Our team at Premium Medical Technology focuses on developing innovative surgical devices.

SUBIR RAY, M.D.  CEO, Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Ray, an Innovative Product Developer, is a Board Certified General Surgeon and is a Fellow of American Board of Surgery specializing in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery.  After receiving his medical degree with honors from Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, he trained for general surgery at Roosevelt Hospital (an affiliate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons) and was also a Fellow in clinical research in cardio-thoracic surgery at St. Luke's Hospital, NY.   Later he traveled to France and trained under the supervision of Dr. Joel Leroy, who is internationally well known for his expertise in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery.  Dr. Ray has been practicing in General and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery in the United States for over 30 years, and continues his efforts to advance the art and practice of Laparoscopic Surgery. 

KUOWEI CHANG, Ph.D.  Chief Scientific Officer, Managing Director 

Dr. Chang has over 30 years of technical experience in diverse topics including bio-sensor development, trans-dermal drug delivery, mechanical and servo systems research.  He has served as Principal Investigator for contracts with the NIH, NCI, Army, Navy, Air Force R&D contracts and as an ad hoc technical consultant for NIH Study Section Scientific Review of research grants and contracts.  Dr. Chang has been a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Department at MIT and  serves as Vice President of Industrial & Biomedical Sensors Corp., a GMP firm specializing in design and manufacturing vital signs monitors.  He holds 18 US and many foreign patents and has authored numerous technical publications.  Dr. Chang received his doctorate in Plasma Physics from Princeton University and his undergraduate B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, from National Taiwan University.

DAVID SMITH, Sr. Vice President, Engineering and Compliance

Mr. Smith is a medical device industry expert who was formerly General Manager at Galt Medical, VP of Research and Development for Horizon Medical Products, Director of Marketing and R&D for RITA Medical Systems, Director of R&D for Angiodynamics, and President and Chief Technology Officer at TransCardiac Therapeutics.   A serial inventor with  two issued patents  (Needle safety device & Novel Vascular Access Device), 6 Patents pending for Angiodynamics, 5 for TransCardiac Therapeutics, and 5 personally held.  Mr. Smith received a BSME from Florida State University and an MBA from the University of West Virginia.   David enjoys scuba diving and teaching the next generation of robotics engineers.

WANDA A. RAY RN, CNOR, Nurse Innovator

Wanda has joined Premiere Medical Technology as a nurse innovator.  She graduated from Lancaster General Hospital School of Nursing and Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA with an Associates Degree and Nursing Diploma.  In addition she went on to pursue a Bachelor's Degree in Health Arts.  Wanda has over 30 years of experience in various nursing specialties including Hematology/Oncology,Medical-Surgical, and most recent Surgical Services (Operating Room). Her surgical specialities include Cardio-ThoracicTeam member, ENT, Podiatry, Robotics, ORTHO-MAKO, Gynecology, General Surgery as well as all Advanced Laparoscopic procedures.  She is an active Surgical Scrub Nurse and circulator, and has taken on the role of a Surgical Preceptor and Mentor as well as the Department Charge Nurse when  needed.  Wanda's surgical experience has enabled her to assist and collaborate with the team to develop new ideas or to adopt an existing idea in a new way.