Mr. Patrick has over 35 years of successful leadership experience in the medical device industry. From his co-founding of the company in 2005 until its sale in 2018, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Cartiva, Inc., a medical device company focused on the treatment of osteoarthritis of the extremities. The company was acquired by Wright Medical in October for $435 million.
Prior to founding Cartiva, Mr. Patrick was President and CEO of Proxima Therapeutics, Inc., a medical device company that developed and marketed innovative local radiation delivery systems for the treatment of cancerous tumors. Proxima was acquired by Cytyc Corporation in March 2005 for approximately $187 million.
Prior to co-founding Proxima Therapeutics, he was President of Gesco International and prior to that, ran two high-growth divisions for McGaw Inc., an oncology drug provider. He also held a number of sales and sales management positions at American Hospital Supply. He has served on the Board of Directors of ADVAMED, the Georgia Tech Coulter Grant Committee, Georgia Bio and was a member of the Directors Circle at Yerkes National Primate Research Center. He is an inventor on numerous patents related to orthopedic implants, automated drug delivery systems and localized radiation delivery systems. Mr. Patrick earned his BA in Zoology from Miami University in Ohio.