Maurice R. Ferré MD is INSIGHTEC’S CEO and chairman of the board of directors. He brings over 20 years of experience in the medical device industry. Before INSIGHTEC, Dr. Ferré served as chairman of the board and CEO of MAKO Surgical Corp., a transformational robotic surgical company that he co-founded in 2004. The company was IPO’d in 2008 and sold to Stryker Corp. for $1.65 billion in 2013. Prior to MAKO, Dr. Ferré was founder, CEO, and president of Visualization Technology, Inc., which became the world leader in image-guided surgery for ENT, cranial, and orthopedic procedures. The company was acquired by GE Healthcare in 2002.
Dr. Ferré earned his Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health degrees from Boston University. He received the prestigious Ernest & Young 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year Award. He is currently active on the boards of Advamed, the Everglades Foundation, and Boston University.