Director

Waleed H. Hassanein, M.D.

Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer; Director·TransMedics Group, Inc.

About

Dr. Waleed H. Hassanein, the founder of TransMedics, has served as the company's President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board since August 1998.

Prior to founding TransMedics, Inc., he completed a three-year cardiac surgery research fellowship at West Roxbury VA Medical Center and Brigham and Women's Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, and two years of general surgery residency at Georgetown University Medical Center.

He received an M.D. from Georgetown University in 1993, attended Cairo University School of Medicine from 1985 to 1989, and holds a General Certificate of Education from the University of London.

Since August 1998
Age 57
Tenure 28 yrs

Also at TransMedics Group, Inc.

JT James R. Tobin Director; Chairperson of the Board EB Edward M. Basile Director; Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee TG Thomas J. Gunderson Director; Chairperson of the Compensation Committee EJ Edwin M. Kania, Jr. Director SL Stephanie Lovell Director MR Merilee Raines Director; Chairperson of the Audit Committee

Roles

Organization Role Dates Details
TransMedics Group, Inc. Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer; Director August 1998–present Current role
West Roxbury VA Medical Center and Brigham and Women's Hospital Cardiac surgery research fellow (three-year fellowship) Harvard Medical School affiliate; fellowship completed prior to founding TransMedics.
Georgetown University Medical Center General surgery resident Completed two years of general surgery residency.

Related

Company TransMedics Group, Inc. Company hub Person James R. Tobin Director; Chairperson of the Board Person Edward M. Basile Director; Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Person Thomas J. Gunderson Director; Chairperson of the Compensation Committee Person Edwin M. Kania, Jr. Director Person Stephanie Lovell Director Person Merilee Raines Director; Chairperson of the Audit Committee Person David Weill, M.D. Director Person Gerardo Hernandez Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Person Giovanni Cecere Chief Commercial Officer Person Nicholas Corcoran Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Operations Person Matthew Forsyth Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Person Tamer Khayal, M.D. Senior Vice President of International (former Chief Commercial Officer)
Source: TransMedics Group, Inc. proxy statement (SEC Schedule 14A)

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