The Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education (FORE), has named John Polikandriotis as its new Clinical Research Director.

“The addition of John to our management team will strengthen our ability to conduct clinical research that will lead to improvements in orthopaedic care,” said Derek Pupello, CEO of FORE.

Before joining FORE, Dr. Polikandriotis had been the Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Laser Spine Institute (LSI) where he coordinated and led facility expansion efforts, provided analytical insight for the development of strategic recommendations and economic value creation, and monitored patient outcomes.

Prior to LSI, he worked at Reddy US Therapeutics, a company that focuses on developing and identifying novel therapeutics for cardiovascular disease.

John has a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Ohio State University and an M.B.A. in Finance and Health Care Administration from Georgia State University.