“Last week MobiHealthNews reported that one of Apple’s most recent hires — assumedly for its rumored iWatch team — Nancy Dougherty, was a former employee at high profile company Proteus Digital Health,” Brian Dolan reports for MobiHeathNews.
“Following that story, we received a tip that Apple has also hired Michael O’Reilly, the former chief medical officer of Masimo Corporation, which specializes in pulse oximeters,” Dolan reports. “At the very end of 2012 Masimo commercially launched an iPhone-enabled pulse oximeter called the iSpO2.”
“Michael O’Reilly MD is an anesthesiologist who lists teaching gigs at University of Michigan and University of California at Irvine on his LinkedIn profile, which also notes his employment at Masimo Corporation ended in July 2013,” Dolan reports. “He held the position of Chief Medical Officer and EVP of Medical Affairs.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Jeff.L” for the heads up.]