply connected within the healthcare and medtech industries, our board provides strategic guidance and governance.
Driving surgical innovation forward with expert leadership and strategic insight to guide the future of BioFuse™.
Software & Technology
Regulatory & QMS
Product & Manufacturing
Commercial Advisor
Chairman Clinical Advisory Board
Clinical Advisory Board Member
Clinical Advisory Board Member
Clinical Advisory Board Member
Guiding clinical strategy with deep surgical expertise and a shared commitment to advancing patient care.
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Ernest Stern, J.D. LL.M
Director
-Attorney specializing in business law, with a focus on emerging growth and technology companies.
-Advises startups and VC’s on formation, financing (Reg A+, PIPEs, IPOs) and M&A.
-Former GC of a FINRA broker/dealer with extensive SEC and compliance experience.
-Recognized by The Legal 500 and SmartCEO for excellence in M&A
-Board member at Habitat for Humanity DC; co-founder of CAAG; avid squash and ski enthusiast.
Tim Schmitt
Commercial Advisor
-US Air Force veteran with 25+ years in orthopedic and medical industries.
-Excelled in sales and senior leadership roles at Stryker Orthopedics.
-Trained surgeons on innovative procedures and technologies.
-Experienced in medical device product innovation and marketing.
Michael Adler
VP, Business Development
Randall Dull, MD, PhD
Clinical Advisory Board Member
-Physician-executive, clinician-scientist and healthcare consultant
-Internationally recognized anesthesiologist
-NIH-funded Principle Investigator and recipients of two endowed chairs.
-Widely published in the area of vascular biology, endothelial signaling and endothelia permeability.
John “Bob” Roberts, MD, MBA
Clinical Advisory Board Member
-Board-certified thoracic surgeon specializing in minimally invasive thoracic surgery, including thoracoscopy, robotic surgery and other surgical treatments of lung and esophageal cancers
-Medical degrees with honors from Yale University and an MBA from Auburn University
-Medical staff of the Eugene M & Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute and BocaCare® Physician Network at Boca Raton Regional Hospital
-Selected by his peers to the “Best Doctors in America” from 2003-2018.
Neil Hyman, MD
Clinical Advisory Board Member
-Expert in colon and rectal surgery. Specializes in the surgical treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies and inflammatory bowel disease
-Serves as Senior Examiner for the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery and as an Associate Examiner for the American Board of Surgery
-Authored more than 200 peer-reviewed original articles or textbook chapters and serves as a reviewer for numerous scientific publications.
-Consistently named to the list of Best Doctors in America by Best Doctors, Inc. and America’s Top Doctors for Cancer by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd
John Monson, MD
Chairman Clinical Advisory Board
-Executive Director of Colorectal Surgery at AdventHealth, Orlando
-Former chair of the U.K.’s National Training Program
-Advanced fellowship training at Mayo Clinic in surgical oncology, vascular surgery and colon and rectal surgery.
-Presented more than 1000 lectures around the world, authored 400+ original published papers, four books and more than 250 book chapters.
“For all surgeons, anastomotic leaking is the most dreaded of complications and continues to be the leading cause of post-operative mortality after colorectal surgery. It’s time for a new approach to creating the safest anastomosis.” -John Monson, M.D.
Edwin Aguilera
Product & Manufacturing
-Founder of Nikao, Inc., pioneering innovative medical devices since 2020.
-Developed Neural-Enabled Prosthesis (NEP) to enhance prosthetic functionality.
-Experienced in business development and global manufacturing strategies.
-Expert in scaling operations and advancing medical technologies.
Tariq Khurshid
Regulatory & QMS
-Over 20 years experience in medical device and pharmaceutical regulations for over 30 organizations including Medtronic, Zimmer, Boston Scientific, Hologic and Amazon Medical
-Specializes in FDA, EU MDR, ISO compliance, and premarket submissions, 510 (k) and PMA.
-Developed risk management frameworks and Quality Management Systems.
JP Palacio
Software & Technology Advisor
-CEO of Kromeon, a leading software and mobile app development company
-Partnered with high-profile clients like NFL, Nordstrom & Domino’s
-Expert in med tech and cross-industry innovation projects
-Specializes in scalable, user-centric digital solutions
Roland Austrup
Director
-Innventure appointee to BioFuse Board of Directors
-Chief Financial Officer, Innventure LLC
-Chairman of WaveFront Global Asset Management Corp
-Cofounder of Envest Corp
Guy Hoagland, MD
Director
-Medical Doctor with certifications in Internal & Geriatric Medicine
-Has served as Medical Director and Chief Operating Officer of Southern Care, Inc bringing in to the top 5 hospice providers in the nation
Joseph Stauffer, DO, MBA
Chairman
-CEO/Founder, Delta Life Sciences, LLC
-Edison Partners, Member Edison Director Network
-The John Hopkins University School of Medicine former Assistant Professor (part-time), Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine
-Former Chief Medical Officer at Ikaria Inc.
-Former FDA Medical Review Officer
-U.S. Navy Veteran
Frank D’Amelio
Senior Advisor
-30+ years of medical device experience with over 250 devices through the FDA
Previous Positions:
CEO, Epica International
President, Live Tissue Connect, Inc
Executive VP, CTO, Gyrus Corporation
Chief Manufacturing Officer, ACMI
Albert Juergens
Chief Technology Officer
-Extensive background in medical device & product development
-Experience in the development of electrosurgical generators
-Designed and cleared through FDA 510(k) 3 RF generators
-Holds 7 patents including two in electrosurgical generators
-Technical expertise includes electronic hardware, software and firmware as well as mechanical
and optical systems designs, all while navigating government regulatory & requirements
Rick Earley
President & CEO
-CEO & major investor in BioFuse
-Founder & former CEO MetPro Group
-Former shareholder Floeter Retort pouches,
acquired by Pro Ampac