Our History
Co-founders George Kramer and Chris Meador teamed up in 2009 to develop Arcos, a company driven by the desire to develop and deliver easy-to-use health IT tools for clinicians. Influenced by Dr. Kramer’s service in the Air Force and long-time research collaborations with the U.S. Department of Defense, Arcos’ vision began with a focus on improving combat casualty burn care. Today, Arcos continues to grow & develop products that benefit hundreds of thousands of civilian and military patients.
Chris Meador, MBA, CEO, Co-Founder
Chris is an engineer-turned-entrepreneur passionate about building useful and user-friendly support tools for clinicians caring for severely injured patients. Chris ensures clinical user feedback drives improvements for Arcos’ products and manages key relationships with university, national and international partners. Chris has contributed to several research projects studying human factors challenges and improvements, as well as automated critical care solutions.
George Kramer, PhD, Co-Founder Emeritus
George is a physiologist, entrepreneur and creative inventor. George has a passion for collaborating with civilian and military nurses, anesthesiologists, surgeons and engineers to advance the science and delivery of critical care. George has over 100 peer-reviewed publications and is one of the inventors on the Burn Navigator patents.
Stephan Wexler, MD, MBA, JD, CLO
Stephan has a unique combination of surgical experience, an understanding of medical legal challenges and a passion for patient safety. Stephan provides product design advice and counsel for Arcos and loves to chat with clinicians about healthcare challenges, improving access and delivering better care.
Cora Pena, Operations Manager
Cora handles the manufacturing and supply chain operations. Cora also has experience in the fields of networking product support and finance. Cora’s passion for healthcare solutions combined with medical technology has motivated her to pursue an active role in the Arcos team.
Ben Wightman, Principal Engineer and Security Officer
Ben provides a great depth of technical expertise in the design and implementation of Arcos’s products. He is passionate about delivering highly dependable top–