Joseph F. Amaral
President at Rhode Island Hospital Foundation
Profile
Dr Amaral is the Chief Medical Officer of Venture Investors Health Fund.
In this role, he provides CMO input and clinical strategy to multiple portfolio companies including Elucent, Eximis and EnsoData.
In addition, Dr Joe is Vice President of Medical and Clinical Affairs for HistoSonics where he oversees clinical trials and strategy.
From 2009 to 2019 Dr. Amaral held multiple corporate executive roles (including VP of Corporate Science and Technology, VP and Chief Scientific Officer Ethicon EndoSurgery, and VP Innovation Ethicon) at Johnson & Johnson focusing on innovation, energy-based technologies, and surgical oncology.
From 2000 to 2007, Dr. Amaral was President and CEO of Rhode Island Hospital (RIH) and its pediatric division Hasbro Children’s Hospital leading an over $60 million turnaround.
Prior to that, Dr. Amaral was Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Brown University School of Medicine, Chief of Surgery at Rhode Island Hospital and President of University Surgical Associates.
He is Professor of Surgery (Emeritus) at the Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, member of 25 professional societies, author of 100+ papers and book chapters and has delivered over 500 national and international presentations.
He has performed approximately 3,000 laparoscopic procedures, trained hundreds of practicing surgeons in these techniques and is internationally recognized as a pioneer in minimally invasive surgery, in the development and commercialization of new technologies, and in energy based technologies, most notably the Harmonic Scalpel which he co-developed.
Joseph F. Amaral active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Rhode Island Hospital Foundation | President | - |
Brown University | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
EnsoData, Inc.
EnsoData, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services EnsoData, Inc. develops software solutions for medical sector. Its solutions enables user to discover, identify, and report a critical patterns and trends in temporal health data. The company was founded by Christopher Robert Fernandez, Nicholas Glattard and Sam Rusk in 2015 and is headquartered in Madison, WI. | Director/Board Member | - |
HistoSonics, Inc.
HistoSonics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology HistoSonics, Inc. develops medical devices. The company was founded by Christine Gibbons, Jim Bertolina, Zhen Xu, William Robert, Hall Timothy, J. Brian Fowlkes, Thomas W. Davison, and Charles Cain in November 2009 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/08/2020 |
Venture Investors LLC
Venture Investors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Venture Investors LLC (Venture Investors) is a venture capital firm founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 28/02/2019 |
Former positions of Joseph F. Amaral
Companies | Position | End |
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON | Corporate Officer/Principal | 29/09/2020 |
Sontra Medical Corp.
Sontra Medical Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Sontra Medical Corporation engages in the development of transdermal diagnostic and drug delivery products based on its SonoPrep ultrasonic skin permeation technology. SonoPrep is a noninvasive ultrasonic skin permeation technology for medical and therapeutic applications, including transdermal diagnostics and the delivery of drugs through the skin | Director/Board Member | 13/09/2007 |
Rhode Island Hospital
Rhode Island Hospital Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Rhode Island Hospital provides health care services. It offers dental care, mental health, orthopedics and surgery services. The company was founded in 1857 and is headquartered in Providence, RI. | President | - |
Point Judith Management Co LLC.
Point Judith Management Co LLC. Investment ManagersFinance Point Judith Management Co LLC (Point Judith Capital Partner) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by David Martirano and Gina Raimondo. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Training of Joseph F. Amaral
Providence College | Undergraduate Degree |
Brown University | Doctorate Degree |
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Listed companies | 1 |
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON | Health Technology |
Private companies | 7 |
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Sontra Medical Corp.
Sontra Medical Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Sontra Medical Corporation engages in the development of transdermal diagnostic and drug delivery products based on its SonoPrep ultrasonic skin permeation technology. SonoPrep is a noninvasive ultrasonic skin permeation technology for medical and therapeutic applications, including transdermal diagnostics and the delivery of drugs through the skin | Health Technology |
Point Judith Management Co LLC.
Point Judith Management Co LLC. Investment ManagersFinance Point Judith Management Co LLC (Point Judith Capital Partner) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by David Martirano and Gina Raimondo. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Rhode Island Hospital
Rhode Island Hospital Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Rhode Island Hospital provides health care services. It offers dental care, mental health, orthopedics and surgery services. The company was founded in 1857 and is headquartered in Providence, RI. | Health Services |
Rhode Island Hospital Foundation | |
EnsoData, Inc.
EnsoData, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services EnsoData, Inc. develops software solutions for medical sector. Its solutions enables user to discover, identify, and report a critical patterns and trends in temporal health data. The company was founded by Christopher Robert Fernandez, Nicholas Glattard and Sam Rusk in 2015 and is headquartered in Madison, WI. | Technology Services |
HistoSonics, Inc.
HistoSonics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology HistoSonics, Inc. develops medical devices. The company was founded by Christine Gibbons, Jim Bertolina, Zhen Xu, William Robert, Hall Timothy, J. Brian Fowlkes, Thomas W. Davison, and Charles Cain in November 2009 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. | Health Technology |
Venture Investors LLC
Venture Investors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Venture Investors LLC (Venture Investors) is a venture capital firm founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. | Finance |
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