EXPERTS IN FIXATION SOLUTIONS
Led by a vibrant, knowledgeable, and passionate team, Via Surgical is the first and only company to create suture-like fixation solutions to address imminent market needs.
Experienced engineers and renowned surgeons have come together to create the ultimate soft-tissue repair system. One that uses the most advanced technologies and meets the highest standard, with no compromises and no shortcuts.
We are not stopping there: we are developing a pipeline of novel solutions for robotic and wound closure markets.
Via Surgical was founded in 2012 by serial entrepreneurs who have a lifelong commitment to making hernia repair better with fewer adverse events. Its founders led PolyTouch Medical, the developer of an advanced mesh-positioning device, from inception to exit.
LEAD TEAM

Ofek Levin,
Co-founder & President & Chairman, MBA
Lena Levin,
CPA, Co-founder & CEO, MBA
Arik Levy,
Co-founder & CTO, M.Sc
Erez Tetro,
VP Sales and MarketingMEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD

Stephen Blumenreich
Corporate Board Advisor and BOD Observer
Karl A. LeBlanc, MD, MBA, FACS

David B. Earle, MD, FACS

Brian P. Jacob MD, FACS

David C. Chen, MD, FACS

Morris E. Franklin Jr., MD, FACS
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Ofek Levin,
Co-founder & President & Chairman, MBAOfek served as Co-founder & CEO of PolyTouch Medical Ltd. He has nearly 10 years of experience managing medical device companies and has completed numerous capital raisings, filed dozens of patents with 8 patents issued. He led an M&A transaction with a multi-billion-dollar international medical device company. Ofek received an MBA from Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and a B.Sc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Tel-Aviv University.

Lena Levin,
CPA, Co-founder & CEO, MBALena served as Co-founder & CFO of PolyTouch Medical (acquired in 2011). As an expert in financial and accounting management of growth-oriented medical device companies, she has completed numerous capital raisings from private investors and OCS and completed an M&A transaction with a multi-billion-dollar international medical device company. Prior to that, she worked at the BDO Ziv Haft Accounting firm, serving as a corporate analyst in the Corporate Finance Dept. and as an associate in the Professional Dept. She received an MBA from Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, a BA in Accounting (magna cum laude) from Tel-Aviv University and a BA in English Language and Literature & Sociology and Anthropology (magna cum laude) from Haifa University.

Arik Levy,
Co-founder & CTO, M.ScArik served as Co-founder & CTO of PolyTouch Medical, which was acquired in 2011. Mr. Levy boasts experience in R&D in academic medical research, in industry (Intel), and military (IDF). He filed more than dozen patent applications with 8 patents issued. Arik received an MSc and a BSc in Biomedical Engineering (cum laude) from Tel-Aviv University.

Erez Tetro,
VP Sales and MarketingErez is a seasoned sales and marketing executive with 15 years of experience in the Healthcare industry and holds a BA in business administration, Erez performed a variety of managerial roles with increasing responsibility in global large scale companies such as Ethicon, J&J. Erez specializes in strategic marketing and building global distribution networks and sales teams, with proven track record in New Products Introduction, generating growth engines and revenue.

Stephen Blumenreich
Corporate Board Advisor and BOD ObserverManaging Director at Healthcare Investment Banking, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. Over 20 years of experience advising growth-oriented medical device companies. Completed numerous capital raisings and M&A transactions in the healthcare sector. MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an AB from Dartmouth College.

Karl A. LeBlanc, MD, MBA, FACS
Managing Partner of the Surgeons Group, Baton Rouge. Clinical Professor of Surgery, Louisiana State University School of Medicine. Past president of the American Hernia Society.

David B. Earle, MD, FACS
Attending Surgeon, Lowell Surgical Associates, Lowell General Hospital, Lowell Massachusetts. Chairman at SAGES Guidelines Committee.

Brian P. Jacob MD, FACS
Partner at the Laparoscopic Surgical Center of New York and Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery, The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City. Founder of International Hernia Collaboration, Regional Medical Director, NY – AngelMD.

David C. Chen, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica. Associate Director of Surgical Education Clinical Director, Lichtenstein Amid Hernia Clinic at UCLA.

Morris E. Franklin Jr., MD, FACS
Founder and Director of the Texas Endosurgery Institute, one of the pioneers in the field of laparoscopic surgery. Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, where he has trained thousands of surgeons world-wide in laparoscopic surgical techniques.