Japan's Olympus names Dr John de Csepel as Chief Medical Officer

04th October, 2023

Dr de Csepel joins Olympus from Medtronic, where he most recently served as the Global Regions Chief Medical Officer

Olympus Corporation, a Japan-headquartered medtech company, has named Dr John de Csepel to the role of Chief Medical Officer (CMO).

In this role, Dr de Csepel will report to CEO Stefan Kaufmann and drive the globally integrated Medical and Scientific Affairs Division (MSA) with a wealth of experience and remarkable track record in healthcare. 

Dr de Csepel joins Olympus from Medtronic, where he most recently served as the Global Regions Chief Medical Officer. He played a pivotal role in driving innovative relationships with healthcare providers and enhancing patient access to care through his leadership in clinical research and medical science. Before that, he headed the Medical Affairs teams at both Barrx Medical and Covidien's Surgical business, demonstrating exceptional leadership and expertise in the MedTech industry. Concurrent with his management experience, he has worked as a volunteer war surgeon for Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontiéres) from 2006 through 2014 and since then as a New York City trauma surgeon on the weekends.

Dr de Csepel was a General Surgery Resident and Laparoscopic Surgery Fellow at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York and subsequently served as Chief of Minimally Invasive of Surgery at New York's Saint Vincent's Hospital. 

 

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