Advisory Board
Rex Marco, MD
Rex Marco’s passion for treating patients with spinal disorders and musculoskeletal tumors led Dr. Marco to complete two fellowships - orthopedic oncology and reconstructive spine surgery. Dr. Marco is one of the only surgeons in the world with training and expertise in the treatment of both adult and pediatric patients with complex spinal disorders and musculoskeletal tumors.
Dr. Marco’s unique training provided many career opportunities including positions as Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at UT Health Houston McGovern Medical School where he previously served as Chief of Spine Surgery, Spine Trauma, and Musculoskeletal Oncology. He also served as Co-Director of the Spine Service at Shriner’s Hospital for Children and is currently the Director of The Spine Surgery Fellowship at UT Health Houston.
Dr. Marco has been involved in many professional associations, including being an Active member of the Cervical Spine Research Society and Scoliosis Research Society. In 2019, Dr. Marco sustained a C3-4 fracture-dislocation and began living with C2 quadriplegia. He currently serves as the Chief Medical Ambassador for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation where he is dedicated to raising money to find a cure for spinal cord injury (SCI) and improve the quality of life for those living with SCI.
Jim Cloar
Jim Cloar was named President and CEO of Aspen Medical Products in November of 2020. He oversees a global business with 500 employees focused on patient and clinician focus. Since late 2020, Aspen has continued a strong growth profile including the integration and acquisition of two organizations in the UK and the US.
Prior to joining Aspen, Jim was Global President of ZimmerBiomet Spine. He led a $500M business focused on Spinal Therapies. He has led a turnaround at ZimmerBiomet Spine since being named Chief Commercial officer for Spine, CMF, Thoracic in January 2018. Prior to Synaptive Medical, Jim had successfully led various businesses including Synaptive Medical in Toronto, Biomet Spine and held increasingly complex roles in the Spinal and Biologic division.
He ended his 14-year career at Medtronic as Vice President and General Manager of Medtronic Navigation. He led the Louisville, Colorado-based division and drove significant growth and profitability for the previously failing division. Medtronic Navigation is the leading provider of integrated navigation and intra-operative imaging solutions in the world. In his role, he guided the strategic direction, growth and execution and business development strategies for the global business.
Prior to joining Medtronic, Jim served 10 years in a variety of Sales and Marketing leadership positions in the medical device industry at DePuy, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Company, Smith and Nephew and C.R. Bard.
Jim has been a featured key speaker at the International Brain Mapping & Intraoperative Surgical Planning Society. He was also a featured panelist at the Wharton School of Business 11th Annual Healthcare Symposium as well as the Biowest Medical Device and Biotechnology Conference. He currently serves on the board of various Healthcare companies.
Jim holds a Bachelor of Science in economics from Georgetown College.
Matthew Fischer
Matt is an experienced commercial leader with over 22 years of sales and marketing experience, specializing in start-up divisions, products, and companies. During his tenure at multiple life sciences companies, including Boston Scientific, Intuitive, and Genospace, he has worked on early-stage product and start-up launches both domestically and abroad. Matt has earned multiple accolades, awards, and recognition for leading new product launches and building high-performance teams. Matt holds two BAs from the University of Colorado and an MBA from University of Chicago. Matt is currently Senior Director of Digital Portfolio Marketing for Intuitive Surgical.
When he’s not working, you can find Matt helping to coach his kids sports teams, backcountry skiing, mountain biking, and enjoying the Colorado Rockies near his home in Denver.