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"We have successfully completed the Search for the SRI Surgical Chief Executive Officer and Director with the placement of GERALD WOODARD."

TAMPA, Fla., -- SRI/Surgical Express, Inc. (SRI), a leading provider of reusable surgical device reprocessing services supporting the healthcare industry, announces the appointment of Gerald Woodard as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Woodard starts with SRI as its CEO on January 31, 2008. He will also serve as a member of SRI's Board of Directors. SRI is a public company traded on the NASDAQ (STRC).

Mr. Woodard has served in executive and management positions with healthcare companies since 1986. He joins SRI from the Linvatec subsidiary of ConMed Corporation, where he served as President since 2000. ConMed Linvatec is a supplier of orthopedic and sports medicine products, endoscopic imaging systems, and various operating room and critical care products. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Woodard was President of the Elekta Holdings subsidiary of Elekta, AB, a manufacturer of stereotactic radiosurgery systems and radiation therapy systems. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Woodard worked with Marquette Medical Systems, Inc., where he was most recently President of its Monitoring and Information Systems Division. Mr. Woodard said: "I am very excited to join SRI at this time. The opportunities for growth at SRI are substantial and I look forward to working with the SRI team to move the company to greater levels of performance."

Charlie Federico, Chairman of SRI's Board of Directors, commented: "We are excited that Gerald Woodard is joining us. With his tremendous industry experience and successful track record, Gerald is well-suited for the challenges facing SRI, and we very much look forward to working with him."