People
Theralase®’s executive officers who drive Theralase’s mandate in the ACT and CLT divisions to develop innovative anti-cancer and anti-pain technologies via research, development and commercialization to safely and effectively treat cancer and pain patients.
Theralase® Executive Officers
The Theralase® executive officers are dedicated to leading the teams that research, develop, manufacture and distribute high-quality, cutting-edge medical laser technologies to healthcare practitioners to treat their patient’s conditions at an affordable price.
This mandate extends across Theralase®’s Cool Laser Therapy (“CLT”) and Anti-Cancer Therapy (“ACT”) divisions, with multiple cross-functional teams.
Theralase® accomplishes its mandate through multi-discipline teams experienced in physics, engineering, medicine, biology, chemistry, immunology, pharmaceutical drug design, finance, business development, sales, marketing and clinical study coordination in each division and by employing and utilizing experts in their field both as employees and as consultants.
Management
Arkady Mandel, MD, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Interim Chief Executive Officer / Chief Scientific Officer
Kristina Hachey, BBM, CPA
Chief Financial Officer, DirectorBoard of Directors
Arkady Mandel, MD, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Chief Scientific Officer, Director> 34 years experience as a clinical and scientific researcher of medical laser technology used to safely and effectively treat numerous medical conditions.
Guy Anderson, CFP, CIM, FMA, FCSI, MBA
Chairman of the Board, Director> 16 years of financial investing experience with Aligned Capital Partners and Investment Planning Counsel.
Kristina Hachey, BBM, CPA
Chief Financial Officer, Director> 25 years of experience in financial accounting and public and private financings for companies.
Matthew Perraton, PFP, FMA, FCSI
Director> 13 years of financial investing experience with TD Waterhouse, BMO Nesbitt Burns and Bank of Nova Scotia.
Randy Bruder
Director> 38 years of experience as chief executive officer of a multi-million dollar wholesale / retail food processing operation.
Medical and Scientific Advisory Board (“MSAB”)
Dr. Michael Jewett
MD, FDCSCProfessor of Surgery (Urology) at the University of Toronto, a member of the Department of Surgical Oncology at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (“PMCC”), University Health Network (“UHN”) and a clinical investigator at UHN. Chairman of the Division of Urology at the University of Toronto and Head of Urology at PMCC / UHN from 1991 to 2002.
Ashish M. Kamat
MD, MBBS, FACSProfessor of Surgery (Urology), Director of Urologic Oncology Fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center and a graduate of the American Urological Association (“AUA”) Leadership Program. Internationally recognized expert in urologic oncology and an authority in the management of urologic cancers.
Michael A. O’Donnell
MD, FACSProfessor of Surgery (Urology), University of Iowa. Basic and clinical research has a long history of focusing on bladder immunology and bladder cancer immunotherapy, particularly the anti-cancer mechanisms of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (“BCG”) and its enhancement with combination therapies.
Lothar Lilge
PhDProfessor of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Senior Scientist Ontario Cancer Institute, PMCC, UHN
Brian C. Wilson
PhDSenior Scientist and Head of the Applied Biophotonics group at PMCC, UHN, Professor of Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto.
Scientific Research Team
Arkady Mandel, MD, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Chief Scientific Officer, Director> 34 years experience as a clinical and scientific researcher of medical laser technology used to safely and effectively treat numerous medical conditions.
Mark Roufaiel
Scientific Researcher, PhD> 11 years experience as a scientific researcher, specializing in immunology, cardiovascular biology and phototherapy
Pavel Kaspler
Scientific Researcher, PhDClinical Trial Team
Dr. Vera Madzarevic, Ph.D.
Director of Clinical Development / Quality AssuranceAnita Andoh
Clinical Study CoordinatorBusiness Development
Roger Dumoulin-White, B.Sc, P. Eng.
Director of Business Development> 34 years of experience as a chief executive officer / president / senior manager leading multi-disciplinary: sales, marketing, finance, production, engineering, scientific, preclinical and clinical research teams for private and public companies. Original founder of Theralase Inc. in 1994.
Engineering
Qing Zhang
Senior Electrical Design Engineer> 20 years of experience as an senior electrical design engineer, specializing in medical laser research, design and manufacture (hardware, firmware and software)
Dwain Abrams
Biomedical Technologist> 2 years of experience as a biomedical technologist, specializing in medical laser manufacture and testing (hardware, firmware and software)
Sadia Waez
Biomedical Technologist> 1 year of experience as a biomedical technologist, specializing in medical laser manufacture and testing (hardware and software) and phantom manufacture and testing
Production / Tech Support
Alex Udvar
Production Technician / Customer Techical Support> 12 years of experience as a production technician, specializing in computer and software control of CLT systems
Caroline Teng
Production Technician / Quality Control> 8 years of experience as a production technician, specializing in quality control and incoming inspection
Gopy Suppiah
Production Technician> 6 years of experience as a production technician, specializing in CLT manufacture and repair
Finance
Maria Delos Reyes
Senior Accountant> 5 years of experience as a financial accountant, specializing in accounts payable and receivable
Sales
Kyle Shantz
Director of Global Sales> 8 years of experience as a sales and strategic partnership, specializing in in the Health and Wellness Industry
Creative / Web / Marketing
Sadia Effat
Marketing Coordinator / Customer Service Communications Support> 3 years of experience as a marketing coordinator, specializing in social media marketing and customer service communications support
The Theralase® Family
Theralase® is dedicated to providing a stimulating work environment that offers an opportunity to significantly expand your experience by researching, developing and commercializing cutting-edge medical laser technologies with a mandate to eliminate pain and destroy cancer. Theralase® offers competitive salaries, annual performance bonuses, employee benefits and/or stock options.
Our Partners
As part of our continuing mission to design, develop, and manufacture cutting-edge laser technologies, Theralase® has partnered with individuals and groups at the following institutions and organizations.
