Inspire Medical names chief medical officer
By HME News Staff
Updated 9:09 AM CDT, Tue August 1, 2023
MINNEAPOLIS – Inspire Medical Systems has added Charisse Y. Sparks, MD, as its chief medical officer. She will be a member of the company’s executive leadership team and will lead its medical and clinical affairs functions, reporting to Tim Herbert, president and CEO. “We are excited to add Dr. Sparks, a board-certified physician with extensive business and leadership experience, to our executive team,” said Tim Herbert, President and Chief Executive Officer of Inspire Medical Systems. "Inspire has long partnered with leading ear, nose and throat surgeons, and sleep physicians, as part of our medical advisory boards,” Herbert said. “In her role as our chief medical officer, Dr. Sparks will continue to amplify these important collaborations, further enhancing our focus on delivering high-quality patient outcomes. As a result of her deep knowledge of Inspire’s business from her service on the board, Dr. Sparks is well-positioned to lead Inspire’s clinical development initiatives to ensure optimized therapy design and inclusion of critical user inputs.” Sparks transitioned formally into the industry by joining DePuy Synthes, Inc., the orthopaedic company of Johnson & Johnson, bringing her expertise in medical affairs and her business acumen to the development and evaluation of new and advanced technologies. Subsequently, she served as chief medical officer of AppliedVR, Inc., a privately held company focused on virtual reality-based treatments that address pain and other conditions.
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