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Rick Hillstead is a Partner with Georgia Venture Partners and is responsible for evaluating potential investments and assisting current portfolio medical device companies. Rick has been actively involved in the design and development of medical devices since 1983. Most recently, he was a founding member of The Innovation Factory (TIF) and a principal partner in Accuitive Medical Ventures I and II . At TIF he served as Chief Science Officer and was primarily responsible for technical due diligence and deal structure in areas of Interventional Cardiology and Orthopaedics. He is a past Chairman of Cerebral Vascular Applications, Inc. and a current director for Epitek Inc. Prior to TIF, he held several progressive, product research and development positions with Cordis Corporation (Johnson & Johnson) and then directed new technology development for Novoste Corporation. He is an inventor named on more than sixty issued U.S. patents and patent applications and dozens of international patents. His intellectual property has been referenced in over seventeen hundred issued U.S. patents and he has been directly responsible for the development of numerous, commercially successful medical devices. Dr. Hillstead holds M.B.A. and undergraduate degrees from Nova Southeastern University and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Southwest University. He is a Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA) on the Council of Clinical Cardiology and the council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism.