MiraVista Diagnostics’ Management + Clinical Leadership Team
The team that leads MiraVista Diagnostics combines deep scientific expertise in fungal diagnostics and endemic disease with the clinical laboratory, operational, and commercial experience that a specialized diagnostics organization demands. As a family-owned organization, MiraVista’s leadership operates with direct accountability to the clinicians and laboratory professionals we serve and to the patients whose diagnoses depend on getting it right. Our vision extends beyond the laboratory: we are committed to a world where vulnerable populations have access to accurate diagnostic solutions, a commitment reflected in the diagnostic tools we develop and the patients we aim to reach.
Meet the scientists, clinicians, and operational leaders behind MiraVista’s diagnostic platform.
Heather Wheat Largura, DDS, MS
President
Heather Wheat Largura serves as President of MiraVista Diagnostics, a family-owned specialty diagnostic laboratory and IVD manufacturer founded by her father, Dr. Lawrence Joseph Wheat, focused on systemic fungal infections and fungal pneumonia.
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Abigale Wheat-Lusiak, MSW
Vice President of People and Culture
Abby Wheat-Lusiak serves as Vice President of People and Culture for MiraVista Diagnostics, a family-owned specialty diagnostic laboratory founded by her father, Dr. Lawrence Joseph Wheat, drawing on nearly two decades with the organization. Since 2006…
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Andrew Hanzlicek, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM)
Clinician Director
Dr. Andrew Hanzlicek brings veterinary internal medicine expertise and an extensive research background in fungal disease diagnostics. He holds a DVM and MS from Kansas State University, completed his residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine…
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Lauren Cooper, PhD, MPH, D(ABMM)
Laboratory Director
Lauren Cooper, PhD, MPH, D(ABMM), brings fellowship-trained expertise in clinical microbiology and molecular diagnostics to laboratory leadership. She holds a PhD in Molecular Genetics from the University at Albany, SUNY, and an MPH in Hospital…
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Aaron Kadel
Operations Director
Aaron Kadel brings more than 25 years of engineering, quality, and regulatory experience, including over a decade in leadership roles in the medical device industry. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and built his…
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Janet Raymond
Sales and Marketing Director
Janet Raymond serves as Sales and Marketing Director for MiraVista Diagnostics, leading the company’s commercial strategy, market education, customer engagement, sales enablement, and marketing communications. She works in close partnership…
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Nicolas Barros, MD
Clinical Advisor
Dr. Nicolas Barros serves as Clinical Advisor to MiraVista Diagnostics, bringing academic transplant infectious disease expertise to the company’s fungal diagnostics work. He is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious…
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