Meet our Team
Stephanie Teague, PhD - Founder and Chief Clinical Officer
Meet our founder, Stephanie L. Teague. As an expert in clinical and regulatory leadership, Stephanie leverages over 15 years of industry drug and device experience, enabling the Teague Team to adhere to the highest standards. Knowing the rigorous demands of cross-functional alignment, Stephanie has positioned herself to lead a team driven by one purpose: Providing patients technologies that address their ACTUAL clinical needs. Stephanie takes pride leading the Teague Team to always strive for patient access.
Timothy E. Ekpo, DO - Head of Total Joint Replacement
Meet our Head of Total Joint Replacement, Dr. Timothy Ekpo. As the founder of Michigan Joint Replacement Institute, Dr. Ekpo’s skill and passion set him apart in providing outstanding orthopedic care. Dr. Ekpo leads the Teague Team in advancing the field of joint replacement, with a focus on pioneering surgical techniques, state-of-the-art technologies, and a compassionate, patient-centered approach that drives our pursuit of excellence. Dr. Ekpo is instrumental in identfying adjacent technologies to advance outcomes.
Jonathan Godin, MD, MBA - Head of Sports Medicine
Meet our Head of Sports Medicine, Dr. Jonathan Godin. As a member of a world-renowned sports medicine practice, the Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute, Dr. Godin brings his expertise in treating patients’ knees, shoulders and hips to guide the Teague Team in understanding clinical applicability. Dr. Godin‘s experience as a site investigator and fellowship at Steadman Phillippon Research Institute further ensures the team stands behind the clinical needs required for device adoption.
Derek Ochiai, MD - Head of Practice Integration
Meet our Head of Practice Integration, Dr. Derek Ochiai. Dr. Ochiai specializes in sports medicine hip arthroscopy and is well-published. As a surgeon partner at the Nirschl Orthopaedic Institute, Dr. Ochiai brings to the Teague Team his unique expertise in device integration into a medical practice to further help patients return to leading athletic activities as well as lives they define as their desired state of normality. As a thought leader on exercise and return to sport, Dr. Ochiai brings tremendous value in helping Teague Medical integrate patient-centric technologies and therapies into medical practice.
Leonardo P. Oliveira, MD - Head of Non-Operative Therapies
Meet our Head of Non-Operative Knee Therapies, Dr. Leonardo Oliveira. Dr. Oliveira specializes in non-operative orthopaedics and clinical sports medicine. As a member of the Cleveland Clinic Florida team, Dr. Oliveira enables the Teague Team to focus on addressing non-operative patient needs, especially in the athletic population. Being from Brazil and bi-lingual, Dr. Oliveira has unique experience treating culturally diverse patient populations in South Florida, providing further insight into Teague Medical's practice of addressing unmet patients needs, especially linguistic challenges for patient access to care.