Management Team

Brian Carrico is the President and Chief Executive Officer of NeurAxis, Inc. Brian also serves as a Director on the Board for NeurAxis. He joined NeurAxis in 2012, and during his tenure at NeurAxis, Brian has held multiple leadership positions of increasing responsibility, including Vice President of Sales and President before becoming CEO on January 1, 2018.  As an early employee in the Company’s life cycle, Brian was instrumental in setting the strategic agenda for NeurAxis, raising start-up capital, championing new product development, and bringing the Company’s technology to market. Prior to joining NeurAxis, Brian worked selling in the operating room at Bard Medical and in the Cath lab at St. Jude Medical.  He attended Indiana State University and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing.

Mr. Henrichs brings over 20 years of global leadership experience across several industries, including healthcare, home improvement, retail, software, and education. Most recently, Mr. Henrichs served as a member of the NeurAxis Board since August 8, 2023, and the Chief Financial Officer of Renovo Home Partners since 2022. He also served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Follett Corporation from 2008 to 2022 and Global Controller of General Electric Company’s Healthcare Clinical Systems division responsible for the manufacture and distribution of medical devices to the ultrasound, patient monitoring, and anesthesiology markets from 2005 to 2008 in addition to leadership positions at Federal Signal Corporation and Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Henrichs earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Notre Dame and is a Certified Public Accountant with an inactive license in the State of Illinois.

Dr. Miranda brings a unique background of research and clinical expertise to his role as Chief Medical Officer of NeurAxis. Prior to joining Neuraxis, Dr. Miranda was an Assistant professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is a board-certified Pediatric Gastroenterologist.  He obtained his undergraduate degree in Biology from San Diego State University and obtained his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin.  He completed his residency and subspecialty training in Pediatric Gastroenterology at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin (CHW).

As a physician scientist, he has spent the past 15 years of his career investigating the pathophysiology of visceral and somatic pain, as well as exploring new therapeutic options.  His focus has been on studying the effects of adverse early life events, neuroplasticity, and the development of chronic pain.  He has an extensive publication record and has lectured nationally and internationally.

Dr. Brown is a co-founder of the Company. He developed clinical protocol, initial practice guidelines, designed and implemented the practitioner certification program, initiated the company 401K, and personally financed the first two years of the Company. After developing the technique of transillumination to isolate auricular neurovascular bundles, he authored and designed the initial studies establishing neurovascular and tissue energy transfer theories upon which the devices’ use are based. Dr. Brown establish initial communications with Dr. Tom Carrico (Chief Regulatory Officer), Dr. Adrian Miranda (Chief Medical Officer), John Seale (Accountant & CFO) and our IP attorneys at Barnes and Thornburg. Dr. Brown is listed as the sole or principal inventor on all NeurAxis patents and is currently active in further device development working closely with compliance, product design, and engineering.

Upon graduation from the Indiana University School of Dentistry in 1982, while serving as clinic chief in the United States Army Reserve (USAR) dental corps at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis, Indiana, Dr. Brown started a private practice (current) concentrating in head, neck, and facial pain developing the first hospital-based facial pain clinic in Indiana. He received his master’s degree in Biomechanical Trauma in 1996 from Lynn University, one of only 12 dentists in the United States to hold the combination of DDS and MPS degrees. Dr. Brown has authored several textbook chapters, published peer reviewed articles on the physics of soft tissue trauma, pain, financial management, was regional editor for a national facial pain management Journal, and has lectured extensively nationally and internationally. He served on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Pain Management for 15 years, helping grow the organization from 800 members to over 5000. Throughout his tenure, he developed educational tracks, served as Industry liaison, one term as treasurer and one term as President. He served on the national board of The Alliance of TMD practitioners, serving one term as president.

Throughout his career, Dr. Brown has been active in the purchasing and management of several destressed clinics, re-structuring them into profitable enterprises. He has performed extensive volunteer work overseas providing surgical care in the Dominican Republic, local dental clinics serving the underprivileged, and recently provided dental screenings for the deployment of soldiers in the USAR and National Guard.

Dr. Carrico is the Chief Regulatory Officer of NeurAxis, Inc.  He has over 40 years of experience in the healthcare field, including 30 years prior to coming on board at NeurAxis in 2012, and has been involved in the study and application of techniques and treatments that directly affect the autonomic nervous system, especially regarding homeostasis and balance of the parasympathetic and the sympathetic nervous system. Dr. Carrico has a history of working with attorneys on state and national boards, which has positioned him to integrate into regulatory responsibilities at NeurAxis.  Dr. Carrico received his undergraduate education from Indiana University and his Doctorate from Palmer College of Chiropractic.