Waleed Hassanein, MD : Founder, President & CEO

Dr. Waleed Hassanein is a physician and entrepreneur who founded TransMedics in August 1998 and is the company's CEO and President and a Director. He is a co-inventor of the Organ Care System technology.

Since founding the company, Dr. Hassanein has raised over $90 million of private equity capital to develop and commercialize the Organ Care System and recruited the world's thought leaders in transplant medicine as scientific advisors.

Dr. Hassanein is a frequent presenter at business and entrepreneurship symposiums and has presented his research at national and international transplant conferences. He is the author of numerous scientific manuscripts and publications in peer-reviewed journals. His achievements have been recognized by the American Association for Thoracic Surgery.

Dr. Hassanein received his M.D. from Georgetown University where he also completed two years of General Surgery residency. He then completed a three-year Cardiac Surgery Research fellowship at West Roxbury VA Medical Center, a Harvard Medical School Affiliate.