About Us

MedtechWomen is a group of women who came together with a vision to highlight women leaders in medical devices and diagnostics.  In 2010, they decided to act on their vision of bringing together sector leaders and policymakers to discuss real-world solutions to the most challenging issues facing our industry today.  They enlisted the support of their mentors and a broadening circle of colleagues to bring this vision to reality, resulting in the inaugural MedtechVision conference to be held September 15 and 16, 2011 in Menlo Park, Calif.

Founders and organizing members of MedtechWomen are innovators from across the U.S. in varied aspects of the medtech sector, including business leaders, financial investors, researchers, physicians, and experts in new product commercialization.  They include:

Amy Belt, Director, Covidien Ventures (Founder)

Deborah Kilpatrick, PhD, Senior Vice President, CardioDx (Founder)

Jennifer Tipa Beedon, Owner, JTB Consulting (Co-Founder)

Virginia Giddings, PhD, Director R&D, Abbott Vascular (Co-Founder)

Nicole Osmer, Owner, Nicole Osmer Healthcare Communications (Co-Founder)

Bridget Hurley, Director of R&D, Abbott Vascular

Tamara Elias, MD, Principal, Essex Woodlands

Natalie Shlafman, Director of Marketing, CardioDx

Susan Stimson, Vice President of Marketing, Intersect ENT

Amanda DePalma, Senior Director, Marketing, Edwards LifeSciences

Nancy Lynch, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon & Independent Orthopedic Technologies Consultant

Jacqué Ashby, Independent Event Manager

Clara Dye, Director, Program & Business Development, Stanford Graduate School of Business

Kathryn Cavanaugh, Consultant, SightLine Partners

Anne Abreu, Director of Reimbursement, Sonitus Medical