About Us
cvPipeline -- A service of MarketMonitors Inc
MarketMonitors Inc develops technology and processes for innovative market intelligence services in medical technology. cvPipeline is a service of MarketMonitors Inc., leading the market since its inception in 2005.
cvPipeline is an all-in-one service for anyone who needs to stay up to date with innovative medical technologies in development for the cardiovascular market. It's an integrated solution that tracks and reports on all aspects of the R&D and regulatory approval process, from early-stage development and startup financing to clinical and post-clinical studies. It features:
  • a systematic and comprehensive monitoring solution for the tens of thousands of information sources,
  • an editorial-technology solution that filters, refines, and connects relevant information, and
  • a highly intuitive web-based access solution that helps you find what you need when you need it, or just avoid missing something that's important.
You don't have to read hundreds of newsletters or sort through millions of search engine hits. You don't need to pile up stacks of abstract books and notes from old meetings, or printouts from press releases. You don't need a dedicated team of database and web engineers. Just subscribe to cvPipeline.
Management
Hollis Call, CEO
Hollis is the founder of MarketMonitors. He previously was a co-founder of MD-DataDirect, which pioneered a web-based approach for medical device data and was the leading provider of cardiovascular medical device market data for Wall Street analysts and investors. Hollis was formerly a partner in management consulting firms Applied Decision Analysis (acquired by PWC), and later Strategic Process Partners, where he led high-level engagements with a wide range of Fortune 50 companies in the US and around the world.
Eric Lehto, COO
Eric is responsible for all the operational management of the company. Eric has been an executive and entrepreneur in several businesses at the leading edge of information services and healthcare. His experience includes business strategy and product development in medical devices, supplies and pharmaceuticals. Eric's experience includes Medical Data International, where he was Director of Product Development, and McKesson, where he was Director of Corporate Development, leading transactions in medical supply chain management. Eric has a Master's degree from the Kellogg School of Management and a BS from the University of Oregon, where he was Phi Beta Kappa.
Minda Lehto, Chief Content Officer
Minda has led content development, strategy, and processing for cvPipeline since its inception in 2005. A seasoned editor and writer in the medical technology industry, Minda began her career as a writer for FDC Report's The Gray Sheet. She served as Managing Editor of MedPro Month, published by Medical Data International, Inc., and was a contributing writer and editor at Medtech Insight. She has also led content development teams for several Web sites.
SAB
Philipp Bonhoeffer, MD
Chief of Cardiology
Director of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

Hugh Calkins, MD
Professor of Medicine; Nicholas J. Fortuin, M.D. Professor of Cardiology
Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute

James L. Cox, MD
Former Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and
Washington University School of Medicine

Ralph Damiano Jr., MD
Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Peter P. T. de Jaegere, MD, PhD, FESC
Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam
Department of Interventional Cardiology

Stephen G. Ellis, M.D.
Director, Sones Cardiac Laboratories
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Professor of Medicine
The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

A. Marc Gillinov, MD
Staff Cardiac Surgeon
Surgical Director of the Center for Atrial Fibrillation
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Randall J. Lee, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Douglas W. Losordo, MD
Director, Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute
and Program in Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine
Professor of Medicine Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
303 East Chicago Ave., Tarry 12-703, Chicago, IL 60611

Chaim Lotan MD, FACC, FESC
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
President, Israel Heart Society
Director, Heart Institute Hadassah
Hadassah Medical Center
Jerusalem, Israel

Michael J. Mack, MD
Medical Director of Cardiovascular Services and Director of Transplantation for Medical City
Dallas Hospital

Nicolo Piazza, MD, FRCPC, FESC
German Heart Center
Munich, Germany

Vivek Reddy, MD
Director, Cardiac Arrhythmia Service
University of Miami

Carlos E. Ruiz, MD, PhD
Director, Structural and Congenital Heart Disease
Lenox Hill Hospital
Department of Interventional Cardiology

Hani N. Sabbah, FACC, PhD
Director of Cardiovascular Research, Henry Ford Health System
Professor of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University

P.W. Serruys, MD, PhD, FACC, FESC
Professor of Interventional Cardiology
Head of the Interventional Department
Thoraxcenter

Warren Sherman, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Director, Cardiac Cell-Based Endovascular Therapies
Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy
Columbia University Medical Center

Dr. Ron Waksman
Associate Director, Division of Cardiology,
Director of Experimental Angioplasty and Vascular Brachytherapy for the Cardiovascular Research Institute
Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC

Bruce L. Wilkoff MD
Director: Cardiac Pacing & Tachyarrhythmia Devices
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University

Paul G. Yock, MD
Martha Meier Weiland Professor of Medicine
Co-Chair, Department of Bioengineering
Director, Stanford Program in Biodesign
Stanford University