Eric S. Fain

Dr. Fain became a member of Orchestra BioMed’s Board of Directors in November 2018. He previously served as a Strategic Advisor and a consultant to BackBeat Medical, LLC. since October 2017.

Since July 2018, he has served as the President and CEO of Procyrion, Inc., a development stage medical device company developing catheter-based circulatory support technologies for congestive heart failure patients. Previously, he was the Senior Vice President and Group President, Cardiovascular and Neuromodulation at Abbott following its acquisition of St. Jude Medical. Dr. Fain became Group President of St. Jude Medical in 2014 where he was responsible for global sales, marketing, and clinical affairs across the entire St. Jude Medical portfolio worldwide. Dr. Fain joined St. Jude Medical in 1997 as Vice President, Systems Development as part of the company’s acquisition of Ventritex, Inc., where he had worked since 1987. He went on to become Senior Vice President, Clinical/Regulatory Affairs for the St. Jude Medical Cardiac Rhythm Management Division (CRMD) in 1998. He was later promoted to Executive Vice President, Development and Clinical/Regulatory Affairs for CRMD in 2005 and then President of CRMD in 2007. Prior to his role as Group President, Dr. Fain was President of the company’s Implantable Electronic Systems Division beginning in 2012 when its CRM and Neuromodulation Divisions merged. Dr. Fain received his M.D. from Stanford University School of Medicine and holds an Sc.B. degree in applied math/biology from Brown University.