About Us

EndoSound®, Inc., is a privately held company based in Portland, Oregon with additional offices in Boca Raton, Florida. EndoSound is dedicated to expanding access to endoscopic ultrasound technology around the world. With its patented design, EndoSound transforms any flexible upper endoscope into a fully functional EUS scope. It is comprised of an experienced team of scientists and engineers, clinicians, and seasoned business professionals with a track record of bringing new medical devices to market.

Our Team

Scott Aldrich, Jr.

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Aldrich has significant experience in the Medical Device industry, with a proven track record of commercial success in the GI space, specifically in leading marketing, operations and strategy functions. Most recently, he served as VP of Commercial and Strategy at MotusGI (Nasdaq: MOTS), responsible for developing and executing MotusGi’s strategic plan and initiatives. He also led commercial activity to scale a next-generation GI oversleeve product. Before that, Mr. Aldrich was Director of Marketing at Mauna Kea Technologies (EPA: MKEA). He was responsible for developing and leading the company’s Marketing vision and strategy. Scott began his career at Pentax Medical, a division of HOYA Group. During his tenure at Pentax Medical, Mr. Aldrich held various roles in the GI division’s sales, marketing, and product management. Mr. Aldrich earned his BA in Psychology from Amherst College.

Stephen Steinberg, MD

Founder & Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Steinberg’s 40-year professional career has focused on the use of endoscopes to perform diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal procedures. He has performed thousands of EUS procedures, mentored numerous clinicians and trainees and served as a key opinion leader (KOL) for the major endoscope and medical device companies. Dr. Steinberg graduated Cornell University Magna Cum Laude in physics and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine with honors. He spent 30 years in academic medicine, reaching the rank of full Professor of Medicine and Surgery. He is the co-inventor for EndoSound’s patent awards.

Scott Corbett

Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Mr. Corbett has over 30 years’ experience in the ultrasound industry as a biomedical engineer/executive and is co-founder of three biomedical companies. He has served on national standards committees for ultrasound safety and measurement and has held senior engineering/management positions at Precision Interconnect (now Tyco Healthcare), GE Medical Ultrasound Division, and Sonivate. He earned a B.A. in Physics from Occidental College and an M.S. in Acoustics from Penn State University. He is a co-inventor of EndoSound’s device and holds 19 patents.

Josh Cohn

Chief Commercial Officer

Josh Cohn has 16 years’ experience in the medical device field, rising to National Sales Director of PENTAX Medical, a major endoscope provider. He has a strong history of leading successful sales organizations, building winning strategies, and launching disruptive programs aimed at changing marketplace convention. As product champion and strategist for all EUS sales, he has attended hundreds of procedures, and has established relationships with key opinion leaders, hospital and ASC administrators and device distributers. In his current role as CCO, Josh will be responsible for the sales and marketing strategy designed to ensure the integrated commercial success of the organization.

Paul Henwood

Chief Operations Officer

Mr. Henwood is an experienced leader in growing early- and mid-stage companies to success. He has expertise in many areas of business, starting as a young ultrasound transducer engineer, then transitioning into management with a variety of startups all along increasing his management roles. He has developed deep functional awareness of how technology companies operate and succeed. His last two roles have been as CEO and/or President. At MicroConnex, he was instrumental in guiding a successful sale to a strategic buyer.

Patrick Hurley, Ph.D.

Vice President of Marketing

Dr. Hurley comes with 13 years in product and market management in medical device, as well as several years as a life sciences consultant. Patrick has documented successes in each role as he continued to grow with responsibilities. In his last role, he was instrumental in building a GI marketing team and in planning and executing launches of GI products. He has helped build brand identity and established strong relationships with KOLs in the GI community. He holds a Ph.D in biology, specializing in neuroscience from Wesleyan University.

PATRICK HERRIMAN

Director Quality Assurance

Patrick serves as Senior Program Manager for the company’s product development efforts and holds the title of Director Quality Assurance responsible for EndoSound’s Quality Management System and Design Control. Patrick has 30 years of medical device experience with over 20 years at Siemens Ultrasound. Filling multiple leadership and executive roles in Engineering, Project Management and Quality he has successfully driven dozens of projects through product release while ensuring compliance to worldwide Medical Device Standards and Regulations. He earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Gonzaga University, an M.S. in Bioengineering from the University of Washington, and an M.B.A. from Seattle University.

SAM ISHIZAKA

Director of Operations

Sam is responsible for EndoSound’s overall manufacturing activities and supply chain management. Sam has over 25 years of experience with medical device manufacturing and has a proven track record of scaling multiple companies from start-up to acquisition. He earned his BS in Manufacturing Engineering from Oregon Institute of Technology.

SUNIL SMITH

Senior Quality Engineer

We are pleased to announce the addition of Sunil Smith to the EndoSound team. Sunil comes with 10 years of experience in sustaining and NPI manufacturing within aerospace, petrochemical, and military industries, as well as 5+ years in the medical device industry. In his last role, he was the manufacturing support leader through two waves of SAP upgrades and adoption. He also served as the foundational member of the Shared Services ME team, which aimed to increase speed to market by up to 50%. He recently had the pleasure of being a MECOP mentor this past summer. Sunil holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Material Science Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

PETER HOFFMAN

Sr. Product Development Engineer

In his role as Sr. Product Development Engineer, Peter will help to bring new and innovative ultrasound
products to market. His 10+ years engineering experience ranges from robotics to medical devices with much of his time at Olympus developing novel biopsy tools for the lungs. He has authored 6 patent applications. Peter holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Business and Entrepreneurship from Oregon State University.

JEREMY HAMMER

Product Development Manager

Jeremy serves as Product Development Manager for the company’s engineering and development efforts and is responsible for risk management throughout the design process. Jeremy has worked as an engineer in the medical device industry for 7 years. He has designed and innovated multiple electro-mechanical medical devices that are currently on the market. He has extensive experience with Quality Management Systems and is a certified internal auditor for ISO 13485:2016 and FDA 21 CFR 820. He has authored 8 patent applications. Jeremy holds a BS in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Utah.