# Eduardo Fonseca

> Eduardo Fonseca is the CEO of XCath, a Houston- and Pangyo-based medtech company building endovascular robotic systems and steerable guidewires to treat stroke and other cerebrovascular conditions. A former Panamanian ambassador to the UAE and Saudi Arabia turned investor and operator, he joined the XCath board in 2019 and took the helm in 2023, also serving as interim CEO of sister company EndoQuest Robotics. Under his leadership XCath has logged a string of world firsts, including the first public remote mechanical thrombectomy demonstration and, in 2026, the world's first remote robotic intervention in a stroke patient.

- **Role:** CEO at XCath
- **Organizations:** XCath, EndoQuest Robotics, HomeWork Mx, Crescent Group, Gulftainer USA
- **Nationality:** Panamanian
- **Education:** MBA, INSEAD, BS in Commerce, Santa Clara University
- **Known for:** Led XCath to the world's first telerobotic stroke procedure using the Iris Surgical Robotic System, Oversaw XCath's first public demonstration of a remote mechanical thrombectomy, spanning Abu Dhabi and South Korea, Guided XCath through first-in-human brain aneurysm procedures with its endovascular robotic system (2025)

## Career timeline

- **2016** — Becomes the first Panamanian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates and to Saudi Arabia (through 2019)
- **2019** — Joins the boards of XCath and EndoQuest Robotics; works as Investment Director at Crescent Group and Chief Corporate Development Officer at Gulftainer USA
- **2023** — Steps in as CEO of XCath
- **2024** — Becomes Interim CEO of EndoQuest Robotics; XCath performs the world's first public remote mechanical thrombectomy demonstration
- **2025** — XCath's endovascular robotic system completes first-in-human brain aneurysm procedures
- **2026** — XCath makes medical history with the world's first remote robotic intervention in a stroke patient; closes Series C round

## Achievements

- Led XCath to the world's first telerobotic stroke procedure using the Iris Surgical Robotic System
- Oversaw XCath's first public demonstration of a remote mechanical thrombectomy, spanning Abu Dhabi and South Korea
- Guided XCath through first-in-human brain aneurysm procedures with its endovascular robotic system (2025)
- First Panamanian Ambassador to both the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia
- Simultaneously leads two medtech companies, XCath and EndoQuest Robotics

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — XCath announced the world's first remote robotic intervention in a stroke patient and closed a Series C financing round.
- **2025-11** — XCath's endovascular robotic system successfully performed its first-in-human brain aneurysm procedures.

## Links

- Website: https://xcath.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/efw
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsSOFVp7SRk

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Last updated: 2026-06-12