Board of Visitors

Biography:-  Dr. Catherine Mazzola is an experienced pediatric neurosurgeon, certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgeons and the American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery. She completed her Pediatric Neurosurgical Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh in 2002 and did her neurosurgery residency at New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Mazzola served on the Executive Committees of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the Council of State Neurosurgical Societies. Dr. Mazzola has Chaired the Diversity Committee for AANS/ CNS Pediatric Neurosurgery section, the Medicolegal Committee and the Ethics Committee of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. She is currently on the Board of Morris County Medical Society and Medical Society of New Jersey. Dr. Mazzola has an adjunct appointment and does research at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Dr. Mazzola started her own practice in 2009, after being hospital employed for 3 years (2002-2005) and working with Atlantic Neurosurgical Specialists from 2005-2009. Dr. Mazzola’s special interests include cerebral palsy, the management of movement disorders such as dystonia and spasticity, hydrocephalus, traumatic brain injury and concussion, pediatric brain tumors and spine tumors, brain cysts, craniofacial surgery, plagiocephaly, torticollis, Chiari malformation, spina bifida, spine deformity, and epilepsy. She treats children for the above specialties at her offices located in Morristown, Hackensack, and Hazlet, NJ. Dr. Catherine Mazzola is the founder of the Craniofacial Center at Goryeb Children’s Hospital, the Pediatric Brain and Spine Tumor Center (now called GNOP) and the Spasticity and Gait Disorder Center of Goryeb Children’s Hospital. Dr. Mazzola is involved in mentorship, training and education of pre-medical undergraduates, medical school students, and residents. Because of her interest in law and ethics, she started law school at night and is now a second year law student at Rutgers Law, in Newark. Dr. Catherine Mazzola published several peer reviewed articles, presented at many national neuroscience meetings, and has received grants from the Children’s Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation and The New Jersey State Cancer Commission. Dr. Mazzola has been continuously listed in Inside New Jersey “Top Docs” Magazines since 2015 and voted by parents to be a featured pediatric neurosurgeon in the New Jersey Family; essential source for NJ moms ‘The List of NJ’s Favorite Kids’ Docs.’ Dr. Catherine Mazzola has been to Kijabe, Kenya, to help neurosurgeons provide care for some of the world’s poorest children. Dr. Mazzola grew up in Queens, NY and currently lives with her husband and five children in northern New Jersey.

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Biography:- Michael Oleck graduated from NJIT in 1980 with a BSEE and a concentration in Medical Instrumentations. He established his career with the DuPont Company as a Manufacturing Engineer and remained there for 20-years progressing through various positions in Diagnostics, Diagnostic Imaging, and Centrifuge Products, completing his employment with Dupont as Global Equipment Manager. During this time Michael completed his MSEE with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his MBA with the University of Delaware. He joined Johnson & Johnson Cordis as Director of External Operations and help to commercialize the Cypher - Drug coated stent, the first combined device to be introduced to market. Following this engagement, Michael joined the Celsion company as vice President of Operations and commercialized a class III medical device for the treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), concluding this employment by selling this asset to Boston Scientific. He then joined mtfBiologics as Vice President of Processing and has continued in this journey of Saving and Healing lives, as Executive Vice President of Operations.

Adam Shain - Vice President Business Development, Global Aptar Digital Health 

Biography:-  Adam Shain is Vice President of Global Business Development at Aptar Digital Health, a division of Aptargroup, Inc., which is a leading digital therapeutic company. Adam has over 15 years of experience in the life sciences space with a focus in drug delivery, pharmaceutical combination product development, pharmaceutical commercialization, and digital health. His roles have been in a global capacity that spans the United States, Europe, LATAM, India, and China. Prior to his current function, Adam worked for the branded arm of Dr. Reddy’s, a leading global generic company. In his roles, he was responsible for identifying and developing new drug products and commercializing them. Activities included product development, strategic marketing, pricing, managed care, and trade Adam is married and has two young boys. He is a long-time instructor in Martial Arts where he holds black belts in Alex Wilkie American Free Style Martial Arts and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He holds a MS and BS in Biomedical Engineering from NJIT.