Ronald Ho

Biography

 Mr. Ho’s career has included multiple executive positions spanning 25 years within the medical device industry. He was President and CEO of U-Systems from 2008-2013, developer of the somo•V automated whole breast ultrasound system. During his tenure, the company completed the largest clinical trial of its kind and achieved a first and only FDA approval for a breast ultrasound screening indication. Following this, Mr. Ho directed U-Systems through the successful acquisition by GE Healthcare, occurring in November 2012. Prior to U-Systems, he served as President and CEO of Metron Systems, guiding the technology start-up to develop and commercialize advanced optical measurement systems. With 16 years in various executive positions at Siemens Medical Solutions, he led R&D and Operations for the entire portfolio of ultrasonic transducers, including the highly successful AcuNav line of intracardiac echocardiography imaging catheters and the creation of the multi-dimensional family of transducers. Prior to Siemens, Mr. Ho spent 4 years in product development with Quantum Medical Systems, a venture-backed company that pioneered color flow ultrasound and was subsequently acquired by Siemens. Mr. Ho serves on Boards of Directors and as advisor for several medical device companies. He earned a BS and MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington and holds several ultrasound-related patents.

Research Interest

 Medical device,Healthcare