John C. Lantis II, MD FACS
Member & Chairman
- Professor of Clinical Surgery at Columbia University and Professor of Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine
- Vice Chairman for Operations; for the Department of Surgery; Chief of Division, Vascular/Endovascular Surgery and Director of Clinical Research at Mt. Sinai St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals
- Principal investigator in more than 55 clinical trials
- Widely published in Journal of Vascular Surgery, WOUNDS, Diabetes Care and Annals of
- Vascular Surgery
- Frequently invited speaker
Rajiv Sood
MD, FACS Member
- Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Services at the Joseph M. Still Burn Centers in Augusta, GA
- Serves on the Christel DeHaan Foundation Board of Directors, the Peoples Burn Foundation Board of Directors and various hospital committees
- Experienced in hand, nerve, and microsurgery
- Presented over 100 papers nationally and internationally, has written over 30 articles and 16 book chapters relating to burn reconstruction, rehabilitation, and emerging technologies for skin replacement
- Assisted in the production of multiple public service announcements and videos intended to assist families and children with burn and fire prevention
Gunnar Johannsson
MD, Senior Vice President & Medical Director, Co-Head Clinical Development
- Former Kerecis SVP, Research & Development
- Co-founder of sleep-correction company Somnify
- Background in clinical product development
- Founding partner of inntaka.is, an interactive e-learning platform for medical students
- Research Director for multiple clinical research projects in the U.S., including large-scale, multi-center trials
- M.D. from the University of Iceland School of Medicine
