David Hadden, CEO of TheraSim, Recognized as One of this Year's Top Catalyst Entrepreneurs in the Triangle
TheraSim CEO, David Hadden, is recognized as one of this year’s Top Catalyst Entrepreneurs in the Triangle. The Top Catalyst Entrepreneur Award is given to dynamic and outstanding business professionals who greatly contribute to the growth of their communities. Each winner is a trendsetter and innovator who help revitalize the local economy, create job opportunities and generate strong company revenues. “I am honored to be a member of such a distinguished group of award recipients. Building a start-up business in Durham is like no other city – the wealth of talent and energy in the Triangle is impressive and fun to be a part of, “ says Dave Hadden on his recent award. He will be featured in next month’s issue of Business Leader Magazine.
As CEO and Founder of TheraSim, Dave was the spark that brought TheraSim into existence. During the last 15 years of his experience in artificial intelligence, training and medicine fields, Hadden started several companies. These included 5Gen, a patented artificially intelligent HIV decision support system to assist physicians in selecting optimal HIV treatments for patients and ProCourse, the first business intelligence system that quantifies the impact of performance improvement events on business metrics. These experiences led Dave to TheraSim, the now, 7-year old company that has developed the world’s first online, virtual patient simulation platform with performance dashboards and analytics. Gordon Cervenka, President of TheraSim said this of Dave and his work at TheraSim “Dave’s experience as a serial entrepreneur and visionary leader brings a great energy to TheraSim. He has an ability to excite, engage, and foster a creative environment where great technology can surface.”
A serial entrepreneur, Dave is active in the start-up community. He was a founder in NC Spark, a peer-mentoring group for start-up CEOs and also supports various entrepreneurial activities including CED and the UNC business plan competition.
About TheraSim:
TheraSim is a world-class technology company that has developed a virtual patient simulation platform that will revolutionize the way healthcare professionals learn to treat and care for patients. TheraSim’s virtual patient simulations have trained over 550,000 physicians spanning over 180 countries. TheraSim offers flexible technology solutions including custom applications. Learn more about how TheraSim can move your healthcare training to the next level by visiting www.TheraSim.com