Rusty Segan is a Venture Partner at Vensana Capital. Rusty has over 25 years of global
experience as a medtech thought leader and physician executive driving impactful healthcare
innovation. Rusty previously served as Director of the Office of Product Evaluation and Quality at
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. Before
joining the FDA, Rusty held several prominent positions in the medical device industry, including
Chief Medical Officer of Olympus, Chief Medical Officer of Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices,
and leadership roles within medical and clinical affairs at Covidien. Rusty also served in the U.S.
Army Medical Corp as Chief of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Acting Associate Program
Director, General Surgery Residency, at Tripler Army Medical Center, and was awarded the
Meritorious Service Medal for wartime service during Operation Enduring Freedom. He completed
his general surgical residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and an advanced
laparoscopic surgery fellowship at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Rusty earned an
MD from Rutgers Robert Wood Medical School and an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business.