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David Whittaker

Investor

Venture Partner at Elm Street Ventures

Potomac, Maryland, United States

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865 people in our graph share verified history with David — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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David: together at Dartmouth College

About

A retired US Navy Captain (2021) and vascular surgeon whose military roles included Chief of Vascular Surgery at Walter Reed and Chief Medical Officer for Innovation at the Defense Health Agency, later serving as CMO of dialysis-monitoring company Alio. He advises biotech entrepreneurs and consults at the intersection of life sciences and national security.

Experience

  1. The Greenbrier ClinicPhysician and Surgeoncurrent2024 — presentWhite Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, United States
  2. Elm Street VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2007 — present
  3. AlioChief Medical Officer2023 — 2024Broomfield, Colorado, United States
  4. AlioSenior Consultant2021 — 2023
  5. Suburban HospitalAttending Physician2021 — 2024Bethesda, Maryland, United States
  6. Whittaker Solutions LLCManaging Partner2005 — 2024
  7. United States Department of DefenseScience, Engineering and Technical Advisor2021 — 2023
  8. US NavyCaptain (retired)1988 — 2021Multiple locations
  9. Defense Health AgencyChief Medical Officer, DHA Innovation Group2019 — 2021Falls Church, Virginia, United States
  10. Wind Crest LLC & Navis Medical INCChief Operating Officer; Chief Medical Officer2007 — 2020
  11. US Navy Bureau of Medicine and SurgeryDirector, Futures and Innovations2016 — 2019Falls Church, Virginia, United States
  12. Walter Reed National Military Medical CenterChief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery2012 — 2016Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Skills & more

Quality Patient CareRelationship BuildingTechnology IntegrationStrategic LeadershipResource AllocationQuality ImprovementPatient SafetyClinical StrategyVenous MedicineVascular MedicineConcierge MedicineBusiness Strategy
+12 moreComputer ScienceExecutive ManagementBusiness and Scientific Team AlignmentVenture Capital and Private Equity InvestmentInspiring Multidiscipline LeadershipFutures-based Predictive ModelsProcess ImplementationSystems DevelopmentStrategic PlanningProgram and Project ManagementFinancial AnalysisAnalytics

From David's professional profile.

Colleagues at Elm Street Ventures

Brian Dixon
Venture Partner at Elm Street Ventures
Brian Halak
Partner, Domain Ventures at Elm Street Ventures
Chris McLeod
Managing Partner at Elm Street Ventures
David Hathaway
In Memoriam (Venrock) at Elm Street Ventures
Dean Takahashi
Founder and Executive Director, Yale Carbon Containment Lab at Elm Street Ventures
Fred Frank
In Memoriam (Evolution Life Sciences Partners) at Elm Street Ventures
Jimmy Lu
Managing Director, Eos BioInnovation at Elm Street Ventures
Jonas Clark
Partner at Elm Street Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is David Whittaker?
A retired US Navy Captain (2021) and vascular surgeon whose military roles included Chief of Vascular Surgery at Walter Reed and Chief Medical Officer for Innovation at the Defense Health Agency, later serving as CMO of dialysis-monitoring company Alio. He advises biotech entrepreneurs and consults at the intersection of life sciences and national security.
Where does David Whittaker work?
David Whittaker is Venture Partner at Elm Street Ventures.
Where did David Whittaker go to school?
David Whittaker studied at Dartmouth College (Vascular Surgery Residency Program); Harvard University (General Surgery Residency Program); Stony Brook University (Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Medicine).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center2

John GilstadChief Medical Officer at AthomeharmonyJesse GreerFounder at Preamble