Charles Fleischman Receives the First-ever AdvaMedDx Lifetime of Leadership & Service Award

WASHINGTON-AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, is pleased to announce Charles Fleischman as the first-ever recipient of the AdvaMedDx Lifetime of Leadership & Service Award.

"We created this award to recognize those whose vision, dedication, and impact have profoundly shaped the diagnostics industry, advanced patient care, and set a standard of leadership for others to follow," said Scott Whitaker, AdvaMed president and CEO. "Chuck Fleischman's name emerged immediately as the ideal inaugural honoree - a testament to his decades of transformative contributions to medtech and diagnostics. Congratulations, Chuck, on this well-deserved honor, and thank you for your decades of leadership and service."

"Chuck Fleischman is the gold standard for leadership, and we are honored to make him our inaugural recipient," said Zach Rothstein, executive director of AdvaMedDx. "His impact is immeasurable - not only as an innovator who helped revolutionize women's health screening, but as a tireless champion for the entire medtech ecosystem. He was one of the earliest and most effective advocates for the sound diagnostic policies that AdvaMedDx champions to this day. His career is a testament to the fact that groundbreaking technology and smart advocacy must go hand-in-hand to save lives."

A few highlights of Chuck's leadership in diagnostics:

Co-founder, President, CFO, and Director of Digene (now Qiagen), where he helped revolutionize molecular diagnostics and women's health screening.

Past member of the AdvaMed Board of Directors and Executive Committee, and former Treasurer, where he was an early and vocal advocate for sound diagnostic policy and regulation.

Leadership roles with InHealth, TEAMFund Health, St. John's Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Education, and numerous other health care and nature conservation organizations, reflecting his commitment to improving lives and expanding access to medtech.

Mentor to countless professionals, multiplying his impact across generations.

Whitaker continued, "The AdvaMedDx Lifetime of Leadership & Service Award is more than a recognition - it is a celebration of the values that drive our sector forward: innovation, integrity, and unwavering commitment to patient care. Chuck embodies these values, and we are deeply grateful for his service to AdvaMed, AdvaMedDx, the entire diagnostics community, and the patients to whom he dedicated his remarkable career."