Board Of Directors 2023 - 2026

Ehab joined Orthofix in 2019 as the Senior Vice President of Quality, Regulatory and Clinical Affairs. A seasoned executive with more than 26 years of diverse experience in the orthopedic medical device and biologic industries, he most recently served as the Vice President of Global Regulatory Affairs and Regulatory Compliance for DJO where he supported all business units covering orthopedic surgical implants, bracing and supports, foot care, consumer products and recovery science. Prior to DJO, he held leadership positions of increasing responsibility with Zimmer Biomet, Biolase, Wright Medical and Smith & Nephew. Ehab earned his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Memphis.

Ryan Belaney, is the Vice President of Clinical & Regulatory Affairs for Active Implants, LLC. Ryan is a Biomedical Engineer, and Regulatory, Clinical, and Quality Leader with over 16 years of diverse medical device experience. His expertise includes an established rapport with FDA and CMS via clinical, regulatory, reimbursement, quality assurance interactions and full cycle product development. Previously, Ryan was Director of Applied Research with RTI Surgical, Sr. Director of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance at AgNovos Healthcare, and held roles of increasing responsibility at Wright Medical Technology and Osteotech, Inc.

Ryan invests in the MedTech community as a mentor in the Zero-to-510 accelerator and as an Advisory Board member of Orthoworld, Inc. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Biology and Chemistry from the University of Mount Union and his Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Toledo.

Angela currently works for Stryker Corporation as Director, Regulatory Affairs, Corporate. She has 30 years of experience in Orthopedic Device Regulatory Affairs, and has been an OSMA company representative between 1995-2004 and 2018 – present. Angela gained her experience in pre-market and post market regulatory affairs at Synthes, DePuy Synthes and Stryker. She is currently involved in advocacy initiatives through OSMA, Advamed, and MedTech Europe in the area of Orthopedics & UDI, and is actively involved in OSMA as the Co-Chair of the Meeting Planning Committee.

Patty’s career started at Tulane University Medical School after receiving a degree in Biomedical Engineering from Tulane University. Her industry career started over 35 years ago at Biomet, experiencing the growth of Biomet from a small company to a larger company, and has remained with the company following the merger which created Zimmer Biomet. During her tenure she worked her way from a Research Manger to the Director of Regulatory, Clinical and Compliance. Currently she works as a Regulatory Principal with a focus on upper extremities.

Patty has extensive submission experience with over 150 510(k)s cleared. She has also authored original IDEs, an original PMA, supported numerous international registrations including MDD dossiers and MDR Technical Files.

Karen F. Mahoney, Esq. is the Worldwide Vice President, Regulatory Affairs DePuy Synthes. Karen leads the DePuy Synthes Regulatory organization with responsibility for driving regulatory strategy and execution for the Orthopaedics business worldwide. She has extensive knowledge of the DePuy Synthes business and is a proven leader who has worked at Johnson & Johnson in the DePuy Synthes companies for 22 years, and within the medical device industry for 24 years. Throughout her career, she has had the opportunity to work on all classifications of products in the Spine, Neurovascular, Sports Medicine, Trauma/CMF/Biomaterials, Joints, CMW, Powertools and Digital business units. Karen has held global roles in Regulatory, NPD Quality and Compliance.

Karen has been a member of RAPS, the Advamed Orthopedic Working Group, Orthopedic Surgical Manufacturers Association (OSMA), and has served as a Medical Device Committee Board Member of the Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI).

Karen holds a B.S. in Biology from Fairfield University and received her Juris Doctor degree from Roger Williams University, School of Law. She is licensed to practice law in the states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.