Team

Center Management
Center Staff
Center Faculty
Industry Leaders
Global Faculty
Advisory Faculty

Paul Yock
Founder, Director
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Lyn Denend
Director, Academic Programs
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Thomas Krummel
Co-Director
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Gordon Saul
Executive Director
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Carolyn Heller
Director, Operations and Finance
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Shiqin Xu
Course Manager
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Ritu Kamal
Associate Director, Global Programs
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Kathleen Sochan
Executive Assistant to Todd Brinton and Thomas Krummel
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Stacey McCutcheon
Academic Projects and Communications Manager
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Annette Ewanich
Executive Assistant to Gordon Saul and Paul Yock
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Howard Bobb
Financial Analyst
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Oliver Aalami
Director, Biodesign for Digital Health
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Michael Ackermann
Co-Instructor, Biodesign Innovation Course
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Dan Azagury
Director for Education, Innovation Fellowship
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Farzad Azimpour
Assistant Director, Design
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Rush Bartlett
Assistant Director, Corporate Innovation and Education
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Kate Garrett
Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship
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Janene Fuerch
Assistant Director, Faculty Fellowship
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Josh Makower
Co-Founder, Senior Advisor
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Joseph Mandato
Co-Instructor, Medical Device Innovation Course
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Ryan Pierce
Co-Instructor, Medical Device Innovation Course
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Jan Pietzsch
Director, Health Economics and Value
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Victor McCray
Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship
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Maria Sainz
Innovation Team Mentor
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Robson Capasso
Advisor, Global Biodesign
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Richard Popp
Director, Ethics & Policy
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Sandra Waugh Ruggles
Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship
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Ryan Van Wert
Assistant Director, Biodesign Faculty Fellowship
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Ross Venook
Assistant Director, Engineering
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Todd Brinton
Senior Advisor
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Jay Watkins
Lecturer, Senior Advisor
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Cynthia Yock
Associate Director, Health Economics and Value
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Marta Zanchi
Founding Director, Biodesign for Digital Health
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Lisa Earnhardt
Innovation Team Mentor
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Hanson Gifford
Senior Innovation Team Mentor
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Beverly Huss
Innovation Team Mentor
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Douglas Rait
Director, Team Learning and Design
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Rajiv Doshi
Director, India Program
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Fumiaki Ikeno
Program Director (US), Japan Biodesign
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Enci Mary Kan
Deputy Program Director, Singapore Biodesign
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Venita Chandra
Advisor, Surgery
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James Wall
Director for Program Development, Innovation Fellowship
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Paul Wang
Faculty Liaison
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Uday Kumar
Director, Strategy
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Ruey Peh
Advisor, Singapore Biodesign
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Anurag Mairal
Director, Global Outreach Programs
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Emily Johnson
Fellowships Manager
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Richard Fan
Instructor, Undergraduate Programs
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Tina Seelig
Advisor, Stanford Technology Ventures Program
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Sonoo Thadaney
Advisor, Presence, Stanford Medicine
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Abraham Verghese
Advisor, Presence, Stanford Medicine
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Christopher Shen
Executive Director, Singapore-Stanford Biodesign
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Thomas Andriacchi
Mechanical Engineering
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Mark Blumenkranz
Advisor, Ophthalmology
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David Camarillo
Advisor, Bioengineering
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Jennifer Cochran
Advisor, Bioengineering
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Scott Delp
Advisor, Bioengineering
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Jeff Goldberg
Advisor, Ophthalmology
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Geoff Gurtner
Advisor, Plastic Surgery
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Robert Harrington
Advisor, Internal Medicine
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Michael McConnell
Advisor, Cardiovascular Medicine
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Cece Torres
Course Manager
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Linda Lucian
Translation Projects Manager
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John Linehan
Advisor, Bioengineering
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Yujiro Maeda
Program Co-Director, Japan Biodesign
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Masakazu Yagi
Program Director, Japan Biodesign
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Ravi Pamnani
Co-Instructor, Undergraduate Programs
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Partha Ray
Assistant Director, Faculty Fellowship
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Michelle de Haaff
Co-Instructor, Biodesign for Digital Health
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Ryan Spitler
Faculty Liaison, Biodesign for Digital Health
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Tamara Gold
Administrative Assistant
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Pablo Pantaleoni
Biodesign NEXT Mentor
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Deborah Kilpatrick
Innovation Team Mentor
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Alexei Wagner
Global Faculty Clinical Lead
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Bishakha Chatterjee
Program Assistant
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Team

