Boardroom strategy that actually lands in operations.

Joseph "Joe" Khouri, MD is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Associate Professor at Case Western Reserve University, and attending surgeon at University Hospitals. With over 15 years of clinical, academic, and surgical leadership experience, he brings deep operating-room insight alongside fellowship training in hand and microvascular surgery from Mayo Clinic.

He serves as Medical Director and Physician Champion at UH Ventures, where he supports technology evaluation, startup partnerships, and commercialization initiatives tied to measurable care and efficiency outcomes. His industry work includes strategic advisory and KOL support across biologics, nerve repair, and reconstructive platforms.

Dr. Khouri is also completing an Executive MBA at Weatherhead School of Management, combining clinical leadership with investment, operations, and value-creation discipline for healthcare growth-stage businesses.

David Price is an operations executive and U.S. Navy veteran with over 20 years of leadership experience across engineering, field services, maintenance, and multisite manufacturing transformation.

He currently leads engineering and field services operations at Akona Solutions with direct P&L accountability, including year-over-year sales growth, utilization improvement, and regional expansion execution. Prior experience includes senior multisite leadership at Cabinetworks Group, where he managed 1.8M+ sq. ft. of operations, large capital programs, and reliability initiatives tied to EBITDA performance.

Dr. Emmanuel Otomewo (Manny) is a physician and Associate Professor at Northeast Ohio Medical University and a hospitalist with more than a decade of frontline clinical experience.

He holds a Master's in Healthcare Quality and Safety from Harvard, is a Certified Physician Advisor, a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and a Certified Professional in Patient Safety. His work focuses on quality improvement, utilization management, and reimbursement strategy aligned to sustainable healthcare performance.

He is completing an Executive MBA at Weatherhead with anticipated graduation in May 2026 and brings a systems-level perspective that integrates safety, quality, and long-term financial stewardship.

Aliaksandr "Alex" Ramaniuk, MD is a pulmonary and critical care physician-executive who leads Lakeland's technology and AI direction, including digital workflow modernization, procedural program implementation, and enterprise operating model design.

He combines clinical leadership with financial and operational rigor, with formal finance training, an Executive MBA in progress, and Harvard Medical School certification in AI in Healthcare Transformational Change. He is also Revenue Cycle Management certified, bringing a strong ROI and performance lens to healthcare transformation efforts.

Alex has led 0-to-1 specialty clinic and procedural program buildouts, serves as assistant professor and core teaching faculty, and collaborates across pharmaceutical and device ecosystems to support adoption, stakeholder alignment, and sustainable clinical scale.

Vahid Entezari, MD, MBA is a shoulder and elbow surgeon, healthcare executive, and strategic advisor operating at the intersection of clinical excellence, innovation, and enterprise leadership. He serves as Division Head of Orthopaedics at Cleveland Clinic Marymount Hospital and leads multidisciplinary teams focused on quality, efficiency, and growth.

He is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Associate Fellowship Director for Shoulder and Elbow, with nationally recognized clinical expertise in complex shoulder pathology. Dr. Entezari also collaborates with device companies on product strategy, clinical validation, physician adoption, and commercialization. His leadership perspective combines frontline clinical insight with governance, finance, and scalable transformation.

Taha "Sonny" Qazi, MD is a gastroenterologist and clinician-scientist at Cleveland Clinic's Digestive Disease Institute with advanced specialization in inflammatory bowel disease and translational clinical research.

He completed fellowship training at Brigham and Women's Hospital and advanced IBD training at Boston University. He has held academic and program leadership roles, including Associate Program Director for IBD Fellowship, and contributes to innovation through prospective research, clinical strategy, and cross-functional healthcare collaboration.