Team

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

Josh Makower
Director, Co-Founder
Board Member
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Paul Yock
Founder, Director Emeritus
Board Member
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Lyn Denend
Director, Academic Programs
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Thomas Krummel
Senior Advisor
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Gordon Saul
Executive Director
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Carolyn Heller
Director, Finance and Administration
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Awo Addo
Director, Marketing and Communications
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Cece Torres
Faculty Coordinator
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Mollie Tiernan
Policy Program Coordinator
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Shiqin Xu
Senior Manager, Courses and Global Programs
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Ritu Kamal
Director, Global Programs
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Lauren Brown
Translational Projects Coordinator
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Susie Spielman
Senior Manager, Curriculum and Assessment
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Eric Chehab
Project Coach, Biodesign Innovation Course
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Annette Ewanich
Executive Assistant to Paul Yock
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Oliver Aalami
Director, Digital Health
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Michael Ackermann
Director, Biotechnology
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Dan Azagury
Director, Innovation Fellowship
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Farzad Azimpour
Associate Director, Lead for Design
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Annie Brantigan
Mentor, Informatics and Digital Health
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Rush Bartlett
Associate Director, Corporate Innovation and Education
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Zach Edmonds
Associate Director, Clinical and Community Engagement
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Antje Kirschner
Fellowships Coordinator
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Kate Garrett
Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship
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Janene Fuerch
Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship
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Joseph Mandato
Co-Instructor, Medical Device Innovation Course
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Jan Pietzsch
Director, Health Economics and Value
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Fred St. Goar
Clinical Innovation Mentor
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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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Joseph Towles
Advisor, Undergraduate Programs
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Sandra Waugh Ruggles
Director. Policy Research
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Ryan Van Wert
Associate Director, Digital Health
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Ross Venook
Associate Director, Engineering
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David Hao
Global Faculty Clinical Mentor
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Jay Watkins
Lecturer, Senior Advisor
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Marta Zanchi
Advisor, Digital Health
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Hanson Gifford
Senior Innovation Team Mentor
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Beverly Huss
Innovation Team Mentor
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Shashank Ravi
Global Faculty Clinical 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
Program Director, Singapore Biodesign
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Venita Chandra
Advisor, Surgery
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James Wall
Policy Fellowship Innovation Liaison
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Paul Wang
Senior Faculty Liaison
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Krista Donaldson
Director, Innovation to Impact
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Uday Kumar
Director, Advanced Initiatives
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Ruey Peh
Advisor, Singapore Biodesign
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Anurag Mairal
Director, Global Outreach Programs
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Meghan Stawitcke
Fellowships Manager
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Richard Fan
Instructor, Undergraduate Programs
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Tina Seelig
Advisor
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Sonoo Thadaney
Faculty Advisor, Health Equity
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Abraham Verghese
Advisor, Presence, Stanford Medicine
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Christopher Shen
Director, Global Strategic initiativesAdvisor, Undergraduate Programs
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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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Michael McConnell
Advisor, Cardiovascular Medicine
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Matthew Callaghan
Co-Instructor, Biodesign Fundamentals
Linda Lucian
Translation Projects Manager
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Michele Barry
Faculty Advisor, Global Health
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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
Bronwyn Harris
Instructor, Executive Education
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Kate Rosenbluth
Instructor, Informatics and Digital Health
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Ravi Pamnani
Assistant Director, Global Faculty Training
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Amanda White
Project Coach, Biodesign Innovation Course
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Jeremy Koehler
Engineering Coach, Faculty Fellowship
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Shriram Raghunathan
Project Coach, Biodesign Innovation Course
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Dan Francis
Engineering Coach, Faculty Fellowship
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Ashley Waring
Engineering Coach, Faculty Fellows
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Emma Essock-Burns
Engineering Coach, Faculty Fellowship
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John Paderi
Project Coach, Biodesign Innovation Course
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Eric Kramer
Assistant Director, Engineering
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Heather Underwood
Project Coach, Biodesign Innovation Course
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Brandon Felkins
Innovator Accelerator Program
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Michelle de Haaff
Assistant Director, Digital Health
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Vivian de Ruijter
Co-Instructor, Biodesign Fundamentals
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Veronique Peiffer
Assistant Director, Health Economics and Value
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Pablo Pantaleoni
Lead, Biodesign NEXT
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Deborah Kilpatrick
Innovation Team Mentor
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Jill Hannemann
Chief of Staff
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Swaril Mathur
Global Faculty Mentor
Ingrid Ellerbe
Executive Director, Diversity by Doing HealthTech (DxD)
Board Member
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Juliana Perl
Pediatrics and Health Technology Researcher
Jody Berger
Manager, Communications
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Brook Byers
Board Member
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David Kelley
Board Member
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Asha Nayak
Board Member
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Lisa Earnhardt
Board Member
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Todd Brinton
Senior Advisor and Board Member
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Peng Yuan
Senior Financial Analyst
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Pedram Afshar
Co-Instructor, Biodesign for Societal Health
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Evan Anderson
Instructor, Undergraduate Programs
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Kunj Sheth
Assistant Director, Faculty Fellowship
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Andy McGibbon
Instructor, Executive Education
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Beverly Tang
Instructor, Executive Education
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Paul Schmiedmayer
Assistant Director, Digital Health
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Narges Baniasadi
Director, Emergence
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Justin Huelman
Project Coach, Biodesign Innovation Course
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Kavita Patel
Director, Policy Program
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Vishnu Ravi
Lead Architect, Building for Digital Health
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Erika Palmer
Advisor, Academic Programs
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Kevin Bui
Center Faculty Instructor, Undergraduate Programs
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David Hindin
Assistant Director, Faculty Fellowship
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Meghana Nerurkar
Assistant Manager of Courses and Global Programs
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Ashley Seehusen
Assistant Director, Faculty Fellowship
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Deja Hill
Events Specialist
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Team

