Team

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

Josh Makower
Director, Co-Founder
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Paul Yock
Founder, Director Emeritus
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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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Cristina Kapustij
Director, Policy Program
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Tamu Green
Director, Health Equity and Inclusive Design
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Emmett Cunningham
Advisor, Biotechnology
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Mollie Tiernan
Policy and Program Coordinator
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Ritu Kamal
Director, Global Programs
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Ryan Pierce
Co-Instructor, Medical Device Innovation Course
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Lauren Brown
Translational Programs Coordinator
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Parashar Patel
Advisor, Policy Program
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Susie Spielman
Senior Manager, Curriculum and Assessment
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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
Academic Programs Administrator
Chief of Staff, Impact1
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Kate Garrett
Associate Director, Innovation Fellowship
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Janene Fuerch
Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship
Co-Director, Impact1
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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
Associate Director, Innovation Fellowship
Emma Essock-Burns
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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Venita Chandra
Advisor, Surgery
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James Wall
Senior Advisor
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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
Senior Advisor
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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 and Global Programs
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Tina Seelig
Advisor
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Christopher Shen
Director, Global Strategic initiatives
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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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Adrienne Hallett
Senior Advisor, Policy Program
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Matthew Callaghan
Co-Instructor, Biodesign Fundamentals Course
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Linda Lucian
Senior Manager, Translational Programs
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Michele Barry
Faculty Advisor, Global Health
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John Linehan
Advisor, Bioengineering
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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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John Paderi
Assistant Director, Biotechnology
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Eric Kramer
Assistant Director, Engineering
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Brandon Felkins
Assistant Director, BFx Innovation Accelerator Program
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Michelle de Haaff
Assistant Director, Digital Health, Co-Instructor, Biodesign for Societal Health Course

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Bob Rebitzer
Senior Advisor, Digital Health
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Veronique Peiffer
Associate 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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Kevin Schulman
Senior Advisor, Policy Program
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Jill Hannemann
Chief of Staff
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Swaril Mathur
Global Faculty Mentor
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Ingrid Ellerbe
Senior Advisor
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Juliana Perl
Pediatrics and Health Technology Researcher, Assistant Director, Impact1
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Cece Torres
Faculty Coordinator
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Brook Byers
Senior Advisor
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Asha Nayak
Senior Advisor
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Lisa Earnhardt
Senior Advisor
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Todd Brinton
Senior Advisor
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Peng Yuan
Senior Financial Analyst
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Pedram Afshar
Co-Instructor, Biodesign for Societal Health Course
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Evan Anderson
Instructor, Undergraduate Programs
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Kunj Sheth
Assistant Director, Faculty Fellowship
Co-Director, Impact1
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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; Lead, Artificial Intelligence
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Narges Baniasadi
Co-Instructor, Biodesign for Societal Health Course
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Justin Huelman
Project Coach, Biodesign Innovation Course
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Vishnu Ravi
Lead Architect, Building for Digital Health
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Kevin Bui
Mentor, Undergraduate and Global Programs
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David Hindin
Assistant Director, Faculty Fellowship
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Stella Safo
Director, Health Equity Health Policy
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Meghana Nerurkar
Manager, Courses and Global Programs
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Carla Pugh
Advisor, Surgery
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Orestis Vardoulis
Project Coach, Biodesign Innovation Course
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Ashley Seehusen
Assistant Director, Faculty Fellowship
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Piper Su
Director, Healthcare Finance and Payment
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Deja Hill
Event Coordinator
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Eb Bright
Director, Intellectual Property
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Cyan Brown
Lead, Health Equity
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Vrad Levering
Engineering Coach, Faculty Fellowship
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Alexandra Knauer
Engineering Coach, Faculty Fellowship
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Jay Khosla
Director, Federal Policy and Politics
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Ben Berkowitz
Engineering Coach, Faculty Fellowship
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Nancy Isaac
Director, Regulatory Policy
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David Milestone
Senior Advisor, Global Health Innovation
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Daniela Rodríguez Martínez
Assistant Manager Communications
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Partha Ray
Project Coach, Biodesign Innovation Course
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George Korir
Engineering Coach, Faculty Fellowship
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Gabriel Sanchez
Project Coach, Biodesign Innovation Course
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Corinne Bright
Project Coach, Biodesign Innovation Course
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Mohit Singhala
Assistant Director, Global Engineering
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Corinne Landphere
Team Dynamics Coach
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Garrett Schwab
Team Dynamics Coach
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Ian Duncan
Advisor for the Policy Program
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Team

