Patrick Le Pivert, M.D., Ph.D.
Patrick Le Pivert, M.D., Ph.D. serves as Vice President of R&D / Director for Cryothermal and Combined Technologies and Director of the Medical Advisory Board. A French surgeon with specialty training in general surgery and immunology, Dr. Le Pivert is the former Chief of Surgery at a leading hospital in St. Etienne, France and a pioneer in the field of vascular cryosurgery and cryo- immunology. Dr. Le Pivert previously worked with the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) to develop new cryosurgical instruments and monitoring techniques for which he has been widely recognized.
In 1999, Dr. Le Pivert founded CryoFlex, Inc., to develop the next generation of cryosurgical and related imaging technologies. There, Dr. Le Pivert demonstrated that NuVue’s enhanced ultrasound visualization technology significantly enhanced the performance and outcomes of CryoFlex’ next-generation cryosurgical instrumentation. When NuVue acquired the assets of CryoFlex, Dr. Le Pivert became a consultant to the Company, and recently became a full-time employee, bringing to the Company new concepts, patents, and enhanced chemoablative techniques. Dr. Le Pivert earned his M.D. at University of Lyon, France, and his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at the University of Lyon, France.
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