A Track Record of Success

Combining business acumen with clinical expertise, the MedSurge Advances management team has decades of experience helping physicians add value to their practices. Our executives have built long-term relationships with some of the world’s leading medical suppliers — enabling our company to bring exclusive technologies to market.

Senior Executives

Scott Day :: Chairman and CEO
MedSurge Holdings, Inc.

Since founding MedSurge in 2002, Scott Day has led the company's rapid emergence as the largest independent provider of aesthetic products and services to physicians in the United States. Hundreds of doctors nationwide have launched medical spas with help from MedSurge Advances, a subsidiary of MedSurge Holdings.

In his role as chairman and chief executive officer of MedSurge Holdings, Day directs the company's day-to-day operations and provides strategic vision for sales, marketing and clinical business consulting services.

Day's success with MedSurge Holdings is the culmination of more than two decades in medical technology marketing. Day has established a strong reputation with medical suppliers, both domestic and foreign, and has developed a thorough understanding of the unique needs within the physician market.

Before MedSurge Holdings, Day founded Day Surgical, a specialty, regional medical distribution company, and served as owner/operator of Skin Imaging Centers of America. In these roles, Day gained experience introducing and distributing emerging technologies to physicians. He also acquired a vision to provide clinical education and support to help build their practices.

Among his accomplishments, Day is recognized in the medical supply industry for helping establish the HGM Medical Laser as a leader in the ophthalmic and surgical markets.

Day earned a bachelor's degree in political science and accounting with a minor in business management from Boise State University. He obtained CPA status in 1984.

John D. Eubank :: Vice President of Sales

As vice president of sales, John Eubank directs the sales efforts for MedSurge Advances and its subsidiaries. In this role, Eubank leads a team of more than 20 regional sales representatives who have played a central role in the company's growth and success.

Eubank began his MedSurge Advances career as an independent sales representative in 2003 after developing a 15-year track record of sales performance and leadership within the medical industry. Prior to MedSurge Advances, Eubank served at Muro Pharmaceutical, where he was elevated from field sales representative and trainer to district manager and ultimately senior regional sales manager, a role that included management responsibility for a team of 55 district managers, sales representatives, and field trainers.

Among his accomplishments, Eubank led the transformation of Muro Pharmaceutical's lowest-performing region into its top-performing region, a distinction it maintained for four consecutive years.

Eubank has represented a number of organizations in national physician meetings, including the AAD, ASLMS, AAAAI, ACAAI, ALA/ATS and the AAFP. He earned a degree in business management and marketing at Baylor University.

Rob Huckels :: Vice President of Marketing

Rob Huckels joined MedSurge Advances in 2006 as vice president of marketing to drive overall performance through an aggressive program to promote the company and its expanding array of exclusive offerings. Huckels brings to the role more than two decades of expertise in advertising, branding and strategic positioning.

Most recently, Huckels was executive vice president of Dallas-based marketing and design firm Eisenberg & Associates, where he guided the creative talent of his staff for overall company profitability. Huckels managed all operations, corporate branding programs and business-to-business marketing communication plans. He also orchestrated Web site design and all marketing materials produced by Eisenberg.

Previously, Huckels spent time in Hong Kong as director of Steven Leach & Associates, an international design firm. Through his efforts, the company grew from a small local agency into the widely respected design consultancy it is today. Additionally, Huckels has served as vice president of Miller/Zell Incorporated and as project executive for Space Design International.

Pascal Servell :: Director of Business Development

As director of business development for MedSurge Advances, Pascal Servell works with medical suppliers around the globe to develop and bring new products and services to the U.S. market. Servell's knowledge of product development, sales and marketing spans most medical specialties and serves as a key asset to the company's strategic development.

Servell has more than 15 years of experience in the international medical laser business. Among his accomplishments, he has successfully guided three start-up projects into well-established international organizations and has a proven ability to manage cross border teams leading to successful introductions of innovative technologies to medical markets.

Prior to MedSurge Advances, Servell established the dermatology division at Quantel Medical, where he was directly responsible for the development of a comprehensive range of cosmetic lasers for cutting-edge applications. His responsibilities included product definition, clinical development, market positioning, brand strategy and launch strategy.

Previously, Servell was vice president of sales and marketing for Diomed Ltd. in Cambridge, England. In this role, he turned the concept of high-power diode lasers into surgical reality in 25 countries worldwide, resulting in a revenue increase of $7 million in five years. Prior to Diomed, Servell was instrumental in successfully launching the first solid-state laser in ophthalmology.

John Ward :: General Manager, MedSurge Skincare

As general manager of MedSurge SkinCare, John Ward directs the development and marketing of MedSurge Advances' exclusive BelleDerm™ line of physician-only cosmeceuticals.

One of MedSurge Advances' original employees, Ward joined the company in November 2001. Since joining MedSurge Advances, Ward has played an integral part in developing the company's business and clinical concepts as well as functioning as the company's first sales representative. Ward also developed the formulary of the BelleDerm cosmeceutical line.

Ward's extensive laser medical and clinical experience spans more than 25 years. Before joining MedSurge Advances, Ward was president of Vista Medical Southwest, distributing HGM medical lasers to physicians throughout the southwestern United States. He has held important leadership roles for national medical equipment companies, including divisional sales director for US Surgical Inc., regional director with Vascutec Inc., and the sales and products director for Surgery Inc.

Among his accomplishments, Ward conducted the first laser workshop in the state of Texas.

Ward received his BS degree in finance from Mount Saint Mary's University and has completed MBA coursework at Georgetown University.

Travis Mahan :: Consulting Services Director

As director of consulting services for MedSurge Advances, Travis Mahan leads the company's results-driven team of business consultants, analysts, marketers and business development professionals who work with physicians to build their aesthetic medicine practices.

Prior to MedSurge Advances, Mahan served as chief technology officer and director of business development with Surgical Notes, the Dallas-based medical transcription service. Previously, he provided IT consulting services through Vectrix, a Dallas e-business consulting firm, as well as through his own business. Mahan began his career as a medical equipment salesperson for Day Surgical.

Mahan has a bachelor of arts from Southern Methodist University and has earned the MCSE, CCNA, CCDA and CCSA software certifications.