Our Founding Team & Advisors

Debbie is the inventor and co-founder of HERO Medical Technologies. She is a nurse practitioner trained at the University of Pennsylvania where she later joined UPenn's School of Nursing as clinical faculty. Over 20 years of clinical experience led to her inventions and patented cap-shaped bandage. Now, an Associate Scholar at Penn Medicine's Center for Global Health, and an Affiliate Member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Debbie's passion for filling gaps in early care of head injury drives her to  develop this AI-based technology.

Sherrin is the co-founder of HERO Medical Technologies and helped realize the need for expedited emergency care, especially after mass casualty events. As a retired officer in the Royal Australian Navy, she served at US Naval Station Mayport and coordinated emergency supply chain efforts after the Haiti Earthquake in 2010. With a dual MBA and MA in human resource management, she has worked with successful startups and large corporations to expand reach and scale hardware and software services. She continues to work in the field of logistics and sales in the transportation industry.

Joel S. Kanter is a veteran investor and executive with a 40+ year track record of identifying, financing, and scaling high-impact ventures across healthcare, technology, and innovation-driven sectors. As President of Windy City, Inc., a private family office, and former CEO of a publicly traded financial services firm, Mr. Kanter has helped launch and grow hundreds of companies—many of which have become industry leaders.

Tom is co-founder of 360 Life Sciences Advisors. As Senior Advisor for HERO Medical Technologies, Tom helps guide and grow our multidisciplinary team and guide our strategy towards commercialization. He is the former CEO of Amniox Medical and former President of Smith & Nephew Wound Care North America. In addition, as former Senior VP of SonoSite, he has experience with Department of Defense contracting.

Dr. Blaivas, our Chief Medical Officer, has over 22 years of experience in combining innovation, technology, medical research, and clinical fundamentals to create AI-based hand held devices for point of care assessments and diagnosis. With an engineering background. an MBA from Georgia Tech, and certification in AI from MIT, Dr. Blaivas has pioneered innovation in ultrasound and AI technology for startups and multi-billion dollar conglomerates.

Kristin joins as our Business Development Advisor bringing over 25 years of operator and investor experience championing healthcare innovation.  She is currently Head of Group Management, Boston Harbor Angels and former VP Corporate Development, M&A Defibtech Nihon Kohden, CBO FiteBac technologies.  Kristin’s deep expertise scaling prehospital, critical care and advanced wound care companies bolster Hero Medical’s growth strategy forward.