Board of Directors

Don Crawford

Founder and CEO of Sapheon
Previously, Don directed a $100 million cardiovascular business in Asia for Guidant. His career started with Medtronic and has included early stage companies such as DVI, Ventritex, and WebMD. Don received a bachelor of Chemical Engineering (BChE) from Georgia Tech and an M.B.A. from Emory University.

Rod Raabe, M.D.

Founder and Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Raabe is an internationally renowned interventional radiologist and is the co-inventor of the Sapheon Closure System for the treatment of venous reflux disease. Dr. Raabe is the director of radiology at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington. Dr. Raabe is a member of the Society of Interventional Radiology, the American Medical Association, the American College of Radiology, the American College of Phlebology, and the Radiological Society of North America. Dr. Raabe was also featured in a New York Times article and on ABC's Good Morning America®.

William E. Sanders, Jr. M.D., MBA.

Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Medical Consultant Synecor. Dr. Sanders was Director of Clinical Electrophysiology and EP Fellowship Program at UNC-CH for 15 years before joining InnerPulse as Vice President of Medical Affairs and CMO. Currently he serves as cardiovascular consultant. He is a Fellow in the American College of Cardiology and American College of Physicians.