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Stephen E. Hohmann, M.D. is a board-certified general and vascular surgeon. He is the program director for the vascular surgery fellowship at Baylor Scott and White Health in Dallas, Texas. He has a particular interest in the creation and maintenance of hemodialysis access. He was an early adopter of WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System beginning in October 2018. He has functioned as a trainer and speaker for the device.

C. Matthew Mitchell, M.D. is a board certified Vascular Interventional Radiologist with Vascular and Interventional Specialists, a division of Radiology Associates of North Texas. As part of a large subspecialized group, his practice incorporates all types of endovascular procedures with a particular focus on dialysis access. He has been performing endoAVF creation with Wavelinq since 2019.

Alejandro C. Alvarez, M.D. is a board-certified in internal medicine and in nephrology and specializes in dialysis vascular access. He serves as medical director of the SSM Health Vascular Access Center at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in St. Louis. Dr. Alvarez graduated from Colombian School of Medicine at El Bosque University. He completed a clinical fellowship in nephrology in the renal division at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and later served as assistant professor pf internal medicine/renal division at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, where he was a faculty member of the Clinical and Interventional Nephrology.

Christopher J. Lesar, M.D. is board certified by the American Board of Surgery (ABS) and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), Dr. Chris LeSar, Vascular Institute of Chattanooga is an experienced vascular surgeon working in the Chattanooga region for the last 16 years, specializing in vascular and minimally invasive endovascular techniques in both the inpatient and outpatient office setting.

Brandon M. Repko, M.D. is a board-certified vascular interventional radiologist. He is director of the BHS Vascular Access Center in Butler, PA. Dr. Repko graduated from Jefferson Medical College of TJU in Philadelphia and pursued his vascular interventional training at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at the Washington University in St. Louis.

Hany Rezk, M.D. is a general and interventional nephrologist based in Nashville, TN. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine followed by a fellowship in General and Interventional Nephrology at the University of Alabama in Birmingham in 2007. Dr. Rezk has a special interest in outcomes driven, minimally invasive access care for patients with end-stage renal disease. He has been creating fistulas using the WavelinQ Endo AVF technique since 2021. Dr. Rezk is actively involved in medical education and training, serving as a mentor and instructor to medical students as well as physicians. He is also a member of several professional organizations, including the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology. Beyond his professional achievements, Dr. Rezk is also a dedicated husband and father to three boys who enjoys spending quality time with his family.

Omar Davis, M.D. is a well-known and highly respected lnterventional Nephrologist and Board-Certified Nephrologist with over 15 years of endovascular experience. In 2007, he and his partner, Dr. Natarsha Grant, established the first outpatient vascular access lab in Memphis to provide needed vascular access care to the regional End Stage Kidney Disease patients. Dr. Davis specializes in Dialysis access care as well as the diagnosis, treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)and amputation prevention and is a leader in diversity and inclusion in vascular care. He focuses on relationships with his patients through compassionate and individualized care. Dr. Davis's mission is to provide his patients with state-of-the-art technology, comprehensive patient education, and his gifted team of healthcare professionals. Dr. Davis has performed more than 18,000 vascular procedures over the past 15 years.