Denise Barbut MBBS. MD. MRCP. - Founder and CEO

Denise Barbut received her medical training in the United Kingdom, at the Hammersmith Hospital, the Brompton Hospital and the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Queen Square in London. Dr. Barbut is board certified in Internal Medicine and Neurology in the UK, and is a member of the Royal College of Physicians of Great Britain. Her former position was Associate Professor of Neurology and Director of the Stroke Research Program at Cornell University Medical College and Attending Physician at New York Hospital. She has published extensively in the fields of stroke and the neurologic complications of cardiac and vascular surgery. She is the founder of several companies including Coaxia, and is an expert in neuroprotective mechanisms and stroke. She has published over 100 papers and holds over 150 patents.

Allan Rozenberg, Ph.D. - Chief Operating Officer

Allan Rozenberg has over 18 years of experience in the research and development of biomedical instrumentation used in the monitoring, testing and delivering of therapy to critically ill patients. Most recently he was the Director of Biomedical Engineering at Metracor Technologies. Prior to that he was a Principal Scientist at Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. where he worked on devices for liquid ventilation and pulmonary delivery of perfluorocarbons. Dr. Rozenberg holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biomedical Statistics, a Master of Science in Health Informatics and a Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Minnesota.

Becky Inderbitzen, MSE - Vice President of Clinical Affairs

Becky Inderbitzen has 20+ years experience in the research and development of life support equipment and medical devices, with an emphasis on preclinical and clinical testing. She brings key experience from InnerCool Therapies where she oversaw the preclinical development of an endovascular thermoregulatory system and directed clinical studies utilizing therapeutic hypothermia in neurointensive and acute care settings. Prior to InnerCool, she had extensive involvement in the preclinical development of interventional and minimally invasive surgical cardiovascular devices for Guidant. Ms. Inderbitzen holds both Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University and University of Southern California, respectively.

Nora Hadding, JD - Vice President of Regulatory Affairs

Nora Hadding brings diverse experience to BeneChill, having worked in regulatory affairs with cardiac rhythm management devices; cardiac catheters and stents; emerging heart valve technologies; spinal implants; and gastroenterology and urology devices. She has particular expertise in FDA submissions and interactions to help companies bring medical devices from concept to clinical study and on to market release. Prior to BeneChill, she was Director of Regulatory Affairs at Myocor, Inc., Manager of Regulatory Affairs at Medtronic, Inc., and worked as a regulatory consultant for a variety of clients in the medical device community. Ms. Hadding has a law degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law.

John Hoffman - Vice President of Research and Development

John Hoffman holds degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering and has over 24 years experience developing equipment and instrumentation in the fields of Medical Research, Physical Sciences and Semiconductor Processing. Most recently he was a Senior Project Engineer at RoboDesign. Prior to that he was a Principal Engineer at Alliance Pharmaceutical, where he was developing devices for liquid ventilation.

Nevine Erian, MSQA, MBA - Vice President of Quality and Manufacturing

Nevine Erian has over 18 years of Engineering, Quality Management and Regulatory Compliance experience. Prior to joining BeneChill, Ms. Erian held various leadership positions in medical devices, including Vice President of Quality at ASP, Johnson & Johnson and Vice President of Quality Systems and Technical Operations at Del Mar Medical Systems. Her medical device experience includes disposables, implants, consumables and capital equipment. Ms. Erian holds a Masters of Science in Quality Assurance, a Masters of Business Administration and a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering. She is a Certified Quality Engineer by American Society for Quality. Ms. Erian is an active member of Orange County Regulatory Affairs (OCRA) Discussion Group. She is also a member of Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS) and American Society for Quality (ASQ).

Charles Anderson - Director of Manufacturing

Charles Anderson is an MS Chemical Engineer with extensive experience in introducing new products in the medical device, diagnostic and pharmaceutical industries. He has 30 years of experience in working with Scientific, Marketing and Regulatory professionals to create orderly development paths from R&D to approved manufacturing operations.