Medical device company NinePoint Medical, Inc revealed on Sunday the addition of Eman Namati, PhD as its president and chief executive officer.

The company said Dr Namati succeeds Christopher von Jako, PhD, who will continue to serve on the board of directors as an independent member.

In the senior positions in the company, Dr Namati will assume day-to-day leadership, while working in collaboration with Merit Medical Systems Inc (NASDAQ:MMSI), who now manages the sales distribution and customer service for the NvisionVLE Imaging System, which provides a unique and clinically valuable new perspective on esophageal disease.

Prior to the promotion, Dr Namati was a technical co-founder as well as vice president of Research and Development at the company, which he joined in 2010.

Previously, Dr Namati was a researcher developing optical imaging systems at Massachusetts General Hospital.