BioRestorative Therapies Adds to Scientific Advisory Board

BioRestorative Therapies Inc., (BRT), a life sciences company focused on adult stem cell-based therapies for various personal medical applications, today announced that Wayne Olan, M.D., has been appointed as a member of the company’s scientific advisory board.

Olan, a board-certified interventional neuroradiologist, is the director of endovascular and minimally invasive image guided neurosurgery in Washington, D.C. at the George Washington University Medical Center, and is also an associate professor at The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Olan also serves as a consulting physician to the National Institutes of Health.

Olan was the director of interventional neuroradiology at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland from 1999 to 2010. He is a member of professional societies including the Radiological Society of North America, American College of Radiology, American Medical Association, Medical Society of District of Columbia, American Society of Neuroradiology, and American Society of Spine Radiology.

Olan has over 150 published papers, posters, abstracts and lectures on endovascular treatment of cerebrovascular disorders, including the treatment of cerebral aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, and the treatment of stroke. A great deal of his research has covered the interventional treatment of spinal disorders.

“Dr. Olan’s expertise in minimally invasive neurosurgery and spine disease is a strong addition to the BRT team on several fronts,” said Wayne Marasco, M.D., Ph.D., chairman of BRT’s scientific advisory board. “His experience in interventional treatments for the spine is a welcome addition to our scientific advisory board, and will prove invaluable as we prepare to file for approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin our brtxDISC clinical trials for the treatment of protruding, bulging and herniated lumbar discs.”

Olan received his M.D. degree from University of Health Science, the Chicago Medical School. He completed his training in radiology and fellowship training in neuroradiology with subspecialty training in interventional neuroradiology.

BioRestorative Therapies is headquartered in Jupiter, Fla. The company’s brtxDISC (disc implanted stem cells) is an investigational non-surgical treatment for protruding, bulging and herniated lumbar discs that is intended for patients who have failed non-invasive procedures and face the prospect of surgery. The treatment involves culturing a patient’s own stem cells and then delivering them via a proprietary medical device to the damaged region of the disc in an outpatient procedure.