Stephen Dombrowski

About Stephen Dombrowski

Medical research professional with more than 25 years of experience in neurologicalresearch, pharmaceutical discovery, industry consultant, and medical device start-up.Extensive experience in study design, development and execution of pre-clinical, clinicaland translational research protocols, budgeting, compliance, and regulatory matters.Served seventeen years as research director, successfully initiated and cultivatedprograms and funding in Pediatric and Congenital Neurosurgery Research, and PediatricNeurosurgical Oncology Research. Extensive knowledge and training in clinical trials,outcomes research, and investigator-initiated sponsored trials and industry sponsoredtrial management. Co-inventor/co-founder of CSF Therapeutics, Inc, a Cleveland Clinicbiomedical spin-off company. Responsible for securing >$8M in research funding throughfederal, institutional, and industry sources. Extensive publication and presentationportfolio. Teaching instructor at the graduate and medical levels; mentored >60under/graduate, medical students, clinical fellows and physicians in experimental andclinical research investigations. Co-founded a non-profit organization to provide serviceand financial aid to families/patients in the NE Ohio region. Initiated, established andmaintained relationships with clinicians, engineers and scientific collaborators. Founder, CEO of neuro-consulting business (Advanced Neuro Strategies, LLC) since January 2019.

Experience

1. Innovations Engagement Partner

   Cleveland Clinic

   Jun 2023 — Present

   Medical Devices, Therapeutics & Diagnostics, Digital Health

Education

• Allegheny College

  B.S., Neurosciences

  1986 — 1990

• Boston University School of Medicine

  Ph.D., Neuroanatomy and Neurobiology

  1992 — 1998

• Ohio University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Venturing & Entrepreneurship