Gregory D. Casciaro

Biography

"Mr. Casciaro has more than 33 years of medical device experience and has held leadership roles in both public and private companies. Prior to joining Cardiac Dimensions, he served as President and CEO of AccessClosure Inc., which was acquired by Cardinal Health in 2014. Prior to that, he was the President and CEO of XTENT Inc,, a medical device company recognized for developing a revolutionary drug-eluting stent platform. Prior to XTENT, Mr. Casciaro was the President and CEO of Orquest Inc., which was acquired by DePuy Acromed, a division of Johnson and Johnson. Prior to that, he served as President and CEO of General Surgical Innovations, which was acquired by US Surgical, a division of Tyco. He has held several senior level positions with Devices for Vascular Intervention, a division of Guidant Corporation, and North American Instrument Corporation. In addition to his operating roles, Mr. Casciaro is on the Board of Directors for Apama Medical, Trireme Medical Inc, and Cardica. He graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI with a B.A. in Business Administration."

Research Interest

medical, Clinical research