Erik Kulstad

Erik Kulstad serves as attending physician in the Parkland Hospital emergency department and Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. His first-hand experience with temperature management technologies inspired him to apply his background in chemical engineering (BS, U. of Maryland, MS, U. of Houston) to develop the ensoETM, which leveraged NSF and NIH funding through the SBIR mechanism to attain initial R&D milestones, followed by external funding to reach commercialization, resulting in the eventual sale of Attune Medical (formerly Advanced Cooling Therapy) to Haemonetics.