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Insight begins: 08:27
Interview begins: 15:00
Debrief begins: 1:14:32

Esra Roan is the co-founder of SOMAVAC® Medical Solutions. Prior to her role with SOMAVAC®, she was an Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Memphis. Esra's more than 15 years of experience in product development and biomedical research gives her the tools to enhance the lives of patients with products that make a difference. Her education is in Mechanical Engineering (TTU and U of Cincinnati).

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SOMAVAC® Medical is a medical device company with a mission to change how patients recover after major surgeries, wherever that may be. Its first FDA cleared product, the SOMAVAC® 100 Sustained Vacuum Device, addresses seroma and hematoma formation with the first continuous suction device.

SOMAVAC® Medical was founded in 2016 and based in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Dr. Marc Guay practices Otolaryngology with University Hospitals as an ear, nose, and throat doctor serving the community of Sheffield Village, OH.

Dr. Guay received his medical degree from Loyola University Chicago and is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology. He completed his internship in general surgery at Loyola University Medical Center and a residency in otolaryngology at Cleveland Clinic.

Learn more about SOMAVAC® Medical: http://www.somavac.com/
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Show Notes

Insight begins: 08:27
Interview begins: 15:00
Debrief begins: 1:14:32

Esra Roan is the co-founder of SOMAVAC® Medical Solutions. Prior to her role with SOMAVAC®, she was an Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Memphis. Esra's more than 15 years of experience in product development and biomedical research gives her the tools to enhance the lives of patients with products that make a difference. Her education is in Mechanical Engineering (TTU and U of Cincinnati).

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SOMAVAC® Medical is a medical device company with a mission to change how patients recover after major surgeries, wherever that may be. Its first FDA cleared product, the SOMAVAC® 100 Sustained Vacuum Device, addresses seroma and hematoma formation with the first continuous suction device. 

SOMAVAC® Medical was founded in 2016 and based in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Dr. Marc Guay practices Otolaryngology with University Hospitals as an ear, nose, and throat doctor serving the community of Sheffield Village, OH.  

Dr. Guay received his medical degree from Loyola University Chicago and is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology. He completed his internship in general surgery at Loyola University Medical Center and a residency in otolaryngology at Cleveland Clinic.  

Learn more about SOMAVAC® Medical: http://www.somavac.com/
Follow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm
Subscribe to the update: https://upside.fm/update

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