Yelena Tropsha

At Contraline, Dr. Tropsha leads all R&D, regulatory affairs, and reimbursement efforts. Dr. Tropsha brings to Contraline over 25 years of medical device experience, from front-end innovation to commercialization. Dr. Tropsha served for 10 years with Coloplast as Vice President of Implantable Devices. Prior to her time with Coloplast, Dr. Tropsha held Vice Presidential positions with leading medical device companies including DYSIS Medical and Neuronetics, and senior technical positions at Medtronic and Becton Dickinson. Dr. Tropsha has been involved in the development, approvals, and launches of 19 Class II and Class III medical devices in urology and gynecology. She is listed as an inventor on over 25 patents and 20+ publications. Dr. Tropsha holds a master’s degree in Chemistry and a PhD in Polymer Science.