September 30, 2021, Toronto, Canada: Minimally invasive image-guided therapy start-up, SpinaFX Medical Inc. (SpinaFX), is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Cambra as Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Cambra is a veteran medical device and therapeutics industry executive with an international track record managing product development, commercialization, product portfolios and mergers and acquisitions, with a strong focus on interventional spine technologies and biologics. Jeff spent 12 years at Medtronic, most recently as Vice-President, General Manager of the Interventional Therapies business. For Medtronic, he led a successful turnaround of their $400 million vertebral augmentation and oncology business through new technology innovation, strategic partnerships, acquisitions and expanding margins.
Jeff most recently served as the Vice President of Zimmer Biomet, leading product management for their $5 billion global reconstruction business. Earlier, Jeff spent 13 years with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals (now Pfizer) in numerous leadership roles. Jeff is well positioned to lead SpinaFX on its mission to bring innovative medical solutions to millions of patients globally who suffer from back pain.
Commenting on his appointment Cambra said: “I’m excited and honored to join SpinaFX bringing its novel medical treatment for back pain to market. With my passion for the interventional space, I constantly assess and monitor multiple promising technologies – I recognized the breakthrough potential of SpinaFX’s technology over a decade ago. SpinaFX is an excellent opportunity to leverage my experience in the medical device field to deliver value for our patients, our customers, and our shareholders.”
Dr. Kieran Murphy, SpinaFX Chief Medical Officer, stated: “Based on early clinical use, and clinical trials results, I believe SpinaFX’s technology has the potential to revolutionize treatment options for patients across the globe who suffer from debilitating back pain, and I welcome Jeff leadership in bringing our new treatment therapy to market. Jeff’s been a colleague and a friend for over 15 years, and I’ve had the pleasure to work with him on many occasions on such matters as product development and product rollout, and related recommendations and advice to senior management of industry participants. He is extremely knowledgeable, customer focused, understands unmet needs and is dedicated to commercializing technologies that have helped benefit so many of my patients.