Mission Statement
AVANCEN, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, with a mission “to improve patient care at the bedside” and a focus on providing value to its shareholders is poised at the threshold of rapid growth.

After years of standing at thousands of bedsides as a cancer physician, frustration produced a notebook of ideas, concepts and devices to improve patient care. AVANCEN was founded by Sharon Conley MD to bring these ideas into reality and thereby fulfill the mission of the company. The company is in its early stages with its first product, the MOD, ready to go to market.

Executive Staff
AVANCEN has brought together a seasoned management team with an enviable track record of success. This team brings imagination, innovation and the expertise of medicine, business, finance and engineering technology to the company for the development of its products.

Sharon Conley MD PhD
President & CEO
Founder and Product Development

Dr. Conley earned a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Alabama in Birmingham, which was followed by 10 years of experience as a bench researcher in molecular biology. She then obtained her MD at the University of Missouri and trained in Internal Medicine followed by a fellowship in Medical Oncology/Hematology at the University of Florida. She practiced as a medical oncologist at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Florida, from 1991 to 2003. Dr. Conley currently serves as a consultant for clinical research organizations and has authored multiple clinical trial documents and research papers.

Ned Buffington
Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Buffington obtained a BS in Business and Economics from Rollins College and has 35 years experience in economics, finance, senior management, marketing and business development. He has owned and managed his own companies as well as functioning in the capacity of C.E.O., General Manager and Executive Director of other successful companies. For the last 10 years, Mr. Buffington has worked with multiple emerging, high growth start-up companies in senior management positions with the responsibility for strategic planning, business plan implementation and capital strategy & acquisition.

Kathy O’Neal
Chief Financial Officer

Ms. O’Neal holds a BS in Mathematics from the University of Missouri. She also earned an MBA from California University. Ms. O’Neal worked at AT&T for 20 years, rising to the position of Financial Director, a senior management position in that Fortune 500 Company. In this capacity, she managed groups ranging in size from 2 to 185 people, with annual total budgets as high as $15 Million. While at AT&T, over $1 Billion was approved for various business proposals for which Ms. O’Neal had provided financials and their presentations.