The Biodesign Program has two Fellowship teams each year with different specialty focus areas. Specialty areas in the past have included Cardiovascular Medicine, Neurosurgery/ Neurology, Electrophysiology, Musculoskeletal, Regenerative Medicine, Anesthesia/Critical Care, Gastroenterology and General Surgery.

Application deadlines for 2010-11 Fellowship has passed. We will be start accepting applications for 2011-2012 fellowship in July, 2010.

Team Based: Multidisciplinary teams of four graduate and/or postgraduate engineers, business professionals, bioscientists and physicians collaborate in a process involving clinical immersion, identification and verification of clinical problems, invention, prototyping, early-stage testing, and project planning.

Problem-Based, Solution-Driven: Teams invent new technologies that address major clinical and surgical needs. In the past five years Biodesign Innovation teams have filed multiple patents, have introduced new technologies into clinical practice, have started new companies and have won major technology development awards.

Schedule: All of the fellows will complete a 10-month program, stipend supported. Surgeons will complete a second year regardless of first-year team assignment. Other fellows may have the opportunity to do a second year if they are working on a project and can secure funding.

Faculty & Mentors: In addition to Stanford clinical and engineering faculty, the teams are mentored by over 100 "real world" experts in design, prototyping, regulatory, reimbursement, finance and other aspects of technology implementation.

Characteristics: Desirable fellow characteristics include demonstrated leadership potential, evidence of innovation within medical technology, knowledge of medicine and public health, engineering and business and the ability to work in a team.