Josh Makower Director, Co-Founder

Paul Yock Founder, Director Emeritus

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

Cristina Kapustij Director, Policy Program

Tamu Green Director, Health Equity and Inclusive Design

Emmett Cunningham Advisor, Biotechnology

Mollie Tiernan Policy and Program Coordinator

Ritu Kamal Director, Global Programs

Ryan Pierce Co-Instructor, Medical Device Innovation Course

Lauren Brown Translational Programs Coordinator

Parashar Patel Advisor, Policy Program

Susie Spielman Senior Manager, Curriculum and Assessment

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 Academic Programs Administrator Chief of Staff, Impact1

Kate Garrett Associate Director, Innovation Fellowship

Janene Fuerch Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship Co-Director, Impact1

Joseph Mandato Co-Instructor, Medical Device Innovation Course

Jan Pietzsch Director, Health Economics and Value

Fred St. Goar Clinical Innovation Mentor

Victor McCray Associate Director, Innovation Fellowship

Emma Essock-Burns 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

Venita Chandra Advisor, Surgery

James Wall Senior Advisor

Paul Wang Senior Faculty Liaison

Krista Donaldson Director, Innovation to Impact

Uday Kumar Senior Advisor

Anurag Mairal Director, Global Outreach Programs

Meghan Stawitcke Fellowships Manager

Richard Fan Instructor, Undergraduate and Global Programs

Tina Seelig Advisor

Christopher Shen Director, Global Strategic initiatives

Mark Blumenkranz Advisor, Ophthalmology

David Camarillo Advisor, Bioengineering

Jennifer Cochran Advisor, Bioengineering

Scott Delp Advisor, Bioengineering

Michael McConnell Advisor, Cardiovascular Medicine

Adrienne Hallett Senior Advisor, Policy Program

Matthew Callaghan Co-Instructor, Biodesign Fundamentals Course

Linda Lucian Senior Manager, Translational Programs

Michele Barry Faculty Advisor, Global Health

John Linehan Advisor, Bioengineering

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

John Paderi Assistant Director, Biotechnology

Eric Kramer Assistant Director, Engineering

Brandon Felkins Assistant Director, BFx Innovation Accelerator Program

Michelle de Haaff Assistant Director, Digital Health, Co-Instructor, Biodesign for Societal Health Course

Bob Rebitzer Senior Advisor, Digital Health

Veronique Peiffer Associate Director, Health Economics and Value

Pablo Pantaleoni Lead, Biodesign NEXT

Josh Makower
Director, Co-Founder

Paul Yock
Founder, Director Emeritus

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

Cristina Kapustij
Director, Policy Program

Tamu Green
Director, Health Equity and Inclusive Design

Emmett Cunningham
Advisor, Biotechnology

Mollie Tiernan
Policy and Program Coordinator

Ritu Kamal
Director, Global Programs

Ryan Pierce
Co-Instructor, Medical Device Innovation Course

Lauren Brown
Translational Programs Coordinator

Parashar Patel
Advisor, Policy Program

Susie Spielman
Senior Manager, Curriculum and Assessment

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
Academic Programs Administrator
Chief of Staff, Impact1

Kate Garrett
Associate Director, Innovation Fellowship

Janene Fuerch
Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship
Co-Director, Impact1

Joseph Mandato
Co-Instructor, Medical Device Innovation Course

Jan Pietzsch
Director, Health Economics and Value

Fred St. Goar
Clinical Innovation Mentor

Victor McCray
Associate Director, Innovation Fellowship

Emma Essock-Burns
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

Venita Chandra
Advisor, Surgery

James Wall
Senior Advisor

Paul Wang
Senior Faculty Liaison

Krista Donaldson
Director, Innovation to Impact

Uday Kumar
Senior Advisor

Anurag Mairal
Director, Global Outreach Programs

Meghan Stawitcke
Fellowships Manager

Richard Fan
Instructor, Undergraduate and Global Programs

Tina Seelig
Advisor

Christopher Shen
Director, Global Strategic initiatives

Mark Blumenkranz
Advisor, Ophthalmology

David Camarillo
Advisor, Bioengineering

Jennifer Cochran
Advisor, Bioengineering

Scott Delp
Advisor, Bioengineering

Michael McConnell
Advisor, Cardiovascular Medicine

Adrienne Hallett
Senior Advisor, Policy Program

Matthew Callaghan
Co-Instructor, Biodesign Fundamentals Course

Linda Lucian
Senior Manager, Translational Programs

Michele Barry
Faculty Advisor, Global Health

John Linehan
Advisor, Bioengineering

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

John Paderi
Assistant Director, Biotechnology

Eric Kramer
Assistant Director, Engineering

Brandon Felkins
Assistant Director, BFx Innovation Accelerator Program

Michelle de Haaff
Assistant Director, Digital Health, Co-Instructor, Biodesign for Societal Health Course

Bob Rebitzer
Senior Advisor, Digital Health

Veronique Peiffer
Associate Director, Health Economics and Value

Pablo Pantaleoni
Lead, Biodesign NEXT

Deborah Kilpatrick
Innovation Team Mentor