Alex Pastuszak, MD, PhDCo Founder

United States - Salt Lake City, Utah

I am an experienced physician-scientist-entrepreneur focused on starting, leading, and building companies that will positively impact healthcare across the spectrum of services, therapeutics, and devices.

Chief Operating Officer, Paterna Biosciences
Chief Medical Officer, Contraline
President, Clinical Care, Chief Medical & Scientific Officer, Vault Health
Founder & CMO, Woven Health
Associate Professor in Andrology / Male Infertility at University of Utah

Entrepreneurial Endeavors:
• Chief Operating Officer, Paterna Biosciences (2023)
• Chief Medical Officer, Contraline (2021)
• President, Clinical Care and Chief Medical & Scientific Officer, Vault Health (2019)
• Founder & CMO of Woven Health Inc. (2013), a digital health company developing the mobile platform for patient care team engagement, designed to enhance the productivity of healthcare professionals, improve the quality and safety of patient care, and reduce costs for healthcare institutions.
• Conception and development of "Vas Reverse" iPhone app (2012) to guide decision-making by patients seeking vasectomy reversal and urologic surgeons who perform these procedures.

Clinical / Research Accomplishments:
• Successful clinical and basic science researcher
- Basic science interests focused on genetics of Peyronie's Disease and male infertility
• Clinical research interests targeting men's health, male infertility, Peyronie's Disease, hormone replacement, male sexual dysfunction.
• Over 140 peer-reviewed publications, 2 textbooks

Background:
• Born and raised in New York City
• Undergraduate education at Yale University
• Medical school and graduate training at UCSF
• Residency and fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston
• Recreational endeavors - wine enthusiast, amateur chef and and outdoor / health-focused fun as an opportunity to get healthy and brainstorm new ideas.