Anthony V. Vendetti

ANTHONY V. VENDETTI has been a Senior Healthcare Analyst on Wall Street
for more than 10 years and follows the medical device, healthcare
information technology and services industries. Prior to joining Maxim
Group, LLC, Mr. Vendetti was a Senior Healthcare Analyst at Gruntal, UBS
Securities and Ladenburg Thalmann. Mr. Vendetti also worked for three
years in the healthcare industry at CIGNA, ultimately as a Senior
Healthcare Analyst in the managed care division. His responsibilities at
CIGNA included industry research, forecasting healthcare expenditures,
writing analytical narratives of clients’ medical benefit plans, and
identifying cost containment measures. Mr. Vendetti earned his MBA in
Finance and Accounting at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and his BS
degree in Biology at SUNY Binghamton. While at Binghamton, Mr. Vendetti
was pre-med, earned his emergency medical technician certification and
was a member of the Binghamton volunteer ambulance corps. He is also a
member of the Association for Investment Management and Research and the
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. Mr. Vendetti has
been a guest speaker on CNNfn, CNN MoneyLine, and a member of investment
panels at various healthcare conferences nationwide. In addition, he
has been quoted in numerous healthcare journals and financial
publications such as BusinessWeek, Investors Business Daily and The Wall
Street Journal. On June 26, 2001, The Wall Street Journal ranked Mr.
Vendetti as one of the best stock-picking analysts in its annual 2000
Best on the Street survey..