Valeritas, Inc. announced that Rodney D. Altman, MD has been elected to the company's board as an independent director. He recently joined Spindletop Capital as a Managing Director. Dr. Altman also currently serves as board director at Siris Medical, and as an advisor to BDC Ventures and to several healthcare start-ups.

Dr. Altman's other roles have included Co-Founder and Managing Director of Aphelion Capital LLC, Principal at Piper Jaffray Ventures, and a Partner at TVM Techno Venture Management. Dr. Altman continues to work as an emergency physician at Stanford University Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente Medical Center.