Physician Designed,
Physician Led,
Patient-Centered.

Dr. Wuest completed his residency at the Univ. of Iowa Department of Orthopedic Surgery and a fellowship in the U.K. prior to beginning a 25-year career as an orthopedic trauma surgeon in Eugene, OR, USA.

As President of Slocum Orthopedics, PC, he led the design, construction, and completion of an 80,000sq.ft. musculoskeletal center.  During his leadership he doubled the group’s gross annual revenue and completed negotiations/implementation of a regional Orthopedic Trauma Service with a referral population of over 500,000 patients.

He led Agate Resources through a $146M acquisition by Centene Corporation and served for 3-1/2 years as the Chief Medical Officer for the Oregon Market for Centene, managing the Medical Directors, Quality Program, and physician outreach for over 200,000 members.

After graduating with a Class Rank of 1 from USC’s Marshall School of Business Masters in Medical Management Program in 2010, he returned in 2013 as an adjunct faculty member serving as Physician In Residence.

He and Megan, his wife of over 34 years, live and work in EUG/PDX where they enjoy walking with the dogs and venturing together onto the golf course as much as possible.

Al is a Health Care Executive and serial entrepreneur with nearly 40 years of experience as a health sciences, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical development professional.

In senior leadership roles as CEO, President, and Board of Directors positions in both public and private companies he has extensive experience in early-stage growth companies and participated directly or advised a number of companies on financing strategies from seed stage rounds to public NASDAQ offerings.

He has led and/or co-founded several entities (Mito Sciences, Cascade ProDrug, among others) and is skilled in all aspects of business development and execution — strategic planning, finance, corporate partnering, and administration.

He is well known for fostering entrepreneurship in Oregon and he served as an Adjunct Professor at the Univ. of Oregon’s Lundquist College of Business teaching entrepreneurial studies.

John is a seasoned Senior Financial Management Executive with deep experience in the Pacific Northwest. He served as President and CFO of Monaco Coach Corporation and helped lead and engineer a successful public offering for that concern. A long-time partner at Kernutt, Stokes, LLC accounting firm, he now serves in an advisory capacity for selected clients and serves as Ulcer Solutions’ CFO and Financial expert.

Additional work history includes CFO for Feeney Wireless, LLC, Controller for L&M Industrial Fabrication, among others.

He received his MBA in Finance at the University of Oregon and continues to live/work in Eugene.

Tom serves as the FDA, regulatory, and compliance consulting expert for Ulcer Solutions through Vision28. He brings extensive experience in medical device quality systems, regulatory strategy, and compliance, with work spanning the United States, Europe, Asia, and other global markets.

Tom has supported medical device companies through product development, FDA submissions, international audits, risk management, quality system implementation, and post-market compliance. His background includes work with hardware, software, diagnostic, and combination products, giving him a broad understanding of the regulatory challenges medical device companies face.

At Ulcer Solutions, Tom brings a practical, hands-on approach to navigating FDA requirements, strengthening quality systems, preparing for audits, and solving complex compliance challenges. His expertise helps support the continued development and commercialization of Ulcer Solutions’ products. 

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