PAVmed Inc.

Welcome to the PAVMED Business Update and First Quarter 2023 Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question and answer session. As a reminder, this call is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to your host, Michael Parks, Vice President, Investor Relations. Mr. Parks, you may begin.

Thank you, Betsy, and good morning, everyone. Thank you for participating in today's first quarter 2023 business update call. The press release announcing this business update in the first quarter 2023 financials is available on the PAVMED website. Please take a moment to read the disclaimer about forward-looking statements in the press release. The business update press release and the conference call both include forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from statements made. Factors that could cause results to differ are described in the disclaimer and in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. For a list and description of these and other important risks and uncertainties that may affect future operations, see Part 1, Item 1A, entitled Risk Factors in PABMED's most recent annual report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC, and subsequent updates filed in the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and any subsequent Form 8-K filings. Except as required by law, PAVMED disclaims any intentions or obligations to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in expectations or in events, conditions, or circumstances on which those expectations may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. I would now like to turn the call over to Dr. LeSean Acklog, Chairman and CEO of PAVMED.

Thanks, Mike, and good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us today for today's business update call.