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Summary

Dr. Ercan Elitok
Versatile expert and creative result oriented leader with passion to science and innovation – also beyond digital health.
I like complex challenges – especially the ones can be characterized with “impossible mission is a euphemism” and prefer the attitude “there is always a solution, just need to find it”.
As a physician, scientist and computer scientist I have more than 20 years of professional experience in various medical areas: Digital Health Record, Medical devices – Hardware and Software, Direct to Patient, Digital Transformation, Mobile Applications, Marketing, eCommerce, Medical IT solutions, Neuro computer science, research, clinical patient treatment and more …
My personal skills are in my job references described i.a. with overview in most difficult situations, pronounced analytical and fast thinking, systematic and result-oriented approach, high reliability, imaginativeness, consistent implementation of ideas, high ability to work under pressure and willingness to take responsibility.
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Languages: English - business fluent and German - like mother tongue

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Professional Working History

Present

Elucidmind Digital Health GmbH

Consultant, Interim Manager, Managing Director & Owner
  • Customer Projects
    • Consulting
    • Execution
    • Interim Management
    • Digital Transformation
    • ...

2019 May

2019 Apr

Fresenius Medical Care

Director Renal Software Solutions,
Therapy Marketing
  • Heading Product Management Clinical Information Systems and Heading Software Development (Medical Device)
  • Development Marketing Concepts and Digitally Enhanced Solutions
  • Digital Transformation of existing Software System into new edge technology platform
  • Creation of new Tele-monitoring Solution and launch of the pilots
  • Completion of the development and launch of an HL7 connectivity product
  • Increase number of core product installations by 80% (2018 vs 2017)

2017 MAR

2017 Feb

Abbott Diabetes Care

Senior Manager eCommerce Solutions, EMEA
  • Heading eCommerce Solution Management Team
  • Heading Management Ecommerce Solution Operations and Build of New
  • Program Management: Build of new eCommerce Solutions for more than 15 countries in EMEA
    (cash pay and reimbursed payment flows)
  • Project Lead for business critical DtP reimbursement projects

2016 MAR

2016 Feb

Abbott Diabetes Care

Direct to Patient Project Manager, EMEA
  • Project Lead for creation of a new eCommerce Solution from scratch (Order to Cash)
  • Build and Operations of eCommerce Solutions across 7 major EMEA countries for the innovative and unique Flash Glucose Monitoring System FreeStyle Libre, Class IIb medical device
  • Build of new innovative reimbursement engine processing individual pre-approval and payer invoicing and payments for German eCommerce Solution
  • Build of eCommerce Solution Department and Team
  • Contribution to Business Transformation B2B to B2C
  • Abbott Diabetes Care Presidents Awards:
    • 09/2015 - Innovative Reimbursed Web Shop Business Model
    • 04/2015 - A new Direct to Patient Business Model

2013 JAN

2013 Jan

Nihon Kohden Europe

Business Unit Manager IT Solution
  • Definition of IT Solution product portfolio for the Patient Monitoring, Cardiology and Neurology device
  • Responsible for the implementation and management of product launches
  • Market observation and knowledge transfer into development
  • Build of the IT Solution department, 2 direct reports and European scope
  • Europe wide IT Solutions Project Management
  • IT System Solution design

2008 APR

2007 Mar

Nihon Kohden Europe

Product Manager Neurology
  • Combined market and technical oriented Product Management
  • Launch of a new medical device for measurement of electrical brain activity (EEG)
  • Product presentation on national and international congresses and exhibitions.
  • Presales , Sales and Aftersales Support

2008 MAR

2006 Aug

ICW AG

Project & Product Manager
  • Web-based Personal Health Record
  • Product and Project Management for the Health Record Modules: Nutrition Assistant and Emergency Assistant
  • Mobile Application Nutrition Assistant synced with the Web-Health record
  • Support and advice of the managing board in strategic development of the web-based personal health record
  • Publications in Tele monitoring/-medicine and presentation of ICW AG products on exhibitions and conferences

2004 NOV

2004 Jun

DaimlerChrysler Research and Technology

Scientific Position
  • Planning, execution, analysis and  interpretation of the results of numerous studies (influence of driving to humans)
  • Presentation of research results by internal and external lectures, reports and publications
  • Collaboration in the supervision of test series performed by external university cooperation partners
  • Establishement of EEG (electric brain activity) examination while driving
  • Programming experimental software to read and write thru CAN (Controller Area Network)
  • Data Analytics with Matlab

