Saravana Kumar

Dr. Kumar’s talents range from product design and development to investor relations and commercialization within both small and large companies. Before his appointment to CEO, Dr. Kumar served as Vice President of R&D and Operations for 3 years wherein his team spearheaded the rapid development of AltaValve technology. Prior to 4C Medical, Dr. Kumar served as Senior Director of R&D and Operations at Conventus Orthopaedics, where his efforts led to the successful approval and commercialization of multiple novel fracture repair systems. Previously, he led engineering teams at St. Jude Medical for the successful development and commercialization of their transcatheter aortic valve replacement technology. His accomplishments include successful product development and launching of numerous medical technologies including a transcatheter aortic valve replacement technology, a transcatheter tricuspid valve regurgitation treatment technology, a stent-tissue technology for treatment of tracheal-bronchial infections in lung cancer patients, and multiple orthopedic devices for the fixation of fractures in the upper extremity. Dr. Kumar has authored more than 10 papers published in peer-reviewed journals, and has multiple issued patents.

Dr. Kumar earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota at the Twin Cities, Master of Science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Bachelor of Science from the University of Delhi in New Delhi, India.