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SOPHIE-CHARLOTTE
HOFFERBERTH, MD
Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder
Dr Sophie-Charlotte Hofferberth is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Autus Valve Technologies, Inc. As a post-doctoral research fellow in the Department of Cardiac Surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital, Dr Hofferberth led the conception, design and development of the novel Autus Size-Adjustable Valve technology. Dr Hofferberth designed and led the pre-clinical bench and animal studies that culminated in FDA approval for a U.S Early Feasibility Study and successful performance of the first-in-human Autus Valve implant.
Dr Hofferberth received her medical degree from the University of Melbourne Medical School and she is a cardiothoracic surgery resident at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Dr Hofferberth has taken a leave of absence from her surgical training to lead the development of the Autus Valve.