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Asha Nayak joined New Leaf Ventures as a Senior Associate in
January 2010. Prior to joining New Leaf, Asha spent seven
years at Medtronic Cardiovascular as a Senior Principal
Medical and Scientific Advisor. At Medtronic, she created
and led several new therapy development programs, evaluated
investment and acquisition opportunities, and represented
the Cardiovascular business unit on corporate-wide strategy
teams. Prior to joining Medtronic, Asha consulted for
numerous early-stage medical device companies. Throughout
her industry career, she has maintained a clinical practice
at the Stanford VA Hospital. She has numerous issued and
filed patents, publications in peer-reviewed journals and
textbooks, and has lectured on various topics including
medical device innovation.
Asha received a B.S. in Biochemistry from Florida State
University and M.D. and Ph.D. in Neuropharmacology / Neurophysiology
from the University of Colorado. She was a Rotary
International Scholar at the University of Bristol in
England, and completed Internal Medicine Residency and Biodesign Innovation Fellowship programs at Stanford
University.
Contact Information:
asha@nlvpartners.com
(650) 234-2700
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