Professional Career
Christopher Ridgeway has built his professional career around healthcare services, medical technology, clinical laboratory development, and the ability to identify additional service needs in the medical market.
Ridgeway founded Stone Clinical Laboratories as an expansion of Stone Surgical, which was established in 2008. The expansion followed his recognition of market demand for a broader range of clinical and laboratory services, including toxicology, early-stage cancer detection, pharmacogenetics, pathology, wellness, testing, and related services.
Stone Surgical
Stone Surgical is a medical services company that provides advanced techniques and technologies to examination and surgical rooms. Its work includes medical device implants in fields such as neuro, spine, and orthopedics.
Together, Stone Surgical and Stone Clinical Laboratories are described as a leading single-source provider for a range of healthcare solutions, distributing medical devices and serving as a specialty laboratory for facilities across the United States.
Career Development
Ridgeway began his career in sales and sales management, later using that experience to establish his own firm. His professional path also includes Stone Biotechnologies and a General Manager position with a national pharmacogenetics laboratory.
While working in the field, Ridgeway identified the need for a laboratory with a full clinical offering and founded Stone Clinical Laboratories, with locations connected to his hometown of New Orleans and Florida.
Education & Personal
He graduated from the University of Mississippi and the University of New Orleans in Innsbruck, Austria. Today, he lives with his family in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Alys Beach, Florida.