Sharon Levita Joins ForSight Robotics as CFO

ForSight Robotics has appointed Sharon Levita as chief financial officer (CFO). She is tasked with leading the company’s strategic and financial operations, focusing on driving business strategies, expanding strategic partnerships, and managing financial and growth objectives.

“Sharon is a proven leader, dedicated to driving forward healthcare innovation,” ForSight Robotics Co-Founder/President/Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joseph Nathan said. “Her expertise and vast management experience in global medical technology companies, from developing successful go-to-market strategies to expanding global partnerships, are unparalleled and aligned with the company’s vision. We are thrilled to welcome Sharon to our team as we continue advancing in the development of our ORYOM Surgical Robotics platform.”
 
Levita has more than 20 years of industry experience working with private and publicly-listed companies. Most recently, Levita was Medtronic’s Business Development and Strategy leader at the company’s Cranial and Spinal Technologies operating unit, and as vice president of Business Operations and Medtronic Site Lead (formerly robotic spine surgery company Mazor Robotics) in Israel. Prior to this, Levita served as CFO and vice president of Business Operations at Mazor Robotics for more than a decade and led the company’s $1.6 billion acquisition by Medtronic in 2018. Her previous experience includes various leadership roles at medical laser company Lumenis and at KPMG Hungary.
 
“This is such an exciting time to join ForSight Robotics,” Levita stated. “The company has significant potential to help millions of patients around the world. I value its mission to democratize quality surgical eye care and am eager to work together with the team to strengthen the company’s forward momentum and together, have a global impact.”
 
In the past year, ForSight Robotics raised a record $55 million Series A funding round, doubled in size to 50 employees, and expanded its leadership team with the appointments of Dr. Yaron Levinson as head of Product and Ran Mendelewicz as head of Robotics. Levinson joined the company after a decade in the surgical robotics industry, most recently as vice president of R&D at Momentis Surgical, where he supported regulatory processes to receive U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for the company’s robotic system. Mendelewicz joined ForSight Robotics following 20 years in the medical device industry, most recently as vice president of R&D at intraocular implant company Nano Retina.
 
ForSight Robotics is a surgical robotics company pioneering technology to democratize quality surgical eye care. The Israel-based company is developing ORYOM (“daylight” in Hebrew), the world’s first robotic surgery platform for cataracts and widespread eye diseases, which will utilize AI-based algorithms, advanced computer vision, and miniaturized-mechanics. The firm is backed by venture capitalists and industry leaders.