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Mr. Shaolian is an experienced executive with over 25 years of experience leading various medical device companies. He was a founder and President of Vertelink Corporation, a company that developed a pioneering minimally invasive spinal surgery that was acquired by Medtronic, Inc. in November 2003. After the acquisition of Vertelink by Medtronic, Mr. Shaolian co-founded Micardia Corporation, developing novel approaches in the field of dynamic cardiovascular implants.Mr. Shaolian is a co-founder and board member of Onset Medical Corp. as well as a board member of Veridiam, Inc. Mr. Shaolian is also a co-founder and board member of Ellipse Technologies, Inc. The company is developing a breakthrough approach for the treatment of GERD and obesity. Earlier in his career, he held executive positions as Vice President of R&D at Endologix, Inc. and Cardiodyne, Inc. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering as well as a Masters degree in Bio-Medical Engineering from Tel-Aviv University, Israel. Mr. Shaolian is inventor or co-inventor of over 80 issued or pending U.S. patents. | 