Executive announcements: InSite One, TechniScan

InSiteOne has added to its business development and sales team to focus on providing greater support to its top industry channel partners while growing the distribution channel partners in particular. New regional sales team members include: Michael Kapp, vice president, Central region; Scott Choinski, channel manager, Northeast region; Mike Natvig, channel manager, Southeast region; and Bruce Leeser, channel manager, Western region. The newly-formed InSiteOne business development team comprises: Grant Leonard, vice president, national accounts and government contracts; Mark Kolkmeyer, vice president, strategic partnerships; Dave DiNoia, vice president, professional services, strategic partnerships; Todd Lomaro, vice president, professional services, Eastern region; and David Leal, vice president, professional services, Central region.


Salt Lake City-based TechniScan Medical Systems, a developer of ultrasound technology for breast imaging, has appointed Karleen S. Callahan, PhD, as director of clinical affairs. Callahan is responsible for the clinical development plan and submission for all regulatory approvals of TechniScan’s UltraSound CT (USCT). Formerly Executive Director, Clinical Development at MacroMed in Salt Lake City in charge of all clinical programs for the biopharmaceutical company, Callahan directed the clinical development of an oncology product for the treatment of esophageal, breast and brain cancer. Callahan has also held positions as director of Clinical Research at Computerized Thermal Imaging (CTI) in Ogden and as vice president of Clinical Affairs at Fresh Medical Laboratories, Salt Lake City.

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