Phil Brewer
Atlanta, Georgia
Overview
The gap between great technology and commercial success is usually a strategy and execution problem — not a product problem. I partner with Series B through growth-stage medical device, diagnostics, and life sciences companies to drive revenue growth, commercial transformation, and operational clarity. PROVEN REVENUE IMPACT Over the past 20+ years, that approach has helped: 77% revenue growth on a wound care surgical dressing turnaround that earned a Global Marketing Excellence Award (Mölnlycke), an 800% reduction in diagnostic medical device product failures restoring physician confidence (
About
The gap between great technology and commercial success is usually a strategy and execution problem — not a product problem. I partner with Series B through growth-stage medical device, diagnostics, and life sciences companies to drive revenue growth, commercial transformation, and operational clarity. PROVEN REVENUE IMPACT Over the past 20+ years, that approach has helped: 77% revenue growth on a wound care surgical dressing turnaround that earned a Global Marketing Excellence Award (Mölnlycke), an 800% reduction in diagnostic medical device product failures restoring physician confidence (Given Imaging), a 40% inventory reduction on a $95M respiratory portfolio while holding market position (CAIRE), a 65% lift in digital engagement that fueled wound care pipeline growth (Total Ancillary), and 27% revenue growth in diagnostic gastroenterology medical devices (Given Imaging). CORE STRENGTHS INCLUDE • Enterprise marketing strategy: Go-to-market design, portfolio repositioning, post-merger integration, P&L ownership, and board-level communication • Marketing & Commercial execution: Medical Device & Wound Care commercialization strategy, product launches, revenue turnarounds, sales enablement, market access strategy, and leadership of 30+ person cross-functional teams • Healthcare focus: Marketing and launching medical devices and wound care products to hospital and health systems, office-based physicians & post-acute care with deep experience navigating FDA regulatory pathways, 510(k) submissions, and compliance-driven marketing across Class I-III devices. KOL engagement, clinical evidence, and regulatory-compliant marketing across medical device, wound care, respiratory, gastroenterology, surgical solutions, NPWT, diagnostics, and dental implants. - The common thread has been aligning R&D, regulatory, sales, and medical affairs around a growth plan that teams can actually execute. That is where strategy becomes real. INDUSTRY SPECIALIZATIONS Medical Devices: Wound Care • Respiratory Devices • Gastroenterology • Surgical Solutions • Negative Pressure Wound Therapy • Diagnostic Equipment • Dental Implants From startup wound care companies to $2B global manufacturers, I've led transformative initiatives across the healthcare continuum—combining upstream market intelligence with downstream execution to align R&D, regulatory, sales, and medical affairs teams around sustainable growth. phil@pbmedtech.com | 404-935-3298