Team

Meet The DermaSensor Team

Operational Team

Cody Simmons

Cody is a bioengineer and entrepreneur that has focused all of his career on bringing new health technologies to physicians and patients.

Cody Simmons

Chief Executive Officer
Ryan Freiden

Ryan has over 20 years of experience founding and scaling companies in consumer goods, healthcare, and enterprise technologies. Recently, Ryan led the

Ryan Freiden

Chief Operations Officer
Kiran Chatha, MD

Kiran has blended experience in clinical medicine and research in orthopedic surgery at the Cleveland Clinic with an expertise in study protocol

Kiran Chatha, MD

Associate Medical Director, Clinical an...
Jacqueline Barberena

Jacqueline has over a decade of medical device marketing experience with Abbott and STARLIMS, with expertise building and leading marketing teams focused

Jacqueline Barberena

Senior Director of Marketing
Justin Frazier

Justin has been leading DermaSensor’s Clinical Operations group since 2017, responsible for executing the company’s pipeline of clinical studies. In his 17

Justin Frazier

Senior Director of Clinical Operations
Ruth Stachura

Ruth has 20+ years of medical device experience in sales, leadership, and navigating strategies across complex health systems with an undergraduate degree

Ruth Stachura

National Sales Director
Jordan Whittle

Jordan Whittle brings over a decade of expertise in the medical device startup sector, specializing in disruptive technologies within the women’s health

Jordan Whittle

Area Sales Director, West
Frank Rios

Frank Rios is a former Air Force Officer having 20+ years of experience in the Biologics and Medical Device industry. Frank has

Frank Rios

Area Sales Director, East
Robert Langley

Robert is a seasoned U.S. Navy veteran with over a decade of specialized experience in healthcare technology sales, bringing a unique blend

Robert Langley

Inside Sales Manager
Samara Ramsackal

Samara Ramsackal is a seasoned Senior Marketing Manager with over 11 years of experience in the medical device, life sciences, biotech diagnostics,

Samara Ramsackal

Marketing Manager
Jessica Moncayo

Jessica is an accomplished Quality and Compliance Manager with over 18 years of experience in quality assurance, lean manufacturing, and product/process design

Jessica Moncayo

Quality and Compliance Manager
Laura Sanchez

With nearly 20 years of experience in clinical research, Laura has worked across clinical trial sites, CROs, and the sponsor side, most

Laura Sanchez

Clinical Study Manager
Jeriah Hercules

Jeriah is a project manager and creative designer. Before joining DermaSensor, Jeriah received his undergraduate degree from University of Delaware and then

Jeriah Hercules

Associate Manager, Sales Operations
James Cook

Jimmy Cook is an award-winning sales professional with over 5 years of experience in the medical device and pharmaceutical industry for a

James Cook

Associate Sales Rep, East
Allison Smylie

I’m Allison Smylie from Texas. I’m a Texas State Bobcat where I played volleyball as well as earned my degree in Health

Allison Smylie

Associate Sales Rep, West
Elizabeth Nester

Elizabeth is an Associate Sales Representative focused on driving customer success and promoting DermaSensor. With a passion for building relationships, Elizabeth works

Elizabeth Nester

Associate Sales Rep, South
Sachi Peiris

Sachi is a Customer Support Associate dedicated to ensuring a seamless experience for DermaSensor’s clients. With a Bachelor of Business Administration in

Sachi Peiris

Customer Support Associate
Keller Sharp

A recent graduate of the University of Oregon with a strong foundation in digital marketing and market research, Keller Sharp is excited

Keller Sharp

Marketing Associate

Board of Directors

Maurice Ferre, MD

Dr. Ferre is also the current CEO of InSightec, the former CEO of MAKO Surgical and a former VP at GE Healthcare.

Maurice Ferre, MD

Chairman
David Matlin

David Matlin is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of MatlinPatterson and serves on the Boards of Directors of portfolio companies Flagstar Bank,

David Matlin

Director
Christopher Dewey

Founder and President of The Cannon Group Inc, aka, Cannon Films, the first independent film company, Christopher later became a partner at

Christopher Dewey

Director
Cody Simmons

Cody is a bioengineer and entrepreneur that has focused all of his career on bringing new health technologies to physicians and patients.

Cody Simmons

Chief Executive Officer
Russell Ivanhoe

A Board Observer for DermaSensor, Russell is a serial entrepreneur and executive (CEO, CMO) of digital health and medical device companies. Prior

Russell Ivanhoe

Observer

Scientific Advisory Board

Dr. Jane Grant-Kels

Dr. Jane Grant-Kels is Professor and founding Chair of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Connecticut (UCONN) Health Center and

Dr. Jane Grant-Kels

Cristiane Benvenuto, MD

As CMO for DermaSensor and liaison for the SAB, Cristiane has extensive dermatology, digital health and business leadership experience. She completed both

Cristiane Benvenuto, MD

Paul Salmon, FRACP

Dr Paul Salmon is a Dermatologist specialising in Dermatologic Surgery and Mohs facial skin cancer surgery in Tauranga and Auckland. He has

Paul Salmon, FRACP

Todd Thames, MD

A physician with Grand Rounds and holds a MS in Health Care Administration from Trinity University. He is a Fellow in the

Todd Thames, MD

John Geisse, MD

President of Solano Dermatology Associates and Clinical Professor, Depts of Dermatology and Pathology at UCSF. Leader in Dermatologic and Mohs Micrographic Surgery,

John Geisse, MD

Giovanni Pellacani, MD

Professor and Chairman of the Department of Dermatology at University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in Italy. Research focus in the field

Giovanni Pellacani, MD

David Leffell, MD

Yale School of Medicine Professor of Dermatology & Surgery Chief, Dr. Leffell is the author of more than 150 publications including the

David Leffell, MD

Holly Christman, MD

Holly has a passion for helping primary care providers learn Dermatology and has been teaching for 3 years at One Medical Group.

Holly Christman, MD

Irving Bigio, PhD

Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Boston University and one of the top spectroscopy researchers in the world, Dr. Bigio is the original

Irving Bigio, PhD