Dr. Kearse is an
anesthesiologist, neurologist and, clinical neurophysiologist who’s combined
career in academic medicine entrepreneurship has focused on developing
profitable medical device companies from basic science and clinical research.
During his thirteen years on the staff at the
Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Kearse’s principal responsibilities were as Director,
Intraoperative Neurophysiology Unit, an innovative specialized clinical service
and research program he originated and designed to reduce neurological
morbidity associated with surgical procedures. In addition, he concurrently
maintained position as neuroanesthesiologist, teaching consultant in neurology
for the surgical intensive care units, Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical
School. Dr. Kearse published peer-reviewed studies in a
specialty journal of neurology, anesthesiology, neurosurgery, and clinical
neurophysiology. He was a founder member of (and he conducted required FDA
Phase I and II studies for) Aspect Medical Systems, Inc., (ASPM, NASDAQ), whose
technology quantifies degrees of consciousness under sedation and anesthesia.
Dr. Kearse also served as President and Chief Executive Officer for Health
Performance, Inc., whose products deliver diagnostic testing of vision and
hearing through telemedicine. More recently, in Collaboration with former MIT
and Harvard Medical
School colleagues, he founded the Neural Science Advisory
Board, Inc., (www.tnsab.com), a management consulting and technology research
service firm for witch he served as a President. In November 2003, Dr. Kearse
will return to HMS as a member of the medical staff of the Brigham and Women’s
Hospital where he will lead a research effort, using the neuro-imaging
technology of MRI and PET scanning to identify the neuronal mechanisms producing
general anesthesia. Dr. Kearse received both B.A. And Ph.D. degree in English Literature from
the Brown University, the M.A. degree in English Literature from New York
University, the M.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine,
and the M.B.A. from the University Chicago Graduate School of Business.
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