1151 W EDDY ST OGAN GUREL, MD (312) 543-0203

CHICAGO, IL 60657 ogangurel@gmail.com

> 10 years healthcare and life sciences consulting experience; Strong clinical and scientific background;
Outstanding credentials; demonstrated thought leadership, media presence and executive management ability.

EXPERIENCE

2004 - Aesis Research Group, LLC – Principal Chicago, IL

Present
 Providing comprehensive, forward-looking intelligence and consulting services to the healthcare
and life sciences investment/corporate sectors. See: (www.aesisgroup.com).
 Recognized as an industry thought leader. See (blog.aesisgroup.com).
 Midwestbusiness.com & Wisconsin Technology Network – Columnist
 Regular bi-weekly column providing insights into the future of healthcare and medical technology.
 See www.midwestbusiness.com and www.wistechnology.com.
 InTimeTV, LLC – Medical Producer & Host
 “Insights in Medicine” and “Eye on Harvard” – (www.intimetv.com).
 Duravest, Inc. – Chief Executive Officer
 Interim management role for major European hedge fund – Absolute Capital Management –
portfolio company.
 Led a publicly-traded medical technology holding company; experienced with SOX issues.
 Recruited a world-class medical advisory board; clinical trial investigator selection.
 Developed and implemented a comprehensive corporate strategy to make Duravest
(www.duravest.com) a global leader in convergent medical technologies.

2001 - Sg2, LLC – Vice President & Medical Director Evanston, IL

2004
 Played a key entrepreneurial role in the early development of the firm.
 Clinical lead on healthcare strategy consulting engagements across the entire spectrum of hospital,
health system and payer clients from community hospitals to large academic medical centers.
 Lead research and content development efforts. Developed content work in multiple sectors
including Imaging, Cancer Care, Outpatient care, Cardiovascular Diseases, Surgical Services,
Neurosciences, Orthopedics, Payment & Finance, ICU of the Future and Emergency Departments.
 Developed the Impact of Change™ Database and Forecasting system – an innovative and industry-
leading healthcare utilization forecasting engine.

2001 Booz, Allen & Hamilton – Associate Chicago, IL

 Top rated management consultancy; took mini-MBA and intensive presentation skills training courses.
 Developed a database of healthcare B2B exchanges determining industry success factors.
 Formulated in-licensing strategy and alliance strategies at major pharmaceutical firms.
 Engaged in a business restructuring project at a leading diagnostics company.
 Produced a comprehensive benchmarking database of corporate innovation.
 Provided senior medical and scientific consultation for multiple consulting engagements.

1997 - 2000 Independent Consultant – Various clients Boston, MA

 Monitored European clinical trial sites (mostly in Germany) & implemented clinical program management.
 Preparing market analyses, preclinical scientific papers and clinical trial protocols.
 Organized preclinical data and provided medical and scientific consultation.
 Developed clinical trial protocols and write-ups of supporting materials ensuring compliance
with GCP, GMP, FDA and European regulatory guidelines.

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RESEARCH, TEACHING & OTHER EXPERIENCES
Present University of Illinois – Chicago – Adjunct Associate Professor Chicago, IL
 Bioinformatics and bioengineering.
2002-2005 Roosevelt University – Adjunct Professor Chicago, IL
 Teaching courses & advising students in cellular & molecular biology, bioinformatics & mathematical modeling.
1999 International Medical Corps – Staff Physician Golcük, Turkey & Skopje, Macedonia
 Red Crescent Organization (Red Cross): Provided patient care and managed relief logistics.
 International Medical Corps (IMC): Patient care, supervisory work and logistical support.
1989 - 1996 Columbia University – Graduate Research Assistant New York, NY
 X-ray crystallographic structural studies of growth factors (insulin, IGF-1, bFGF, stem cell factor - SCF).1
1987 - 1989 Institut Laue-Langevin – Visiting Researcher Grenoble, France
 Neutron diffraction & difference Fourier analysis of membrane proteins (bacteriorhodopsin).2
1985 - 1986 Harvard University – Research Assistant Cambridge, MA
 Molecular dynamics and NMR (MRI) studies of solution-form DNA.
1983 IBM Yorktown Heights Research Laboratories – Research Assistant Yorktown Heights, NY
 Research in high-level robot programming languages.

EDUCATION
Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School Boston, MA
 Clinical appointment as Intern in Surgery; Academic appointment as Clinical Fellow in Surgery
 Passed USMLE Step 3.
Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons New York, NY
MD (Alpha Omega Alpha) and MPhil (Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics)
 Graduate studies and research in structural biology (“X-ray crystallographic structural studies of cytokines”)
with Prof. Wayne Hendrickson. Additional course work in advanced mathematics and physics.
 Sciarra Prize for Excellence in Neurology.
 Passed NBME Part I (> 99.9%) and USMLE Step 2 board exams.
Harvard University Cambridge, MA
AB cum laude in Biochemical Sciences
 Senior thesis research in Biochemistry (“Molecular Dynamics of DNA”) with Prof. Martin Karplus.
 Senior-level independent research in classical archaeology with Prof. David Gordon Mitten.
 Westinghouse Science Talent Search winner (3rd place) for research in computer science.
 IBM T.J. Watson and National Merit Scholar.
 Varsity Crew (Major “H” varsity letter winner).

SKILLS & INTERESTS

Languages: Fluent in French and German; conversational in Russian.
Travel: Traveled extensively in Europe & Japan.
IT: Database design and implementation (Access, VBA, SQL, SAS), MS Windows & Office, UNIX, FORTRAN, HTML.
Interests: Classical piano, Writing
Athletics: Crew (1st place Head of the Charles), Running (NYC Marathon 3:06).
Citizenship: U.S.

1 Jiang X, Gürel O, Mendiaz EA, Stearns GW, Clogston CL, Lu HS, Osslund TD, Syed RS, Langley KE, Hendrickson WA, (2000), "Structure of the active core of
human stem cell factor and analysis of binding to its receptor Kit," EMBO J. 19(13):3192-203.
2 Popot JL, Engelman DM, Gürel O, Zaccaï G, (1989), “Tertiary structure of bacteriorhodopsin. Positions and orientations of helices A and B in the structural
map determined by neutron diffraction.” J Mol Biol. 210(4):829-47.
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