Cochlear's New Chief Medical Officer

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Hi all,

MY implant surgeon has been appointed as Chief Medical Officer for

Cochlear Corp. This is what I get for telling everyone how good he is.

Let's hope the Cleveland Clinic keeps him on part time, so I can still

razz him every now and again.

New Chief Medical Officer Joins Cochlear, the Implantable Hearing

Solutions Industry Leader, to Advance Standard of Care for Cochlear

Implantation

Centennial, Colo., (February 19, 2010) – Cochlear, the global leader in

implantable hearing solutions, announced today its appointment of

Weber, MD, to Chief Medical Officer for Cochlear Americas, effective

March 1. In this newly created role, Dr. Weber will be responsible for

shaping the strategic direction of medical affairs, health economics and

surgical outcomes for the company. In addition, he will work with

industry leaders to develop best clinical practices to increase access

for millions of patients who could benefit from this life changing

technology.

“Dr. Weber brings significant medical experience, industry knowledge and

leadership skills to this position based on his past roles as surgeon,

clinical investigator and member of several surgical advisory boards

including our own,” said , President of Cochlear Americas. “We

look forward to his leadership in delivering innovative technology and

advancing company-wide initiatives to make implantable hearing technology

the standard of care.”

Dr. Weber is board certified in Otolaryngology and Neurotology. He joins

Cochlear from the Cleveland Clinic, where he was the Head of the

Otology-Neurotology department and Co-Director of the Hearing Implant

Program from (7/01) to (present). Prior to joining the Cleveland Clinic,

Dr. Weber was Acting Chairman in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head

and Neck Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina. He has

served on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of

Otolaryngology, is past President of the Board of Governors for

Otolaryngology and is an advisor to the AMA/RUC, an expert panel focused

on physician work relative value recommendations to CMS. He has published

over 100 book chapters and scientific papers and is the Editor-in-Chief

of the American Journal of Otolaryngology. Dr. Weber received his BS/MS

in engineering from Washington University, St. Louis and medical degree

from Albany Medical College. He completed his residency at the University

of Pittsburgh Medical Center, his fellowship in Neurotology from

University of Iowa and received his MBA from Duke’s Fuqua School of

Business.

“It is an honor to step into this role and work in tandem with the

industry leader and professionals I’ve come to admire and respect over

the years,” said Weber. “There is a huge opportunity to make implantable

hearing technology available to more patients, and I am committed to make

great strides in this area.”

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