Benegraft, a Surgical Device Startup (acquired 2021)
Role:
CEO/Co-Founder
Date:
2018-2023
Description
- Led team of seven to invent and commercialize the first surgical instrument to accelerate and simplify graft preparation in rhinoplasty procedures
- Raised over $25K in seed-stage funding to further IP and R&D efforts; authored key IP claims.
- Spun out of Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering and led product development, business strategy, and IP acquisition from concept to market.
- Company was acquired by an international surgical instrument firm in March 2020 and debuted at AAO-HNSF in September 2022.
A Digital Stethoscope with Active Noise Suppression and Automatic Detection of Abnormalities in Lung Sounds
Description
- Designed and built sensors, test fixtures for a smart stethoscope to automatically diagnose lung disease spun out into Sonavi Labs, Inc.
- Assisted with clinical trial coordination at Johns Hopkins Hospital for human subjects testing.
- Poster presentation at Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering Design Day 2018.
Auris Health
2019 / Internship
Clinical engineering intern within the Clinical Innovations Division at Auris Health, a startup developing robotic surgery platforms for bronchoscopy and kidney stone removal.
Biorez (Acquired by CONMED)
2018-2019 / Internship
A clinical-stage regenerative medicine company developing off-the-shelf implants for augmentation of rotator cuff repair and ACL reconstruction procedures.
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