Sharan will be responsible for shaping the strategic direction of the Fridley, Minnesota-based company’s innovation and clinical evidence plans and help guide physician, society and education engagements. He will also serve as a medical advisor to the business and interact with the medical community to identify current and future business opportunities to address unmet medical needs.
Prior to joining the company, he was president of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the North American Neuromodulation Society. Sharan has more than 25 years of experience and is a practicing neurosurgeon. He currently serves as co-director of the Neuro Restoration Center and professor of neurological surgery and neurology at Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College.
“Medtronic is privileged to welcome such a renowned physician to our business, and we look forward to Dr. Sharan’s many contributions in his new role as we look to further build upon our strong innovation and evidence strategy and expand access to our underserved patient populations,” Nnamdi Njoku, president of Medtronic’s neuromodulation operating unit, said in a news release.
