BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Steve Gorlin
Over the past 40 years, Mr. Gorlin has founded several biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, including Hycor Biomedical, Inc. (acquired by Agilent), Theragenics Corporation (NYSE: TGX) , CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ: CYTR), Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation (sold to Valeant for approximately $2.6 billion), EntreMed, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENMD), MRI Interventions (MRIC), DARA BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: DARA), MiMedx (NASDAQ: MDXG), and Medivation, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDVN). Mr. Gorlin served for many years on the Business Advisory Council to the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and on The Johns Hopkins BioMedical Engineering Advisory Board and as well as on the Board of the Andrews Institute. He is presently a member of the Research Institute Advisory Committee (RIAC) of Massachusetts General Hospital. Mr. Gorlin founded a number of non-medical related companies, including Perma-Fix, Inc., Pretty Good Privacy, Inc. (sold to Network Associates), Judicial Correction Services, Inc. (sold to Correctional Healthcare), and NTC China. He started The Touch Foundation, a nonprofit organization for the blind and was a principal financial contributor to the founding of Camp Kudzu for diabetic children. He presently serves as Vice Chairman of NantKwest, Inc. (NASDAQ: NK), CEO of NantibodyFc, Executive Chairman of ViCapsys and Aperisys and serves on the Boards of Catasys, Inc. (CATS) and NTC China, Inc.
Major General C.A. “Lou” Hennies
Mr. Hennies became a director of the Company in September 2013. Lou Hennies is a career soldier having served his country in uniform for 41 years where he rose through the ranks from enlisted status to that of a commissioned officer retiring in 2001 as a Major General.
He served a total of 37 months in combat in Republic of Vietnam as a Company/Troop commander of four units and as a battalion/squadron staff officer in the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Cu Chi, and the 7th Squadron, 17th Air Cavalry in II Corps. Stateside he commanded another Air Cavalry Troop followed by command of the 1st Squadron, 17th Air Cavalry in the 82nd Airborne Division.
Selected for Brigadier General in 1986, he subsequently served as the Army’s Deputy Chief of Public Affairs and Director of Army Safety and Commanding General of the U.S Army Safety Center. Initially retiring in 1991, he returned to service in 1995 as The Adjutant General (TAG) of the Alabama Army and Air National Guard and as a Cabinet Officer in the Administration of Governor Fob James Jr.
He is a graduate of the Army’s Command and General Staff College, The Army War College, and The Center for Creative Leadership. A graduate of the University of Nebraska-Omaha with a Bachelor Degree in Political Science, he also holds a Master of Arts Degree in Journalism from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Master of Science in Public Administration from Shippensburg University, Pennsylvania.
His awards and decorations include the Army Distinguished Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Soldiers Medal, the Bronze Star with “V” device and 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Purple Heart, the Air Medal with “V” (2) and numeral 29, and the Alabama Distinguished Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster. He is also a recipient of numerous foreign decorations from the Republic of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea.
He has been awarded the Army Aviation Order of Saint Michael (Gold), the Infantry’s Order of Saint Maurice (Primicerius) and the Army Aviation Hall of Fame Medallion and has been inducted into the Infantry Officer Candidate Hall of Fame, the Army Aviation Hall of Fame, and the Air Force Gathering of Eagles Class of 2000.
James R. Andrews, M.D.
James R. Andrews, M.D., has served as a Director of the Company since September 2013. Dr. Andrews is recognized throughout the world for his scientific and clinical research contributions in knee, shoulder and elbow injuries, and his skill as an orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Andrews is a founder and current Medical Director for the American Sports Medicine Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention, education and research in orthopaedic and sports medicine, as well as the Andrews Research and Education Institute.
He is Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Alabama Birmingham Medical School, the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the University of South Carolina Medical School. He is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of South Alabama and Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics at Tulane University School of Medicine.
He serves as Medical Director for Auburn University Intercollegiate Athletics and Team Orthopaedic Surgeon; Senior Orthopaedic Consultant at the University of Alabama; Orthopaedic Consultant for the college athletic teams at Troy University, University of West Alabama, Tuskegee University and Samford University. He serves on the Tulane School of Medicine Board of Governors.
Dr. Andrews serves on the Medical and Safety Advisory Committee of USA Baseball and on the Board of Little League Baseball, Inc.
He has been a member of the Sports Medicine Committee of the United States Olympic Committee and served on the NCAA Competitive Safeguards in Medical Aspects of Sports Committee.
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In the professional sports arena, Dr. Andrews is Senior Consultant for the Washington Redskins Football team; Medical Director for the Tampa Bay Rays Baseball team and Medical Director of the Ladies Professional Golf Association.
Dr. Andrews serves as the National Medical Director for Physiotherapy Associates, a national outpatient rehabilitation provider. He serves on the board of directors of Fast Health Corporation and Robins Morton Construction Company. He has a Doctor of Laws Degree from Livingston University and Doctor of Science Degrees from Troy and Louisiana State Universities. He has recently written a book, Any Given Monday , about sports injuries and how to prevent them for athletes, parents and coaches.
Scott M. W. Haufe, M.D.
Scott M. W. Haufe, M.D., is a co-founder of Debride and has been a Director of the Company since September 2013. Dr. Haufe is a board certified physician in the fields of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Hospice /Palliative Medicine. He began his career in the field of Anesthesiology where he served as Chief of Anesthesiology and Pain Management with St. Lucie Anesthesia Associates until 1998 while continuing his passion for research.
Beginning in 1993, Dr. Haufe was first published and has since authored numerous peer reviewed journal articles. Specifically, in 2005, he was recognized for his publication on the endoscopic treatment for sacroilitis.
During 2006, he again authored the first paper on intradiscal stem cell therapy in an attempt to rejuvenate the human disc and in 2010 he developed a minimally invasive procedure for resolving spinal arthritis and subsequently published his findings in the Internal Journal of Med Sci. Additionally, he is named on multiple patents for treating pain related issues. Dr. Haufe earned his MD from the University of South Florida College of Medicine in 1992 with honors and completed his residency in Anesthesiology in 1996.
He currently practices in Destin, FL with Anesthesia, Inc., and is affiliated with Sacred Heart Hospital, Destin Surgery Center, and Healthmark Medical Center. He is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Florida Society of Anesthesiologists.
