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Joann has over 30 years of experience in medical devices. She started her career at Guidant Vascular, where she held positions in manufacturing and R&D, with increasing responsibility for program development. Joann took a sales position in Guidant’s cardiac rhythm organization, where she provided technical support for pacemakers, defibrillators, and cardiac resynchronization devices. She returned to product development and expanded her role beyond R&D to include regulatory and clinical. She has also held leadership roles within Boston Scientific, Covidien (Acquired by Medtronic), and TauTona Group. Joann joined Shifamed in 2011 and has been a part of three Shifamed companies (Maya Medical, Kalila Medical, and Apama Medical) with responsibilities in R&D, regulatory, and clinical. She holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and an M.S. from Stanford University.