Jeffrey Lawson, MD, PhDDr. Lawson received his Medical Degree and a Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Vermont where he also completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biochemistry. Dr. Lawson continued his clinical training with a residency in General and Thoracic Surgery and a Fellowship in Vascular Surgery at Duke University where he joined the faculty as both a surgeon and scientist. He was formerly Professor and Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Surgery at Duke with a robust clinical practice and basic science laboratory. He also served as the Director of the Vascular Surgery Research Laboratory, oversaw clinical trials for the Department of Surgery, and led the General Surgery Research Residency Program. He is currently Adjunct Professor of Surgery at Duke University. Dr. Lawson has also served in leadership roles (CMO, CSO and CEO) for a number of biotechnology and medical device companies (InnAVasc, Humacyte, Atlantic Research Group, VarmX, Vascudyne) and has successfully helped manage these companies through strategic growth, financing and exists to both the public and private sectors. He has co-author of over 150 journal publications on the topics of hemostasis, tissue engineering and vascular surgery and lectures on these topics both nationally and internationally. Dr. Lawson’s research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Defense (DoD), American Heart Association (AHA) and various biotechnology companies. As a physician, scientist, innovator and entrepreneur, Dr. Lawson has helped to raise significant capital to fund emerging technologies and has been a strategic advisor for early stage start-ups, large publicly traded companies and governmental agencies.
John Ross, MDDr. John Ross is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts in vascular access. Following his training in general surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. Ross dedicated his practice to treating ESRD patients.
He was a founding member of the Vascular Access Society of the Americas and was given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (ASDIN). Dr. Ross is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, ASDIN and MAMSE (Member of the Academy of Master Surgeon Educators). Dr. Ross has served as the PI on numerous industry trials, spoken at dozens of medical meetings around the world and has published on a wide variety of topics related to vascular access.
In 2011, Dr. Ross founded the Dialysis Access Institute (DAI) in Orangeburg, SC. This one-of-a-kind facility serves as a model for patient-oriented care and hosts training for physicians, staff and administrators on a routine basis.