Thomas M. Loarie
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Thomas M. Loarie is an American entrepreneur, healthcare executive, and radio host. He is known for leadership across the medical technology (MedTech), health technology (HealthTech), and biotechnology (BioTech) sectors, including key roles at American Hospital Supply Corporation, KeraVision Inc., BryoLogyx Inc., and Mercator MedSystems.
Early life and education
Loarie was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. His father, Willard J. Loarie, served as an executive vice president at J. Walter Thompson, and his grandfather, Richard J. Finnegan, was executive editor of the Chicago Sun-Times.[1]
He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and pursued graduate business studies at the University of Minnesota and the University of Chicago, later completing executive education at Columbia University and UCLA.
Career
Loarie began his career in aerospace engineering before transitioning into healthcare. He joined American Hospital Supply Corporation, where he held various leadership roles, eventually becoming President of the Heyer-Schulte division.[2]
In the mid-1980s, Loarie was recruited by venture capitalist Tom Perkins to lead Novacor, Kleiner Perkins' first medical technology investment.[3]
Loarie later served as Chairman and CEO of KeraVision Inc., guiding the development and commercialization of INTACS, the first FDA-approved corneal implant for vision correction. INTACS was named one of the Top Ten Medical Breakthroughs of 1999 by CNN and Health magazine.[4][5]
He was later CEO of Mercator MedSystems, where its Bullfrog® micro-infusion device for treating vascular disease was named one of the Top Five Emerging Medical Technologies of 2007 by the San Jose Business Times.[6]
Loarie is also the co-founder and current chairman of BryoLogyx Inc., a biotechnology firm focused on immunotherapy.[7]
He has served on the executive committee of the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), including terms as treasurer and chairman-elect.
The Mentors Radio
Since March 2017, Loarie has co-hosted The Mentors Radio, a weekly show broadcast on KTRB 860AM, part of the Salem Media Network. It is streamed globally on iHeartRadio and TuneIn Radio and archived as a podcast on all major platforms.[8]
The show features interviews with business leaders, authors, scientists, and entrepreneurs. Co-host Dan Hesse, former CEO of Sprint and a notable business figure, also appears regularly.[9]
Academic and public engagement
Loarie served as an assistant professor of surgery at Creighton University School of Medicine, teaching a course to third-year medical students on the intersection of medicine, technology, policy, and the evolving healthcare system.[10]
He has also authored peer-reviewed articles, including one in the Journal of Refractive Surgery on market segmentation for vision correction. He participated in a National Institutes of Health-sponsored workshop on medical device innovation.[11]
Loarie was also profiled in the *Wall Street Journal*, where his article on physician-hospital relations was read into the Congressional Record by Representative Bill Baker in 1994.[12]
Community involvement
He has been active in mentoring and career development initiatives for decades. He co-directed the Diocese of Oakland Catholics@Work Speaker Series and led the St. Isidore Catholic Church (Danville, CA) Career Transition Ministry, which helped over 6,000 people through career transitions.[13]
Personal life
Loarie resides in Blackhawk, California.
References
- ↑ "Meet Tom Loarie: A Mentor, Innovator and Communicator at Heart". Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ "What I Learned from AHSC's Strategic Thinking". Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ "The Ten Lessons I Learned from Tom Perkins". Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ "Vision Things: New Corrective Eye Implants Show Promise". Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ "KeraVision's Stock Surges on FDA Action". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ "Mercator raises $3 million, aims to keep patients out of hospitals". Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ "BryoLogyx Acquires Rights to Neurotrope's Bryostatin-1". Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ "The Mentors Radio Show". Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ "Dan Hesse Biography". Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ "Biography Reference from CV". Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ "Innovation and Invention in Medical Devices". Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ "WSJ Archives". Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ "Blackhawk Living Magazine Feature". Retrieved 2025-04-28.
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