Amr Salahieh
Chief Executive Officer at Shifamed LLC
Profile
Amr is a seasoned medical device entrepreneur with over 30 years of healthcare experience.
He is the founder and CEO of Shifamed LLC, a successful and well-established medical innovation hub headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Legacy portfolio companies that Amr has held a leadership role in include Embolic Protection Inc. (acquired by Boston Scientific, 2001), Sadra Medical (acquired by Boston Scientific, 2011), Maya Medical (acquired by Covidien, 2012), Kalila Medical (acquired by Abbott, 2016), Apama Medical (acquired by Boston Scientific, 2017) and NuVera Medical (acquired by Biosense Webster, a Johnson & Johnson company, 2020).
Shifamed and its dedicated management team has raised over $300 Million to date for its portfolio companies.
Current portfolio companies include four focused in cardiovascular, two in the ophthalmology space, and one SaaS company.
All portfolio companies are initiated, funded, and operated by Shifamed, with Amr serving as the Chairman of the Board.
Each company is an independent Delaware entity led by an experienced CEO with a focused team and strategically structured for rapid integration upon acquisition.
To date, Shifamed has grown to over 180 employees across a sixbuilding campus.
Shifamed has over 350 U.S.
patent applications pending and issued worldwide, with Amr as either the inventor or coinventor on over 200.
Amr holds a B.S.
in Biomedical Engineering and a B.S.
in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University.
Amr Salahieh active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Shifamed LLC
 Shifamed LLC Investment ManagersFinance Shifamed LLC (Shifamed) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Amr Salahieh. The firm is headquartered in Campbell, California. | Chief Executive Officer | 01/01/2008 |
Supira Medical, Inc.
 Supira Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Supira Medical, Inc. develops platform for use during coronary interventions. The company is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Chairman | - |
Atia Vision, Inc.
 Atia Vision, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Atia Vision, Inc. provides medical device services. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Chairman | - |
Tioga Cardiovascular, Inc.
 Tioga Cardiovascular, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Tioga Cardiovascular, Inc. operates as biotechnology Company. The company was founded by Michael Dineen and is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Myra Vision, Inc.
 Myra Vision, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Myra Vision, Inc. engages in the manufacturing of surgical device. The company is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Chairman | - |
Adona Medical, Inc.
 Adona Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Adona Medical, Inc. engages in the provision of innovating interventional approaches for heart failure. The company was founded by Brian Fahey and Amr Salahieh and is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Founder | - |
Akura Medical, Inc.
 Akura Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Akura Medical, Inc. is a privately held medical device company that is developing a next-generation thrombectomy device to simplify thrombectomy through an easy-to-use, single-pass procedure that efficiently removes blood clots. Akura Medical is based in Campbell, CA. The company is focused on delivering an effective solution to address the major challenges of venous thromboembolism (VTE). The company was founded in 2019 by Amr Salahieh, Aadel Al-Jadda. Murali Srivathsa has been the CEO of the company since 2022. | Founder | 01/01/2019 |
Former positions of Amr Salahieh
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Apama Medical, Inc.
 Apama Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Apama Medical, Inc. operates as a medical device company which focuses on the treatment of atrial fibrillation. The firm focuses on the electrophysiology market and offers a vastly superior catheter-based solution for the fastest growing market segment, atrial fibrillation ablation. The company was founded by Amr Salahieh in 2009 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Founder | 31/10/2017 |
Maya Medical, Inc.
 Maya Medical, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Maya Medical, Inc. provides medical services. The company is headquartered in Saratoga, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | 31/01/2013 |
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Training of Amr Salahieh
| Case Western Reserve University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 16 |
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Apama Medical, Inc.
Apama Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Apama Medical, Inc. operates as a medical device company which focuses on the treatment of atrial fibrillation. The firm focuses on the electrophysiology market and offers a vastly superior catheter-based solution for the fastest growing market segment, atrial fibrillation ablation. The company was founded by Amr Salahieh in 2009 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Health Technology |
Shifamed LLC
Shifamed LLC Investment ManagersFinance Shifamed LLC (Shifamed) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Amr Salahieh. The firm is headquartered in Campbell, California. | Finance |
Sadra Medical, Inc.
 Sadra Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Sadra Medical, Inc. develops therapies for treatment of aortic valve diseases. The company was founded by Fred Khosravi and Amr Salahieh in 2003 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA. | Health Technology |
CardioThoracic Systems, Inc.
 CardioThoracic Systems, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services CardioThoracic Systems, Inc., located in Cupertino, Calif., is a leading developer of proprietary technologies in minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery. CTS introduced its first generation system for minimally invasive beating heart bypass surgery in January 1997. Since that time, over 11,000 beating heart bypass procedures, including midline and thorocotomy approaches, have been performed using CTS' propriety instruments. CTS is also developing technologies in the area of minimally invasive valve repair. CardioThoracic Systems, Inc., has been acquired by Guidant in 1999. | Commercial Services |
Guidant Corp.
 Guidant Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Guidant Corp. manufactures cardiovascular therapeutic devices. The company also provides cardiac and peripheral vascular repair surgical systems. It operates in Europe and Japan. Guidant was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN. | Health Technology |
AtheroMed, Inc.
 AtheroMed, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology AtheroMed, Inc. develops treatments for peripheral arterial disease. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Health Technology |
SquareOne, Inc.
 SquareOne, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Squareone, Inc. developed and commercialized medical devices. It developed ostial stenting solutions and lesion-specific interventional systems. The company was founded in 2005 and was headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Health Technology |
Trireme Medical LLC
 Trireme Medical LLC Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Trireme Medical LLC develops and manufactures novel stent technology for the treatment of atherosclerotic disease. It offers coronary stent systems, balloon catheters, and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty balloon catheters for the treatment of coronary and peripheral arterial disease. The company is focused on the United States and the emerging Asian markets. The company was founded by Eitan Konstantino and Feld Tanhum in 2005 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA, | Health Technology |
Maya Medical, Inc.
Maya Medical, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Maya Medical, Inc. provides medical services. The company is headquartered in Saratoga, CA. | Electronic Technology |
NuVera Medical, Inc.
 NuVera Medical, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services NuVera Medical, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. The company is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Commercial Services |
Supira Medical, Inc.
Supira Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Supira Medical, Inc. develops platform for use during coronary interventions. The company is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Health Technology |
Atia Vision, Inc.
Atia Vision, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Atia Vision, Inc. provides medical device services. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Tioga Cardiovascular, Inc.
Tioga Cardiovascular, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Tioga Cardiovascular, Inc. operates as biotechnology Company. The company was founded by Michael Dineen and is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Health Technology |
Myra Vision, Inc.
Myra Vision, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Myra Vision, Inc. engages in the manufacturing of surgical device. The company is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Adona Medical, Inc.
Adona Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Adona Medical, Inc. engages in the provision of innovating interventional approaches for heart failure. The company was founded by Brian Fahey and Amr Salahieh and is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Health Technology |
Akura Medical, Inc.
Akura Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Akura Medical, Inc. is a privately held medical device company that is developing a next-generation thrombectomy device to simplify thrombectomy through an easy-to-use, single-pass procedure that efficiently removes blood clots. Akura Medical is based in Campbell, CA. The company is focused on delivering an effective solution to address the major challenges of venous thromboembolism (VTE). The company was founded in 2019 by Amr Salahieh, Aadel Al-Jadda. Murali Srivathsa has been the CEO of the company since 2022. | Health Technology |
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