Healthcare >> Analyst Interviews >> January 13, 2000
ROBERT FAULKNER is a Senior Medical Device Analyst with Hambrecht &
Quist. Previously, he was associated with Warburg Dillon Read, The
Wilkerson Group, and Smithkline Beecham. Mr. Faulkner earned his
Bachelor's degree from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from the Tuck
School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College. Profile
CHRIS SHIBUTANI, M.D. is an Associate Analyst with Hambrecht & Quist,
covering medical products. Prior to joining the firm, he was an
attending physician in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical
Care Medicine at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York with
a faculty appointment at Cornell Medical College. Dr. Shibutani
completed a medical internship at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
in New York and residency training at the Massachusetts General Hospital
in Boston. He holds a Bachelor's degree from Harvard University, an M.D.
from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and an
M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. Profile
TWST: Rob, tell us about the universe of medical technology companiesthat you focus on at Hambrecht & Quist.
Mr. Faulkner: I focus on the large cardiovascular companies,