Josh Makower Director, Co-Founder Board Member

Paul Yock Founder, Director Emeritus Board Member

Lyn Denend Director, Academic Programs

Thomas Krummel Senior Advisor

Gordon Saul Executive Director

Carolyn Heller Director, Finance and Administration

Awo Addo Director, Marketing and Communications

Cece Torres Faculty Coordinator

Mollie Tiernan Policy Program Coordinator

Shiqin Xu Senior Manager, Courses and Global Programs

Ritu Kamal Director, Global Programs

Lauren Brown Translational Projects Coordinator

Susie Spielman Senior Manager, Curriculum and Assessment

Eric Chehab Project Coach, Biodesign Innovation Course

Annette Ewanich Executive Assistant to Paul Yock

Oliver Aalami Director, Digital Health

Michael Ackermann Director, Biotechnology

Dan Azagury Director, Innovation Fellowship

Farzad Azimpour Associate Director, Lead for Design

Annie Brantigan Mentor, Informatics and Digital Health

Rush Bartlett Associate Director, Corporate Innovation and Education

Zach Edmonds Associate Director, Clinical and Community Engagement

Antje Kirschner Fellowships Coordinator

Kate Garrett Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship

Janene Fuerch Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship

Joseph Mandato Co-Instructor, Medical Device Innovation Course

Jan Pietzsch Director, Health Economics and Value

Fred St. Goar Clinical Innovation Mentor

Victor McCray Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship

Maria Sainz Innovation Team Mentor

Robson Capasso Advisor, Global Biodesign

Richard Popp Director, Ethics & Policy

Joseph Towles Advisor, Undergraduate Programs

Sandra Waugh Ruggles Director. Policy Research

Ryan Van Wert Associate Director, Digital Health

Ross Venook Associate Director, Engineering

David Hao Global Faculty Clinical Mentor

Jay Watkins Lecturer, Senior Advisor

Marta Zanchi Advisor, Digital Health

Hanson Gifford Senior Innovation Team Mentor

Beverly Huss Innovation Team Mentor

Shashank Ravi Global Faculty Clinical Mentor

Douglas Rait Director, Team Learning and Design

Rajiv Doshi Director, India Program

Fumiaki Ikeno Program Director (US), Japan Biodesign

Enci Mary Kan Program Director, Singapore Biodesign

Venita Chandra Advisor, Surgery

James Wall Policy Fellowship Innovation Liaison

Paul Wang Senior Faculty Liaison

Krista Donaldson Director, Innovation to Impact

Uday Kumar Director, Advanced Initiatives

Ruey Peh Advisor, Singapore Biodesign

Anurag Mairal Director, Global Outreach Programs

Meghan Stawitcke Fellowships Manager

Richard Fan Instructor, Undergraduate Programs

Tina Seelig Advisor

Sonoo Thadaney Faculty Advisor, Health Equity

Abraham Verghese Advisor, Presence, Stanford Medicine

Christopher Shen Director, Global Strategic initiativesAdvisor, Undergraduate Programs

