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Mark Kronenfeld

Director at Pacira Pharmaceuticals

Dr. Kronenfeld has served as a director since June 2013. Dr. Kronenfeld has been the Chairman of Anesthesiology at Maimonides Medical Center, a large tertiary care academic medical center in New York City, since January 2022, was the Vice Chairman from March 2009 to January 2022, and has served as Medical Director of Perioperative Services for Maimonides Medical Center since January 2011. Dr. Kronenfeld is the Managing Partner of Anesthesia Associates of Boro Park, a private medical practice in Anesthesiology and Pain Management. Dr. Kronenfeld currently serves on the Board as a member of the Scientific Committee of HBM Healthcare Investments and as a Scientific and Medical Advisor and Board Observer of Nanowear Inc., a private medical device, digital monitoring company. In 2001, Dr. Kronenfeld founded Ridgemark Capital Management ("Ridgemark"), a healthcare-focused hedge fund that invested in public and private healthcare and biomedical companies. He served as the Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager of Ridgemark from April 2001 to December 2008. Dr. Kronenfeld has founded and/or managed various consulting and investment companies focused on healthcare and medical technologies and has served on and chaired multiple leadership committees for various hospitals and medical centers.

Previously, Dr. Kronenfeld taught and practiced adult and pediatric cardiac anesthesia at New York University ("NYU") and was Chief of Cardiac Anesthesiology at Hackensack University Medical Center and was Founder and President of GMS Anesthesia Associates, a private medical practice. Dr. Kronenfeld received his B.A. in Biology from SUNY Buffalo and his M.D. degree and completed his residency in Anesthesiology at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, and completed a fellowship in Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology at New York University Medical Center. While an Assistant Professor and Attending Cardiac Anesthesiologist at NYU, Dr. Kronenfeld received and completed a Kellogg-sponsored Fellowship in Heath Care Management for Future Leaders in Health Care at NYU's Graduate School of Management.

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  • Director

    Current role