WINTER SPRINGS, Fla., March 30, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IRADIMED CORPORATION (NASDAQ:IRMD), today announced that John McCreery has been appointed Chief Operating Officer, a new position within the Company. Mr. McCreery will have primary responsibility over the regulatory, manufacturing and engineering departments of the Company.
Mr. McCreery, 62, is currently a tenured professor in operations and innovation at North Carolina State University’s College of Management. At NC State, he works with a wide variety of organizations – from start-ups to multinational firms – in operational excellence, innovation management, and leadership development initiatives. He has also served as Director of a cross-continent US-Europe-China graduate program in global innovation management. Prior to joining NC State, Mr. McCreery held roles in engineering, manufacturing, IT systems consulting, and company leadership, including Chief Operating Officer at Invivo Research. He received his undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering, with Honors, from Case Western Reserve University, an MBA from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in operations management from Ohio State University.
“John is a trusted leader and we are excited to have him join us as Chief Operating Officer. He brings deep knowledge and experience in the areas of regulatory affairs, manufacturing and engineering. We look forward to his arrival and leadership. Additionally, with John in place, I will be able to dedicate more time focusing on sales initiatives and new product development,” said Roger Susi, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
About IRADIMED CORPORATION
IRADIMED CORPORATION is a leader in the development of MRI compatible medical devices. We are the only known provider of non-magnetic intravenous (IV) infusion pump systems that are specifically designed to be safe for use during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures. We were the first to develop an infusion delivery system that largely eliminates many of the dangers and problems present during MRI procedures. Standard infusion pumps contain magnetic and electronic components which can create radio frequency (RF) interference and are dangerous to operate in the presence of the powerful magnet that drives an MRI system. Our patented MRidium® MRI compatible IV infusion pump system has been designed with a non-magnetic ultrasonic motor, uniquely-designed non-ferrous parts and other special features in order to safely and predictably deliver anesthesia and other IV fluids during various MRI procedures. Our pump solution provides a seamless approach that enables accurate, safe and dependable fluid delivery before, during and after an MRI scan, which is important to critically-ill patients who cannot be removed from their vital medications, and children and infants who must generally be sedated in order to remain immobile during an MRI scan.