Thomas Andriacchi Mechanical Engineering

Mark Blumenkranz Advisor, Ophthalmology

David Camarillo Advisor, Bioengineering

Jennifer Cochran Advisor, Bioengineering

Scott Delp Advisor, Bioengineering

Michael McConnell Advisor, Cardiovascular Medicine

Matthew Callaghan Co-Instructor, Biodesign Fundamentals

Linda Lucian Translation Projects Manager

Michele Barry Faculty Advisor, Global Health

John Linehan Advisor, Bioengineering

Yujiro Maeda Program Co-Director, Japan Biodesign

Masakazu Yagi Program Director, Japan Biodesign

Bronwyn Harris Instructor, Executive Education

Kate Rosenbluth Instructor, Informatics and Digital Health

Ravi Pamnani Assistant Director, Global Faculty Training

Amanda White Project Coach, Biodesign Innovation Course

Jeremy Koehler Engineering Coach, Faculty Fellowship

Shriram Raghunathan Project Coach, Biodesign Innovation Course

Dan Francis Engineering Coach, Faculty Fellowship

Ashley Waring Engineering Coach, Faculty Fellows

Josh Makower
Director, Co-Founder
Board Member

Paul Yock
Founder, Director Emeritus
Board Member

Lyn Denend
Director, Academic Programs

Thomas Krummel
Senior Advisor

Gordon Saul
Executive Director

Carolyn Heller
Director, Finance and Administration

Awo Addo
Director, Marketing and Communications

Cece Torres
Faculty Coordinator

Mollie Tiernan
Policy Program Coordinator

Shiqin Xu
Senior Manager, Courses and Global Programs

Ritu Kamal
Director, Global Programs

Lauren Brown
Translational Projects Coordinator

Susie Spielman
Senior Manager, Curriculum and Assessment

Eric Chehab
Project Coach, Biodesign Innovation Course

Annette Ewanich
Executive Assistant to Paul Yock

Oliver Aalami
Director, Digital Health

Michael Ackermann
Director, Biotechnology

Dan Azagury
Director, Innovation Fellowship

Farzad Azimpour
Associate Director, Lead for Design

Annie Brantigan
Mentor, Informatics and Digital Health

Rush Bartlett
Associate Director, Corporate Innovation and Education

Zach Edmonds
Associate Director, Clinical and Community Engagement

Antje Kirschner
Fellowships Coordinator

Kate Garrett
Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship

Janene Fuerch
Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship

Joseph Mandato
Co-Instructor, Medical Device Innovation Course

Jan Pietzsch
Director, Health Economics and Value

Fred St. Goar
Clinical Innovation Mentor

Victor McCray
Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship

Maria Sainz
Innovation Team Mentor

Robson Capasso
Advisor, Global Biodesign

Richard Popp
Director, Ethics & Policy

Joseph Towles
Advisor, Undergraduate Programs

Sandra Waugh Ruggles
Director. Policy Research

Ryan Van Wert
Associate Director, Digital Health

Ross Venook
Associate Director, Engineering

David Hao
Global Faculty Clinical Mentor

Jay Watkins
Lecturer, Senior Advisor

Marta Zanchi
Advisor, Digital Health

Hanson Gifford
Senior Innovation Team Mentor

Beverly Huss
Innovation Team Mentor

Shashank Ravi
Global Faculty Clinical Mentor

Douglas Rait
Director, Team Learning and Design

Rajiv Doshi
Director, India Program

Fumiaki Ikeno
Program Director (US), Japan Biodesign

Enci Mary Kan
Program Director, Singapore Biodesign

Venita Chandra
Advisor, Surgery

James Wall
Policy Fellowship Innovation Liaison

Paul Wang
Senior Faculty Liaison

Krista Donaldson
Director, Innovation to Impact

Uday Kumar
Director, Advanced Initiatives

Ruey Peh
Advisor, Singapore Biodesign

Anurag Mairal
Director, Global Outreach Programs

Meghan Stawitcke
Fellowships Manager

Richard Fan
Instructor, Undergraduate Programs

Tina Seelig
Advisor

Sonoo Thadaney
Faculty Advisor, Health Equity

Abraham Verghese
Advisor, Presence, Stanford Medicine

Christopher Shen
Director, Global Strategic initiativesAdvisor, Undergraduate Programs

Thomas Andriacchi
Mechanical Engineering

Mark Blumenkranz
Advisor, Ophthalmology

David Camarillo
Advisor, Bioengineering

Jennifer Cochran
Advisor, Bioengineering

Scott Delp
Advisor, Bioengineering

Michael McConnell
Advisor, Cardiovascular Medicine

Matthew Callaghan
Co-Instructor, Biodesign Fundamentals

Linda Lucian
Translation Projects Manager

Michele Barry
Faculty Advisor, Global Health

John Linehan
Advisor, Bioengineering

Yujiro Maeda
Program Co-Director, Japan Biodesign

Masakazu Yagi
Program Director, Japan Biodesign

Bronwyn Harris
Instructor, Executive Education

Kate Rosenbluth
Instructor, Informatics and Digital Health

Ravi Pamnani
Assistant Director, Global Faculty Training

Amanda White
Project Coach, Biodesign Innovation Course

Jeremy Koehler
Engineering Coach, Faculty Fellowship

Shriram Raghunathan
Project Coach, Biodesign Innovation Course

Dan Francis
Engineering Coach, Faculty Fellowship

Ashley Waring
Engineering Coach, Faculty Fellows

Emma Essock-Burns
Engineering Coach, Faculty Fellowship