Leadership
James W. Vetter, MD
TransMed7 Co-Founder & Chairman
Dr. James Vetter serves as TransMed7’s Chairman of the Board of Directors.

TransMed7’s Leadership Team
James W. Vetter, MD
Dr. James Vetter is an Interventional Cardiologist and former Clinical Faculty Member and Partner in Cardiovascular Medicine and Coronary Interventions (the “Simpson Group”) at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, California. He is also a former Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto California, and a former Instructor of Clinical Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals.
Dr. Vetter received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Minnesota State University (Magna cum Laude) and a Medical Doctor degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin/Marquette Medical College (Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society). Academic and post-graduate appointments include an Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, a Fellowship in Cardiology/Electrophysiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and an Interventional Cardiovascular Fellowship at Sequoia Hospital, Redwood City, California.
Dr. Vetter has made extensive contributions to technology advancements in medicine as well as other fields. Dr. Vetter is Principal Inventor and Co-Inventor of numerous medical devices and methods as well as aeronautical technologies, which have been granted many U.S. and international patents and continuations. He is a Founder or Co-Founder of several medical device companies and has served in multiple advisory and leadership positions.
Dr. Vetter is qualified by the National Board of Medical Examiners as well as the American Board of Internal Medicine – Cardiovascular Disease. He is currently a licensed Doctor of Medicine and Surgery in the state of California, and is a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons. He received the Upjohn Award for Excellence in Medicine in 1985, and received honors for Best Teaching Fellow in the years 1986 – 1988. He is the author of several book chapters and numerous manuscripts in the fields of Peripheral and Coronary Intervention and Cardiac Electrophysiology.
1991 – 1996
DVI (Guidant, Inc.)
Physician Advisory Council
1991 – 1996
1992 – 1996
Perclose, Inc. (Sold to Abbott, Inc.)
Co-Founder, President, Board of Directors
1992 – 1996
1999 – 2007
Rubicor Medical Inc. (Sold to Medical Partners, LLC.)
Co-Founder and Chairman
1999 – 2007
2000 – 2001
Fox Hollow Technologies, Inc. (Sold to EV3, Inc.)
Original Co-Founding Shareholder, Board of Directors
2000 – 2001
2000 – 2001
Cardiovasc Inc.
Board of Directors, Clinical Advisor
2000 – 2001
2004 – 2006
Magellan Systems International, LLC (Sold to DuPont, Inc.)
Board of Directors, Minority Shareholder
2004 – 2006

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