About Us

John Funkhouser has extensive experience in healthcare as CEO of four cardiac life sciences companies including CoeurLabs, PharmaNetics, nContact and now, Myocardial Solutions. Before working in healthcare, Mr. Funkhouser worked in banking and venture capital at Chemical Bank Of New York, Wheat First Securities, Crestar Capital and Hillcrest Group. He is a graduate of Princeton University and the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. ‍

Peter comes from Elekta where he was EVP North & Central America and President, Elekta Inc. Elekta is a world leader in Precision Radiation Medicine and a leading innovator of equipment and software used to improve, prolong and save the lives of people with cancer and brain disorders. Peter has many years of healthcare experience and brings strong market knowledge across the oncology care continuum.

Nael Osman founded Myocardial Solutions after developing MyoStrain’s technology as a professor at Johns Hopkins University. As a known leader in cardiac MRI technology, Nael has pushed the frontiers of measuring regional function of the heart using MRI. Nael is an accomplished researcher and academician with a track record of academic publications (60+ scientific papers, 100+ conference presentations and abstracts), research contribution, teaching and life science innovation.

Jim Whayne joined Myocardial Solutions to direct clinical initiatives. He has 25 years of medical device and entrepreneurial experience, having cofounded 3 device companies – nContact, Cayenne Medical and Converge Medical. Mr. Whayne holds a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Virginia and a Bachelor Degree in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering from Duke University. He is also an inventor on over 200 issued US patents. ‍

With over 18 years of global experience leading and transforming teams across Biotech, Pharma and Medical Devices, Rafael Rivero, MD leads the initiative in expanding MyoStrain clinical utilization and advocacy within the medical community. Dr. Rivero received his MD at the Superior School of Medicine in Cuba in 1992 and his professional experience includes Monogram Biosciences, Gilead Sciences, Abbott Laboratories, Stereotaxis and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics. ‍

Sidney Fleischman has 25 years of experience in bringing medical devices from concept to commercialization. He has cofounded several successful medical device companies, including nContact, Cayenne Medical, and Converge Medical. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from UC Santa Barbara and is an inventor of more than 100 issued patents in the medical device area. ‍

Denise McKenzie has extensive experience in finance and accounting with a variety of start-up companies, primarily in the healthcare industry. She has led diverse financing projects including IPOs, commercial bank financing, PIPEs, private placements, venture rounds, and acquisitions. Ms. McKenzie is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in finance with a concentration in accounting.