About Us
Our Mission
To enable immediate and continuous airway control, helping prevent hypoxia through safe, effective, and efficient solutions for clinicians and EMS professionals everywhere.
The Ventubation Team: Experienced and Committed to Airway Management
Over 50 years of medical device commercialization experience in EMS and hospital
Over 40 years of clinical experience in the ED and OR
30,000+
intubations
our story
Dr. Glenn Gardner
President and Founder of Ventubation Systems
After more than 30,000 intubations, Dr. Glenn Gardner had seen the same problem too many times.
As an anesthesiologist practicing for over 37 years and leading a private anesthesiology group at a major Level I Trauma Center in metropolitan Chicago, he understood that securing the airway is one of the most important procedures in medicine. He also knew that when intubation becomes difficult, every second matters.
“What frustrated me most was that many of the tools and methods on which clinicians relied remained largely unchanged for decades.”
Dr. Gardner believed clinicians should be able to maintain oxygenation while securing the airway. That conviction sparked years of innovation and led to the creation of the Ventubation System—a revolutionary airway management platform designed to provide continuous airway control, ventilation, and endotracheal intubation in a single integrated approach.
Our Team
Ventubation Systems is a Gardner Medical company, supported by a leadership team and clinical advisors with deep experience in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, and prehospital care.
Clyde Burks
Chief Executive Officer
Glenn Gardner, MD
President and Founder
Elizabeth Groover
VP of Market Development
Mike Black
VP of Commercialization
Brandon Gardner, MD, Ph.D
VP of Research and Development
Scott T. Whitaker
VP of Strategy
Nishma Sachedina, MD
VP of Clinical Research and Education
Kyle Gardner
VP of Operations
Tom Cox
Legal Counsel
Adam Robins
VP of Investor Relations