Jan Garfinkle
Doctor
Cardiology
Cardiac Dimensions
Australia
Biography
Jan Garfinkle founded Arboretum Ventures in 2002 and is a Managing Director. At Arboretum, Jan focuses on promising medical technologies that enable meaningful healthcare system savings. Jan has led more than a dozen investments and currently serves as a board director of NxThera, Sonitus Medical, Cereve, and NeuMoDx. Jan’s past investments include HandyLab, where she was a board director for five years until the company was acquired by BD in 2009 for $275 million. Prior to founding Arboretum, Jan spent 20 years in entrepreneurial healthcare companies. She held key management roles in marketing, clinical research, and sales for two successful medical device start-up companies, Advanced Cardiovascular Systems (ACS) and Devices for Vascular Intervention (DVI). Each of these companies was acquired by Eli Lilly for more than $100 million and became the foundation for Guidant Corporation.
Research Interest
Cardiology