2001 OCT

2001 Jun

Clinic of Neurology and Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Ulm

Physician and Scientific Officer
  • Treatment and care of neurological in- and outpatients and PET diagnostics in Nuclear Medicine
  • Collaboration in the interdisciplinary research group Neuro-PET (Positron Emission Tomography)
  • Performance and result analysis of clinical trials and studies with PET
  • Presentation of scientific results on national and international congresses by lectures and scientific poster

1999 JUL

1999 Jun

Department of Neurology, University of Goettingen

Physician and Scientific Officer
  • Treatment and care of patients at the neurological intensive care unit
  • Emergency and hospital consultation services
  • Scientific management of the clinical trial „Drug compatibility of  Interferon beta-1b by primary progressive multiple sclerosis patients”
  • Presentation of scientific results on congresses as lectures or poster
  • Preparation of blood samples and performance of molecular biological and immunological examinations (ELISA, PCR, etc.)

1998 JAN

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PhD in Medicine

2001 > PhD in Medicine, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

PhD in Medicine

Title: Investigation of genetic and socioeconomic factors influencing the infection with Helicobacter pylori and its associated diseases
 (http://www-brs.ub.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/netahtml/HSS/Diss/ElitokErcan/diss.pdf) Grade: Sehr gut (corresponds to A);
Trial planning, ascertainment of epidemiological data, preparation of samples (cell separation, culture of cells,  DNA purification), performance and interpretation of molecular biological examinations (PCR, gel electrophoresis, Satellite DNA, Immunogenetics) and statistical data analysis and evaluation.

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Education and Qualifications

2002 - 2004 > Bachelor of Computer Science, Albert-Einstein University Ulm, Germany

Albert-Einstein University Ulm,  Germany

Computer Science Studies
Degree: Bachelor of Computer Science, grade: gut (corresponds to B)
Bachelor thesis: Sensorfusion in a (mobile) cooperative application
grade: 1.3 (corresponds to A)

1991 - 1997 > Medical Studies, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

Medical Studies
Degree: State Examination, grade: 1.99 (corresponds to B)
(within top 13% of all German medical  graduates in the same year)

1997 (06 - 08) > Visiting student physician, University of South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama, USA

University of South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama, USA

Visiting student physician, Acting Intern, Surgery
Part of the Medical Studies

1983 - 1991 > General University Entrance Qualification, Staedtisches Gymnasium Bad Laasphe (High school), Germany

Staedtisches Gymnasium Bad Laasphe (High school), Germany

Allgemeine Hochschulreife (General University Entrance Qualification)
Grade: 1.5 (corresponds to between A and B)

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Patents

Computer-implemented method and system as well as computer program product and data structure for drawing up a nutrition plan

Publication number: 20070191689

Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer-based method, system, computer program product and data structure for drawing up a nutrition plan for at least one patient and/or a group of patients by a user comprising: a step (S1) of providing a food database (100) defining the composition of a plurality of food products composed of at least part of its food ingredients; a step (S2) of receiving an ingredient grading input by the user for establishing at least one grading for at least one food ingredient; a step (S3) of assigning the at least one grading to a food ingredient grading scheme (110); a step (S4, S4?) of applying the food ingredient grading scheme (110) to at least part of the food database (100) for achieving a grading for at least part of the food products; and a step (S5, S5?) of assigning the food ingredient grading scheme (110) and/or at least part of the graded food products (122) to the at least one patient and/or the group of patients.

Publication date: August 16, 2007

Inventor: Ercan Elitok

 

Stress probe for a vehicle operator

Publication number: 20050015016

Abstract: A process and system for monitoring the ability to work under pressure or receptiveness and effectiveness of a vehicle operator. The EEG-patterns of the mental activity are continuously recorded in various frequency ranges and evaluated according to various criteria. The occurrence of signals shapes or changes which indicate a impairment of operating ability are thus detected and lead, depending upon the detected status, to triggering of stepwise gradually increasing responses, from warning signals up to direct intervention and the control of the vehicle.

