Patrick Sullivan

Patrick Sullivan currently serves as a Regional Sales Director for the Electrophysiology Division of Abbott Labs, a global leader in the healthcare field.  He manages a team of sales representatives and clinicians dedicated to selling and supporting life-saving devices in the cardiac space.  Patrick has held various roles throughout his 20+ year medical device career working with surgeons who specialize in:  Cardiology, , Otolaryngology, Oral Maxillofacial, Orthopedic, Neurology and Plastic Reconstruction.

Patrick earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems in 1997 from Auburn University while he played football as a scholarship recipient.  He also transferred to play on the Texas Christian University football team in Ft. Worth, TX for 1 year prior to returning to Auburn to graduate.

Following the passing of his father, Pat Sullivan, in 2019 following a 16-year battle from throat cancer treatments, Patrick and his family have been instrumental in the development of The Pat and Jean Sullivan Comprehensive Head and Neck Cancer Survivor Care Program Sullivan Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Initiative (onealcanceruab.org).  The Program was developed to give head and neck cancer patients and their families a multi-level personalized approach to recovery and survivorship.  It is led by a highly skilled staff trained in the intricacies of treating cancer survivors at the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center in Birmingham, AL.

In addition to the Pat and Jean Sullivan Comprehensive Head and Neck Cancer Survivor Care Program, Patrick has recently become involved with the Legacy Concussion Foundation in Boston, MA (Homepage | Concussion Legacy Foundation (concussionfoundation.org)) educating and promoting awareness about the lasting impacts of repetitive sub-concussive and concussive hits and data driven safety recommendations as a result.  Patrick’s father, Pat Sullivan, who was the 1971 Heisman football award winner in 1971, was also diagnosed as having Stage 3 Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) related to his football career which spanned from grade school through a 6-year professional career.