Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> April 20, 2009
MICHAEL P. WHITMAN founded Power Medical Interventions, Inc., with Gerald
Dorros, MD, in October 1999, and has served as the company's President and Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since its inception.
Prior to founding Power Medical, Mr. Whitman served as Vice President of
Marketing at Olympus America Inc., a manufacturer of endoscopes and medical
imaging systems. He has also worked for several subsidiaries of Johnson &
Johnson, serving as Vice President of Sales and as Director of Sales and
Marketing for Cordis Endovascular from June 1995 to April 1998, Regional Sales
Manager for Ethicon Endo-Surgery from September 1992 to October 1993, and Group
Product Director for Ethicon, Inc., from May 1991 to September 1992. Prior to
those roles, he held product development positions with both Ethicon Endo-
Surgery and Johnson & Johnson Interventional Systems. Mr. Whitman also served as
Director of Marketing for Synthes Spine Company, LP, a provider of instruments,
implants and tools for orthopedic and spine surgery, from December 1993 to June
1995. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business and Economics from
Lafayette College. Profile
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Mr. Whitman: Power Medical was founded by Dr. Gerald Dorros and
