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William Cohn

Investor

Venture Partner at Sante Ventures

Texas

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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Experience

  1. BiVACOR IncChief Medical Officercurrent2023 — presentHuntington Beach, CA
  2. BiVACOR IncChief Medical Officer, Board of Directors2012 — 2023Houston, Texas, United States
  3. OBVIUS Robotics, Inc.Chief Medical Officer, Obvius Roboticscurrent2023 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
  4. Baylor College of MedicineProfessor of Surgerycurrent2013 — presentHouston, Texas
  5. University of HoustonAdjunct Professor of Bioengineeringcurrent2010 — presentHouston, Texas Area
  6. Sante VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2010 — presentAustin, Texas
  7. The Texas Heart InstituteCardiovascular surgeoncurrent2004 — presentHouston, Texas
  8. The Texas Heart InstituteDirector of Minimally Invasive Surgical Technology2004 — 2016Houston, Texas
  9. Johnson & JohnsonVice President, Medical Device Companies, Johnson & Johnson2017 — 2023Texas Medical Center
  10. Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.Board of Directors2016 — 2023
  11. TVA Medical (acquired by BD 2018)Co-Founder, Board of Directors2007 — 2018
  12. Cullen Cardiovascular Research LabDirector2004 — 2017Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas
  13. Mardil!Surgical proctor2012 — 2017
  14. SentreHEART, Inc. (Acquired by AtriCure 2019)Co-Founder, Board of Directors2004 — 2016Redwood City, CA
  15. Obvius RoboticsCo-Founder2007 — 2012Miami, FLA
  16. Apaxis MedicalFounder, Board of Directors2006 — 2011Houston, Texas
  17. Harvard Medical SchoolAssociate Professor of Surgery1994 — 2004Boston, MA
  18. Viacor, Inc.Co-Founder1996 — 2002

Skills & more

Medical Devices99Biomedical Engineering99Healthcare99Lifesciences44Biotechnology76Product Development32Hospitals99Surgery99Start-ups20Entrepreneurship16Clinical Research99Healthcare Information Technology23
+12 moreCommercializationFDAVenture CapitalCardiologyR&DClinical TrialsVascularCritical CareMedical EducationInterventional CardiologyStem CellsOncology

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Frequently asked questions

Who is William Cohn?
Venture Partner at Sante Ventures
Where does William Cohn work?
William Cohn is Venture Partner at Sante Ventures.
What check size does William Cohn write?
William Cohn typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did William Cohn go to school?
William Cohn studied at Baylor College of Medicine (Doctor of Medicine (MD), CardioThoracic Surgery); Oberlin College (Bachelor of Science (BS) PhD(H), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology).

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