Publication date: January 20, 2005

Inventors: Ercan Elitok, Stefan Hahn, Wilhelm Kincses, Michael Schrauf

 

Method of controlling a driver assistance system and an associated apparatus
US 7710249 B2

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of controlling a driver assistance system which can identify a danger situation with reference to a comparison of measured data with predetermined limit values and which can output a warning signal when it has identified a danger situation of this type. An additional control module is provided which determines an activity state of the driver in dependence on at least one input value which permits a conclusion on actions carried out by a driver and can suppress the outputting of the warning signal in dependence on this activity state.

Release date:  August 9, 2007

Inventors: Guenter Dobler , Ercan Elitok

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Publications

Articles in Books

  • Norbert Braun, Ercan Elitok, Jörg Stadler, Thomas Waller. Instrumente einer Telematik-Infrastruktur im Gesundheitswesen: Beispiele transparenter Integration über Produkt- und Institutionsgrenzen hinweg. Telemedizinführer Deutschland 2006, 7. Ausgabe (ISBN 3-9808837-9-5)

 

Original Articles

  • Millonig A, Dressel A, Bahner D, Bitsch A, Bogumil T, Elitok E, Kitze B, Tumani H, Weber F, Gneiss C, Deisenhammer F, MxA protein--an interferon beta biomarker in primary progressive multiple sclerosis patients. Eur J Neurol. 2008 Aug;15(8):822-6. Epub 2008 Jun 28.
  • Dressel A, Kolb AK, Elitok E, Bitsch A, Bogumil T, Kitze B, Tumani H, Weber, Interferon-beta1b treatment modulates cytokines in patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis. F.Acta Neurol Scand. 2006 Dec;114(6):368-73.
  • Elitok E. Mobility Applikationen der elektronischen Gesundheitsakte LifeSensor von InterComponentWare: LifeSensor Mobile, in: Eymann T, Hampe JF, Koop A, Niemann CH, Mobiles Computing in der Medizin, Proceeding zum 6. Workshop der GMDS-Arbeitsgruppe: Mobiles Computing in der Medizin (MoCoMed 2006), 02.06.2006, Frankfurt, Shaker Verlag, S. 68-75
  • Uttner I, Muller S, Zinser C, Maier M, Sussmuth S, Claus A, Ostermann B, Elitok E, Ecker D, Brettschneider J, Gold R, Tumani H. Reversible impaired memory induced by pulsed methylprednisolone in patients with MS. Neurology. 2005 Jun 14; 64(11): 1971-3.
  • Bitsch A, Bahner D, Wachter C, Elitok E, Bogumil T, Dressel A, Polak T, Tumani H, Weber F, Poser S, Kitze B. Interferon beta-1b modulates serum sVCAM-1 levels in primary progressive multiple sclerosis. Acta Neurol Scand. 2004 Dec;110(6):386-92.
  • Yushchenko M, Mader M, Elitok E, Bitsch A, Dressel A, Tumani H, Bogumil T, Kitze B, Poser S, Weber F. Interferon-beta-1 b decreased matrix metalloproteinase-9 serum levels in primary progressive multiple sclerosis. J Neurol. 2003 Oct;250(10):1224-8.
  • Brettschneider J, Ecker D, Bitsch A, Bahner D, Bogumil T, Dressel A, Elitok E, Kitze B, Poser S, Weber F, Tumani H. The macrophage activity marker sCD14 is increased in patients with multiple sclerosis and upregulated by interferon beta-1b. J Neuroimmunol. 2002 Dec;133(1-2):193-7.
  • Bahner D, Klucke C, Kitze B, Elitok E, Bogumil T, Dressel A, Tumani H, Weber F, Poser S, Bitsch A. Interferon-beta-1b increases serum interleukin-12 p40 levels in primary progressive multiple sclerosis patients. Neurosci Lett. 2002 Jun;326(2):125-8.
  • Lauer M, Schirrmeister H, Gerhard A, Elitok E, Beckmann H, Reske SN, Stober G. Disturbed neural circuits in a subtype of chronic catatonic schizophrenia demonstrated by F-18-FDG-PET and F-18-DOPA-PET. J Neural Transm. 2001;108(6):661-70.
  • Kunstmann E, Hardt C, Elitok E, Harder M, Suerbaum S, Peitz U, Schmiegel W, Epplen JT. The Non-functional Allele TCRBV6S1B is a Risk Factor for Helicobacter pylori Infection. Infect Immun. 2000 Nov;68(11):6493-5
  • Gerhard A, Neumaier B, Elitok E, Glatting G, Ries V, Tomczak R, Ludolph AC, Reske SN. In vivo imaging of activated microglia using [11C]PK11195 and positron emission tomography in patients after ischemic stroke. Neuroreport. 2000 Sept;11:2957-60
  • Kunstmann E, Epplen C, Elitok E, Hader M, Suerbaum S, Peitz U, Epplen J T, Schmiegel W. Helicobacter pylori infection and polymorphisms in the tumor necrosis factor region. Electrophoresis. 1999;20:1756-61