Paul Yock Founder, Director

Lyn Denend Director, Academic Programs

Thomas Krummel Co-Director

Gordon Saul Executive Director

Carolyn Heller Director, Operations and Finance

Shiqin Xu Course Manager

Ritu Kamal Associate Director, Global Programs

Kathleen Sochan Executive Assistant to Todd Brinton and Thomas Krummel

Stacey McCutcheon Academic Projects and Communications Manager

Annette Ewanich Executive Assistant to Gordon Saul and Paul Yock

Howard Bobb Financial Analyst

Oliver Aalami Director, Biodesign for Digital Health

Michael Ackermann Co-Instructor, Biodesign Innovation Course

Dan Azagury Director for Education, Innovation Fellowship

Farzad Azimpour Assistant Director, Design

Rush Bartlett Assistant Director, Corporate Innovation and Education

Kate Garrett Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship

Janene Fuerch Assistant Director, Faculty Fellowship

Josh Makower Co-Founder, Senior Advisor

Joseph Mandato Co-Instructor, Medical Device Innovation Course

Ryan Pierce Co-Instructor, Medical Device Innovation Course

Jan Pietzsch Director, Health Economics and Value

Victor McCray Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship

Maria Sainz Innovation Team Mentor

Robson Capasso Advisor, Global Biodesign

Richard Popp Director, Ethics & Policy

Sandra Waugh Ruggles Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship

Ryan Van Wert Assistant Director, Biodesign Faculty Fellowship

Ross Venook Assistant Director, Engineering

Todd Brinton Senior Advisor

Jay Watkins Lecturer, Senior Advisor

Cynthia Yock Associate Director, Health Economics and Value

Marta Zanchi Founding Director, Biodesign for Digital Health

Lisa Earnhardt Innovation Team Mentor

Hanson Gifford Senior Innovation Team Mentor

Beverly Huss Innovation Team Mentor

Douglas Rait Director, Team Learning and Design

Rajiv Doshi Director, India Program

Fumiaki Ikeno Program Director (US), Japan Biodesign

Enci Mary Kan Deputy Program Director, Singapore Biodesign

Venita Chandra Advisor, Surgery

James Wall Director for Program Development, Innovation Fellowship

Paul Wang Faculty Liaison

Uday Kumar Director, Strategy

Ruey Peh Advisor, Singapore Biodesign

Anurag Mairal Director, Global Outreach Programs

Emily Johnson Fellowships Manager

Richard Fan Instructor, Undergraduate Programs

Tina Seelig Advisor, Stanford Technology Ventures Program

Sonoo Thadaney Advisor, Presence, Stanford Medicine

Abraham Verghese Advisor, Presence, Stanford Medicine

Christopher Shen Executive Director, Singapore-Stanford Biodesign

Thomas Andriacchi Mechanical Engineering

Mark Blumenkranz Advisor, Ophthalmology

David Camarillo Advisor, Bioengineering

Jennifer Cochran Advisor, Bioengineering

Scott Delp Advisor, Bioengineering

Jeff Goldberg Advisor, Ophthalmology

Geoff Gurtner Advisor, Plastic Surgery

Robert Harrington Advisor, Internal Medicine

Michael McConnell Advisor, Cardiovascular Medicine

Cece Torres Course Manager

Linda Lucian Translation Projects Manager

John Linehan Advisor, Bioengineering

Yujiro Maeda Program Co-Director, Japan Biodesign

Masakazu Yagi Program Director, Japan Biodesign

Ravi Pamnani Co-Instructor, Undergraduate Programs

Partha Ray Assistant Director, Faculty Fellowship

Michelle de Haaff Co-Instructor, Biodesign for Digital Health

Ryan Spitler Faculty Liaison, Biodesign for Digital Health

Tamara Gold Administrative Assistant

Pablo Pantaleoni Biodesign NEXT Mentor

Deborah Kilpatrick Innovation Team Mentor

Alexei Wagner Global Faculty Clinical Lead

Bishakha Chatterjee Program Assistant

More About Us

