Our expertise.
Led by an unparalleled medical, engineering, design and business team, our company specializes in product research, development and commercialization for the field of orthopedics.
Rick Thomson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Albuquerque, New Mexico
- 30+ years experience in medical device commercialization from start-ups to multi-billion dollar corporations, acceleration and optimization of manufacturing and finance
- Extensive experience with medical device engineering, research and development, and regulatory
- Leading Sandia Medical Technologies for all elements establishing go-to-market and business development, IP, fund-raising and finance
Nathan T. Morrell, MD, FAOA
Chief Medical Officer
Albuquerque, New Mexico
- 15 years clinical orthopedic experience
- Tenured, board-certified hand and upper extremity surgeon
- Clinician-scientist, co-founder and co-inventor ZEPART
- Lead for research validations and documentation, including IP and scientific publications
- Responsible for the clinical, scientific and medical integrity of Sandia Medical Technologies products and strategies
Dimitri Madden
Chief Operating Officer
Albuquerque, New Mexico
- 7+ years experience in system engineering and project management and serving as principle investigator
- Co-founder and co-inventor ZEPART
- Project manager handling all day-to-day aspects of planning and executing product development and advancement
- Responsible for Sandia Medical Technologies management and operations, strategic planning, product development, product quality and commercialization
Ruba Sarris-Sawaya
Chief QRC Officer
Houston, Texas
- 20+ years experience in medtech and life sciences with a focus in orthopedics
- Experienced executive in orthopedic device development and regulatory strategy
- Responsible for Sandia Medical Technologies quality and regulatory, managing all elements of global regulatory strategy, quality assurance, clinical affairs, clinical trials and reimbursement strategy
Ethan Darwin
Chief R&D Officer
Palo Alto, California / Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Mechanical and biomechanical engineering with extensive experience in orthopedic biomechanics and soft tissue mechanics
- Co-founder and co-inventor ZEPART
- Lead for product engineering and design, data management and analysis, biomedical testing, research and validation
- Handles all aspects related to Sandia Medical Technologies scientific development, engineering and laboratory processes
