Hemanth Varghese

President and Chief Operating Officer

Hemanth is an accomplished healthcare executive with a 20-year track record of performance and execution. He is a versatile leader with experience leading diverse healthcare businesses in high-growth markets in North America and internationally, managing complex business transformations and high-growth corporate strategy initiatives, executing transformational M&A and driving critical business development activities

Before joining Venus Concept, Dr. Varghese served as Senior Vice President of Strategy & Operations at HLS Therapeutics from 2017 to 2022. He previously worked for Endo International Plc, a multinational healthcare company, from 2014 to 2017 as President of International Pharmaceuticals and Executive Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategy. From 2009 to 2014, Dr. Varghese served as General Manager of Vision Care at Bausch & Lomb and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Valeant Pharmaceuticals (now Bausch Health). He has also held leadership roles in venture capital and corporate development enterprises with a specialization in healthcare technology, medical devices, and imaging modalities. Dr. Varghese has an Honors BSc and a PhD in Medical Biophysics from Western University and is a CFA charter holder.