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Lectures

  • Elitok E, Schmid M, Karitzky J, Claus A, Neumaier B , Tomczak R, Kotzerke, J, Gerhard A, Landwehrmeyer GB, Ludolph AC, Reske SN, Schwarz J, Tumani H. 11C- PK11195 - Positron Emission Tomography: An in vivo Indicator for Activated Microglia in Multiple Sclerosis – Lesions. J Neurol. 2000; 247[Suppl 3]:III/39, (ENS Jerusalem)
  • Elitok E, Schmid M, Karitzky J, Claus A, Neumaier B, Tomczak R, Glatting G, Schwarz J, Ludolph AC, Reske SN, Landwehrmeyer GB, Tumani H. In vivo detection of activated microglia in patients with MS by the radio-ligand 11C-PK 11195 and PET. (Conference Francois Lhermitte – 10e Rendez-Vous de l´ARSEP ‘Molecules, cells and tissues imaging in myelin diseases’, Paris 2000)

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Scientific Poster

  • Elitok E, Bitsch A, Poser S, Bogumil T, Dressel A, Polak T, Tumani H, Weber F, Kitze B. Standardized tests and scales for the evaluation of coordination in primary progressive multiple sclerosis. (European Charcot Foundation Symposium ´ Scoring and Databasing in Multiple Sclerosis ´, Nice 1998)
  • Elitok E, Kitze B, Bitsch A, Bahner D, Bogumil T, Dressel A, Polak T, Weber F, Rieckmann P, Poser S, Tumani H. Apo-E Serum Levels -Indicator for Disease Activity, Differentiation of Disease Subtype and Therapy Response in Multiple Sclerosis? Neurology 2000;54(7)[Suppl 3]:A349, (AAN San Diego)
  • Elitok E, Glatting G, Schmid M, Tomczak R, Ludolph AC, Reske SN, Tumani H, Landwehrmeyer GB. Mikrogliaaktivierung bei Multipler Sklerose (MS) in der quantitativen11C-PK 11195 (PK)-Positronenemissionstomographie (PET). Akt Neurol 2000; 27[Suppl 2]:S150, (DGN Baden-Baden)

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Professional Experience List

2017 - 2019 > Director Renal Software Solutions, Therapy Marketing, Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg (Germany)

Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg (Germany).  Fresenius Medical Care is a global acting  Healthcare company, (worldwide > 110,000 employees)

Director Renal Software Solutions, Therapy Marketing
Strategic planning of Renal Software Solutions for the external and internal market with development of marketing concepts and determination of required resources. Preparation of the marketing budget and the marketing plan for the area of responsibility.
Consolidation of existing software systems and transfer into a new up to date and future sustaining software platform.
Support of all software products and services in the assigned area of responsibility and coordination of cross-departmental activities for definition, creation, promotion and optimization of the software portfolio. Sales increase of the major products 80% 2018 vs 2017.  Build and innovation of  a new Remote Tele monitoring Solution.
International market introduction and support of new software systems and services. Acquisition and exchange of therapy-specific expertise on site through continuous exchange of experience with physicians /opinion leaders and sales managers
Responsible director of software development team producing software as medical device.
6 direct reports, Product Management and Software Development Lead (total of 13 in the team)

2013 - 2016 > Senior Manager eCommerce Solutions & DtP Project Manager, Abbott Diabetes Care EMEA, Wiesbaden (Germany)

Abbott Diabetes Care EMEA, Wiesbaden (Germany). Abbott is a global acting  Healthcare company, (worldwide >74,000 employees)

