Peter A. Soukas Joins InspireMD as Chief Medical Officer

InspireMD Inc. has named Peter A. Soukas, M.D., as chief medical officer to help the company deliver best-in-class tools for carotid intervention.

“We are thrilled to have Dr. Soukas join InspireMD to help lead our clinical and medical organization with strategy and oversight at this pivotal time for the company,” InspireMD CEO Marvin Slosman stated. “His expertise and clinical practice focus in carotid intervention and peripheral vascular disease offer valuable insights as we launch CGuard Prime into the U.S. market. Dr. Soukas has been a strong supporter of our work advancing our next-generation CGuard Prime stent platform to transform patient care through best-in-class clinical outcomes. This time for carotid intervention requires us to build a team to lead the field, and Dr. Soukas will be a tremendous contributor to our work ahead.”

Dr. Soukas has significant vascular intervention experience and credentials. He is the director of Vascular Medicine and the Peripheral Vascular Interventional Laboratory at The Miriam Hospital and is an associate professor of Medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, where he also directs the Vascular and Endovascular Medicine Fellowship Program, which he founded. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the Society of Vascular Medicine, the Society of Coronary Angiography and Interventions, and the American College of Physicians. In addition to his role at InspireMD, Dr. Soukas is maintaining his clinical practice.

Dr. Soukas’ clinical expertise and leadership in the interventional community clearly shows his passion and commitment to improving patient outcomes and advancing technology and innovation, according to the company. He has served as the site principal investigator on more than 24 carotid stenting trials, the site principal investigator on more than 150 endovascular trials, and is a sought-after speaker, having delivered over 300 invited lectures. Dr. Soukas also is a prolific researcher, publishing dozens of peer-reviewed papers with deep relationships among other key opinion leaders shaping the field. He is board certified in cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, vascular medicine, and endovascular medicine, and is certified in noninvasive vascular lab interpretation.

“I’m honored to join InspireMD as chief medical officer. As a physician, I’ve witnessed firsthand the devastating impact of stroke and the difference that innovations like CGuard Prime can make for patients,” Dr. Soukas said. “Physicians depend on the partnership with industry to advance new innovation and the team at InspireMD is an example of how this ecosystem works well. My commitment is to guide the company with oversight of clinical and medical topics that build on success to date while establishing greater awareness of this stent platform. I’m excited to join this team while continuing to collaborate with our clinical partners to advance patient care.”

InspireMD seeks to use its proprietary MicroNet mesh technology to make its products the industry standard for carotid stenting by providing outstanding acute results and durable, stroke-free long-term outcomes. InspireMD’s common stock is quoted on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol NSPR.