David Adair

Dave has worked with the partners of Solas BioVentures Fund since 2004 and was a founding member of the fund in 2014. He currently focuses on investments in medical device and therapeutic companies. Board certified in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Hypertension, with special expertise in Critical Care, Dave is a long-time physician, educator, administrator, innovator, and biotech/med-tech investor with nearly 20 years of experience in angel and venture investing. Dave recently retired from his position as Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. Dave also retired from clinical practice after a 30 year career. Dave received a BS in Biology from Morehead State University, where he is Hall of Fame member, is a recent graduate from University Tennessee Chattanooga with his Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Healthcare and earned his medical degree from the Joan C. Edwards College of Medicine at Marshall University in 1990. He completed residency at the University of Florida Health Science Center and Fellowship training at Wake Forest University.