Dave Ferrera

General Partner Treadstone Holdings LLC

Dave Ferrera is a general partner of Treadstone Holdings LLC, a Venture Studio based in Orange County, CA. Dave is a patent-holder who specializes in designing and developing medical devices for the interventional radiology and neuroradiology markets. Dave is the author of Innovation in Translation.

While an undergraduate, Dave’s grandfather suffered an ischemic stroke. The doctors explained to the family that this would likely transform into a hemorrhagic stroke. Visiting the hospital, Dave had a life-altering conversation with his grandfather’s physician.

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Dave wanted to know if there was anything he could do. The doctor told him that he should continue with his engineering studies and develop something that could be used to treat people like his grandfather—“Because right now, I don’t have the tools I need to intervene,” Dave remembers him saying. These words were a body blow, but they echoed in his ears for years to come.

Dave went on to graduate from University of Massachusetts Lowell with a B.S. in Plastics Engineering and a minor in Chemistry. He went on to co-invent the stent retriever, the first treatment for ischemic stroke.

Books by Dave Ferrera

Innovation In Translation

How Big Ideas Really Happen

INNOVATION IS A TEAM SPORT. INNOVATION IN TRANSLATION debunks the myth that big ideas just happen and offers an adventure-filled guide to bringing new products from the drawing board to the market shelf. Entrepreneur Dave Ferrera takes the reader along as he travels the world chasing talent, testing new products, and…

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Articles by Dave Ferrera

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