Outcomes Driven
Allan Gardiner
PhotoMed's founder and CEO formed a team in 2000 to solve "nothing works" chronic pain endured by his friends. The team developed real-time recording systems to help make the therapy more efficient. 6 issued U.S. Patents.
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His previous startup, Kensington Laboratories, enabled Intel, AMD, and others to improve their defect-free throughput. He successfully exited in 1998. The company exited for $320M.
Tai Huynh
Program Manager who guides software development to capture unpredicted events during therapy by the Instant Verification System. Tai and Allan have worked together since 2000 to develop engineering solutions for previously intractable medical problems, including impaired sensory, motor, skin temperature, and wound healing functioning. 1 issued U.S. patent.
Steve Gerhardt
Software Engineer who thinks and dreams in code. We're fortunate that Steve gives the Instant Verification System its unique capabilities for prompting and documenting previously rare events. Since 2008.
Jeff Brown
Electronics Engineer who developed the electronics hardware and software in the prototypes and in the Vari-Chrome Pro. Jeff has worked in Allan's startups since 1985.
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Jake Gardiner
Vice-president who brings organizational skills needed to keep PhotoMed running. Jake has worked at PhotoMed since 2003 and collected real-time data in the development studies. He has collaborated on many aspects of the studies. 1 U.S. Patent Application.
Lynn Gardiner
Language and cultural advisor who brings 30 years in movement arts and 15 years of teaching dance, movement, and rehabilitation. Lynn's programs have improved strength and movement of people having Parkinson's disease, older people, and an NBA player.
Michael Mitchell, D.C.
Chiropractor brings his wide-angle vision and experience to help finalize development and testing of the Varichrome Pro.
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Barry Linder, M.D.
Ophthalmologist and medical technology executive has collaborated with Allan since 2003. His experience with large data-collection systems helped keep scalability in mind while developing PhotoMed's methods and hardware.
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Alexander Ross Chiu, M.D.
Emergency Medicine and medical technology executive has collaborated with Allan since 2010. His company, Air Visits, brings international telemedicine access to care for patients wherever they are. Telemedicine and the Instant Verification System share synergy that will improve scalability of both companies.
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Jean-Louis Lauront
Physics and Materials Science Engineer, founder of Innovidea SAS to bring advanced photonics solutions for environment and health. Collaborating since 2006.
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Previous Advisors
Catherine Willner, M.D.
Neurologist who has advised energy medicine device companies of 25+ years. Dr. Willner was the PI in a PhotoMed development study in 2011. Her experience spans weird disorders of the nervous system and non-healing wounds that have responded to energy medicine devices. Dr. Willner passed on in 2022
William Conard, M.D.
Anesthesiologist & Pain Specialist who was the PI in a PhotoMed development study in 2011-2017. His functional medicine patients with "nothing works" chronic pain and impaired functioning contributed to efficiency improvements in the Vari-Chrome Pro. Dr. Conard passed on in 2023.
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Robert E. Florin, M.D. (Deceased)
Neurosurgeon who made clinical observations and provided data reduction from 2003 - 2016. He was specifically interested in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), wound healing, and Huntington's impairments. Dr. Florin passed on in 2018.
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Patents
In compliance with the marking laws of the United States, including the "virtual marking" requirements of 35 U.S.C. § 287(a), the chart below identifies certain patents owned by PhotoMed Technologies in association with the patented products and methods.
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