Floyd D Loop

Chair of Quality, Compliance and Ethics Committee, and member of Executive Committee and. Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Dr. Loop retired as the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of governors of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation in October 2004, a position he held for 15 years. He currently serves as a consultant to the Foundation. Before becoming the Foundation's chief executive officer in 1989, Dr. Loop was an internationally recognized cardiac surgeon. He practiced cardiothoracic surgery for 30 years and headed the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at The Cleveland Clinic from 1975 to 1989. Dr. Loop has authored more than 350 clinical research papers, chaired the Residency Review Committee for Thoracic Surgery and was president of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Loop holds a bachelor of science degree from Purdue University and received his medical degree from George Washington University. He is a director of two other public companies, Athersys, Inc. and Intuitive Surgical, Inc. He is also a director of Noteworthy Medical Systems, Inc., Passport Health Communications, Inc., Swissray International, Inc. and Visible Assets Inc. Dr. Loop has been a director since January 1999.