Senior Manager eCommerce Solutions
Responsible for the operations of existing and the new set-up of Direct to Patient eCommerce Solutions cash-paid by customer and/or reimbursed by payer/ health insurances across other EMEA countries. Establishing the growing eCommerce team and managing the Direct to Patient Program for innovative Flash Glucose Monitoring System FreeStyle Libre. Defining the strategy for the DtP eCommerce Solutions.
4 direct reports

Direct to Patient Project Manager
I was the leading Project manager for the creation of a new business model for Abbott Diabetes Care that encompasses the entire eCommerce Solution across 8 major European markets selling the innovative Flash Glucose Monitoring System FreeStyle Libre cash-pay. The solution was created from scratch. Third party service provider has been selected and contracted for Financial Services, Web-development, Warehousing and Fulfilment. More than 50 cross functional and cross countries internal and third party project stakeholder have been managed. I contributed to the business transformation from B2B to B2C. In a later stage the German DtP eCommerce Solution has been enhanced with a new innovative reimbursed business model with new customer journey, consumer-facing web-shop with a reimbursement engine processing individual pre-approval and payer invoicing and payment and product order fulfilment. In parallel I gave guidance and support for the investigation and design of basic flows for DtP eCommerce based Reimbursement Solutions across other EMEA countries - in some cases we have been pioneering without any existing reference.
Status reports and solution demonstrations up to divisional level.

Recognitions
09/2015 Abbott Diabetes Care Presidents award
Innovative Reimbursed Web Shop Business Model
04/2015 Abbott Diabetes Care Presidents award
A new Direct to Patient Business Model

2007 - 2012 > Business Unit Manager IT Solution & Product Manager Neurology, Nihon Kohden Europe, Rosbach vdH (Hessen), Germany

Nihon Kohden Europe, Rosbach vdH (Hessen), Germany. Nihon Kohden is a global acting  medical technology company, (worldwide > 3,500 employees)

Business Unit Manager IT Solution
Definition of IT Solution product portfolio for the Patient Monitoring, Cardiology and Neurology devices,  system design, Europe wide project management, implementation and management of product launches, organization and performance of trainings,  market observation and knowledge transfer to development, built up the department IT Solution
2 direct reports


Product Manager Neurology
Combined marketing and technical oriented product management with i.a.. launch of a new medical device for measurement of electrical brain activity, product presentation on national and international congresses and exhibitions.

2005 - 2006 > Project & Product Manager, ICW AG, Walldorf (Baden), Germany

ICW AG, Walldorf (Baden), Germany. ICW is an international acting company producing software for the e-health market (worldwide > 400 employees)

Project & Product Manager
Design, specification, project and product management for the:
web-based software LifeSensor (personal health record) Nutrition-Assistant, LifeSensor Emergency Assistant and Mobile Applications for LIfeSensor
Support and advice of the managing board in strategic development of the web-based personal health record, presentation of ICW AG products on exhibitions and conferences.

2002 - 2004 > Scientific Position, DaimlerChrysler Research and Technology Center, Ulm, Germany

DaimlerChrysler Research and Technology Center, Ulm, Germany

Scientific Position (parallel to computer science studies)
Planning, execution, analysis and  interpretation of the results of numerous studies (influence of driving to humans), presentation of research results by internal and external lectures, reports and publications, collaboration in the supervision of test series performed by external university cooperation partners of DaimlerChrysler.

2000 - 2001 > Physician and Scientific Officer, University of Ulm, Germany

University of Ulm, Germany
Clinic of Neurology and as cooperation Department of Nuclear Medicine

Physician and Scientific Officer

Treatment and care of neurological in- and outpatients, collaboration in the interdisciplinary research group Neuro-PET (Positron Emission Tomography), performance and result analysis of clinical trials and studies with PET, presentation of scientific results on national and international congresses by lectures and scientific poster.

1998 - 1999 > Physician and Scientific Officer, University of Goettingen, Germany

University of Goettingen, Germany, Department of Neurology

Physician and Scientific Officer
Treatment and care of patients at the neurological intensive care unit and others while emergency and hospital consultation services,  scientific management of the clinical trial „Drug compatibility of  Interferon beta-1b by primary progressive multiple sclerosis patients”, preparation of samples and performance of molecular biological and immunological examinations (ELISA, PCR, etc.)

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