Paul Yock
Founder, Director

Lyn Denend
Director, Academic Programs

Thomas Krummel
Co-Director

Gordon Saul
Executive Director

Carolyn Heller
Director, Operations and Finance

Shiqin Xu
Course Manager

Ritu Kamal
Associate Director, Global Programs

Kathleen Sochan
Executive Assistant to Todd Brinton and Thomas Krummel

Stacey McCutcheon
Academic Projects and Communications Manager

Annette Ewanich
Executive Assistant to Gordon Saul and Paul Yock

Howard Bobb
Financial Analyst

Oliver Aalami
Director, Biodesign for Digital Health

Michael Ackermann
Co-Instructor, Biodesign Innovation Course

Dan Azagury
Director for Education, Innovation Fellowship

Farzad Azimpour
Assistant Director, Design

Rush Bartlett
Assistant Director, Corporate Innovation and Education

Kate Garrett
Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship

Janene Fuerch
Assistant Director, Faculty Fellowship

Josh Makower
Co-Founder, Senior Advisor

Joseph Mandato
Co-Instructor, Medical Device Innovation Course

Ryan Pierce
Co-Instructor, Medical Device Innovation Course

Jan Pietzsch
Director, Health Economics and Value

Victor McCray
Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship

Maria Sainz
Innovation Team Mentor

Robson Capasso
Advisor, Global Biodesign

Richard Popp
Director, Ethics & Policy

Sandra Waugh Ruggles
Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship

Ryan Van Wert
Assistant Director, Biodesign Faculty Fellowship

Ross Venook
Assistant Director, Engineering

Todd Brinton
Senior Advisor

Jay Watkins
Lecturer, Senior Advisor

Cynthia Yock
Associate Director, Health Economics and Value

Marta Zanchi
Founding Director, Biodesign for Digital Health

Lisa Earnhardt
Innovation Team Mentor

Hanson Gifford
Senior Innovation Team Mentor

Beverly Huss
Innovation Team Mentor

Douglas Rait
Director, Team Learning and Design

Rajiv Doshi
Director, India Program

Fumiaki Ikeno
Program Director (US), Japan Biodesign

Enci Mary Kan
Deputy Program Director, Singapore Biodesign

Venita Chandra
Advisor, Surgery

James Wall
Director for Program Development, Innovation Fellowship

Paul Wang
Faculty Liaison

Uday Kumar
Director, Strategy

Ruey Peh
Advisor, Singapore Biodesign

Anurag Mairal
Director, Global Outreach Programs

Emily Johnson
Fellowships Manager

Richard Fan
Instructor, Undergraduate Programs

Tina Seelig
Advisor, Stanford Technology Ventures Program

Sonoo Thadaney
Advisor, Presence, Stanford Medicine

Abraham Verghese
Advisor, Presence, Stanford Medicine

Christopher Shen
Executive Director, Singapore-Stanford Biodesign

Thomas Andriacchi
Mechanical Engineering

Mark Blumenkranz
Advisor, Ophthalmology

David Camarillo
Advisor, Bioengineering

Jennifer Cochran
Advisor, Bioengineering

Scott Delp
Advisor, Bioengineering

Jeff Goldberg
Advisor, Ophthalmology

Geoff Gurtner
Advisor, Plastic Surgery

Robert Harrington
Advisor, Internal Medicine

Michael McConnell
Advisor, Cardiovascular Medicine

Cece Torres
Course Manager

Linda Lucian
Translation Projects Manager

John Linehan
Advisor, Bioengineering

Yujiro Maeda
Program Co-Director, Japan Biodesign

Masakazu Yagi
Program Director, Japan Biodesign

Ravi Pamnani
Co-Instructor, Undergraduate Programs

Partha Ray
Assistant Director, Faculty Fellowship

Michelle de Haaff
Co-Instructor, Biodesign for Digital Health

Ryan Spitler
Faculty Liaison, Biodesign for Digital Health

Tamara Gold
Administrative Assistant

Pablo Pantaleoni
Biodesign NEXT Mentor

Deborah Kilpatrick
Innovation Team Mentor

Alexei Wagner
Global Faculty Clinical Lead

Bishakha Chatterjee
Program Assistant