Dr. Makati is a double board-certified electrophysiologist with over 15 years of experience.  He's spent the last 10 years in corporate strategy with large strategics, serving on multiple advisory boards.  Dr. Makati has also served as a global principal investigator, steering committee member, and FDA liaison on multinational pivotal trials that led to device labeling and modifications to clinical guidelines. He is among a privileged group of cardiologists with deep knowledge of cardiac surgical ablation techniques, has published in authoritative textbooks, and is a co-creator of the Tampa 2 Maze procedure. In addition to his clinical accolades, Dr. Makati is a founding board member of his health system’s clinically integrated provider network and has held administrative roles as system chair and department director with oversight and familiarity with CMS quality measures and reimbursement arrangements for both cardiology and cardiac surgery. As a founding member of his own group practice, he has acquired a decade of managerial experience in outpatient medicine. Exemplifying his versatility as a consultant, he has served as a subject-matter expert for investment firms, as well as for device prototyping and go-to-market strategy. Dr. Makati will be completing his MBA at the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania.